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Today Aptana announced Aptana Cloud Connect for Eclipse (v1.0), a free plugin for Eclipse-based IDEs that connects projects in Eclipse to Cloud hosting and related application life-cycle services. If you are creating Web applications using Java, PHP or Rails, the Aptana Cloud Connect plugin for Eclipse lets you get all the benefits of scalable, on-demand Cloud hosting, with the ease of full IDE integration. Aptana Cloud Connect (v1.0) lets you: Instantly create Java, PHP, MySQL, and Ruby on Rails servers atop Cloud hosting infrastructure Scale your web and database servers in the Cloud up or down anytime Deploy your local Java (.war), PHP or Rails projects to your remote server It also includes: Remote database tools for exploring, querying, and working with your remote d... (more)

Aptana RadRails 1.2 Release Adds Rails Deployment and Cloud Hosting Ease

Aptana RadRails 1.2 is now available. In addition to making it even easier to get your Rails environment set up and configured, for new and expert users alike this release makes deploying and updating your Rails apps to scalable servers via Aptana Cloud Connect as easy as a few clicks. >> Watch this 4 minute screencast. What's new in Aptana RadRails 1.2? Easier to get Rails set up and con... (more)

The Four "Quantum States" of AJAX

Uh oh! Here comes yet another technology buzzword. This time it’s “AJAX”. In addition to being a household cleaner, a character from Greek mythology, and the name of a European soccer club, AJAX is Asynchronous communication, JavaScript, and XML. These technologies, which are already present in your browser, make it possible to retrieve information without refreshing a ... (more)

A Simple Streaming AJAX App with OpenAjax Hub, TIBCO GI, and DWR 2.0

Follow along and implement the real-time streaming AJAX system in Figure 1 using two different AJAX toolkits and the OpenAjax Hub. Requirements The requirements for this solution are straightforward. For this application we need a ready-made data grid control that will display changes in prices to stocks when those changes occur. A nice-to-have would be visual indicators in the GUI that s... (more)

From Enriched HTML to Client/SOA: The Four Quantum States of AJAX

Today there is a spectrum of architectural approaches to AJAX solutions.  At the simple end of the spectrum HTML pages are becoming enriched with simple AJAX behaviors exemplified by the likes of Yahoo Maps, Google Suggest and a myriad of AJAX libraries and widgets that have been published.  However for more robust Rich Internet Applications (RIA) approaching the look, feel and behavior ... (more)