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ZapThink: Enterprises Warm up to Java-based Web Apps

Rich Internet apps should see a wealth of new takers, according to a study. And Java technologies are helping shape the trend that has developers dabbling with RIA to maximise the performance of Web-based apps, said a report released by ZapThink.

The report released analyses the RIA environment, projecting an increasing demand for such Java, AJAX and Flash-based Web apps. While the market rests just under USD 100 million today, the report suggests by 2011 companies will invest more than USD 500 million on RIA. Analyst Ronald Schmelzer attributes the demand to a few sources.

"Users today increasingly demand more from their online user experience," said Schmelzer, senior analyst, ZapThink. "The convergence of SOA and Web 2.0 are leading organizations to retire their static Web pages and inflexible portal applications. Today’s users set the bar for user interactivity higher than ever before, and expect their online experiences to behave more like desktop applications they are used to."

Schmelzer said the most powerful of these RIAs will take advantage of standards-based service-oriented approaches to integrate all the content, communications and application interfaces it physically can," says. "However, what is most important is that RIAs loosely couple presentation from application logic, allowing developers to change server-side logic without breaking the usability of their applications."

"The most powerful of these RIAs will take advantage of standards-based service-oriented approaches to integrate all the content, communications and application interfaces it physically can," says Schmelzer. "However, what is most important is that RIAs loosely couple presentation from application logic, allowing developers to change server-side logic without breaking the usability of their applications."


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