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Java Experts At TheServerSide Java Symposium Predict AJAX Will Be Huge

Tangosol CEO Says Focus Will Go Back To The Desktop
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March 24, 2006 03:00 PM EST
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Cameron Purdy, CEO of Tangosol, said he believes "a lot of focus will go back to the desktop; there's quite a battle brewing for the desktop." Moreover, "Microsoft sees fit to update IE, which will break all these Ajax apps," he joked.

In addition, Purdy predicted "a schism ... someone's going to open up access to the control of Java." However, he added that, "Sun has been an incredible steward for Java. For all their faults, I don't think any other company could do what they did. Sun has planted a very broad garden and as an industry we can profit from it."

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AJAX News Desk 03/24/06 04:19:35 PM EST

Ajax (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) was the rage at TheServerSide Java Symposium in Las Vegas, as keynoters and panelist offered predictions and expectations for the future of development on the Java platform. James Strachan, chief architect and co-founder of LogicBlaze, said, 'Ajax is going to make a huge difference on how we build Web apps. Ajax and POJOs (plain old java objects) are the two biggies for building Web apps.'
JDJ News Desk 03/24/06 04:11:12 PM EST

Ajax (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) was the rage at TheServerSide Java Symposium in Las Vegas, as keynoters and panelist offered predictions and expectations for the future of development on the Java platform. James Strachan, chief architect and co-founder of LogicBlaze, said, 'Ajax is going to make a huge difference on how we build Web apps. Ajax and POJOs (plain old java objects) are the two biggies for building Web apps.'