Whether you have a full web application or a simple data-collection form, you may want to consider turning it into an Rich Internet Application that will run outside the browser.
That’s right, the next generation of web apps will be the ones that you don’t need a browser to use.
In fact, Rich Internet Applications (RIAs) can use a new technology, created by Adobe, called AIR (Adobe Integrated Runtime) which allows it to act more like regular software.