Since the advent of the Internet there has been a need for more expressive solutions than the basic HTML-markup language. HTML is great for web pages that need to display a lot of text, but lacks in visual presentation. Rich Internet Applications can be used to create more advanced user interfaces for web.

We use Flash MX and Flex technologies to create Rich Internet Applications. Flash MX is an ideal option for smaller applications that do not require that much scalability. Flex is an enterprise level technology and product that includes a powerful framework, an application server, and loads of features that are needed in the enterprise environments.

With Rich Internet Applications you can take advantage of powerful charting, audio, images and video.

Powerful charting

Rich Internet Applications can present any information with rich and interactive charts. The charts can be data-driven, which means that we can connect to any data sources (databases, XML, web services) and display the information so that it is easy to interpret.

Good places to use charting are for example sales dash boards, executive dash boards, factory automation dash board. The charts can also update in real time, so they are ideal for monitoring purposes.

Audio, video and other media

The Flash Platform is the best solution to deliver audio, video and other media to the Internet. Video and audio streams can be fully embedded to your application, so the users will not need any other media players other than the Flash Player, which is installed in nearly all of the personal computers. The video and audio data streams can be controlled in real time.

Real time collaboration

Streaming data, audio and video capabilities of the Flash Platform make it possible to create collaboration and surveillance solutions. Potential solutions vary from Internet based video conferencing tool to a house surveillance tool. The XML data streams can be used to control devices and other software in real time.

Integration

Rich Internet Applications can be integrated into existing systems. If you have an existing web application that needs more intuitive interfaces, you can replace parts or the whole existing interface with a Flash interface. With the good support of server-side technologies, RIAs can make use of Web Services, Enterprise Java Beans, Corba etc.

Modern platform and development frameworks

The heart of the Flash Platform is the Flash Player, the most wide-spread plugin in the world. The client-side programming language is ActionScript, which is a modern object oriented language, based on ECMA script. There are numerous frameworks for the RIA development, so the code base stays clean and structured.