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AJAX Performance Measured

This article shows there's also a huge payoff in bandwidth requirements
By Maria Winslow
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May 20, 2006 12:15 PM EDT
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AJAX Performance, Measured

The latest buzzword in web design is AJAX, or Asynchronous Javascript and XML.  New sites like http://flickr.com manage to provide the interactivity of a desktop-based application in a web page, while using only the javascript that's been in web browsers for some time now.  While many people are aware that this style of design can create a big improvement in the usability and basic viability of web-based applications, this article shows there's also a huge payoff in bandwidth requirements, which means a more responsive application and more capacity.

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Maria Winslow is the author of The Practical Manager's Guide to Open Source, available at http://www.lulu.com/practicalGuide and can be contacted at maria.winslow@windows-linux.com.

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Enterprise Open Source Magazine News Desk 05/20/06 12:13:45 PM EDT

The latest buzzword in web design is AJAX, or Asynchronous Javascript and XML. New sites like http://flickr.com manage to provide the interactivity of a desktop-based application in a web page, while using only the javascript that's been in web browsers for some time now. While many people are aware that this style of design can create a big improvement in the usability and basic viability of web-based applications, this article shows there's also a huge payoff in bandwidth requirements, which means a more responsive application and more capacity.
SYS-CON Australia News Desk 02/19/06 05:29:49 PM EST

The latest buzzword in web design is AJAX, or Asynchronous Javascript and XML. New sites like http://flickr.com manage to provide the interactivity of a desktop-based application in a web page, while using only the javascript that's been in web browsers for some time now. While many people are aware that this style of design can create a big improvement in the usability and basic viability of web-based applications, this article shows there's also a huge payoff in bandwidth requirements, which means a more responsive application and more capacity.