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Cometd and Bayeux in Grizzly - September 17, 2008

The Cometd framework and its Bayeux protocol is now supported starting with Grizzly 1.0.11 and GlassFish 9.1 b35. Jean-Francois Arcand's blogs about the gCometd implementation, how to enable it and describes a DOJO cometd enabled example.
http://weblogs.java.net/blog/jfarcand/archive/2007/02/gcometd_introdu_1.html

jMaki and Google Gears - September 17, 2008

Greg Murray gets you up and running with Google Gears, integrating it with other jMaki components as an extension.
http://weblogs.java.net/blog/gmurray71/archive/2007/06/jmaki_extension_1.html

Mashup Styles, Part 1: Server-Side Mashups - (Found September 17, 2008 )

This series examines some of the most common approaches, or styles, for doing mashups. Part 1 focuses on server-side mashups and discusses the major design considerations related to this mashup style.
http://java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/J2EE/mashup_1/index.html

Fish for a Flat-Screen TV - (Found September 17, 2008 )

Blog about GlassFish for a chance to win a 52-inch LCD HD TV. Contest runs May 1-June 15, 2007.
http://java.sun.com/javaee/community/campaigns/gftv-052007/welcome.jsp

Introducing the Java Pet Store 2.0 Application - (Found September 17, 2008 )

Work with the Java Pet Store 2.0 demo and the Java EE 5 platform to develop an Ajax-enabled Web 2.0 application that is user-driven, user-organized, and user-policed.
http://java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/J2EE/petstore/

Sun Web Developer Pack - (Found September 17, 2008 )

Simplify development of your Web 2.0 applications with this all-in-one download.
http://developers.sun.com/web/swdp/index.jsp

SDN Wins Jolt Award for Best WebsiteDeveloper Network - (Found September 17, 2008 )

The Sun Developer Network (SDN) won the 2007 Jolt award for best websitedeveloper network. Jolt calls SDN the 1 "indispensable site for developers." Read about the 17th Annual Jolt Awards.
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/03-22-2007/0004...

Adding Ajax to JavaServer Faces Technology With Dynamic Faces - (Found September 17, 2008 )

Learn how to use Dynamic Faces, included in the new Sun Web Developer Pack, to add first-class Ajax support to your JavaServer Faces technology-based application.
http://java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/J2EE/ajax_jsf/

NetBeans Sample Code for Ajax Books - (Found September 17, 2008 )

This java.net group is creating NetBeans sample code for existing Ajax-related books so that it's easier for developers to build and run the application described in the books.
https://ajaxnetbeans.dev.java.net/

Ajax interfaces in Java - (Found September 17, 2008 )

Ben Galbraith says that jMaki in the Sun Web Developer Pack "offers a compelling model for creating richcomponent-oriented Ajax interfaces in Java."
http://java.sys-con.com/read/357638.htm