Leading analysts predict that 60% of all software development projects will involve Rich Internet Applications (RIA) within three years. Clearly it’s no surprise that we’re using software applications more than ever before. As our demand for new capabilities and functions grows, our software becomes more sophisticated as developers strive to provide an adequate response to our business needs. How do we survive and perhaps even keep one step ahead in an environment of the ever-complex human – machine interface? This white paper shows how business
application platforms have evolved and in particular the reasoning behind the rise of Rich Internet Applications (RIA) as part of the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) phenomenon. The paper highlights the challenges of this new paradigm, and offers a strategy for achieving cost-effective and efficient RIA and SaaS development and deployment based upon a SaaS Enabled Application Platform (SEAP) approach.