Web technologies on the move; enhanced dynamicity for web applications

Abstract

Business, commerce, marketing, education, research, science, any form of divulgation of infonnation and communication ... the way forward in today's world is only across the World Wide Web. It has taken the world by storm and revolutionised the way people access information as well as the way society interacts, communicates and functions. In this respect, web developers are continuously looking at ways of optimising individual users' experience emphasising on efficiency, effectiveness and performance of the applications and services being made use of; hence the emergence of new technologies such as AJAX. Dynamicity, interactivity, fluidity and flexibility are among the key words featuring in this paper which will explore some of the benefits as well as limitations of using this emerging technology for a number of applications running over the web. It will also discuss the possible application of AJAX for educational services to higher education students in the area of plagiarism prevention by enhancing the application's usability and interactivity over the web.