ASP.NET AJAX makes its way to Linux via Java  A newly released
update to Mainsoft's Java EE software product promises to let
programmers use Microsoft's ASP.NET AJAX Web application
framework on Java-supported platforms outside of Microsoft
Windows, including Linux and Mac OS X.  Mainsoft's original
claim to fame is its technology that allows programmers to run
.NET code on the Java platform. The company reportedly invested
$14 million in research to unchain Microsoft's approach to AJAX
from .NET and Windows, letting it become a true full-fledged,
cross platform that can be used with any Java Virtual Machine.
"Version 2.2 incorporates numerous performance enhancements
developed over the past five years to ensure ported applications
perform and scale as well on the Java VM as the original
application performs on .NET," Mainsoft Vice President of
technology Eyal Eliahu Alaluf said in a statement this morning.
"Today, any developer who can build a well-structured .NET
application, and is knowledgeable about how