Rich Internet Application Architecture. A rich web application originally called a rich internet application ria or installable internet application is a web application that has many of the characteristics of desktop application software the concept is closely related to a single page application and may allow the user interactive features such as drag and drop background menu wysiwyg editing etc. Data manipulation is handled by the server and user interface and related object manipulation are handled by the client machine.
The most noticeable innovation of rias lies in the powerful interaction mechanisms of the interface such as native multimedia support transition effects animations widgets drag and. Sumo paint is an flash based ria functioning like a graphics editor software such as photoshop. From the picture itself it s clearly understood the presentation logic is kept in the client side so the presentation layer and business layer are loosely coupled.
Before rias began popping up most web applications were composed of static pages.
They look and feel more like desktop applications. They look and feel more like desktop applications. Ria rich internet applications are a special breed of web applications where the user interface has much richer functionality than what the first and second generation web applications. A ria requires a browser browser plug in or virtual machine to deliver a user application.
