By popular demand we have released a new Community Edition with a free commercial 2-CPU license. Technically it’s identical to the commercial software, so you’ll get the same powerful product that powers websites at Global 2000 companies such as Philips, Visa, Canon, ING, ABN AMRO and Sony. Give it a try today!

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Supporting our developers has always been top-priority here at Backbase. For our explosively growing user base we needed a new developer website. Today we’ve launched the Backbase Developer Network: it has more articles, a more feature-rich discussion forum, an easier registration system, and more. Join today!

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As the leading Ajax company Backbase continuously adds major clients to its customer list: among this month's new customers are the US Navy, a leading car manufacturer and a global Enterprise Software Vendor. If you’re interested in how we can help your company too, contact one of our Ajax consultants.

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Yahoo! has recently published thirteen simple rules for speeding up web sites. These are based on the experience that Yahoo! has with its own web sites. They apply just as well to Ajax applications and can make a significant performance difference. To make it easier to use the rules, they also offer a plug-in for the popular Firebug Firefox extension: it’s called YSlow and it checks your web pages on the fly. Highly recommended.

With Ajax you can dynamically load data into a web page: but which data format do you use? There are 2 contenders: XML and JSON, and there’ve been heated debates about which one is better. The JSON website makes a case for JSON, obviously. On Ajaxian, several opinions are presented. XML is generally safer and JSON is better when you have large amounts of complex data. Backbase supports both formats.

Based on reported issues with early Ajax applications on the iPhone, Apple has launched an update for the iPhone’s embedded Safari 3 browser, which is still not perfect. Some sites have launched iPhone specific pages, such as Google Search, which is adapted to the iPhone’s screen size. Ajaxian has been doing an excellent job covering all iPhone-related Ajax news, well worth a visit.

Two major new offline Ajax products have recently been announced: Google Gears & Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR). Although they both focus on running Ajax applications offline, they have a different background: Gears is a browser extension for Firefox and IE, while AIR creates desktop applications for Windows and Mac. Google and Adobe are working on a shared API, so we would recommended to wait at least 6 months before developing production-ready applications with either Gears or AIR, as the APIs can change significantly.

• Need help with your Ajax project? Contact a Backbase Ajax expert at
• support-us@backbase.com (Americas) or
• support-eu@backbase.com (rest of the world).

• Software:
• Ajax Community Edition
• JSF Edition Trial
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• PDFs:
• Whitepaper: Ajax 360
• Datasheet: Enterprise Ajax

• View these Ajax webinars to learn more about Ajax:
• Ajax Selection Criteria
• Ajax for ISVs
• Ajax for Java
• Ajax for SOA
• Ajax Best Practices

• The Rich Web Experience
• San Francisco
• September 6-8
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• AjaxWorld West
• Santa Clara, CA
• September 24-26
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• Future of Web Apps
• London
• October 3-4
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• The Ajax Experience East
• Boston
• October 24-26

• Some cool Ajax examples:
• Duke's Bookstore
• Personal Info Manager
• Backbase Explorer
• RSS Reader
• Yahoo! LiveGrid search
• Shop
• Portal

• Backbase Dials AJAX In to iPhones
• SD Times
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• Introduction to Ajax
• Armoured Cat
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• Backbase Launches iPhone SDK
• Sys-Con
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• Backbase Wins SD Times 100 Award
• SD Times
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• Backbase offers AJAX for enterprises
• InfoWorld

If you have any questions, please contact us: