Learn how to give a richer, more interactive web experience for your users using ASP.NET Atlas, Microsoft's new framework for building Ajax-savvy web site. Better yet, Atlas-based web pages is standard, and even run cross-browser. Programming Atlas is not just another "drag and drop" ASP.NET 2.0 book, but dive into the technology that makes it work. You will learn to: Understanding the architecture of Atlas and the role played by conrols servers, such as ScriptManager and UpdatePanel controls Use core Atlas and extenders to build more interactive pages with text fields that autocomplete, user input is validated, controls that can be dragged and dropped, and much more Bind, display , and update data without causing the entire page to refresh and use the Atlas web services bridge to consume third parties outside your domain Microsoft Virtual Earth Entering into the application, use Atlas with Web Parts, and create a Windows Live Gadget Use Atlas with PHP and exploring non-Microsoft Ajax tools for ASP.NET