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DataMashups.com offers developers a new approach to develop web applications. The hosted service offers an integrated development environment to rapidly create mashups and web applications with limited or no need for server side code. The service is based on the open source AppliBuilder - a AJAX builder tool.
i.e Create mashups and web applications using our open source visual builder tool and integrated SQL.

AppliBuilder is a drag-and-drop visual mashup builder to create data integration applications using Ajax widgets and a variety of visual components. Using the power and convenience of AJAX, web components, and distributed data, AppliBuilder allows rich client applications to be developed faster than ever.

Developers can shift part of enterprise application development from complex server based applications, to more lightweight client-side applications using AppliBuilder. It provides tools for securing the client from unauthorized access to data as required, while allowing developers to quickly script necessary functionality including direct SQL access via client-side Javascript.

Application developers can sign up and use the free service once the service is launched . A paid premium service is also planned. Though only a demo version of the service is currently available.

Google donates OpenSource software development tool with all the AJAX fun in it, makes creating AJAX applications much easier. With Google Web Toolkit (Beta) , you can develop and debug your own AJAX applications in Java code using the Java development tools of your choice. When you deploy your application to production, the GWT compiler simply translates your Java application to browser-compliant JavaScript and HTML.

After Flex framework adobe launches new AJAX framework, Spry

The first release of the Spry framework is a preview of the data capabilities that enable designers to incorporate XML data into their HTML documents using HTML, CSS, and a minimal amount of JavaScript, without the need for refreshing the entire page. The Spry framework is HTML-centric, and easy to implement for users with basic knowledge of HTML, CSS and JavaScript. The framework was designed such that the markup is simple and the JavaScript is minimal. The Spry framework can be used by anyone who is authoring for the web in their tool of choice.