Definition of RIA, the Rich Internet Application

Rich Internet Application is defined as;

• use of a high-performance runtime for code, content and communications.
• integration of media types (for instance; video in the same window).
• a common object model for these multimedia services.
• ability to use and add components, for development efficiency.
• XML data communications with servers.
• online/offline transparency.
• friendly to various browsers, operating systems, devices.