Written by a team of high-strength Microsoft MVPs, this book provides a comprehensive introduction to the ASP.NET AJAX features After a brief overview of the architecture and features of ASP.NET 2.0 AJAX, coverage then goes on to show developers how to build richer, more responsive dynamic Web sites and Web applications Dives into such topics as ASP.NET 2.0 AJAX user interface design issues, JavaScript enhancements with AJAX, how to use the UpdatePanel for implementing server-side controls, and XML scripting in AJAX Also offers an outline of ASP.NET 2.0 AJAXControl Toolkit, and discuss the implementation of drag and drop functions, databinding, debugging and security, ASP.NET services, and bridging and gadgets companion Web site provides the reader with a set of sample code