Redesigning the Web: A Business Case for Rich Internet Applications

Overview

Advances in user interface design over the last five (5) years have created Apple's OS X and Microsoft's Windows XP. These operating systems have taken interface design seriously and created new solutions that strive to take into account the natural workflow of human users. When one compares the rich interfaces that today's computer users demand, one easily questions the future of HTML-based applications. How can they fulfill a web user's needs in the new generation of complex web-based applications? These needs have introduced a new approach to complex web-based development, the Rich Internet Application (RIA).