Come See Adobe, Google and Microsoft Duke It Out at RIAction!
I’m just kidding. No one will be duking it out. 
But Singapore IS holding its first ever Rich Internet Application conference – RIAction – next week on Feb 26th at the Microsoft office. This event is organized by the Singapore Flex User Group.
Sponsored and co-organized by Microsoft, Adobe, and Google, RIAction offers a full day of technology updates and networking opportunities for people in the tech community who are interesting in RIA, web development, cloud computing, and rich user experiences.
I believe this is also the first tech event in Singapore where the three big names (and competitors) in the RIA space are working together under the same roof to promote a common cause, which is the evolution and development of next generation rich Internet experiences for users.
When Shunjie first approached me and asked me whether Microsoft would be keen to participate, I wasn’t sure at first, since I knew that he was a Flex developer, which competed directly with Silverlight. And even today, my colleagues at Microsoft will ask me, “are you sure it’s a good idea to have an event with three competitors that compete head-to-head with each other in so many different offerings?”
Well, to me, the answer is pretty simple, which is also the reason why I agreed to help FUG organize this event:
Ultimately, having multiple vendors is about offering multiple choices to the user, and the market is big enough for multiple technologies to co-exist and interoperate.
Therefore, the message we would like to put across is that as a end user or a developer, you have a lot of choice today in developing rich Internet applications. There is no one size fits all formula, and different people will appreciate different tools and technologies. What is important is that all the vendors appreciate the fact that technologies today can interoperate with each other, thus giving developers the assurance that they can pick and choose from a menu of technologies which is the best combination for them to accomplish their goal.
The theme of RIAction is interoperability, and not competition.
If you are interested to come please go here to register. Hopefully you will enjoy the event as much as we had organizing it!
Date and Time:
26th February 2009, 9am to 6pm
Venue:
Microsoft Auditorium1 Marina Boulevard, Level 21
One Marina Boulevard Singapore 018989
Nearest MRT : Raffles Place MRT
Cost:
FREE!
Online Coverage:
- Tech65 Podcast
- Young Upstarts
- Creative Crew Singapore
- SG Entrepreneurs
- Flashmech
- flexgeek
- Facebook Event Page
