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Applying Ajax to Existing Web Framework

Takafumi Horiba
IT Specialist
Application Services Delivery - Chubu
IBM Japan Services Company Ltd.

Ajax (Asynchronous JavaScript + XML) is one of the web technologies used to implement Web 2.0. In this report, I will provide some points to consider when applying Ajax to an existing Web framework and suggest a solution.
I will introduce Web Application Components (WACs), produced by IBM Japan, as one example of a Web framework, and suggest session management design and utility usage on WACs.

Key Words & Phrases :
WACs, Ajax, web system, asynchronous communication, user interface

1. Introduction
   
   
2. Ajax Technology (outline)
   
   
3. WACs Architecture and development support tools
   3.1  Outline of WACs
   3.2  Lightweight framework
   3.3  Basic system function (System Utility)
   3.4  Development support tools
   
   
4. Problems for applying Ajax to WACs
   4.1  Session invalidation
   4.2  Share system utility
   
   
5. Solutions to problems
   5.1  Improving session invalidation (outline)
   5.2  Share system utility
   
   
6. Conclusion

[ PROVISION | No.55 ]