Rich Internet Application

Rich Internet Applications (RIA) are a cross between web applications and traditional desktop applications, transferring some of the processing to the client end.

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RIA's typically:

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• run in a web browser, or do not require software installation.
• run locally in a secure environment called a sandbox
• can be "occasionally connected" wandering in and out of hot-spots or from office to office

The term "Rich Internet Application" was introduced in a Macromedia whitepaper in March 2002, though the concept had been around for a number of years before that under different names such as X Internet and Rich Clients.

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