AJAX Enthusiasts Unite

Proponents of Asynchronous JavaScript and XML-style development have formed a group to advance their goals. The OpenAJAX Alliance attracted some influential individuals and corporations, including IBM and Zimbra. The collaborative effort wants to broaden the adoption of AJAX by concentrating on three primary goals: providing interoperability, and thus decreasing the risk of adoption; ensuring that AJAX solutions utilize open-source technology and obey open-source standards; and maintaining the Internet's open nature. As one might surmise after seeing how important "open" concepts are to the group, OpenAJAX Alliance is not trying to set itself forth as a dominant force. "We decided to keep it informal," said Coach Wei, chief technology officer of Del.icio.us") | Yahoo! My Web Technorati: Doug is a staff writer for murdok for the latest eBusiness news.