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Introduction<br />

Thank you for purchasing <strong>Beginning</strong> <strong>Ajax</strong> with <strong>ASP</strong>.<strong>NET</strong>. We know that you have a lot of options when<br />

selecting a programming book and are glad that you have chosen ours. We’re sure you will be pleased<br />

with the relevant content and high quality you have come to expect from the Wrox Press line of books.<br />

<strong>Ajax</strong> is a set of technologies that will revolutionize the way that web-based applications are designed. It<br />

revolutionizes the way that applications are used, provides users a responsive application, and provides<br />

developers with the alternatives for building their applications. We believe that this book will meet your<br />

needs regarding programming <strong>Ajax</strong> on the <strong>ASP</strong>.<strong>NET</strong> platform.<br />

Who Is This Book For?<br />

People interested in this book will be developers who are working in the <strong>ASP</strong>.<strong>NET</strong> environment and are<br />

looking to create a more responsive and modern application using technologies that are very similar to<br />

the desktop methodologies. Developers who are looking to improve the user experience of their existing<br />

applications, develop new applications, develop internal line-of-business applications, and those who<br />

want to bulk up with the latest technology that developers all over the world are talking about will find<br />

what they are looking for here.<br />

This book is for programmers who use <strong>ASP</strong>.<strong>NET</strong> and are just starting to use <strong>Ajax</strong> technologies. This book<br />

will assist developers working on <strong>ASP</strong>.<strong>NET</strong>-based applications who want to improve their applications<br />

and skills, by providing a background in <strong>Ajax</strong> for them before delving into how to apply <strong>Ajax</strong> to their<br />

applications.<br />

What You Need to Use This Book<br />

To run the examples in this book, you will need the following items:<br />

❑ Visual Studio .<strong>NET</strong> 2005<br />

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Windows XP or Windows 2003 Server<br />

A modern web browser, such as the latest version of Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, or<br />

Apple’s Safari.<br />

<strong>Ajax</strong>.<strong>NET</strong> Pro addin—While not needed for all of the chapters, the chapters on <strong>Ajax</strong>.<strong>NET</strong> Pro<br />

will need the addin. For information on the addin, check out www.ajaxpro.info.<br />

Atlas addin—While not needed for all of the chapters, the chapters on Atlas will need the addin.<br />

For information regarding the addin and getting a copy, check out http://atlas.asp.net.

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