Tag: rich Internet application

A Rich Internet Application (RIA) is a Web application that has many of the characteristics of desktop application software, typically delivered by way of a site-specific browser, a browser plug-in, an independent sandbox, extensive use of JavaScript, or a virtual machine. Adobe Flash, JavaFX, and Microsoft Silverlight are currently the three most common platforms, with desktop browser penetration rates around 96%, 76%, and 66% respectively (as of August 2011). Google trends shows (as September 12) that plugins based frameworks are in the process of being replaced by HTML5/JavaScript based alternatives. Google Trends from January 2004 to August 2012 shows the following numbers Java applet 4.20, HTML5 3.70, GWT 2.10, ExtJs 1.36, Silverlight 1.70, Adobe Flex 1.00, JavaFX 0.5, Vaadin 0.12 .
Users generally need to install a software framework using the computer’s operating system before launching the application, which typically downloads, updates, verifies and executes the RIA. This is…