One of the technologies that's brought ASP.Net into a new light is most definitely AJAX. With its rich-client capabilities it's gotten the browser set to be used as a portal for true business applications with rich user experiences:
ASP.NET AJAX is a free framework for quickly creating a new generation of more efficient, more interactive and highly-personalized Web experiences that work across all the most popular browsers.
With ASP.NET AJAX, you can:
- Create next-generation interfaces with reusable AJAX components.
- Enhance existing Web pages using powerful AJAX controls with support for all modern browsers.
- Continue using Visual Studio 2005 to take your ASP.NET 2.0 sites to the next level.
- Access remote services and data directly from the browser without writing a ton of complicated script.
- Enjoy the benefits of a free framework with technical support provided by Microsoft.
Nice to see the man-child of Scott Guthrie go fourth and become something...
Links
http://ajax.asp.net - official AJAX site
http://www.asp.net/learn/videos/default.aspx?tabid=63#ajax - Learn ASP.Net and AJAX videos
http://ajax.asp.net/downloads/default.aspx?tabid=47 - Download ASP.Net AJAX extensions, toolkit and documentation
Regards
Brian H. Madsen - CSharpZealot
Microsoft MVP Visual Developer ASP/ASP.Net
blog: http://www.msmvps.com/blogs/brianmadsen
site: http://www.csharpzealot.com
Microsoft SQL Server UG Perth - President
http://www.sqlserver.org.au