As the Internet continues to evolve, the Web remains a primary avenue for delivering business applications over the Internet. Producing an effective user experience for a Web application involves a complex web of choices. Numerous technologies and approaches are available to enable user interaction in Web applications—DHTML, Flash, Java Applets, ActiveX, Java Web Start, SVG, AJAX, etc. Which technical solution should you choose, for what kind of application, and why?

Angelo will provide an introduction to Rich Internet Applications (RIAs) for interaction designers. His presentation will cover these topics:

• What is an RIA?
• Why choose to design and develop an RIA?
• RIAs versus traditional Web applications
• Why are RIAs fast becoming a trend?
• When is an RIA the right choice? When isn't it?
• How does choosing to develop an RIA impact an interaction designer on a Web development team?
• What development process is appropriate for RIAs?
• AJAX—an overview
• How RIAs benefit both Web development teams and users

Angelo Inanoria is VP of Engineering and Advanced Solutions and Senior Research Engineer at JWAY GROUP, Inc. He has developed advanced Web user interfaces using XML and Java. Angelo is the Chief Architect of XUI™, a standards-based rich user interface framework that lets teams quickly develop, deploy, maintain, and standardize J2EE Web applications.