Template:Beta software Atlas is Microsoft's codename for a set of extensions to ASP.NET for implementing Ajax functionality.
Including both client-side and server-side components, Atlas allows the developer to create web applications in ASP.NET 2.0 (and to a limited extent in other environments) which can update data on the web page without a complete reload of the page (a "round trip" to the server). The key technology which enables this functionality is the XMLHttpRequest object, along with Javascript and DHTML. Atlas is currently provided as a Community Technology Preview (CTP).
Browser Support
Microsoft has historically had poor support for web standards [1] Microsoft Frontpage [2], although there have been some improvements with recent releases [3].
Currently, Atlas does not support the majority of modern Internet browsers [4], although it does support the vast majority or InterneΘΘΘΘΘΘΘΘΘΘΘΘΘΘΖζѓДЮʑʒɸt users by supporting the two most common browsers, Internet Explorer and Firefox [5]. Support for other browsers such as Safari and Opera may improve before the product is officially released. аабЃЃЃ
Name Change and Road Map
On September 11th 2006, Scott Guthrie, the General Manager in charge of the .NET platform, announced[6] that ATLAS would be renamed, and launched as three products towards the end of the year. The new products will be called the Microsoft AJAX Library, containing the front end javascript library, the ASP.NET 2.0 AJAX Extensions, containing the server-side .NET code, and ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit, containing shared source controls that can be used to "get the most value from the ASP.NET AJAX Extensions"
See also
External links
- Atlas
- Atlas At Last : ASP.NET Atlas Powers the AJAX-Style Sites You’ve Been Waiting For
- Microsoft Atlas Mini-Guide from SearchVB.com
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