1. By Gary Mandela December 26, 2006
AJAX Development By
Gary Mandela
December 26, 2006

2. Agenda
Introduction
Housekeeping info
Overview
Demo
Q&A

3. What is “Atlas”?
"Atlas" is the code name for a set of ASP.Net technologies used to add Ajax (Asynchronous JavaScript And XML) support to ASP.NET. It consists of a client-side script framework, server controls, and more. In other words, Atlas is Microsoft's implementation of Ajax. This new Web development technology from Microsoft integrates client script libraries with the ASP.NET 2.0 server-based development framework. In addition, "Atlas" offers you the same type of development platform for client-based Web pages that ASP.NET offers for server-based pages. And because "Atlas" is an extension of ASP.NET, it is fully integrated with server-based services. "Atlas" makes it possible to easily take advantage of AJAX techniques on the Web and enables you to create ASP.NET pages with a rich, responsive UI and server communication. However, "Atlas" isn’t just for ASP.NET. You can take advantage of the rich client framework to easily build client-centric Web applications that integrate with any backend data provider.

4. Features
“Atlas” enables you to take full advantage of the capabilities of the browser to deliver richer web experiences that work on any modern browser.
“Atlas” enables ASP.NET developers to enrich their web applications with incredible ease.
“Atlas” includes a rich client-side Javascript framework that enables easy creation and reuse of script components and rich client-side behaviors.
“Atlas” makes it super easy to consume services from ASP.NET, and to build composite applications from services on the programmable web.
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5. Resources The Official Microsoft ASP.NET AJAX Site
ASP.Net Developer Center
ASP.NET 2.0 CSS Friendly Control Adapters 1.0

6. Resources
Using Ajax.NET Pro in a SharePoint Web Part The article describes how to configure Ajax.NET Pro with SharePoint so that it can be used in Web Parts. Introduction to Anthem.NET How to do AJAX without writing any JavaScript. Magic AJAX: Applying AJAX to your existing Web Pages How to apply AJAX technologies to your web pages without replacing ASP.NET controls and/or writing JavaScript code. An Introduction to AJAX Techniques and Frameworks for ASP.NET This article introduces AJAX to ASP.NET developers implementing an example web page in different ways using ASP.NET Atlas, ASP.NET callbacks, Ajax.Net, Anthem.Net and MagicAjax.Net. Simple AJAX implementation for ASP.NET Web applications The article describes a simple approach of implementing AJAX functionality in ASP.NET web applications.