AJAX

What Is JSONP And Why Is It Useful?

Wed, 26 May 2010 15:29:00 EDT

By now most web developers are familiar with Ajax and the benefits that it provides. In short, Ajax allows you to communicate asynchronously from the browser to a server. This is usually done using the XMLHttpRequest object which is now supported in all major browsers. Anyone who has used Ajax extensively is probably also aware [...]

Open Source Alternatives to LiveCycle Data Services

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:15:00 EDT

Development of enterprise Flex/Java rich Internet applications benefits from using automated data integration solutions and productivity tools. Currently Adobe offers LiveCycle Data Services ES2 (LCDS) and open source BlazeDS 3. While LCDS is certainly a great piece of software for those who are looking to support thousands concurrent users via the most efficient communication protocols, its high licensing cost makes LCDS not affordable for the vast majority of the enterprise applications let alone small businesses and startups.

Stoneware, Inc. Announces SAML Provisioning for Cloud Computing

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:45:00 EDT

SAML Provisioning is just another step in strengthening the union between the private cloud and public cloud providers. Provisioning identity information from the private cloud to the public provider simplifies management and strengthens integration resulting in cost savings for both the customer and public cloud provider. "Stoneware continues to lead the industry in uniting the public and private clouds" states Ken Quinton, VP of Strategic Relations - Stoneware, Inc. "Our goal is simple. Let the customer build a private cloud that enables them to determine where the applications will reside while providing the user with a single Virtual Web Desktop interface".

Enterprise JavaFX

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:30:00 EDT

You can now view or download and deploy one of the first real enterprise JavaFX application. We took the popular Seam booking demo application and created JavaFX UI for it. The JavaFX side is connected to Seam via Flamingo RIA framework. View online You can view and run the application by going to this URL: http://demo.flamingo.exadel.com/booking/. You will also see JSF/RichFaces and Flex versions of the application. All instances are connected to the same Seam back-end. Once you register, you can use the same name/password information to login using any other user interface.

Open Source RIA Framework qooxdoo 0.8 Released

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:36:00 EDT

qooxdoo is a comprehensive and innovative AJAX application framework. Leveraging object-oriented JavaScript allows developers to build cross-browser applications. No HTML, CSS or DOM knowledge is needed. It includes a platform-independent development tool chain, a state-of-the-art GUI toolkit and an advanced client-server communication layer. It is open source under an LGPL/EPL dual license.

Open Source AJAX Gains Enterprise Momentum With dojo.E Contribution From Nexaweb

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 22:15:00 EDT

Nexaweb announced it has contributed new software to the Dojo Foundation that will further advance the use of open source AJAX within a company's critical business applications. The software, dubbed 'dojo.E,' will allow users to more easily create enterprise Web applications based on the Dojo Toolkit, one of the industry's most advanced sets of open source AJAX tools.

Where Are RIA Technologies Headed in 2008?

Sat, 23 Feb 2008 02:45:00 EST

I am always being told off by i-technologists for quoting Picasso as having said that computers are useless. But I still love his reasoning: 'Because they can only give you answers.' Picasso, like AJAXWorld Magazine, liked questions. So we thought we would share with you what some of the world's leading rich Internet application pioneers are thinking may be the next questions that we need to see answered. From that, readers can themselves infer: where is AJAX headed next?

AJAX Testing - Best Practices

Thu, 10 Jan 2008 10:00:00 EST

This is truly the age of the browser interface. Internet Websites and Web applications increasingly offer rich, dynamic, browser-based user interfaces that deliver everything you expect from an installed desktop application. These applications deliver function and ease-of-use without requiring expensive desktop software installs.

Debugging Both Flex and Tomcat Java Programs in Eclipse

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 08:15:00 EST

If you use Adobe Flex Web applications that connect to Plain Old Java Objects on the server side, chances are you use a popular, robust, and freely available server called Apache Tomcat. If you use Eclipse-based Flex Builder, you can smoothly debug both Flex and Java code without leaving Eclipse. Flex Builder debugger does not need any special configuration. But we need to add a couple of parameters to the startup routine of Tomcat so it'll engage the Java Platform Debugger Architecture (JPDA), which will allow other applications attach to JVM that runs Tomcat and debug deployed Java classes remotely.

AJAX3D - The Open Platform For Rich 3D Web Applications

Mon, 28 May 2007 16:45:00 EDT

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. Commercial developers are expressing increasing interest in exploiting real-time 3D in Web applications to enhance production values, create engaging immersive experiences, and deliver information in a more meaningful way.

AJAX and the Maturation of Web Development

Sat, 18 Nov 2006 08:00:00 EST

From the beginning, the World Wide Web that Tim Berners-Lee imagined was a place where the architecture of participation ruled. Berners-Lee's first application for accessing the information Web was both a browser and an editor, and throughout the early 1990s he worked diligently to encourage Web browser development groups to develop editors and servers as well as browsers. As early as the spring of 1992, the challenge was clear: 'Although browsers were starting to spread, no one working on them tried to include writing and editing functions....As soon as developers got their client working as a browser and released it to the world, very few bothered to continue to develop it as an editor' (Weaving the World Wide Web by Tim Berners-Lee).

How AJAX Works

Mon, 30 Oct 2006 00:30:00 EST

When I was learning how to work with AJAX, I went through a number of 101-type articles. The biggest problem with these tutorials is that the authors are trying to explain several things at once, which is confusing. I'll try to offer you a very simple example of an Ajax application.

Cross-Browser Client-Side AJAX

Sat, 30 Sep 2006 10:30:00 EDT

Everyone has one or two words or phrases that people associate with them. For example, I always think of my friend Rob eating squid when I hear the words 'What do you mean it's not chicken?' Just thinking about those words is enough to transport me through the years to that moment. And the look on his face still makes me smile.

AOL Provides Key Contributions to the Dojo Foundation

Sat, 02 Sep 2006 01:00:00 EDT

AOL has announced its continued involvement with and support of the Dojo Foundation, by hosting the recently launched Dojo version 0.3.1 to help further AJAX and JavaScript adoption in the open source community. According to Forrester Research, open source usage is quickly increasing.

Open-Xchange Publishes AJAX Collaboration Paper

Tue, 29 Aug 2006 16:30:00 EDT

Open-Xchange has posted a fresh position paper intended to review the forces changing the market for information technology in general and collaborative solutions in specific. The position papers are written by the world-renown software analyst, Daniel Kusnetzky, who is now the Executive Vice President, Market Strategy, Open-Xchange Inc.