Robbie Cheng

Direct RIA is a robust and comprehensive rich Internet applications engine which turns any client (web browser, mobile device) into an efficient and engaging environment. Direct RIA maximizes developer productivity by direct access of user interface, database, and web services. Direct RIA minimizes the development cost by transparent and automatic synchronization between client and server. ZK is a Direct RIA framework to increase developer’s productivity by integrating frontend and backend of applications transparently to deliver rich, and engaging user experience. Watch Live Demo! ZK 3.6.2 supports Google App Engine, allowing you to run ZK in the Google cloud! For more details on the installation procedure please refer to this how to. ... (more)

How to Choose an RIA Solution

There are currently more than 200 RIA solutions available, and this number grows daily. Each RIA solution has its strengths and weaknesses, and the levels of security, accessibility, and integration vary. Choosing a suitable RIA solution for creating or enhancing Web applications becomes more difficult for both software architects and software project managers. Since it's easy to select ... (more)

No More Excel! Access AJAX Spreadsheet Today!

ZK Spreadsheet enables Ajax applications to deliver the rich functionality of ExcelR to browsers in pure Java. With embeddable Excel functionality in pure Java, developers can create collaborative and dynamic enterprise applications like never before. ZK Spreadsheet 1.0 RC supports MicroSoft Excel, developers can import existing Excel files to ZK Spreadsheet with ease. Moreover, most Exce... (more)

Using ZK Calendars Component to Create RIA Apps

ZK have announced a new AJAX component called ZK Calendar for Java applications. It is a fully featured web-based calendar boasting a similar feature set to Google’s calendar application. However, ZK Calendar can be embedded into web-based Java applications allowing interaction with other ZK components and the ability to customize functionality and styling. The calendar’s data is also st... (more)

Converting Excel Spreadsheets Into Enterprise AJAX Apps

ZK Spreadsheet enables AJAX applications to deliver the rich functionality of Excel to browsers in pure Java. With embeddable Excel functionality in pure Java, developers can create collaborative and dynamic enterprise applications like never before. ZK Spreadsheet 1.0.0 RC2 supports MicroSoft Excel, developers can import existing Excel files to ZK Spreadsheetwith ease. Moreover, most Ex... (more)