ASP.NET AJAX framework puts the power of Ajax into the hands of web developers. ASP.NET AJAX, formerly called Atlas, is a new free framework from Microsoft designed to easily add Ajax features to ASP.NET applications. ASP.NET AJAX in Action is a fast, for example-rich tutorial designed for ASP.NET web developers and written by ASP.NET AJAX experts Alessandro "Garbin" Gallo, David Barkol, and Rama Krishna Vavilala. This book introduces Ajax application and ASP.NET AJAX technology. In this book, you'll discover how to use Microsoft Ajax Library Partial rendering with UpdatePanels techniques Advanced client and server Ajax Control Toolkit If you are a web developer who want to bring your web pages to life and to improve the user experience, this book is for you. With the help of Microsoft ASP.NET AJAX framework, Ajax development has never been easier and more intuitive for the client-script developers and ASP.NET developers the same.