Leading RIA practitioner Jeff Tapper, who has been developing Internet-based applications since 1995 for a myriad of clients including Conde Nast, Harley Davidson, Toys R Us, IBM, Dow Jones, American Express and Morgan Stanley, is giving a session in mid-March at the 5th International AJAXWorld in New York City. His topic will appeal to all who have a keen eye not only on rich interactive experiences but also on the bottom line: "Using Adobe Flex to Increase Return On Investment with RIAs."

"There are a number of factors which affect the total cost of ownership of a Rich Internet Application, including Development Time, Maintenance Effort and application Performance," notes Tapper.

In his session, he says, he will explore how Adobe Flex can allow you to build better performing RIAs quicker and in a more maintainable fashion, greatly decreasing the Total Cost of Ownership for the Application, and increasing the Return on Investment.

Tapper is a senior technologist at Digital Primates IT Consulting Group. Prior to that he was a founding partner and chief technologist for Tapper, Nimer and Associates, Inc., which focused on the development of RIAs and empowering clients through mentoring.

His session is just of the 90+ sessions, presentations, discussion panels, and keynotes that together make up the 3-day conference program of this month's 5th International AJAXWorld.

The March event features six content-rich tracks:

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AJAXWorld 2008 West Call for Papers Is Open! Submissions deadline: May 31, 2008 Next October's Conference is already receiving higher-caliber submissions from all over the Rich Internet Applications ecosphere. The theme of this October's AJAXWorld Conference & Expo 2008 West is 'Beyond AJAX to the RIA Era' and the Call for Papers, which is now open, specifically encourages submissions from exceptional speakers with high-quality use cases of the fast-emerging RIA alternatives. Submissions featuring such use cases as well as on dozens of other RIA topics have already begun streaming in to AJAXWorld Conference & Expo 2008 West, being held in San Jose, CA, on October 20-22, 2008. Click here to submit your speaking proposal today !

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