Articles by RIA News Desk

M/Gateway To Exhibit at SYS-CON’s AJAX World RIA Conference, October 20-22, in San Jose, California

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:00:00 EDT

SYS-CON Events announced today that the leading global rich Internet technology provider M/Gateway to exhibit at SYS-CON's upcoming AJAX World Conference & Expo 2008 West, which will take place October 20-22, 2008, at the Fairmont Hotel in the heart of Silicon Valley, in San Jose, California. M/Gateway Developments Ltd is a UK based company that specialises in advanced web application technologies, integration and middleware technologies.

Manning Publications Named Exclusive Book Publisher Sponsor of SYS-CON’s AJAX World RIA Conference, October 20-22, in San Jose, California

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:23:00 EDT

SYS-CON Events announced today that the leading technology book publisher Manning Publications named "Exclusive Book Publisher Sponsor" of SYS-CON's upcoming AJAX World Conference & Expo 2008 West, which will take place October 20-22, 2008, at the Fairmont Hotel in the heart of Silicon Valley, in San Jose, California.

AJAX World RIA Careers - Flash, Photoshop, AJAX Developer Position in Redmond, WA

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:47:00 EDT

This is an estimated 3 - 12 month contract position, throughVolt Technical Resources- a division of a Fortune 1000 publicly traded Staffing Industry Leader, which is headquartered in Redmond, Washington. We are among the largest IT staffing companies in the US for contract/temporary and direct hire placements and support most of the top rated IT companies in the Pacific Northwest.

Roundarch to Exhibit at SYS-CON’s AJAX World RIA Conference, October 20-22, in San Jose, California

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:56:00 EDT

SYS-CON Events announced today that the leading global rich Internet technology provider Roundarch to exhibit at SYS-CON's upcoming AJAX World Conference & Expo 2008 West, which will take place October 20-22, 2008, at the Fairmont Hotel in the heart of Silicon Valley, in San Jose, California. Roundarch is a leading provider of user-centric Web design and technology services specializing in the synergy between user experience and application development to solve complex issues for large organizations. Clients include Fortune 500 companies and government agencies such as Motorola, The Hershey Company, Avis, A&E Networks and the United States Air Force. Founded in 2000, Roundarch has offices in New York, Chicago and Boston. For more information please visit www.roundarch.com.

Keynote Systems Named “Platinum Sponsor” of AJAX World RIA Conference, October 20-22, in San Jose, California

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:00:00 EDT

SYS-CON Events announced today that the leading global rich Internet technology provider Keynote Systems named "Platinum Sponsor" of SYS-CON's upcoming AJAX World Conference & Expo 2008 West, which will take place October 20-22, 2008, at the Fairmont Hotel in the heart of Silicon Valley, in San Jose, California. Keynote Systems is the global leader in on-demand test & measurement solutions for continuously improving the online experience. As an independent third-party, Keynote provides IT and marketing executives with an unbiased view into their Internet services from around the world and enables companies to understand and improve their customer's online and mobile experience. Keynote's test and measurement businesses include: Web performance, mobile quality, streaming & VoIP, and customer experience/UX. Keynote's industry analysis group, Keynote Competitive Research, publishes proprietary studies measuring customer experience and service levels across a wide range of industries.

Neotys Named “Bronze Sponsor” of SYS-CON’s AJAX World RIA Conference, October 20-22, in San Jose, California

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:45:00 EDT

SYS-CON Events announced today that the leading global rich Internet technology provider Neotys "Bronze Sponsor" of SYS-CON's upcoming AJAX World Conference & Expo 2008 West, which will take place October 20-22, 2008, at the Fairmont Hotel in the heart of Silicon Valley, in San Jose, California. Neotys is a leader in easy-to-use, cost effective stress and load testing tools for web 2.0 Applications. Since 2005, Neotys has been helping its clients in more than 40 countries to ensure their applications' reliability, performance and quality.

Lightstreamer Named “Bronze Sponsor” of SYS-CON’s AJAX World RIA Conference, October 20-22, in San Jose, California

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:45:00 EDT

SYS-CON Events announced today that the leading global rich Internet technology provider Lightstreamer named "Bronze Sponsor" of SYS-CON's upcoming AJAX World Conference & Expo 2008 West, which will take place October 20-22, 2008, at the Fairmont Hotel in the heart of Silicon Valley, in San Jose, California. Lightstreamer is the leading provider of push technology for live data distribution. Based on the AJAX-Comet paradigm (a.k.a Streaming AJAX or AJAX Push) it streams real-time data to any AJAX application without the need to download or install anything on the client. Lightstreamer Server features an impressive scalability, sustaining many thousands of concurrent connections for each CPU. Furthermore it implements unique capabilities, such as bandwidth control and adaptive streaming, that results in a robust and efficient live data delivery in any network conditions. For more information about Lightstreamer, visit http://www.lightstreamer.com.

Kaazing to Exhibit at SYS-CON’s AJAX World RIA Conference, October 20-22, in San Jose, California

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:15:00 EDT

SYS-CON Events announced today that the leading global AJAX and rich Internet technology provider Kaazing to exhibit at SYS-CON's upcoming AJAX World Conference & Expo 2008 West, which will take place October 20-22, 2008, at the Fairmont Hotel in the heart of Silicon Valley, in San Jose, California. Kaazing, headquartered in Silicon Valley, California, is founded for the purpose of delivering the best possible real-time experience for the Internet. We provide real-time Web infrastructure solutions to customers who really care about their end-user experience when it comes to usability, scalability, and performance.

Krugle to Exhibit at SYS-CON’s AJAX World RIA Conference, October 20-22, in San Jose, California

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:14:00 EDT

SYS-CON Events announced today that the leading global rich Internet technology provider Krugle to exhibit at SYS-CON's upcoming AJAX World Conference & Expo 2008 West, which will take place October 20-22, 2008, at the Fairmont Hotel in the heart of Silicon Valley, in San Jose, California. Krugle enables software development organizations to profit from the insight and intellectual property contained in source code and related information by creating a unified, searchable, organization-wide view of all code and supporting information. Organizations can manage development across the enterprise and realize significant benefits without changing their existing development practices. http://www.krugle.com.

Appcelerator Named "Platinum Sponsor" of AJAX World RIA Conference, October 20-22, in San Jose, California

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:00:00 EDT

SYS-CON Events announced today that the leading global rich Internet technology provider Appcelerator named "Platinum Sponsor" of SYS-CON's upcoming AJAX World Conference & Expo 2008 West, which will take place October 20-22, 2008, at the Fairmont Hotel in the heart of Silicon Valley, in San Jose, California. Appcelerator, Inc. is an open source software company specializing in products and services for rapid rich Internet application (RIA) and SOA-based services development. The Appcelerator Platform SDKs enable developers to develop rich Ajax and DHTML applications using cross-browser widgets, a unique Web Expression Language and other open standards-based languages like HTML and CSS - without the use of Javascript. Appcelerator supports most languages, including Java, Ruby, PHP, .NET, Python and Perl.

Isomorphic Software Named “Gold Sponsor” of SYS-CON’s AJAX World RIA Conference, October 20-22, in San Jose, California

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:00:00 EDT

SYS-CON Events announced today that the leading global rich Internet technology provider Isomorphic Software named "Gold Sponsor" of SYS-CON's upcoming AJAX World Conference & Expo 2008 West, which will take place October 20-22, 2008, at the Fairmont Hotel in the heart of Silicon Valley, in San Jose, California. Isomorphic Software is making Ajax technology a reality for enterprises and software vendors. SmartClient takes Ajax beyond simple components, delivering a broad, customizable, extensible Ajax platform that supports the full software lifecycle with design-time tools, powerful diagnostics in production, and everything in between. More information is available at www.isomorphic.com.

Free "Cloud Computing & AJAX" Session by Amazon's Jeff Barr on October 22, in San Jose, California

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:45:00 EDT

Cloud Computing isn’t just another buzzword: this session will look at what the industry is up to, Amazon is up to, and especially how people are innovating in the cloud. Buzzwords aside, virtualized (cloud) computing is a disruptive game changer at both technical and business levels, as you'll learn. Amazon Senior Evangelist Jeff Barr will review Amazon's multi-year effort to provide software developers and entrepreneurs with the technical and business innovations which allow them to build cost-effective, highly-scalable web applications.

Appcelerator Named "Platinum Sponsor" of AJAX World RIA Conference & Expo

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:45:00 EDT

Appcelerator is an open source software company specializing in products and services for rapid rich Internet application (RIA) and SOA-based services development. The Appcelerator Platform SDKs enable developers to develop rich AJAX and DHTML applications using cross-browser widgets, a unique Web Expression Language and other open standards-based languages like HTML and CSS - without the use of JavaScript. Appcelerator supports most languages, including Java, Ruby, PHP, .NET, Python and Perl.

RIA Conference Keynotes: Adobe & Microsoft

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:45:00 EDT

Join Scott Guthrie as he discusses Microsoft’s commitment to web standards development, Rich Internet Applications and how Microsoft is contributing to help move the web forward. Join Adobe’s Kevin Lynch as he demonstrates how Flash and HTML come together to make the most engaging, effective user experiences across operating systems and browsers.

Adobe Named "Bronze Sponsor" of SYS-CON's AJAX World RIA Conference & Expo

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:30:00 EDT

Adobe revolutionizes how the world engages with ideas and information. For more than two decades, the company's software and technologies have set new standards for producing and delivering content that engages people virtually anywhere at anytime. From rich images in print, video, and film to dynamic digital content across multiple media, the impact of Adobe solutions is evident across industries and felt by anyone who creates, views, and interacts with information. With a reputation for excellence and a portfolio of many of the most respected software brands, Adobe is one of the world's largest and most diversified software companies.

How to Use JavaScript 2 Today with OpenLaszlo

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:15:00 EDT

JavaScript 2 is becoming increasingly important. Learn how to take advantage of JavaScript 2 while still running in today's browsers. Leverage your current JavaScript and HTML skills to build applications that run in Flash 7-9, DHTML and more with no code changes! OpenLaszlo 4.2 includes a new JavaScript 2-based compiler that translates JS2 syntax to a variety of formats, including JS 1.5, Actionscript 1 & 2 and Actionscript 3. When Firefox 4 is out, we'll be ready with native JavaScript 2.0 support! Come learn about this exciting new development, and about the new features designed to make developing complex apps easy, including cross-browser history and vector graphics support.

Oracle Named "Gold Sponsor" of SYS-CON's AJAX World RIA Conference & Expo

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:15:00 EDT

Oracle's business is information-how to manage it, use it, share it, protect it. An enterprise software company, Oracle is a vendor that offers solutions for every tier of your business-database, middleware, business intelligence, business applications, and collaboration. With Oracle, you get information that helps you measure results, improve business processes, and communicate a single truth to your constituents.

Billy Hoffman to Explore RIA Vulnerabilities at AJAX World's "AJAX Security Bootcamp"

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:00:00 EDT

Hoffman will give a review of traditional web security and explain the intracacies of Resource enumeration attacks in great detail, Injection attacks, and session hijacking as well as a step by step walk through of hacking an AJAX travel site. The intensive, one-day, hands-on training program aims to teach Web developers, Web designers, and other Web professionals how to build secure Rich Internet Application and demonstrate what the best practices are to mitigate security problems in AJAX apps.

ICEsoft Named “Gold Sponsor” of SYS-CON’s AJAX World RIA Conference, October 20-22, in San Jose, California

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:00:00 EDT

SYS-CON Events announced today that the leading global rich Internet technology provider ICEsoft Technologies named "Gold Sponsor" of SYS-CON's upcoming AJAX World Conference & Expo 2008 West, which will take place October 20-22, 2008, at the Fairmont Hotel in the heart of Silicon Valley, in San Jose, California. ICEsoft Technologies is a leading provider of standards-compliant, AJAX-based solutions for developing and deploying Java EE, rich Internet applications. The company's portfolio of enterprise level Java products includes ICEfaces, an AJAX application framework that enables Java EE application developers to easily create and deploy thin-client rich Web applications in pure Java.

Real Business Value of Social Networking During Economic Downturn

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:00:00 EDT

This AJAX World session will demonstrate why social networking is more than just marketing buzz; it is a relational model that has been used for years to define the way human beings interact, and it is the next step in the natural evolution of the web. Learn how organizations can improve workflow and productivity by utilizing social software and online collaboration. See how social networking can be used to efficiently define and enable how work actually gets done on your intranet. Discover how your intranet can become a dynamic corporate knowledge base that will scale with the company as it grows and will still maintain usability on it own. Understand why no single user, even the administrator, can possibly identify all of the assets, users and groups, and how they need to be connected to each other for your intranet to be a truly collaborative business tool. See how social networking will naturally scale your intranet to define these nodes and ties.

Adobe Named "Bronze Sponsor" of AJAX World RIA Conference, October 20-22, in San Jose, California

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 11:45:00 EDT

SYS-CON Events announced today that the leading global rich Internet technology provider Adobe Systems was named "Bronze Sponsor" of SYS-CON's upcoming AJAX World Conference & Expo 2008 West, which will take place October 20-22, 2008, at the Fairmont Hotel in the heart of Silicon Valley, in San Jose, California. Adobe revolutionizes how the world engages with ideas and information. For more than two decades, the company's award-winning software and technologies have set new standards for producing and delivering content that engages people virtually anywhere at anytime. From rich images in print, video, and film to dynamic digital content across multiple media, the impact of Adobe solutions is evident across industries and felt by anyone who creates, views, and interacts with information. With a reputation for excellence and a portfolio of many of the most respected software brands, Adobe is one of the world's largest and most diversified software companies

Curl to Exhibit at SYS-CON’s AJAX World RIA Conference, October 20-22, in San Jose, California

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 11:35:00 EDT

SYS-CON Events announced today that the leading global rich Internet technology provider Curl to exhibit at SYS-CON's upcoming AJAX World Conference & Expo 2008 West, which will take place October 20-22, 2008, at the Fairmont Hotel in the heart of Silicon Valley, in San Jose, California. Curl provides a Rich Internet Application platform for building and deploying Web-based applications that demand complex, highly interactive interfaces previously only possible as client-server applications. Using Curl, developers can implement a new class of complex, business-critical, Web-based applications that cannot easily be developed with Ajax or other smart client technologies. Curl allows corporations with legacy client-server applications to move to Web-based delivery, increasing reach and reducing cost. Founded in 1998, Curl is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sumisho Computer Systems. Curl has over 300 customers and 40 partners

Get "Rich" Quick at AJAXWorld, October 20-22 in San Jose, CA

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 10:00:00 EDT

What if you could build the user interface prototype in a matter of days or weeks without a single line of server-side code or even a datamodel? What if the business owner could not only play with this prototype, but also provide context specific feedback seamlessly while exploring the prototype? Finally, what if the prototype wasn't a prototype at all, but was the actual user-interface of the final product (zero throwaway code)... even if you haven't decided which server-side technology you want to use (Java, .Net, Ruby, PHP, Python, Perl)?

Cloud Computing & Cloudy AJAX: Putting RIAs on Amazon's EC2 with Savings & Efficiency

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 09:00:00 EDT

SYS-CON's 6th International AJAX World RIA Conference & Expo will take place October 20-22, 2009, at the Fairmont Hotel, in San Jose, California. The computing forecast calls for continuing heavy clouds. What are the technical issues for building AJAX applications in the cloud? What is the most productive way to build AJAX applications for deployment to EC2? This presentation will draw on lessons learned building enterprise applications using Dojo, Spring and other open source technologies.

AJAX in the Cloud: Save Your Company a Bundle with Your RIA Strategy!

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 07:00:00 EDT

Cloud computing has recently grown to encompass hosted database services. The idea behind 'Database as a Service' (DaaS) is to side step the complexity and cost often associated with running your own database. Unfortunately for AJAX programmers, it is not easy to access a DaaS directly from JavaScript. To solve security issues, AJAX apps need to talk to an intermediate server that acts as a proxy between the web cl and the database. This means that the AJAX developer has to develop lots of server-side code that coordinates between the proxy and the database. In addition to requiring precious development cycles, the proxy is a performance bottleneck. In this session we will examine some of the unique challenges faced by AJAX programmers trying to write apps in the DaaS environment. We'll also discuss a new paradigm for DaaS, aimed squarely at AJAX programmers, that shifts the database APIs into the client, and discuss its implication on everything from security to the design of the database query language.

AJAX World RIA Keynotes by Kevin Lynch of Adobe and Scott Guthrie of Microsoft

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:00:00 EDT

Kevin Lynch, who will be keynoting on October 21, 2008, helped originally coin the term "Rich Internet Application" in 2002. He has been at the center of innovation in Flash and Adobe AIR since their inception, and currently drives Adobe’s technology platform for designers and developers across desktops and devices. Previously Adobe's Chief Software Architect, he was promoted to CTO in February '08. Guthrie, who will be keynoting October 20, 2008, was a founding member of the .NET Framework team and today runs the development teams that deliver the CLR, ASP.NET, Silverlight, WPF, IIS7, and the Visual Studio tools for Web, WPF and Silverlight development. Previously the General Manager of Microsoft's Developer Divsion, he was promoted to Corporate Vice President in February '08.

AJAX World Conference $200 "Gold Pass Registration" Savings to Expire This Friday

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 22:00:00 EDT

Conference Theme: Beyond AJAX to the Rich Internet Application & Rich Interactive Experience Era. Sponsorship and Exhibit Opportunities Offered on a First-Come First-Served Basis. To inquire about sponsorship and exhibit opportunities please contact Carmen Gonzalez at 201-802-3021 or by email at events(at)sys-con.com. Currently, a limited number of sponsorship and exhibition packages with multiple sponsorship discounts are available for the following international events.

How Linked Data and AJAR Changes Everything

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 16:45:00 EDT

The web has evolved into a structured data space of loosely connected databases, enabling granular data access-by-reference to web-accessible entities, courtesy of HTTP. This evolution and the emergence of AJAX-based RIA technologies lay the foundation for a new generation of libraries, widgets, and frameworks, that together embrace and extend enterprise data access practices of yore.

AJAX-Powered Features in CoaguTrak Optimized With Google Chrome Browser

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:00:00 EDT

Medmatics, LLC, a leading vendor of on-demand, anticoagulation software for private practices and hospital settings, today announced its support for the Google Chrome Browser, a new open source browser intended to make the Web faster, safer, and easier. As the first anticoagulation management software application with native support for Firefox 3.0 (announced August), CoaguTrak continues to focus on innovation around the latest browser technology and is also the first anticoagulation software to support Google Chrome.

iPhone & Preparing Your Brand for the Mobile Web Experience

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:00:00 EDT

As the mobile web matures, we see more and more people running around airports with their mobile devices in hand, searching for hotel rooms, reading the news, or just playing video games. People are more connected with their mobile phone today than any other electronic device they use. What was once a nice-to-have is now the norm, and is quickly becoming an integral part of our culture and society. But how do you connect with users through mobile websites and create exceptional experiences that are both functional and captivating?

User Experience and RIAs: How Does It All Come Together?

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:00:00 EDT

RIAs provide the promise of an excellent User experience, but the ultimate success of the UX is driven more by the skill of the developer than the tool selection itself. This session will discuss the foundation and importance of the application of cognitive science techniques to the process of designing and building a rich web application.

User Generated Content: Developing UGC Sites that Scale

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:00:00 EDT

User Generated Content sites (e.g. YouTube, Flickr, etc.) require a different approach to implementation strategy versus the more traditional web development models. Attention must be paid to scalability, storage, content distribution, digital rights management, reporting and monetization. This session will focus on these challenges and the various solutions available to developers to help address them. We will discuss latest technology innovations (for example Amazon Web Services) that make it easier to build such sites today.

AJAX and Cloud Computing

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:00:00 EDT

Learn Server-Side, PHP-Generated AJAX

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:00:00 EDT

As web-based applications are pushing the "Rich User Experience" envelope, AJAX is quickly becoming a standard front-end for any PHP application. But unfortunately as PHP applications that utilize AJAX are being forced to morph from two-tier to three-tier architectures, pushing code to the client adds inherent issues with security and code maintenance. New techniques are being developed which focuses on server-side generated AJAX, allowing developers to code AJAX applications in PHP instead of JavaScript. This session will discuss and demo many of these new techniques which will allow for the development of rich, AJAX user experiences without needing to code any JavaScript whatsoever.

JBoss to Present "AJAX in Enterprise Portals" Session

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:00:00 EDT

Not only enterprise portals integrators are using AJAX at the portal level but now they can also use it for the development of more user-friendly JSR-168 portlets. With the arrival of new standards, AJAXified JSF Components like IceFaces to RichFaces became a reality that can be portable across the many JSR-168 portlet containers implementations, in the commercial or open source worlds. During this presentation, we will explain how this has been made possible and how one can write such portlets.

eBay to Present at SYS-CON's AJAX World RIA Conference & Expo

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:00:00 EDT

The Networked Application is an emerging design pattern in Rich Internet Application development. The crux of the pattern is to push all user interface code to the client. The client "downloads" the application, and the application then communicates to one or more servers. This session will explain the motivations of the pattern, and look at how it can be implemented using specific AJAX toolkits such as Google Web Toolkit, Yahoo User Interface Library, and Dojo. We will also talk about how the pattern can be implemented using AJAX alternatives such as Flex and Silverlight.

Bringing Voice and Messaging to Flash and AIR

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:00:00 EDT

Director of Ribbit's Developer Platform, Chuck Freedman, will explore an evolution in web communication. With the growing demand of RIA and voice-over-the-web solutions, developers finally have a full suite of communication APIs to add to Flash. Coding with Ribbit, Freedman will demonstrate how to send SMS messages from your application. The session will explore features that let users check voicemail, listen to and even read their messages. We will see how to easily make and receive calls from Flash so customers can call you (or your client) without leaving the web page or picking up the phone. Freedman will reveal a killer app that can do it all - something attendees will quickly be able to build too, after experiencing this session.

Spice Up User Experience with Silverlight

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:00:00 EDT

Microsoft introduced Silverlight as cross-platform, cross-browser, next generation RIA solution. This session will use real world implementations to show you how to build a Silverlight application from start to finish, as well overall strategy why we should or shouldn't use Silverlight. No matter whether you have LAMP, ASP.NET or Java web application, you can take advantage of Silverlight to impress your user with the "Wow" effects.

The Beauty of JavaScript

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:00:00 EDT

JavaScript is one of the most interesting and misunderstood programming languages in common use today. Most developers will go their entire careers without realizing its full potential. It's not often that you get a language that supports the feature set that JavaScript does, while still being as widely deployed. This talk will spotlight some some patterns surrounding JavaScript's most elegant features such as closures, lambdas, object and array literals, object prototypes, private members and dynamic scope resolution -- all without boring you to tears.

Use JavaScript 2 Today with OpenLaszlo

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 06:00:00 EDT