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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.
Although AJAX has gotten a lot of press attention over the last two years, most of it has focused on the technology: JavaScript, XML, and JSON. But what business benefits do AJAX-enabled Internet applications provide? The primary benefit for users is an improved experience: one closer ...
There's a common misconception among many end users, consumers, and developers that AJAX is the ultimate solution for the Web and that it can provide all the same functionality as a rich desktop solution. Sure, AJAX can cover most of our expectations for a rich client, mimicking functi...
What we need is a Web browser that doesn't just serve up documents, but serves up applications.' Early in 2006 I was given a design brief: a UK-based shipping company wanted to replace its shipment tracking system with a Web-based solution.
Real-time 3D is emerging as a first-class media type for the Web. Network bandwidth and graphics hardware processing power are now sufficiently advanced to enable compelling Web-based 3D experiences, including games, online virtual worlds, simulations, education, and training. Commerci...
Like the rest of us developers out there, you've probably been captivated by the promises that AJAX and Web 2.0 make. Sure, there's a great deal of hype surrounding any new technology wave, but somehow this feels different. For the first time since the Web application made its debut, t...
Early in 2006, before the general Internet-using public was aware of what I began referring to ­in editorials, blog entries, and SYS-CON's Internet TV Webcasts ­as 'The AJAX Moment,' there was a strong sense among industry insiders that AJAX-like approaches, if not actually AJAX itse...

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