IBM is leading, but apparently not controlling, a bold initiative known as "Open AJAX" that brings this open-source application development approach to the forefront of the worldwide i-technology industry.
The Open AJAX initiative does not have a centralized structure or website, but is rather an idea that is being formally backed by BEA, Borland, the Dojo Foundation, the Eclipse Foundation, Laszlo Systems, Mozilla Corporation, Novell, Openwave Systems, Oracle, Red Hat, Yahoo, Zend and Zimbra. A spokesperson for one of the major backers said that Google will also be backing this initiative.
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The initiative arose from about six months of "discussions, meetings at conferences, and wikis" according to David Boloker (pictured), IBM Software Group's CTO of Emerging Internet Technologies. Boloker was acknowledged as a key voice and driver of this initiative by executives from several other companies involved, with one exec describing him as "the real thing" in his commitment to open-source development and its potential as a legitimate enterprise IT application development approach.
Boloker reminded us that "IBM has been working in this space for many, many years," and made the observation that over the years "we've seen the Web moving from a publishing paradigm to an e-business paradigm (and now) to an AJAX paradigm."
IBM's official release states that this initiative aims to "drive collaboration (to) simplify the browsing experience, and make it easier for users to shop, work, plan, correspond and navigate online." Executives at several Open AJAX backers agreed, telling us that development of powerful Web 2.0 applications that offer ease-of-use are a key goal of this effort. They also agreed that developers seeking to learn about Open AJAX will have multiple entry points, that they should contact any or all of the initiative's backers to learn what they need to learn specifically about it.
The coalition members say they "intend to promote Ajax's promise of universal compatibility with any computer device, application, desktop or operating system, and easy incorporation into new and existing software programs." They pointed out a number of key capabilities that AJAX provides, including:
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j j wrote: IBM is taking
the lead role in rolling
out an 'Open AJAX'
initiative that seems
sure to add significant
momentum to recent
grassroots efforts to
bring Asynchronous
JavaScript and XML, or
AJAX, application
development to the
forefront of the
i-technology universe.
Open source organizations
such as Eclipse and
Mozilla are backing the
initiative, as are a
suite of companies that
each bring something
unique to this effort.
j j wrote: IBM is taking
the lead role in rolling
out an 'Open AJAX'
initiative that seems
sure to add significant
momentum to recent
grassroots efforts to
bring Asynchronous
JavaScript and XML, or
AJAX, application
development to the
forefront of the
i-technology universe.
Open source organizations
such as Eclipse and
Mozilla are backing the
initiative, as are a
suite of companies that
each bring something
unique to this effort.
j j wrote: IBM is taking
the lead role in rolling
out an 'Open AJAX'
initiative that seems
sure to add significant
momentum to recent
grassroots efforts to
bring Asynchronous
JavaScript and XML, or
AJAX, application
development to the
forefront of the
i-technology universe.
Open source organizations
such as Eclipse and
Mozilla are backing the
initiative, as are a
suite of companies that
each bring something
unique to this effort.
j j wrote: IBM is taking
the lead role in rolling
out an 'Open AJAX'
initiative that seems
sure to add significant
momentum to recent
grassroots efforts to
bring Asynchronous
JavaScript and XML, or
AJAX, application
development to the
forefront of the
i-technology universe.
Open source organizations
such as Eclipse and
Mozilla are backing the
initiative, as are a
suite of companies that
each bring something
unique to this effort.
AJAXWorld News Desk
wrote: IBM is taking the
lead role in rolling out
an 'Open AJAX' initiative
that seems sure to add
significant momentum to
recent grassroots efforts
to bring Asynchronous
JavaScript and XML, or
AJAX, application
development to the
forefront of the
i-technology universe.
Open source organizations
such as Eclipse and
Mozilla are backing the
initiative, as are a
suite of companies that
each bring something
unique to this effort.
AJAXWorld News Desk
wrote: IBM is taking the
lead role in rolling out
an 'Open AJAX' initiative
that seems sure to add
significant momentum to
recent grassroots efforts
to bring Asynchronous
JavaScript and XML, or
AJAX, application
development to the
forefront of the
i-technology universe.
Open source organizations
such as Eclipse and
Mozilla are backing the
initiative, as are a
suite of companies that
each bring something
unique to this effort.
SYS-CON Brazil News Desk
wrote: IBM is taking the
lead role in rolling out
an 'Open AJAX' initiative
that seems sure to add
significant momentum to
recent grassroots efforts
to bring Asynchronous
JavaScript and XML, or
AJAX, application
development to the
forefront of the
i-technology universe.
Open source organizations
such as Eclipse and
Mozilla are backing the
initiative, as are a
suite of companies that
each bring something
unique to this effort.
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Desk wrote: IBM is taking
the lead role in rolling
out an 'Open AJAX'
initiative that seems
sure to add significant
momentum to recent
grassroots efforts to
bring Asynchronous
JavaScript and XML, or
AJAX, application
development to the
forefront of the
i-technology universe.
Open source organizations
such as Eclipse and
Mozilla are backing the
initiative, as are a
suite of companies that
each bring something
unique to this effort.
SYS-CON Italy News Desk
wrote: IBM is taking the
lead role in rolling out
an 'Open AJAX' initiative
that seems sure to add
significant momentum to
recent grassroots efforts
to bring Asynchronous
JavaScript and XML, or
AJAX, application
development to the
forefront of the
i-technology universe.
Open source organizations
such as Eclipse and
Mozilla are backing the
initiative, as are a
suite of companies that
each bring something
unique to this effort.
AJAXWorld News Desk
wrote: IBM is taking the
lead role in rolling out
an 'Open AJAX' initiative
that seems sure to add
significant momentum to
recent grassroots efforts
to bring Asynchronous
JavaScript and XML, or
AJAX, application
development to the
forefront of the
i-technology universe.
Open source organizations
such as Eclipse and
Mozilla are backing the
initiative, as are a
suite of companies that
each bring something
unique to this effort.
AJAXWorld News Desk
wrote: IBM is taking the
lead role in rolling out
an 'Open AJAX' initiative
that seems sure to add
significant momentum to
recent grassroots efforts
to bring Asynchronous
JavaScript and XML, or
AJAX, application
development to the
forefront of the
i-technology universe.
Open source organizations
such as Eclipse and
Mozilla are backing the
initiative, as are a
suite of companies that
each bring something
unique to this effort.
AJAXWorld News Desk
wrote: IBM is taking the
lead role in rolling out
an 'Open AJAX' initiative
that seems sure to add
significant momentum to
recent grassroots efforts
to bring Asynchronous
JavaScript and XML, or
AJAX, application
development to the
forefront of the
i-technology universe.
Open source organizations
such as Eclipse and
Mozilla are backing the
initiative, as are a
suite of companies that
each bring something
unique to this effort.
AJAXWorld News Desk
wrote: IBM is taking the
lead role in rolling out
an 'Open AJAX' initiative
that seems sure to add
significant momentum to
recent grassroots efforts
to bring Asynchronous
JavaScript and XML, or
AJAX, application
development to the
forefront of the
i-technology universe.
Open source organizations
such as Eclipse and
Mozilla are backing the
initiative, as are a
suite of companies that
each bring something
unique to this effort.
SYS-CON Australia News
Desk wrote: IBM is taking
the lead role in rolling
out an 'Open AJAX'
initiative that seems
sure to add significant
momentum to recent
grassroots efforts to
bring Asynchronous
JavaScript and XML, or
AJAX, application
development to the
forefront of the
i-technology universe.
Open source organizations
such as Eclipse and
Mozilla are backing the
initiative, as are a
suite of companies that
each bring something
unique to this effort.
Enterprise Open Source
News Desk wrote: IBM is
taking the lead role in
rolling out an 'Open
AJAX' initiative that
seems sure to add
significant momentum to
recent grassroots efforts
to bring Asynchronous
JavaScript and XML, or
AJAX, application
development to the
forefront of the
i-technology universe.
Open source organizations
such as Eclipse and
Mozilla are backing the
initiative, as are a
suite of companies that
each bring something
unique to this effort.
AJAXWorld News Desk
wrote: IBM is taking the
lead role in rolling out
an 'Open AJAX' initiative
that seems sure to add
significant momentum to
recent grassroots efforts
to bring Asynchronous
JavaScript and XML, or
AJAX, application
development to the
forefront of the
i-technology universe.
Open source organizations
such as Eclipse and
Mozilla are backing the
initiative, as are a
suite of companies that
each bring something
unique to this effort.
AJAXWorld News Desk
wrote: IBM is taking the
lead role in rolling out
an 'Open AJAX' initiative
that seems sure to add
significant momentum to
recent grassroots efforts
to bring Asynchronous
JavaScript and XML, or
AJAX, application
development to the
forefront of the
i-technology universe.
Open source organizations
such as Eclipse and
Mozilla are backing the
initiative, as are a
suite of companies that
each bring something
unique to this effort.
AJAX News Desk wrote: IBM
is taking the lead role
in rolling out an 'Open
AJAX' initiative that
seems sure to add
significant momentum to
recent grassroots efforts
to bring Asynchronous
JavaScript and XML, or
AJAX, application
development to the
forefront of the
i-technology universe.
Open source organizations
such as Eclipse and
Mozilla are backing the
initiative, as are a
suite of companies that
each bring something
unique to this effort.
At Java One this week Sun
has been selling its year
-old-but-still-upcoming -
and definitely
late-to-the-party - Adobe
AIR- and Microsoft
Silverlight-competitive
JavaFX Rich Client
environment as a
potential
revenue-generator capable
of putting ads on mobile
applications and JavaF
Software Research has
announced the
availability of major new
specialized commands in
its Patented eValid
Website Test & Analysis
Suite. eValid has
introduced a set of AJAX
Playback Synchronization
on DOM Element commands
that provide direct
control of test script
playback synchr
Xceed launched Xceed
Upload for Silverlight,
the commercial offering
in support of Microsoft's
promising new Silverlight
technology. The product
is available now for
purchase or as a fully
functional 45-day trial
on Xceed's website. Xceed
Upload for Silverlight
lets developers ad
Sun Microsystems
announced it has entered
into a multi-year
agreement with On2
Technologies to add
comprehensive video
capabilities, using On2
Technologies TrueMotion
video codecs, to Sun's
JavaFX, a family of
products for creating
Rich Internet
Applications (RIAs) with
immersive
According to Sean Walsh,
President and CEO of
Skyway Software, 'Our
Skyway Community is
thriving and our members
are very talented. We
truly look forward to
their RIAs submittals and
Skyway Builder extensions
and are excited that all
of the contributions will
benefit the entire S
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Read Sun's Take on "Open AJAX"– 
At Java One this week Sun
has been selling its year
-old-but-still-upcoming -
and definitely
late-to-the-party - Adobe
AIR- and Microsoft
Silverlight-competitive
JavaFX Rich Client
environment as a
potential
revenue-generator capable
of putting ads on mobile
applications and JavaF
Software Research has
announced the
availability of major new
specialized commands in
its Patented eValid
Website Test & Analysis
Suite. eValid has
introduced a set of AJAX
Playback Synchronization
on DOM Element commands
that provide direct
control of test script
playback synchr
According to Sean Walsh,
President and CEO of
Skyway Software, 'Our
Skyway Community is
thriving and our members
are very talented. We
truly look forward to
their RIAs submittals and
Skyway Builder extensions
and are excited that all
of the contributions will
benefit the entire S
