The Helmi Open Source RIA Platform allows Java developers to become AJAX experts without needing to learn Javascript, DTHML or exotic variants of XML. By standardizing the user interface development, Helmi also makes it possible for developers to reuse components across applications. This has the added benefit of allowing client- and sever-side engineers to communicate effectively as they work independently. These capabilities enable companies to cut development time by over 50 percent, while creating a fast, compelling and interactive site that users want.

“Helmi allows businesses to deliver the best RIAs and web services that build customer loyalty and secure competitive advantages,” said Juho Risku, CEO of Helmi Technologies. “Helmi’s enterprise-class Platform has been in development for 10 years and we’re now offering it to the open source community, where we feel it rightly belongs.”

The Helmi Open Source RIA Platform provides a superior Client Framework, Virtual Browser, Integrated Development Environment (IDE) and J2EE-based AJAX Server Connect for creating Ajax RIAs. The Platform enables developers to rapidly create powerful web-based applications by leveraging existing development skills and environments, such as Eclipse and J2EE.

“Where users see power, depth and elegance in Web 2.0 and AJAX applications, developers see complexity, skill-set gaps and implementation headaches,” said Jorden Woods, CEO of Helmi in the U.S. “Until now, these issues restricted the use of RIA technology to either relatively modest functionality or to relatively forgiving, non-mission critical applications. The Helmi Open Source RIA Platform extends the richness of these earlier approaches to the enterprise, while easing the developers’ burden.”

Helmi is adopting an open source model to shorten customer learning curves and more quickly enhance the Platform to the benefit of the open source community. In addition, open source platforms are cost efficient, because they free companies from dependence on often costly, proprietary solutions.

Helmi Open Source RIA Platform:

* High impact and high performance RIAs that provide superior user experience
* Browser independence – Write once, run on many
* Front-end and back-end engineers share same objects
* Leverages existing development skills and environments (J2EE and Eclipse)
* Radically reduces development time
* Superior UI components and capabilities
* Intelligent Model View Controller object-oriented architecture

About Helmi Technologies

The Helmi Open Source RIA Platform provides a superior Client Framework, Virtual Browser, Integrated Development Environment (IDE) and J2EE-based AJAX Server Connect for creating Ajax RIAs. Helmi’s Platform works with existing development tools such as Eclipse and J2EE and allows developers to create web applications that provide rich and highly interactive user experiences. The platform enables companies to slash development time by over 50 percent and significantly reduce costs. The U.S. office of Helmi Technologies is in Mountain View, Calif. and global headquarters is in Oulu, Finland. For more information, visit www.helmitechnologies.com.