Recently, Microsoft released their ASP.NET AJAX Framework which allows developers to build AJAX applications more easily. ASP.NET AJAX consists of two pieces. 1.) Microsoft AJAX Library - contains a set of script files that provide common functions and an OO programming framework 2.) ASP.NET 2.0 AJAX Extensions - includes a set of server controls that allows developers to add AJAX functionality by dragging and dropping controls onto a page The following are...