Rich Internet Applications for the Enterprise (Enterprise RIA) can convey
multiple benefits to a business, from lower cost of ownership, overall
application availability and better security, to tremendous user experience.
But these benefits come at a price: complexity and cost. For enterprises and
ISVs looking for an efficient way of acquiring RIA-build capabilities, there
is now a new breed of end-to-end RIA platforms designed to overcome the
limited scope of client-side RIA platforms and the lack of deployment
flexibility inherent in cloud-based Platform-as-a-Service solutions.
There's almost no need to mention the enormous number of benefits that
Enterprise RIA can convey upon a business, from lower cost of ownership to
overall application availability and better security, with tremendous user
experience. You're probably already sold. Instead, let's talk about the... (more)