Really cool RIA by Cristophe Coenraets. Using combination of Flex, Flash Media Server and AJAX he successfully build Google Maps Collaboration.
The full version of the applications enabled to download here. This application requires the Flex Data Services for pub/sub messaging, and the Flash Media Server for media streaming.

It’s a nice article at Adobe Labs by Ely Greenfield. Now you no need to asking again about which one is better, Flash vs Ajax.
Today with this source flash (Flex) can work together with ajax using Flex-Ajax Brigde.
Let’s enjoy and do some colaboration between Flex and Ajax. Stop fighting each other

This is really kick ass AJAX implementation. A Chat application combine with Google Map. People at Midnightcoders who build this application said that they are using WebORB Message Server for the chat application server and Flash + AJAX as client.

This example demonstrates bi-directional messaging between heterogeneous (Flash and AJAX) clients and WebORB Message Server. The server performs additional processing to geolocate chat users, injects necessary information in messages so users can plotted on the map.

via Beedigital

It is realy cool thing by people from Bindows.net. It is about The Bindows™ Framework that provides to us about:

• A class based, Object Oriented API
• A complete windowing system with a wide array of supported widgets including menus, forms, grids, sliders, gauges and more.
• The leading toolkit for developing zero-footprint SOA client-side applications.
• Native XML, SOAP and XML-RPC support
• Single user to enterprise level support.

Bindows is a Software Development Kit (SDK) for writing robust and secure Rich Internet Applications. The Bindows platform provides rich functionality for thin Web clients. Bindows applications require no end-user downloads - true zero-footprint (no Java, Flash or ActiveX are used).

You can see the samples, demo, or if you wan to start learn about the Bindows™ Framework you can look at the document or join the forum.

This is the same like what Geoff Stearns did with FlashObject about drawing using javascript and flash. Is using ExternalInterface API on Flash 8.
ExternalInterface API on Flash 8 is used to make AS is available called by Javascript.
David Flanagan write the sample code about using ExternalInterface API on Flash 8. He demontration how Javascript access Drawing API on flash

I heard about AJAX about 3-4 month ago and now currently try to learn about it. Supprised me that AJAX is powerfull. I called this should be advanced solutions for web development. Using JavaScript and DHTML we can build rich internet applications (RIA). Uhh that why most people always try to compared between flash and AJAX if we talk about building RIAs.

And today I found this a nice articles about AJAX, why people should love it and the alternatives.