Canoo RIA Newsletter - Issue No. 1
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In this issue:
- Java FX Script - Sun's response to Adobe and Microsoft Silverlight?
- JUGS event on 14th November in Zürich "RIA for Business Applications"
- Forrester Report: "The Business Case for RIA" by Ron Rogowski
- New version of the Canoo Java RIA library, UltraLightClient
Java FX Script - Sun's response to Adobe and Microsoft Silverlight?
Java FX Script was one of the highlights Sun presented at JavaOne 2007. Java FX is designed to simplify the development of Swing applications. Like Adobe Flex or Microsoft Silverlight, the GUI is not coded line by line. The stucture and dynamic behaviour of the user interface are described using a scripting language (Java FX Script). An interpreter converts the scripts into Swing classes. Java FX applications are - like Flex and Silverlight applications - rich fat clients, i.e. the GUI code is executed on the client side.
The 10/2007 issue of German IT trade magazine iX includes an article by Canoo's Mike Mannion (in German only), evaluating and discussing Java FX based on the Canoo sample project Music Pinboard.
The pdf is available for download at the Canoo website:
http://canoo.com/blog/?p=117
See also Mike's blog posts (available in English).
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JUGS event on 14th November in Zürich "RIA for Business Applications"
Java User Group Switzerland (JUGS) is organizing an event on RIA technologies.
Björn Müller, founder of Casabac, which was later acquired by Software AG, is a long-standing and experienced AJAX pioneer. He will talk about using AJAX in business applications and share his experiences.
Adobe's well-known blogger Ryan Stewart discusses new developments and application on a daily basis in his blogs at http://www.digitalbackcountry.com and http://blogs.zdnet.com/Stewart/. In Zürich he will present some of these RIA technologies and discuss their benefits in a corporate setting.
For schedule and registration details, see the JUGS website at:
http://www.jugs.ch/html/events/2007/ria.html
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Forrester Report: "The Business Case for RIA" by Ron Rogowski
Ron Rogowski reports in this Forrester article, that Rich Internet Applications are widely known and appreciated by users and generate more revenue than conventional HTML applications.
- 52 % of all online consumers have used a Rich Internet Application.
- RIA offers more possibilities than HTML. User interfaces can be customized to suit specific customer requirements, e.g. improved input and processing of user data (single-screen checkout).
- RIA increases revenue. According to Rogowski, improved customer interactions lead to less abandoned orders.
See:
http://www.adobe.com/enterprise/pdfs/Forrester_RRogowski_BusCase_for_RIAs3_07.pdf
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New version of Canoo's Java RIA library UltraLightClient available
Features in version 6.2 include a new testing framework, integration into Mercury QuickTest Professional and new user interface widgets.
http://www.canoo.com/news/ulc62.html
The library allows Java developers to develop mission-critical enterprise web applications with a rich and responsive user interface using proven Java technology both on the client and on the server.
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See the Canoo RIA blog for news and developments.