Eclipse Unwraps RAP

The Eclipse Foundation is rolling out Eclipse Rich AJAX Platform 1.0,
a freely downloadable AJAX server for creating and deploying rich
Internet applications. RAP 1.0 is the first Asynchronous JavaScript
and XML platform that allows developers to create RIAs using the
Eclipse component model, based on the Open Services Gateway Initiative
standard. OSGi is a service-oriented, component-based environment
that promotes the interoperability of applications and services,
Eclipse officials said. Organizations using RAP are now able to
create AJAX applications and RIAs that are component-based and
integrate into existing enterprise systems. Innoopract, a longtime
Eclipse member, is the leader of the Eclipse AJAX Toolkit Framework.
From the announcement: "RAP 1.0 includes features well-suited for
enterprises that are building a large number of new applications
based on Ajax and RIA technologies. These features include: (1) The
ability to create and deploy RIA or RCP applications from the same
Java code base, allowing organizations the flexibility to create
browser-based RIA application or desktop-based rich client
applications. (2) Support for creating Ajax applications based on
the OSGi component model. (3) Java development tools that tightly
integrate with the Eclipse platform and allow developers to quickly
develop, test, debug and deploy RIA applications. (4) A complete set
of frameworks for creating Ajax applications that support scalable
user interfaces, complex widgets, databinding and loose coupling for
UI elements." More Information See also the announcement: Click Here