Posted on Monday, March 23rd, 2009 at 1:11 pm
Why RIAs Will Revolutionize SaaS User Experience
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Many of the RIA web clients have been limited to widgets, gadgets and small utility apps targeted to consumer markets. However, I believe that’s just scratching the surface of its true potential. The impact of RIAs will be absolutely revolutionary for SaaS applications. The phrase “Rich Internet Application” was first coined by developers from Macromedia in 2002. Early incarnations of RIA centered around the use of Macromedia Flash MX Client but today, the notion of RIA is less about specific technology and more about the user experience. Conceptually, the RIA web client offers a departure from the static HTML page experience by supporting rich content, interactivity and the kind of responsiveness typical of desktop applications (at least the way desktop apps are intended to run).
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