Backbase Newsletter - April 2008

Dear ${Demographic.FirstName},

Backbase Enterprise Ajax 4.2 is released! It has new features that improve productivity and shorten time-to-market.

Download Backbase Enterprise Ajax 4.2 »

The new version includes Lightweight Ajax, improved data binding, a slicker skin, new widgets and performance enhancements: read more below and in the what’s new article.

Stay tuned for the new Backbase Java products for JSF, Struts and Spring MVC, which will be launched in a couple of weeks.

Best regards,
Jouk Pleiter
CEO, Backbase

PS. still some spots left in the Ajax training for next Monday

For lightweight Ajax applications you can now implement event handlers for events that occur in the HTML DOM space. So there is no need to have the entire page parsed by the Backbase engine. You simple select a node with a CSS selector and define event handlers for specific events.

Read More on the BDN »

Client-side data binding has been improved in several areas. For example, it now supports hierarchical data structures, which have been used in the new databound Tree and Menu widgets: those use the hierarchical structure.

Read More on the BDN »

The chameleon skin has been redesigned: applications look even better now. See the what’s new article for screenshots. Several new widgets have been added, such as Stretch, Groupbox and Rich Text Editor. Many existing widgets now have icon support.

Read More on the BDN »

On April 4th we’ve previewed a Backbase-powered AIR application at the Adobe onAIR Tour in Amsterdam. AIR turns Backbase applications into desktop applications, with local storage and desktop integration.

Read More on the BDN »

To quickly create applications it’s useful to have a template to start with. The new sample layouts provide 6 different ways to start your application. They are modeled after common application layouts.

View the Sample Layouts »

Performance is always high on the agenda for every Ajax developer. In this new release we’ve optimized performance on all fronts: shorter load time, shorter render time and better runtime performance too.

Read More on the BDN »

The new Community License provides access to the full versions of the Backbase software, including the Java server products. This means you can use it for free on up to 2 server-CPUs per company.

Read the License FAQ »

Next week we still have a couple of spots left in our online Ajax training: we have a European session starting at 9.30am Central European time, and a US session starting at 8am Pacific Time (11am EST). Also check out the Backbase Enterprise Ajax training for May 5-7.

Click Here to Sign Up Today »

Backbase is an exhibitor at the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco, April 22-25. We have secured unlimited free Expo passes for Backbase community members, a $100 value. You can also get a $100 discount on the full conference price. Use the discount code websf08co56 to claim your discount.

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