11-11-2005, 10:28 AM
Quote:Google uses it, and Microsoft is pursuing it, so there's a lot of hype and hubbub surrounding AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML)...
...AJAX is the combined use of Javascript, dynamic HTML or DHTML, and asynchronous XML within Web content. Very simple uses of this technology range from simple interactive experiences within the normal page-based paradigm of HTML, to full Web-delivered applications that provide the interactivity of a desktop application, complete with menus, toolbars, etc...
full article: http://searchopensource.techtarget.com/o...75,00.html