Rich Internet Applications Help Small Businesses Utilize Web Technologies

-- Information Development Incorporated in Houston (IDI) announced that it is building internally focused web-based applications for small to medium size businesses using Rich Internet Application features. Rich Internet Applications, built using tools from Macromedia, are easy to use, deliver a more effective user experience and have interfaces that are more intuitive and responsive than traditional web based interfaces.

Houston, TX-June 18, 2002 -- Information Development Incorporated in Houston (IDI) announced that it is building internally focused web-based applications for small to medium size businesses using Rich Internet Application features. Rich Internet Applications, built using tools from Macromedia, are easy to use, deliver a more effective user experience and have interfaces that are more intuitive and responsive than traditional web based interfaces.

Rich Internet Applications deliver a better user experience because the user has to interact with fewer screens, the interfaces are friendlier, and the entire engagement takes less time to complete.

Smaller businesses, especially those with a product or service that is not easily sold on-line or without a large technical staff, are not benefiting from the Internet as much as larger businesses. Our philosophy, which is to design and build tools that deliver measurable results, caters to this market," said Jost Lunstroth, Solutions Strategist for IDI.

Rich Internet Applications can be built and deployed quickly and greatly enhances the user experience. Internally focused applications are tools that companies use to communicate internally. For example, self-service HR tools, knowledge management and collaboration tools.

The tool that IDI built for my site makes it very easy for my clients to find the information that they need. They enter the search criteria and view the results on the same screen. My clients now have everything on 1 screen where it used to be 3," said Ron Sparks, principle of Sparks Technical Management Services. (www.sparkles.com)

Brenda Bodine, President of IDI, said, Our clients really appreciate the fact that we can work with them to develop and deploy solutions that are reasonably priced and help them serve their customers and employees."