Adobe, Opera and other 13 new members joined the OpenAjax initiative.
Created February 2006, OpenAjax is a collaboration among leading technology and software businesses to expand Ajax adoption and evolve tools and runtimes that will significantly reduce the development costs and skills required to incorporate Ajax Technology into Web Applications. Ajax (Asynchronous JavaScript + XML) is a fast-growing technology that businesses are incorporating into their external and internal Web sites to simplify the browsing experience, and make it easier for users to shop, work, plan, correspond and navigate online.
"Ajax has re-ignited the imagination and potential of applications on the web. It's critical that we come together as an industry and define tools and frameworks that integrate seamlessly with each other, and how developers work," said Todd Hay, director of platform marketing, Adobe. "Adobe is firmly committed to supporting developers in delivering these rich Internet applications, and has already released a number of open technologies for integrating Flash, Flex and Ajax. As part of OpenAjax, Adobe furthers its commitment to Ajax, making it easier to use for building rich Internet applications." -- Adobe
"The Opera browser enables AJAX to reach beyond the desktop to mobile phones, game consoles, set-top boxes, portable media players and other devices," said Scott Hedrick, EVP Devices, Opera Software ASA. "With Opera 9, we have introduced AJAX-based widgets and we are seeing an explosion of interest in the use of AJAX to create widgets and dynamic user interfaces for mobile phones and other devices. OpenAjax is an important initiative to encourage standardization and a vibrant AJAX developer community." -- Opera
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