Adobe Systems has released <A HREF="http://www.publish.com/article2/0,1895,1960787,00.asp">the Spry Framework for AJAX</A> to extend the Adobe Engagement Platform and accelerate the development of engaging experiences. The Spry Framework for AJAX is a JavaScript library that Web designers can use to build additional functionality in their Web pages for a richer end-user experience, the company said. Spry is HTML-centric, so it enables Web designers to use their existing skills to design rich pages with Asynchronous JavaScript and XML without having to learn new languages or adopt a full programming model. Adobe officials said the Spry framework is targeted specifically at Web designers and the Web design community's need for a lightweight framework.