Backbase, The AJAX Company and the leading provider of enterprise software for creating AJAX-based Rich Internet Applications (RIAs), announced that it was named to the 2006 SD Times 100. An annual award, the SD Times 100 honors companies and organizations demonstrating the greatest innovation and leadership in the software development industry for the previous year. Winners are chosen by SD Times, an IT trade newspaper for software development managers. Backbase was recognized in the "Web Development" category.

“As AJAX became a requirement for Web development, Backbase was one of the first to launch products to make it easier," said David Rubinstein, SD Times Editor-in-Chief.

“The winners of this year’s SD Times 100 awards have demonstrated their leadership in shaping the software development industry. We took into account each nominee’s products and services, its reputation among development managers, and the new ideas it brought out. These select individuals and organizations are the ones we’ve identified as helping to move the art of development forward."

Today, many businesses see RIAs as part of creating a competitive edge. Choosing the right RIA development and deployment technology is a strategic business choice.

"AJAX development needs to mature beyond the ad-hoc development and JavaScript 'spaghetti' that leads to application maintenance nightmares," says Backbase co-founder and CEO Jouk Pleiter. "Early on we realized that AJAX development needed to be more structured to be widely accepted by enterprise developers. We created a robust AJAX Enterprise Framework that makes Ajax easier to use and AJAX developers more productive. Backbase’s selection on the SD Times 100 underscores the work we have done to make AJAX RIA development enterprise-ready."