Now that I think about it, it would be more accurate to say that "an IIA is an application that takes advantage of the internet but does not require a web browser". For example, Pivot applications can still run in the web browser via the Java plugin, but it isn't required. In this case, the "installation" is handled by the plugin, which downloads the application's source code and stores it in a local cache. In the other case, the installation is handled explicitly by the user.
On Jan 8, 2011, at 8:50 AM, Greg Brown wrote: > FWIW, here's my brief definition of "IIA" - an IIA is an application that > takes advantage of the internet but does not run in a web browser. A simple > example is an email or IM client. A more sophisticated one is iTunes. Pivot > and Java are a great alternative for building these types of applications, > especially for projects that don't have the budget or resources to produce > multiple native ports (desktop, mobile, or both). > > G >
