Web applications have extended the reach of enterprises to customers, offering anywhere and anytime access, but at the expense of the over-all user experience, which is diminished by delivery through the Web browser. Rich Internet applications address this problem by coupling the ubiquity, small footprint, and interactive capabilities of the Flash.
    Player with server-side technologies such as J2EE and .NET, to deliver highly effective and intuitive applications. What has been missing so far, though, is a way for developers of traditional enterprise software to deliver these rich Internet applications using familiar technologies that fit within their existing development workflow

Part 1 Getting Started with Flex
Part 2 Presentation Tier
Part 3 Business Tier
Part 4 Integration Tier
Part 5 Architecting with Flex
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