Ajax: A Rich Internet Application Technology
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Ajax (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) has taken the web development community by storm.
It’s competitive with Flash, Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation/Everywhere (WPF/E),
Java applets, and Mozilla XML User Interface Language (XUL) as a rich Internet application
(RIA) technology. Ajax combines standardized browser technologies (i.e., JavaScript, Cascading
Style Sheets [CSS], Document Object Model [DOM], and the XMLHttpRequest [XHR] API) to create rich user
experiences that integrate seamlessly with webpages. This Application Platform Strategies report by Senior
Analyst Richard Monson-Haefel explains Ajax and recommends how an enterprise should adopt Ajax.
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