Ajax News by Backbase, July 2007

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We've slightly changed this newsletter to include more general Ajax content and interesting articles elsewhere on the Internet. We’ll sift through dozens of Ajax and IT websites and blogs select the most interesting articles to be featured in this newsletter. Let us know how you like it.

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Jouk Pleiter

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  • Unsupported Ajax projects, widgets and toolkits with no clear roadmap for the future
  • Lack of established Ajax best practices
  • Poor development lifecycle integration
  • Lack of reliable external product maintenance, expertise, support and training
  • Increased risk of intellectual property violations

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New Version of Backbase Ajax Framework

A new version of our Backbase Enterprise Ajax Framework is now available to existing customers and qualified prospective customers interested in joining our early access program. If you’re not an existing customer, contact us to join our early access program.

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Backbase in Action at Vanguard, NXP & Thomas Cook

Vanguard has just launched a new Backbase-powered application to simplify choosing the right mutual fund. It is Vanguard’s aim to simplify the user experience by deploying innovative technology as illustrated in a ZD Net interview with CIO Paul Heller.

NXP (formerly Philips Semiconductors) had a challenge to adequately present the huge array of semiconductor and software products on their website. With the Backbase framework and a creative interaction design they’ve created a remarkably cool website.

Thomas Cook is one of the world’s largest travel agencies with 33,000 employees. The website of Dutch subsidiary Neckermann was the first to get a Web 2.0 makeover using the Backbase Enterprise Ajax software. By using a 'dashboard' approach, it's much easier to find the vacation trip that's right for you.

View the Vanguard App »
Visit the NXP website »
Visit the Neckermann website (in Dutch) »

Building Ajax Apps for the iPhone

Developers can create applications for the iPhone by using Ajax to take advantage of the full version of Apple's Safari Web browser incorporated into the devices, as reported by InfoWorld. Apple has published guidelines for developing Web 2.0 apps for the iPhone, and more resources are listed in a write-up at Ajaxian.com. Backbase has also announced support for the iPhone.

Ajax Push versus Pull

Using the so-called 'Comet' approach the web server can push updates to client-side Ajax applications, but one can also use a polling mechanism ('pull'). During his internship at Backbase, Engin Bozdag has created a technical report with the pros and cons of each approach. At Ajaxian there have been some interesting comments on this report.

Ajax 101: What Businesses Need to Know

Francis Wong gives an introduction to Ajax from an IT business perspective. He suggests following a pragmatic approach focused on real benefits, without going overboard with fancy Ajax features that users might not understand.

JavaScript as a Language

Mozilla developer John Resig gives an opinion on the latest JavaScript developments, including work on JavaScript 2.0 and server-side Java implementations. Brendan Eich, the original creator of JavaScript, blogged about EcmaScript 4, which is the basis for JavaScript 2.0.

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July 2007
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