An Java JDBC compliant driver that connects to a remote database via url (http) connection, communicating through a server-side script (.asp,.php,.jsf etc). Useful if you like to access locally (java, SQuirreL, eclipse) a database on your web site.
DOM translated Asynchronous XHTML lets you communicate with your server via AJAX, and recieve plain XHTML + scripts that are then translated to your DOM for easy insertion/substitution. What does this mean?: AJAX with no innerHTML and no cryptic XML!