Article: ZapThink: Rich Internet Applications Based on Ajax, Flash, and Java Will Quickly Supplant Current Static Web Applications and Portals; Users Demanding Rich Capabilities for Interaction and Integration Promised by Web 2.0.

BALTIMORE -- ZapThink released a report today showing that demand for Rich Internet Applications (RIAs) and more sophisticated user interaction is increasing dramatically. RIAs provide an end user experience that combines the experience that users are most familiar with in desktop and client/server applications, such as rich graphical user interface, responsive performance and highly interactive functionality, with the scalability, distribution, and manageability benefits that Internet applications provide. The report entitled "Rich Internet Applications: Market Technologies and Trends" shows that Rich Internet Applications will continue to gain prominence in the enterprise, ...

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