How can JavaFX help me improve my application?

[Emmanuel Borges]

Hi,

I don't know JavaFX at all, but would like to ask the following:

I'm developing a Web-Based Decision Support System using JSPs, Hibernate, MySQL and AJAX.

I hear a lot about JavaFX being used to create "Rich Internet Applications", but what does that mean, anyway?

How can JavaFX help me improve my system? In wich cases must I resort to this technology?