RIA News Desk

The emerging Web 2.0 movement is emphasizing the same things as SOA -- which is rapidly emerging as the best practice for building services, reusing IT assets, and providing open access to data and functionality. Web 2.0 and SOA are in fact beginning to converge. Web 2.0 describes the Internet as a "Global SOA" while at the same time laying out practices for building lighter weight SOAs based on REST and RSS.  Furthermore, Web 2.0 and online services are expected to become the dominant application model with behemoths like Microsoft and Google fighting for dominance. More interestingly, this phenomenon is actually happening now and helping businesses deliver more value to their customers every day. This fact-filled  session will discuss the latest trends citing industry sources, case studies, and other well-known examples. ... (more)

Backbase CEO Jouk Pleiter and TIBCO's Kevin Hakman to Present at "Real-World AJAX" Seminar

"Real-World AJAX" faculty added two pioneers to its roster; Jouk Pleiter, co-founder and CEO of Backbase, and Kevin Hakman, co-founder of Tibco's General Interface. Jouk Pleiter is the CEO of Backbase, a leader in the field of Rich Internet Applications and AJAX development software. Backbase's clients include ING, ABN AMRO, TNT, KPN, Comsys and Heineken. Backbase operates globally with offices in San Mateo (North America) and Amsterdam (Europe). Since 1995, Jouk has been an entrepreneur: he founded three successful software companies. Prior to Backbase, Jouk was part of the foun... (more)

First Framework to Support Accessibility for AJAX and Web 2.0 Applications

MB Technologies, developers of Bindows, the leading development framework for AJAX and Web 2.0 applications, announced today the release of Bindows version 2.0 with enhanced support for Section 508 accessibility compliance, an industry first.  Available today, Bindows 2.0 enables developers to reach all audiences effectively and efficiently by building Ajax and Web 2.0 applications that meet US Government and international standards for accessibility. Working closely with The Paciello Group (TPG), international experts and pioneers in the field of accessible interface design, t... (more)

The Impact of AJAX and RIA Live on SYS-CON.TV

AJAX is quickly emerging as the best solution for developing a new generation of functionally rich, highly interactive Web applications - Rich Internet Applications (RIAs). Web 2.0 applications from companies like Google, Yahoo, and Flickr all use AJAX extensively. As a result of the success of these consumer applications, more businesses now use AJAX for delivering the same rich user experience to their customers and internal users. These new requirements mean that businesses must find ways to incorporate AJAX into their existing application development and deployment processes ... (more)

AJAX, PageFlakes and the Virtual Earth Interactive SDK

AJAX is about a rich user interface that is not just reactive but also pro-active. It's about content, perhaps socialized (user-generated) content; and it's about pain-free deployment, with loosely coupled services. It's not about 'eye candy.'  In this keynote Joe Stagner uses PageFlakes and the Virtual Earth Interactive SDK as examples of best-of-breed rich user interfaces to show the balance in the context of AJAX. View Video Joe Stagner is a senior program manager at Microsoft Corporation's Developer Tools and Platform Group and has been with Microsoft since 2001, focusing... (more)