When it comes to rich Internet application (RIA) technologies, application development professionals must choose between two paths: AJAX or Adobe. AJAX is the best bet for experienced Web development shops looking to incrementally evolve existing Web applications. Of course, selecting ...

First released in March 2004, the server-side component model introduced by JavaServer Faces (JSF) brought the promise of simplifying Web-user interface (UI) development. Then in February 2005, Jesse James Garrett coined the term AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) and the simplicit...

AJAX is definitely taking Web applications to the next level in ease of use and desktop-like user interfaces. And it can even be used to create the secure, privacy-oriented Web applications that are so needed in today's Web world.

TIBCO Software unveiled TIBCO General Interface version 3.2, beta edition. TIBCO General Interface, which was rated as the best AJAX Rich Internet Application (RIA) toolkit by IDG's Infoworld this year, will provide developers with an open source licensing option and newly added functi...

Avectra Inc., a provider of 100 percent web-based association management software (AMS) solutions, unveiled netFORUM 2.12 at the annual American Society of Association Executives meeting in Boston. netFORUM 2.12 exploits the enhanced platform capabilities of Web 2.0, and delivers new l...

The team at ATTAP Technologies announced that it is previewing Jitsu, a new web-development framework. Jitsu is an open source user-interface toolkit that enables developers to build and deploy sophisticated user interfaces for web applications. Jitsu tools include an XML markup langua...

Telcontar announced the availability of a comprehensive application programming interface, which will allow developers to more easily develop and implement innovative mapping solutions. The API provides a new, open architecture for browser-based mapping and local search applications in...