XPLATFORM Introduction

Internet, RIA and REA

The web application concepts have been developed continuously from X-Internet to RIA (Rich Internet Application) and REA (Rich Enterprise Application) for implementation of the rich user experience for enterprise and individual.

RIA has been introduced widely with the terms of X-Internet into our local development environment market and positioned as a solution which provides the user interface for their business of critical mission with the interface to the desktop level. Overseas, the term of RIA used in Macromedia who were merged with Adobe in 2002 has been a new trend and their market has been expanded based on the Flash and AJAX technology. Two terms have been coexisted with each other. X-Internet has been developed focused on their performance and functionality for the enterprise user while RIA has been focused on their design for the individual user. Then, the term of UX (User Experience)’has been on the rise and their multi-media elements and design aspects has been emphasized. With this trend, RIA has absorbed X-Internet naturally and these two terms have been merged. And now, the meaning of RIA is used more widely than before. Also, RIA is used widely as the term to indicate the web application which provides the user interface with more richness and improvement than the existing application.

By the RIA and X-Internet merge, the wider RIA has been created and its status in the market has risen more and more. Based on this, the RIArange is divided and especially, REA (Rich Enterprise Application) which has the meaning of ‘for enterprise’ has begun to be spotlighted at the enterprise market.

REA or RIA for enterprise

REA, a kind of the enterprise version of RIA, can be understood as Rich Enterprise Application or RIA for Enterprise Application. REA can be explained as the concept to solve the hope of the enterprise in the most effective way, or the Enterprise Application which makes the rich user experience possible. But it is not simply formulated that RIA combined to the enterprise environment is REA. REA is the totally independent area which has the different basic approach from RIA which is just for the individual user because REA can be implemented when there is concentration of thorough analysis about the enterprise environment, understanding of the complicated development needs, the high understanding about enterprise, and the enormous experience buildup.

The ultimate advantage for the enterprise by the REA introduction is different from that of the individual. REA should have their virtues; the development productivity, which is very important for the IT developer or planner of the enterprise including the most critical factors like ‘cost’ and ‘productivity’, and the integral availability with the existing legacy system. Therefore, their area classification and retention of expertise become more important.

Value Obtaining by REA Introduction

What is XPLATFORM?

Definition of XPLATFORM

XPLATFORM which is developed by TOBESOFT, the top enterprise in X-Internet and RIA business area, is a RIA for the use of enterprise or a REA development platform, which supports all the three of Runtime Version, HTML5 Version and Hybrid Version (V9.2 added) in order to accept the various development needs by enterprise.

UX-Studio which is a RAD development tool based on WYSIWYG provided by the XPLATFORM is possible to develop all of Runtime, HTML5, Hybrid Version in order to execute RTE (Real Time Enterprise). Therefore, it can maximize the developer’s convenience and, at the same time, it supports to affect the easy and various design and multimedia.

The provision of various functions considered the developer’s convenience and effectiveness is the primary driving force to enable to reach fast the enterprise value which is the ultimate goal of REA implementation.

XPLATFORM supports perfectly not only the business logic like the web service, the service recombination, re-use but also the techniques of the object-oriented language like ‘Inheritance’ which can be re-used at the UI development environment side. Especially it guarantees the cost reduction, handy productivity and maintenance by providing the various components for the enterprise use which doesn’t need the additional development, criteria observation, and the function of Visual Effect which allows implementation of the design element without the designer’s support.

Characteristics of XPLATFORM

Target Application for XPLATFORM