Analyst reports
RIAs Bring People-Centered Design to Information Workplaces
"Rich Internet applications (RIAs) are emerging as vehicles to enable the next generation of Information Workplaces that are best suited for decision-makers and task-oriented workers who engage in complex, multistep processes — people who need seamless, individualized, and highly visual user experiences."
— Erica Driver and Ron Rogowski, November 26, 2007
Financial Institutions Need Rich Internet Applications (RIAs)
RIAs "are well suited for financial services interactions that are extremely complex, rely on graphics and models, and often require data from multiple sources." RIAs can also "help tear down barriers that HTML creates, providing improved experiences for prospects, customers, and even employees."
— Ron Rogowski with Bruce Temkin and Steven Geller, September 26, 2007
The Business Case for Rich Internet Applications
"Forrester's research and conservative models show that well-designed RIAs can produce eye-popping results that can help prove the value of current investments and make the case for future RIA projects."
— Ron Rogowski, March 12, 2007
Zapthink Foundation Report: Rich Internet Applications — Market Trends and Approaches
"Today's Internet users expect their online experiences to behave more like the desktop applications they are used to and enhance their day-to-day productivity....A new class of distributed applications is emerging — the rich Internet application (RIA) — combining real-time user interaction with rich user interface capabilities."
— Ronald Schmelzer, July 2006
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