Backbase Ajax News

3 June 2008 - Backbase 4.2 Covered on InfoQ

InfoQ - www.infoq.com
Backbase released version 4.2 of their Enterprise Ajax for Java framework just over a week ago. This new release offers Java developers a complete AJAX platform with baked-in support for many of the frameworks they currently use, including Struts, Spring MVC and Java Server Faces.
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19 May 2008 - Backbase Releases Enterprise Ajax 4.2 for Java

Backbase Press Release
Introduces new Free Community Edition, New Data Services for Java, New JSF edition, and New Struts connector
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6 May 2008 - Backbase Enterprise Ajax Now Supports Adobe AIR

Backbase Press Release
This integration lets applications built on Backbase Enterprise Ajax run as applications on the desktop across various operating systems.
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23 April 2008 - Catalyst And Backbase Announce Business Alliance

Backbase Press Release
Catalyst Resources and Backbase announce an alliance to provide an end-to-end design and development solution for rich Customer Engagement and Enterprise Ajax applications.
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22 April 2008 - Backbase Introduces Customer Engagement 2.0

Backbase Press Release
Backbase introduces Customer Engagement 2.0, rich applications that help businesses make stronger, more profitable customer connections.
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16 April 2008 - Backbase Releases Enterprise Ajax 4.2

Backbase Press Release
Backbase Enterprise Ajax 4.2 offers developers “Choice” and increases productivity with choice of technology and methodology for Ajax development.
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21 January 2008 - AJAX: Friend or Foe

Government Computer News (GCN)
GCN writes about Backbase and Ajax; Ajax can make Web pages feel like full-fledged applications, but security and accessibility require extra attention.
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3 January 2008 - Backbase Releases Enterprise Ajax 4.1.2

Backbase Press Release
Adds new client SOAP API, improved form validation, several new widgets, new Debugger features, improved data binding, performance increases, and enhanced documentation.
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2 January 2008 - Backbase introduces new Enterprise Ajax Online Training


Backbase Press Release
Learn the fundamentals of Enterprise Ajax development in 10 hours. The next Backbase Enterprise Ajax online training starts on February 11th. The online instructor-led training covers the Backbase basics, including Backbase concepts and architecture, Event handling, Form validation, Creating custom widgets, and more.
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20 Nov 2007 - Backbase releases Enterprise Ajax 4.1

Backbase Press Release
Brings new Advanced Debugger, Bayeux support, CRUD Databinding with JSON/XML, Cookie manipulation API, Superior JSF support, Portal Connectors optimized for federated systems and introduces new sample RIA applications
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20 Nov 2007 - Backbase Ajax Newsletter, November issue

Backbase Ajax Newsletter
We just sent out the November newsletter with and overview of recent Ajax news and tips & tricks for working with the Backbase Ajax framework.
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23 Aug 2007 - Backbase Appoints Charlie Janes as VP and GM Americas

Backbase Press Release
Janes has previously worked in sales executives positions at technology companies such as Hyperion, MKS Software, and Rational Software. At Backbase, he will be responsible for field operations and customer success in the Americas.
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16 Aug 2007 - Looking for a nice IDE for Ajax development?

Burton Group - Richard Monson-Haefel
Richard reports on the new Backbase Community Edition, and says he's happy to see a no-charge version of Backbase Enterprise Ajax, including a revamped developer website (Backbase Developer Network).
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15 Aug 2007 - Free Backbase Community Edition

Backbase News
The new Backbase Community Edition is the fully featured Backbase Enterprise Ajax software combined with a free to use license for development and deployment of applications on up to 2 CPUs per company.
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15 Aug 2007 - Backbase Launches New Developer Network

Backbase News
Today Backbase has launched its Backbase Developer Network: it has more articles, a more feature-rich discussion forum, an easier registration system, and more.
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2 Aug 2007 - Backbase Dials AJAX In to iPhones

SD Times - Jeff Feinman
SD Times reports Backbase's support for the iPhone. Apple has emphasized the Web 2.0 capabilities of the iPhone, which have allowed Backbase to support it immediately after its launch.
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11 Jul 2007 - What Will the iPhone Mean for Mobile Development

Artima - Frank Sommers
By allowing third-party applications to piggyback on its Safari 3 browser platform, Apple chose Ajax as the development platform for its popular iPhone device. What will that mean for mobile development?
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14 Jun 2007 - Backbase Pulls a 360

SD Times - Jeff Feinman
SD Times writes about Ajax 360, the only open standard alternative in the world of Rich Internet Application (RIA) technologies.
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12 Jun 2007 - Backbase offers AJAX for enterprises

InfoWorld - Paul Krill
InfoWorld reports on the Backbase Ajax 360 package, a complete Ajax solution for enterprises.
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10 Jun 2007 - AJAX Company Backbase Introduces AJAX 36

AjaxWorld Magazine - Roger Strukhoff
Backbase, The AJAX Company introduced Ajax 360, a complete Ajax solution for the Enterprise.
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2 Jun 2007 - AJAX Company Backbase Joins Industry Leaders in SD Times 100

AjaxWorld Magazine
AjaxWorld Magazine reports that Backbase was named to the 2007 SD Times 100.
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14 May 2007 - JavaOne: Mashups and Ajax Frameworks

Artima Developer - Eric Armstrong
Eric covers Mashups and how Ajax provides the GUI for Mashups. He classifies Backbase as an Ajax framework for "serious enterprise apps".
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1 May 2007 - More developers are switching to AJAX development

Redmond Developer News - Jeffrey Schwartz
A cover story about Ajax and Rich Internet Applications, featuring Backbase and other vendors.
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12 Apr 2007 - Ajax Security Becomes an Urgent Issue in Enterprise Web 2.0

Butler Group - Michael Azoff
Michael writes a perspective on a recent report of Fortify Software that a certain type of Ajax application cross-site request forgery. Backbase Ajax is not affected.
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2 Apr 2007 - AJAX-based Web Development with JSF

JSF Central - Mark Schiefelbein
This article shows how you can bring together JSF and AJAX to provide a powerful, well-integrated and standards-based framework for the development of rich web interfaces.
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28 Mar 2007 - New Pricing Model

InfoWorld - Martin Heller
Martin covers the new pricing model for the Backbase Enterprise Ajax software.
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26 Mar 2007 - JSF Enables AJAX with No JavaScript

eWeek - Darryl K. Taft
This article cover the presentation of Ed Burns about JSF and Ajax at TheServerSide Java Symposium. He mentions Backbase as one of the options for using JSF with Ajax.
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19 Mar 2007 - Backbase courts small Ajax development shops

VNUnet.com - Tom Sanders
This article reports on Backbase's new licensing model, and quotes market share data from Evans Data Corporation.
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23 Feb 2007 - How Rich Internet Apps Will Improve BI, ERP

Intelligent Enterprise - Doug Henschen
'BEA is laying the groundwork for Ajax support in future versions by working with companies such as Backbase (an Ajax specialist).'
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15 Feb 2007 - Backbase review by The 451 Group

The 451 Group - Rachel Chalmers
The 451 Group is an independent technology industry analyst company focused on the business of enterprise IT innovation. Their review describes Backbase as elegant and polished.
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15 Feb 2007 - A Better Experience

SD Times - Darryl Taft
'Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) has not only helped revolutionize the look of Web applications, but also enhanced the usability of such applications, experts say.'
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5 Feb 2007 - Backbase Becomes "Gold Sponsor" of AJAXWorld Conference

Java Developer's Journal
'SYS-CON Events announced today that Backbase has been named a "Gold Sponsor" of AJAXWorld Conference & Expo 2007 East, to be held in New York City on March 19-21, 2007.'
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2 Feb 2007 - Steve Jobs Dismisses Java As "Heavyweight"

Sys-Con Editorial - Jeremy Geelan
'And in the same month a company like Backbase, whose AJAX JSF Edition is aimed at "Java developers who want to leverage the JSF standard by creating a next generation rich component-based AJAX presentation tier," wins a 'Technology of the Year Award 2007' in the category 'AJAX Toolkits.''
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24 Jan 2007 - Microsoft takes the plunge with Ajax

VNUNet - Tom Sanders
'The Ajax tool market is currently dominated by a number of smaller vendors such as Backbase, as well as open source projects including the Dojo Web Toolkit currently under development with backing from vendors including AOL, IBM and Sun.'
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8 Jan 2007 - Backbase Rated #1 Commercial AJAX Solution

AjaxWorld Magazine
'In a comparison of leading commercial AJAX solutions, the InfoWorld Test Center gave the highest rating to the Backbase Enterprise AJAX Framework.'
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1 Jan 2007 - Backbase Wins InfoWorld Technology of the Year Award

InfoWorld
'Backbase is a smooth, crisp collection of widgets with a nice, modern look. Coding amounts to dropping together XML tags to specify everything from the event routines to the layouts.'
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