15. A non transient non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon a sequence of instructions which, when loaded and executed by a processor, causes the processor to: provide a framework for creating a multi-modal dialog application in a server; include runtime media contained within a Runtime Application Package (RAP) supporting the multi-modal dialog application and configurable to perform pipeline operations on dialog during a runtime mode and files of properties associated with the runtime media in the framework, the properties including runtime and non-runtime properties for the runtime media, the RAP supporting the multi-modal dialog application created; enable customization of the RAP in the server accessible by a client via a computer network by enabling modification of the runtime media and the runtime and non-runtime properties of the runtime media via the computer network; and enable activation of the RAP customized to specialize support of the multi-modal dialog application created.
15. A non transient non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon a sequence of instructions which, when loaded and executed by a processor, causes the processor to: provide a framework for creating a multi-modal dialog application in a server; include runtime media contained within a Runtime Application Package (RAP) supporting the multi-modal dialog application and configurable to perform pipeline operations on dialog during a runtime mode and files of properties associated with the runtime media in the framework, the properties including runtime and non-runtime properties for the runtime media, the RAP supporting the multi-modal dialog application created; enable customization of the RAP in the server accessible by a client via a computer network by enabling modification of the runtime media and the runtime and non-runtime properties of the runtime media via the computer network; and enable activation of the RAP customized to specialize support of the multi-modal dialog application created. 19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the sequence of instructions which, when executed by the processor, further causes the processor to enable activation of the RAP customized by enabling deploying the RAP customized to the server and controlling via the non-runtime properties whether or not the RAP customized is put into service concurrent with its deployment.