Rich internet applications: envisaged uses of Flex2 on the ECB websites Magdalena Lalik, Xavier Sosnowska Rome, 05 March 2007
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Rich internet applications: envisaged uses of Flex2 on the ECB websites
Magdalena Lalik, Xavier Sosnowska
Rome, 05 March 2007
Objectives
Improving understanding of statistics
Improving data visualisation
Improving data accessibility
Rich Internet Applications Web applications that offer features of traditional desktop applications:
o Rich user experience (user interface and user interaction) o Improved responsiveness o Broad reach o Platform independence o Low deployment costs
Perform tasks on client-side, using a client engine (intermediary).
Why Flex?
Rich user interface
Broad reach of the Flash player
Impressive ways to visualize statistical data (tables and charts)
Familiarity with most technologies and concepts
Demos
Improving the understanding of statistics: prototype showing the evolution of consumer prices in the euro area (“story-telling” approach)
Improving data visualisation: new graphs for bilateral exchange rates
Improving data accessibility: the ECB Statistical Data Warehouse