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Microsoft readies Atlas AJAX tooling

By the end of the year Microsoft plans to release a commercial-grade tool for building AJAX-style Web applications. Read more »

Gates admits IE failings, looks to AJAX

Microsoft's chairman promises to make up for lost time on IE development as Atlas launches with a production licence Read more »

Microsoft Web plan takes aim at Google

Microsoft plans to open access to MSN and its other public Web sites to let developers assemble new applications that build on those sites -- a technique used successfully at Google and other Web companies to promote their properties. Read more »

Microsoft offers development tools for Mac, Web

Even as its steers developers toward the forthcoming edition of Windows, Microsoft is building tools to write applications for the Mac OS and the Web. Read more »

Gates looks to expand view beyond Windows

Microsoft has long viewed the software world through Windows. Now, it's hoping to prove that it understands the growing popularity of Web technologies beyond its own operating system. Read more »

More than meets the eye in Microsoft plan

A little-known Microsoft project promises to bring advanced graphics to a broad range of devices and set up a potential showdown with Adobe Systems. Read more »

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Client-side programming with Atlas

In this column, we survey the Atlas architecture to get a better understanding of how you may use it in your development work. Read more »

Microsoft embraces AJAX with AJAX Extensions 1.0

Improving the user experience is a critical aspect of all Web applications. The AJAX movement shares this goal as it uses existing technologies to reduce the number of roundtrips between the browser and the Web server. Here's a closer look at this ASP.NET add-on, along with tips on how you can use it to enhance your ASP.NET applications. Read more »

AJAX and the Microsoft approach

Let's take a closer look at the AJAX revolution, including Microsoft's involvement and approach. Read more »

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