Re: SAM: Simple AJAX Mashup techniques

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On 2006/10/12, at 5:30 PM, Jim Whitehead wrote:

>
> http://www.inetword.com/mashup/SAM%20Spec.html
>
> From the specification:
>
> Ajax applications can reach a wider audience by overcoming facets  
> that make them appear isolated:
>
>    A.  Users must log into each Ajax application separately.
>    B.  Users must download and upload data to and from each Ajax  
> application. Applications do not inter-connect.
>    C.  Users often copy / paste content from Ajax applications into  
> other documents. Such copies often loose formatting fidelity and  
> look much different than they did in the source document.
>
> These issues and the technical skills required to work around them  
> may slow widespread use. This document recommends standards and  
> techniques to solve these problems. The recommendations make use of  
> proven standards, are easy to adopt, and support some of the most  
> difficult Ajax scenarios.
>
> -----------
>
> The SAM specification aims to improve interoperability among  
> "Office 2.0" style applications (Web-based productivity apps like  
> word processors, spreadsheets, presentations, and document  
> management). The specification makes a series of technical  
> recommendations to accomplish this improved interoperability. Many  
> of the recommendations involve the use of WebDAV.
>
> From a WebDAV standpoint, some of these recommendations can be  
> viewed as ways to improve WebDAV to make it more amenable to Web  
> 2.0 style applications.
>
> For more background, see also this press release:
> http://sharemethods.wordpress.com/2006/09/25/office-20-mash-up-demo- 
> and-simple-ajax-mashup-best-practice/
>
> - Jim

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