The launch of Adobe AIR points the new wave of Rich Internet Application (RIA). RIA is a web based application with features and functionality of traditional desktop application. It shifts the processing necessary to user interface to the web client and keeps the bulk of data back on the application server. Through RIA it is possible to retain the user-interface of a client-server application on the internet. People can run this application from any device, even when they are not online. RIA aims at providing users with a richer-interface experience which can be more traditional DHTML or the newer AJAX approach. RIA provides better feedback to the user and tries to get a user-experience of a browser based application closer to that of a desktop. Google maps are an example of Rich Internet Application (RIA). Enterprises use RIA to lower technology cost, speed time to market and leverage their investments in data quality without making any kind of sacrifice on productivity or customer responsiveness.

Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR) is a way to tap the features of the browser but without the browser. It assists businesses, web designers and developers to build Rich Internet Applications (RIA). It aims at enabling the development of desktop applications better known as desktop-based RIA, using web technology. Adobe AIR proves to be a boon for businesses. AIR moves the trading applications to the internet which enables faster trade execution, instant data updates and a very convenient access to related research.

Most companies have dedicated upload applications that run all different platforms but somehow it takes a lot of work to do so. Adobe AIR makes it possible to write applications for any platform using HTML and JavaScript. Its command line toolkit, the software development kit (SDK) offers access to cool desktop features such as drag and drop a bunch of files and watch them upload. The SDK packages and deploys web applications as AIR applications. Adobe AIR proves to be a big opportunity for businesses to build powerful and compelling applications. Adobe has entered an era in which it helps companies to build and run next-generation rich internet applications (RIA’s) that run on the web and on the desktop systems.

Adobe AIR enables to develop an innovative application that shuns the need of expensive programming talent. It is a runtime environment that promises to let companies run web applications built using JavaScript and XML (AJAX) tools.
It lifts Flash and AJAX out of the browser and onto the desktop offering network connectivity, encrypted local storage and most net worthy, offline functionality. Adobe Air is a way to enable new generation of Applications and it is cross OS compatible wherein the same application code can be deployed to Windows, MAC and eventually to Linux.

It serves businesses with innovative applications without requiring changes to existing technologies, people or processes. The benefits are quite extensive, AIR uses the same cost effective technologies utilized to build web applications, and hence development and deployment is quite rapid and low risk. It allows using the existing web development resources and applications that run on all kinds of operating systems. Using Adobe AIR as RIA strategy can boost productivity, extend market reach, enhance customer satisfaction, improves customer retention, lowers costs and increases profits.

QBitSystems (www.QbitSystems.com), a leading IT company has taken a step ahead to help businesses by making use of this new technology “Adobe AIR” and by lowering their technology cost. It develops innovative applications for businesses using Adobe AIR. The company serves its customers with many benefits using AIR like file system access, windowing, offline storage, rapid development & deployment and many more.
QBit states that Rich Internet applications (RIA’s) based on Adobe AIR provides better performance and it is seamless for each participant team in the process because there is no need to install applications on client machines and no need to be concerned about diverse computing environments. Adobe AIR as Rich Internet Application (RIA) strategy allows companies to integrate or link to functionality that used to be in separate applications, access a broader set of data sources, or pave the way for new application architecture.