Desktop
Architecture of a Desktop RIA platform
There are many pieces to the puzzle of building an integrated desktop and web application platform. Ted has interesting posting today on this and Ryan has also commented on it.
Here is my opinion on what the architecture of such a platform could be and approaches taken by Dekoh and Apollo (from Adobe).
1. Cross-OS base: Required [...]
Flash application on Dekoh
Yesterday, a few people asked me about running flash applications on Dekoh. We are working on a music organizing/streaming application which is a flash application. We only have a preview of screen shots now. In the meantime I created a small video of the dashboard that also uses XML-HTTP from Flash.
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Desktop RIA - Does it need another browser?
Creating desktop apps using web standards is cool. It opens whole world of opportunities of integrating your computer seamlessly into the web. We have seen the cool apps of mashing google map with google calandar…with desktop RIA you can do Outlook mashup with google map or Excel mashup with e*trade. It is thrilling!
The key question [...]
Dekoh got Techcrunched
Ryan Stewart did a quick preview of Dekoh and it got covered on TechCrunch.
As expected Techcrunch effect showed on our website with hits and registrations soaring up dramatically. Our excitement has gone up several notches after a very positive review and getting on Techcrunch. If you are not aware of how many pitches Techcrunch receives, [...]
Tagging on the Web versus Tagging on the Desktop
Tagging is so powerful a tool that it cannot continue to just remain on certain web sites we visit. Most of us know that tagging can be very helpful in finding related information or content (such as all photos of a place). Tagging also gives different perspectives of the content/information pile, such as what is [...]
Dekoh a new platform for RIA on the desktop announced today
Press Release | San Jose, CA. | February 21, 2007.
Pramati announces Dekoh, a new desktop platform for applications that can deliver integrated experience of web and desktop
Out-of-the-box the platform provides web 2.0 features like tagging, sharing and commenting features. Soon to follow the release will be Dekoh personal media applications.
Pramati Technologies today announces its plan [...]
Roads to RIA
RIA applications can be ‘Rich’ in many ways. In my previous post Rich Internet Application (RIA) should be cross-platform, I had touched upon one common aspect of RIA (the user experience), while talking about the definition of RIA.
RIA applications can be “Rich” in:
Experience
Functionality, and
Access
Experience. Adding ‘Rich Interface’ to web hosted apps was the origin of [...]
Rich Internet Application (RIA) should be cross-platform
Ryan Stewart made a recent posting with similar title, with a question in it … Should Rich Internet Applications be cross platform by definition?
RIA combine the best of desktop and web. As Web does not exclude anyone, RIA automatically should be cross-platform. How else would we distinguish a RIA from a platform native application [...]
What is missing with the Web Applications
The benefits of web apps are overwhelming, but after years of use, there are new user needs and unmet expectations. Here are a few open questions highlighting those needs and some thoughts on what could solve them.
Branded Desktop Application! Coming soon to a desktop near you
Branded Desktop Applications provide valuable information, entertainment and functionality to users; but more importantly, a great marketing tool for marketers looking beyond websites. Is it about doing more on the desktop or a landgrab of our desktop?
