* Dr. Internet columnist Steve Blass compares Google Web Toolkit with AJAX * Help Desk columnist Ron Nutter discusses the need for a backup T-1
* Comparing Google Web Toolkit with AJAX
By Steve Blass
Q: How does the Yahoo User Interface Library compare with the Google Web Toolkit for creating Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) Web pages and applications?
A: The Yahoo User Interface Library (YUI) is a collection of JavaScript utilities and controls, licensed under BSD, for constructing HTML pages. The Google Web Toolkit (GWT) is a Java development framework, with open source and proprietary binary components, for generating Web pages containing HTML and JavaScript.
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* Is a backup T-1 worth the cost?
By Ron Nutter
Q: My company went to a fractional DS3 several years ago. Recently a prospective vendor came by to give us a competitive quote for consideration when the contract for our existing service comes up for renewal. After reviewing our current setup, the vendor also suggested the installation of a backup T-1 to be implemented when our DS-3 service is out of service for any reason. My question: Do we really need this and how useful would it be?
A: How much you need a T-1 backup depends on several things. First, how often have you have problems with your DS-3 since installation? If you haven’t had a lot of problems, then a T-1 backup may not be worth much. You also need to look at how long you can afford to be without internet access and what “costs” there are to your company to be without internet access, being able to send/receive e-mail, etc. Those costs could make a backup worth it. Another question to consider is will just a T-1 for backup use be sufficient when you are used to a fractional DS-3?
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