Adding Ajax--New from O'Reilly

***For Immediate Release***

For more information, a review copy, cover art, or interview with 
the author, contact: 

Sara Peyton (707) 827-7118 or via email, peyton@oreilly.com

"Adding Ajax"--New from O'Reilly
Easy Ways to Rev Up Web Applications.

Sebastopol, CA--Do you know that you can add Ajax to an existing web 
application without redoing the whole thing? In her new book, "Adding Ajax" 
(O'Reilly US, $34.99)--Shelley Powers skillfully reveals the myriad advantages 
of adding Ajax to enhance, rather than replace, the way an application works.

This comprehensive Ajax resource shows developers how to extend existing 
applications rather than creating Rich Internet Applications. Shelley, a 
software developer/architect, also explains how developers can make their 
business-side applications--including web forms, server-side driven pages, 
and static content--livelier and more responsive.

Along with providing a wide-ranging overview of Ajax technologies, 
this book details:

-Ways to develop a strategy for changing your site before you code
-How to work with the XMLHttpRequest object
-Several important Ajax libraries, including Prototype, script.aculo.us, Rico, 
 MochiKit
-The Ajax interactive element--how to use events and event handlers that work 
 across browsers
-The concept of web page as space, including three popular approaches to 
 managing web space
-How to make data updates, including adding new data, deleting and making 
 updates, all from within a single page
-The effects Ajax has on the Web--breaking the back button, losing browser 
 history,dynamic effects that disappear when the page is refreshed, and more
-Advanced CSS effects, including drag-and-drop scroll bars, pagination, and 
 the use of SVG and the Canvas object
-Mashups--Ajax's ability to combine data from different web services in any 
 number of ways, directly in web pages 

For web developers who want to create more exciting and responsive interactive 
web applications but aren't sure how to do it, "Adding Ajax" gives the tips, 
tricks, and information needed to boost and improve speed, functionality, 
and usability.

Shelley Powers is an independent contractor, currently living in St. Louis, 
who specializes in technology architecture and software development.

Additional Resources:
For more information about the book, including table of contents, index, 
author bios, and cover graphic, see: 

http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596529369

Adding Ajax
Shelley Powers
ISBN: 0-596-52936-8, $34.99 USD
order@oreilly.com
1-800-998-9938
1-707-827-7000
http://www.oreilly.com
1005 Gravenstein Highway North
Sebastopol, CA 95472

About O'Reilly
O'Reilly Media spreads the knowledge of innovators through its books, 
online services, magazines, and conferences. Since 1978, O'Reilly Media 
has been a chronicler and catalyst of cutting-edge development, homing 
in on the technology trends that really matter and spurring their 
adoption by amplifying "faint signals" from the alpha geeks who are 
creating the future. An active participant in the technology community, 
the company has a long history of advocacy, meme-making, and evangelism.

# # #

O'Reilly is a registered trademark of O'Reilly Media, Inc. All other 
trademarks are the property of their respective owners.