Web Applications Perspective
According to David Malouf of Symbol Technologies, RIA or Rich Internet Applications have been the center of discussion for the past few years with regards to Internet technologies. The release of Flash MX which triggered the topic conversations was due to the change in focus of Flash MX which shifted its approach from an interactive animation studio development to the present development environment. This change to an applications development environment brought to focus what the real definition of an RIA. With the inceptions of greater number of developers in the field, the question of what became a question of how in terms of technology and not simply by the design.