Backbase introduced its Ajax 360 package this week, which provides AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) development capabilities for enterprises. AJAX is a popular technique for building rich Internet applications. Ajax 360 is intended to address concerns about AJAX, such as lack of best practices, poor development lifecycle integration and intellectual property violations. Included is Backbase's Enterprise Aj Backbase introduced its Ajax 360 package this week, which provides AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) development capabilities for enterprises.AJAX is a popular technique for building rich Internet applications. Ajax 360 is intended to address concerns about AJAX, such as lack of best practices, poor development lifecycle integration and intellectual property violations. Included is Backbase’s Enterprise Ajax Framework, which features capabilities for developing AJAX applications. Full support for browsers is featured. The framework supports third-party widgets such as Dojo and Google components. Also included in Ajax 360 are plugins enabling developers to utilize either the Adobe Dreamweaver or Eclipse IDEs. More than 250 widgets and functions are featured as well, along with server-side integration with Struts and JavaServer Faces. Other components of Ajax 360 are best practices and blueprints, professional services and round-the-clock support. The package costs $2,000 per developer for a perpetual license. A free “Community” edition also is offered. Technology Industry