Existing users, 
ICEfaces
complete AJAX development kit
Version: 1.0
Not really free
Feedback Type: Commentary
Contributed by: tombovo Monday, May 08 2006 @ 11:43 AM PDT
Product Platform: MacOSX
Used Product For: Have Not Tried
The description is very misleading on 2 big points. First, AJAX is Asynchronous JavaScript And XML--not a Java technology. This seems like a kit that connects server side Java to the client with AJAX. Second--and the big one--THIS IS NOT FREE. This is merely a "free" Demo.
Not really free - Ted Goddard
tombovo, you are absolutely correct that AJAX is not specifically a Java technology. What ICEfaces provides is a framework that lets Java developers easily create AJAX applications -- ICEfaces provides all the JavaScript and server-side infrastructure to make the AJAX application work.
ICEfaces really is free; The Community Edition is free for development and deployment. If you want professional support and a highly-scalable server, you should upgrade to the Enterprise Edition, but you can certainly develop and deploy a complete AJAX application with ICEfaces and Tomcat, all freely available.
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Monday, May 08 2006 @ 12:05 PM PDT