* ASP.NET 2.0 AJAX (formerly known as "Atlas") is Microsoft's Ajax tool for ASP.NET developers and this book covers the ASP.NET 2.0 AJAX final release-not a beta or preview
* Explains how to use the ASP.NET 2.0 AJAX features to create richer, more responsive dynamic Web sites
* Discusses the architecture of ASP.NET 2.0 AJAX, including the server-side ASP.NET 2.0 AJAX Extensions and the client-side Microsoft AJAX library and runtime
* Walks readers through examples for each feature element, demonstrating how the client and server interact to produce a better Web application
* Reviews such topics as client framework, script manager control, networking stack, application services, partial page updates, control extenders, client form elements, and client behaviors