What are the new features of ASP.NET AJAX 4.0?

ASP.NET 4.0 AJAX includes several new features that provide more functionality to a user. These features are as follows:

•     Support for live data binding.

•     Support for client-side template rendering.

•     Support for declarative instantiation of client components.

•     Support for using the observer pattern on JavaScript objects and arrays.

•     Support for invoking ADO.NET data services and data contexts.

•     Support for the DataView control.