A very important PDF "Asynchronous Ajax for revolutionary web applications" from SUN web site.
http://developers.sun.com/learning/javaoneonline/2008/pdf/TS-5250.pdf
ASYNCHRONOUS AJAX FOR REVOLUTIONARY WEB APPLICATIONS
Jeanfrancois Arcand Ted Goddard, Ph.D. TS-5250
Join the Asynchronous Web Revolution!
Easily develop multi-user collaboration features in
NetBeans with Ajax Push and Comet using Dojo,
DWR, or ICEfaces.
Deploy and scale on Jetty, Tomcat,
or GlassFish™ project.
Agenda
Web2.0™
Multi-user Ajax Demo
Asynchronous HTTP on the Wire
Asynchronous HTTP and the Server
Developing Asynchronous Applications
Conclusion
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Including something about Comet, some solutions, Servlet 3.0 and so on, to more details, you could download the attachment or visit the URL above.