Catalyst Development Corporation / Visual Studio 2010 (Controls & Components, Tools & Add-ins)

Twenty Internet communications components for Visual Studio. SocketTools .NET Edition is a collection of managed code classes, designed to simplify the integration of Internet functionality into applications built using the Visual Studio development platform. The SocketTools .NET Edition is ideal for the Visual Basic or C# developer who requires the ease of use and rapid development features of a component, without the complexities of the native socket classes and without requiring in-depth knowledge of how the various Internet protocols are implemented. SocketTools .NET includes nineteen class libraries and components which can be used to develop applications that meet a wide range of needs. Included are classes for uploading and downloading files, sending and retrieving email messages, remote command execution, terminal emulation and more.

.NET and ActiveX components to integrate file transfer functionality into your applications. File Transfer Control combines FTP and HTTP functionality into one component that supports both standard and secure connections. You can implement the standard protocols for sending and receiving files over the Internet and corporate intranets without using multiple controls or writing additional code to interface different components. File Transfer Control has no external dependencies on third-party libraries and can incorporates the standard SSL and TLS security protocols. Included with the package is a comprehensive on-line help file, technical reference and example programs.

.NET and ActiveX components to send and retrieve email messages. Internet Mail Control provides a comprehensive interface for sending, downloading and managing e-mail messages on a mail server. This single component supports both the Post Office Protocol (POP3) and Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP4) for accessing e-mail messages on a server, managing them remotely and downloading them to the local system. It also supports the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) for submitting e-mail messages for delivery, either directly to the recipient, or routed through a relay server.

Add secure internet communications to your .NET applications. SocketTools Secure .NET Edition is a collection of managed code classes, designed to simplify the integration of Internet functionality into applications built using the Visual Studio development platform. It is ideal for the Visual Basic or C# developer who requires the ease of use and rapid development features of a component, without the complexities of the native socket classes and without requiring in-depth knowledge of how the various Internet protocols are implemented. SocketTools Secure .NET includes nineteen class libraries and components. Included are classes for Domain Name Services (DNS), File Encoding and Compression, File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Finger Protocol, Gopher Protocol, Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP), Internet Message Access Protocol, Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME), Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP), Post Office Protocol (POP), Remote Access Services (RAS), Remote Command Protocol, Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), Telnet Protocol, Terminal Emulation, Time Protocol, Whois Protocol and Windows Sockets.

A comprehensive collection of .NET, Library and ActiveX Internet communications components. SocketTools Subscription includes over 800 functions and 35 components covering uploading and downloading files (FTP), sending and retrieving email (SMTP, POP3), remote command execution, terminal emulation, and more. SocketTools Subscription also includes support for industry standard Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Security Layer (TLS) protocols which are used to ensure that data exchanged between the local system and a remote host is secure and encrypted. The secure libraries and components implement protocols such as HTTPS, FTPS, SMTPS, POP3S, IMAPS and more. Your data is protected by industrial strength 128-bit encryption, with full support for client certificates. Using the included SocketWrench component you can also write your own, custom secure server applications. And there's no need for you to understand the details of certificate management, data encryption or how the security protocols work.

Libraries, ActiveX controls and .NET components for developing TCP/IP networking applications. SocketWrench includes components that simplify the task of developing TCP/IP networking applications using any of the available programming languages such as Visual Basic and C#. SocketWrench is ideal for the developer who requires the features and functionality of the native socket classes, without the inherent complexities and learning curve typically involved with network programming. The class provides a comprehensive interface that makes it easy to build both client and server applications, with full support for the TCP and UDP protocols as well as raw sockets.