R2Integrated

By Chris Chodnicki on 10/24/2008 3:59 PM

Two of the giants in RIA, Microsoft and Adobe, had major releases over the past 2 weeks: Adobe Flash Player 10 and Microsoft Silverlight 2.  Microsoft is promoting some recent worldwide usage results stating that one in four consumers have installed Silverlight. Compare this to over 95% adoption of Adobe Flash Player and Microsoft still has a way to go.

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By Dave Taub on 10/22/2008 11:07 AM

A hot topic in web development today is technology and how it is being implemented into websites. Long gone are the days of the simple HTML-based site. Today's online properties need to integrate, syndicate and be much smarter than those of the past.

More and more organizations are utilizing multiple tech platforms "mashed" into a single site. It can begin with a core CMS platform (either a Microsoft-based solution or a LAMP-based system) and utilize CRM integration, such as SalesForce forms that feed directly from the site to a client's sales CRM.  Or, a site could use an association- based system, such as Avectra, to build all the registration and dynamic calendars for a corporate event. The site may pull an API or web services from other home-grown, 3rd party systems. Add to that the syndication of content and usage of data feeds.

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