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Project Management Framework JavaScript released

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 09:57:17 GMT

Sample diagrams created using Project Management Hyper Framework for JavaScript.

Add project management features to your JavaScript based applications.

DlhSoft Project Management Hyper Framework for JavaScript includes task management, scheduling, working time customization, critical path determination and a simple resource leveling algorithm. The components may be used both in HTML documents hosted by a browser and in Windows Store apps developed for Windows 8 or Windows RT (Modern UI apps based on WinRT).

Features

Core project management and scheduling services for JavaScript based applications.
Task indentation, start date, time, effort, completed effort, assignments and predecessor values.
Enumerate critical path items.
Automatically level resources by updating task information using a single LevelResources method call.
Obtain resource allocation information based on the managed task assignments.

About DlhSoft

DlhSoft is focused on building high quality and innovative solutions using Microsoft .NET and related technologies for customers worldwide. Their activity includes designing and developing general purpose software applications, components and tools, and customized software solutions upon request. One of the most important things they rely on is the continuous communication with customers; all the feedback they receive is very valuable to them.

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Project Management Framework for .NET released

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:30:06 GMT

Diagrams created with Project Management Framework for .NET.

Add project management features to your client-server .NET applications.

Project Management Framework for .NET includes task management and scheduling, time customization and simple resource leveling. The components may be accessed using C#, Visual Basic or any other .NET language. It also supports Microsoft Project XML data import and export with single line method calls.

Features

Provide project management and scheduling services for all types of .NET applications.
Includes managing task indentation, start date and time, effort, completed effort, assignments and predecessor values.
Enumerate critical path items.
Automatically level resources by updating task timing information using a single LevelResources method call.
Import and export data from and to Microsoft Project XML files.
Obtain resource allocation information based on the managed task assignments.
Extensibility is provided through exposed properties and type inheritance support.

About DlhSoft

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DlhSoft Gantt Chart adds Network Diagrams

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 11:07:00 GMT

Gantt charts created using DlhSoft Gantt Chart Hyper Library for HTML5.

Generate PERT based network diagrams based on task data.

DlhSoft Gantt Chart Hyper Library for HTML5 lets you display data that can be presented on a timeline. Build project management, resource planning, activity scheduling, item programming, execution planning, equipment rental, location sharing, assembly-line production and many other related types of applications. Developers may reference and configure the components within their local and Web applications using HTML and JavaScript. The components may also be used to develop Web parts within custom SharePoint based applications.

Updates in 5.1.0

New Load Chart and Network Diagram view controls.
Read-only and initialization support for ASP.NET MVC.
Drag start and end points separately when moving an entire bar.
Move any work that remains into a new task.
Display common WBS indexes including effort, duration, completed effort, completion percent, predecessor string definitions and baseline dates.
Filter tasks using new isHidden item property.
New and improved sample applications, including multi-view synchronization for splitters and scrolling.

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Solutions Schedule for WPF released

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 09:45:19 GMT

Sample schedule created using Solutions Schedule for WPF.

Resource scheduling, planning and Gantt style resource management.

Solutions Schedule for WPF is a control for managing information in Gantt style presentations that allow you to plan, schedule and optimize multiple resources over any period of time. Solutions Schedule for WPF is designed for every industry in which valuable resources, including people, machines and raw materials, need to be scheduled and planned.

Features

Handle thousands of activities, resources, constraints and reservations.
Build front ends in key areas of resource management, production scheduling and logistics management.
Fully Integrated with Visual Studio .NET, developers can work in their preferred language XAML, VB .NET or C#.
Offers an integrated data specific assembly, simplifying data connection processes.

About DBI Technologies

Incorporated in 1996, DBI Technologies is a commercial software development company that is focused on empowering Windows application developers with flexible and respected commercial component products and services. DBI provides creative solutions for its clients, incorporating leading edge Web technologies built on commercial component based architectures. DBI's component solutions are incorporated in many Fortune 1000 business support systems, as well as commercial ERP and CRM solutions.

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Gantt Chart Modern Library for WinRT released

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 09:44:53 GMT

Gantt Chart created with DlhSoft Gantt Chart Modern Library for WinRT.

Add interactive Gantt charts to your WinRT based Windows Store applications, targeting Windows 8 and Windows RT.

DlhSoft Gantt Chart Modern Library for WinRT includes resource scheduling controls with customizable look and feel, task dependency and drag and drop operations. The interactive Gantt and Scheduling controls can be used to display time-line data including tasks, appointments or other programmed activities for short or long periods of time. It is easy to use these components to build project management, resource planning, activity scheduling, item programming, execution planning, equipment rental, location sharing, assembly-line production and many other related types of applications.

Features

Interactive task hierarchy management and resource scheduling charts.
Task bars and dependency lines supporting drag and drop operations.
Time scales and zoom level customization.
Project baseline visualizations.
Rich user experience and customizable appearance.
Modern UI-style applications.
Windows 8 and RT deployment support.
Display hierarchical list of tasks using the GanttChartView control.
Fully customize item appearance, either for the entire chart or for individual entries.
Fully customize chart scales, zoom level and the working times of day.
Display estimation bars indicating baseline start and finish values.
Display resource lists with task assignments (multiple task bars per row) using the ScheduleChartView control.

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COM Tools released

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 10:55:28 GMT

A selection of controls provided by COM Tools.

ActiveX controls for modern Windows UI Design.

COM Tools is a commercial component software development product offering developers 9 royalty free modern ActiveX Windows UI controls. Including Calendar, Edit, Data, Menu, Navigation and general presentation controls.

Features

Create any style and format calendar presentation
A fully customizable Outlook style contact list control
A date edit, time and date picker control
A drop down calendar date selection control
A multi tier drop down menu add in control
A host container control with enhanced customization and presentation features
An Outlook style list menu control supporting multi columns as well other objects
No application is complete without a Tool Bar menu - multi-tier, with built in vertical and horizontal orientation support
Places icons in the system tray providing developers access to custom events when the icons are clicked

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RadiantQ Silverlight Gantt updated

Tue, 09 Oct 2012 09:09:59 GMT

Gantt chart created using RadiantQ Silverlight Gantt.

RadiantQ Gantt includes rich and interactive Gantt controls that were natively built for fast performance and a professional look and feel. It includes a very simple and intuitive programming model, flexible printing support, data binding, effort driven scheduling, progress tracking and localization. Ideal for visualizing a hierarchical-task list or a resource-utilization view. The following editions are available:

Updates in V4.0

Printing a Table and a Gantt chart on the same page, side by side.
Zoom out to fit the specific pages.
FlexyGantt.TaskTimeChanging event added for better control over updated task times as the end-user moves/resizes tasks in the chart.
Ability to bind to a single type that represents both a parent and child in a hierarchy.
Support for automatically adjusting the row height.
A new WorkingHoursBar added to help distinguish working time from non-working time.

About RadiantQ

RadiantQ is a privately held company that creates high quality .NET components. Their primary focus is developing and marketing rich and interactive Gantt components for the .NET development community.

Solutions Schedule for Silverlight updated

Thu, 27 Sep 2012 11:07:28 GMT

Scheduling application built using Solutions Schedule for Silverlight.

Solutions Schedule for Silverlight is a comprehensive control for managing and presenting enterprise information in Gantt style charts, for planning and scheduling multiple resources. It enables developers to create fully functional Resource Gantt, Planning and Scheduling solutions in minutes using Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 (and later).

Updates in 2.5

Full support for Model-View-ViewModel patterns and practices
Enhancements for project licensing
Fix for the before tooltips event
Performance improvement for large resource schedule plans

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DlhSoft Gantt Chart Library for ASP .NET released

Fri, 14 Sep 2012 19:15:44 GMT

Gantt chart sample.

Add interactive Gantt charts to your HTML5 Web applications.

DlhSoft Gantt Chart Web Library for ASP .NET contains resource scheduling controls with customizable look and feel, drag and drop operations and virtualization features. The controls may be used to display all types of data that can be presented on a timeline such as tasks, appointments or other programmed activities for short or long periods of time. It is easy to use these components to build project management, resource planning, activity scheduling, item programming, execution planning, equipment rental, location sharing, assembly-line production and many other related types of applications.

Updates in 5.0

Interactive Gantt chart based objects for viewing and editing task hierarchies and resource schedules.
Use HTML5, with SVG features, in-line.
Automatic post back handling on the server, optionally notifying the Web application on individual data changes received from the client-side.
Programmatically control task indentation, content, start and finish times, completion, assignment strings, predecessors, expansion values and resource content values.
Use customized Gantt chart scale headers (hours, days, weeks, months, quarters, years) or other user defined time scales.
Show or hide week days using the Visible{Week|Day}{Start|Finish} properties.
Visualize actual and baseline (estimated) task timing values in the same view.
Customize task and assignment bars, dependency lines and the general control user interface.
Present large collections of items on the client-side, using virtualization features.
Client-side extensibility is available using an easy to use JavaScript API.
Expand, close and update existing task values either from the data grid or from the Gantt Chart using drag and drop.

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Solutions Schedule for Silverlight released

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 12:18:08 GMT

Scheduling applicatin built using Solutions Schedule for Silverlight.

Interactive "Gantt" style drag and drop scheduling for Silverlight.

Features

Collections (Schedule Object, Resource List Items, Integrated XML Data Provider and Custom Edit Dialogue)
Drag and drop scheduling
Direct edit
Map area
Undo/redo history
Built-in printing
Time bar items
Custom time types
Custom context menu
Guide lines
Edit mode toolbar
Horizontal movement
Vertical movement
List guide
Auto scroll on drag
Navigation buttons
Schedule notes
Snap to guide lines
Dead zones
Data list view
Tree view structure
Column header definitions
Item cell definitions
Column sorting
Line item formatting
Custom time bar styles
Interactive time bars
Milestone markers
Time bar conflicts
Text in time bars
Time bar images
Time bar linking
Owner/user drawn time bars and titles

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Add Gantt Charts to your HTML5 applications.

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 09:46:00 GMT

Gantt charts created using DlhSoft Gantt Chart Hyper Library for HTML5.

View and edit project task hierarchies and resource schedules.

DlhSoft Gantt Chart Hyper Library for HTML5 lets you display data that can be presented on a timeline such as tasks, appointments or other programmed activities for short or long periods of time. Build project management, resource planning, activity scheduling, item programming, execution planning, equipment rental, location sharing, assembly-line production and many other related types of applications. Developers may reference and configure the components within their local and Web applications using HTML and JavaScript. The components may also be used to develop Web parts within custom SharePoint based applications.

Features

Interactive Gantt Chart based objects for viewing and editing project task hierarchies and resource schedules
Use HTML5 inline SVG features
Available as an easy to use JavaScript API with reference documentation
Initializing task indentation, content, start and finish date and times, completion, assignments strings, predecessors and expansion values, resource content values and bar tool tips
Customized Gantt Chart scale headers
Show or hide part of the Gantt Chart using the visible{Week|Day}{Start|Finish} properties
Custom scheduling
Visualize actual and baseline (estimated) task timing values for comparison in the same view
Fully customize task and allocation bars, dependency lines, tree node expanders and the general control user interface by using custom CSS classes
Print images representing the Gantt Chart
Present large collections of items using an optional virtualization feature
Expand and close tasks, or update existing task values using drag and drop operations
By default, data values (such as dates and times or the start day of week) are based on an invariant culture definition, but developers can customize the settings based on customer requirements
The standard Metro theme is used to present the user interface by default, but developers can customize the settings based on customer requirements (Aero theme is also supported as a built-in settings collection)

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MindFusion.Scheduling for WPF adds Virtualization

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 09:09:48 GMT

A scheduling appliction using MindFusion.Scheduling for WPF.

MindFusion.Scheduling for WPF provides a complete set of calendar and time-management features. It gives you access to scheduling features that would normally take months to develop including various views (month, week, etc), custom-typed events, in-place item editing, scrolling and a fully customizable style-based appearance.

Updates in V3.2

Virtualization of calendar and appointment visual elements
Delayed scrolling mode
Preserve original order of items when displaying collisions

About MindFusion Group

MindFusion Group products and services are based on the advanced technologies of industry leaders like Microsoft, Sun Microsystems and Macromedia as well as open-source products. The professionals working with the MindFusion Group specialise in different areas of application and web development, database design and management, systems and network integration. They utilize the available technologies to maximum extent to create manageable, cost-efficient and flexible software solutions.

RadiantQ jQuery Gantt released

Thu, 24 May 2012 15:06:52 GMT

A Gantt chart created using RadiantQ jQuery Gantt.

Add Gantt charts to your jQuery applications.

RadiantQ jQuery Gantt is a native HTML5/jQuery based, feature rich, Gantt component. It is a cross-platform implementation that works seamlessly in many browsers. Use it to visualize a project's hierarchical task list and to visualize resource utilization and allocation. A familiar jQuery based API makes it very easy to adopt in your applications and it can be used seamlessly with popular jQuery patterns and practices like KnockOut (KO).

Features

Rich Visualization - Use jQuery/HTML5 to create rich, customizable visualizations and interactive capabilities
Intuitive Data Binding - Easily bind any flat or hierarchical JSON list via simple binding
Task Editing - Edit tasks by dragging them or resizing them to the appropriate time span
Overlapped Tasks Support - Built-in support for overlapped tasks allows you to render overlapping tasks automatically
Interactive Timelines - Use hour, day, week, month or year based time line headers, or even specify custom headers spanning custom intervals
Culture Aware and Localizable - The control is fully culture aware with internal text easily localizable
Custom Range Background - Mark special days with a custom background color within the chart area
Special Days Support - Includes customizable special day markers to indicate deadlines

About RadiantQ

RadiantQ is a privately held company that produces high quality .NET based software components. Their primary goals are quality and service. RadiantQ's products are used by thousands of ISVs, corporations, educational, governmental and non-profit organizations in over 90 countries.

VARCHART JGantt adds new Property Editor

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 11:30:00 GMT

A Gantt chart created with VARCHART JGantt.

Easily edit all objects within your Gantt charts.

VARCHART JGantt is a Java component that allows the integration of Gantt charts within applications. Gantt charts display events, activities and their allocations over time. They are commonly used in project planning, production control and resource management. Data is turned into graphics to offer a clear, concise and detailed view of process flows.

Updates in 3.0

Property Editor - Each tab displays the current settings for all properties
Support of Mouse Wheel Events - The addMouseWheelListener method allows your application to react to mouse wheel events
Access to Hierarchy Elements - The getEntityInHierarchyAtPreorderIndex method allows your application to retrieve entities according to their pre-order
New Properties for Separation Line in SynchronizerPanel - SeparationLineColor and SeparationLineWidth are new properties that let you set the color and width of the separation line between two JGantt instances

About NETRONIC Software

NETRONIC Software develops high-performance charting software for visualizing data. The company was founded in 1975 in Aachen, Germany, and was one of the first enterprises to market software components for Gantt, network and tree charts. Versatility, extensive interactivity and easy integration into applications distinguish NETRONIC products. NETRONIC is one of the leading providers of visualization components with customers worldwide.

VARCHART XGantt patched

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 11:43:32 GMT

Hierarchical chart in VARCHART XGantt .NET.

VARCHART XGantt is a graphical charting software component for visualizing business activities. It offers clear, concise and detailed process flows, identification, tracking, scheduling and allocation of tasks and resources over time. Give your customers the ability to edit their data quickly and easily, while at the same time controlling which fields can be changed and which are 'read-only'.

The following editions are available:

Updates in V4.4 (Build 445)

Expanding groups using an API call did not work if all groups of the diagram had been collapsed before
In the ASP.NET edition, tool tip were positioned in the wrong way
Events VcTableColumnWidthChanging and VcTableColumnWidthChanged were missing in the ASP.NET edition
Horizontal grid lines were missing in hierarchies if at runtime an ActiveNodeFilter had been set and the hierarchy was switched off
Scheduling was incorrect if a time zone was not adapted to daylight saving time
Times in the AM/PM time format could not be edited
The visibility of links did not work properly
Moving several nodes by drag & drop did not work when the Ctrl key was pressed and nodes were selected by mouse
When visible links were switched between optimized and overlaid, performance problems could occur
An initialization error could occur when VARCHART XGantt was used with Microsoft Access 2010
Line grids in histograms could not be switched on at design time
Performance problems could occur when the width of table columns was modified
The event OnStatusLineText did not work with extended data structure, the text value remaining empty
When downsizing table columns the diagram could become inconsistent
Graphical elements sometimes left traces when scrolling the screen
In hierarchies, nodes could lose their selection marks
Links could appear or disappear when data was loaded or reset
Repeated reloads could lead to an unexpected error
In table formats wrong colors could occur in color gradients
In some cases, nodes could be moved although they were not supposed to
The number of table columns could not be retrieved at runtime

About NETRONIC Software

NETRONIC Software develops high-performance charting software for visualizing data. The company was founded in 1975 in Aachen, Germany, and was one of the first enterprises to market software components for Gantt, network and tree charts. Versatility, a high degree of interactivity and an easy integration into applications distinguish NETRONIC products. Its customers employ NETRONIC products worldwide. By visualizing their data, they make faster decisions, can display project contexts or schedule production processes. NETRONIC is one of the leading providers of visualization components.

MindFusion.Scheduling for Silverlight updated

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:09:00 GMT

A scheduling application built using MindFusion.Scheduling for Silverlight.

MindFusion.Scheduling for Silverlight combines rich time-management features with stylish appearance and ease of use. It is ideal for creating all types of time-tables, appointment-schedules and calendars. It features programmatic access to both schedule objects and calendar methods & properties along with numerous properties for customizing the appearance and behavior of every calendar view.

Updates in V3.1

Gantt chart controls added
Assemblies for Windows Phone 7
Support for culture-specific lists of holidays
Customizable resource headers

About MindFusion Group

MindFusion Group was founded 2001 in Bulgaria by providing outsourcing services to clients from all over the world. During 2003 MindFusion developed its first ActiveX diagramming control. MindFusion quickly became dedicated to the development of reusable software components focusing on software engineers from all over the world.

ComponentOne Scheduler for LightSwitch released

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:11:59 GMT

A schedule created with ComponentOne Scheduler for LightSwitch.

Ready-to-use LightSwitch screen that gives you a complete Outlook-style scheduling application.

ComponentOne Scheduler for LightSwitch lets you use LightSwitch to quickly and easily create an Outlook-style scheduling application. This extension comes complete with five built-in views, recurring appointments, reminders, labels, data binding, grouping and import/export capabilities. To use, simply add the Scheduler screen to your project and choose a data source.

Features

Complete Outlook-style Scheduling - Schedule one-time, all day, or recurring appointments with reminders, labels, and availability status just as in Microsoft Outlook. Stay organized with categories, resources, and contacts linked to each appointment.
Pre-built Ribbon Toolbars - Add button groups to your application; choose from Data (Print, Import, Export), View (Day, Work Week, Week, Month, Time Line), and Group.
Use Multiple Data Sources - In addition to selecting a primary data source for the screen (appointment information), Scheduler for LightSwitch provides placeholders to connect to secondary data sources for categories, contacts and resources. These tables don't need to be related; Scheduler for LightSwitch handles associations for you.
Import and Export Data - Save or load data in supported formats: XML or iCalendar.
Five Built-in Default Views - The Scheduler extension includes day, week, work week, month and time line built in default views. You can also create your own custom views.
Reminders - Scheduler can display reminder dialogs at specified times before an appointment occurs. Users have the option to dismiss one or more appointments, open the appointment or reset the reminder to appear again later (snooze).
Resource Grouping - Scheduler for LightSwitch lets you group appointments by contacts, resources or categories, to create a multi-column layout.
Time Line View - This view is useful when trying to see multiple groups at once to schedule a meeting. In this view the time is displayed horizontally and groups are arranged vertically, much like the 'Schedule' view in Microsoft Outlook.

About ComponentOne

ComponentOne provides a wide range of Microsoft Visual Studio components, IDE platform development tools and applications. This includes ComponentOne Studio Enterprise, which represents a broad and complete set of tools and solutions for Microsoft Windows, Web and Mobile application developers. ComponentOne has received numerous industry and user accolades including awards from SDTimes, The Code Project, TechWeb, Software Development Magazine, Visual Studio Magazine, Society for Technical Communication and SQL Server Magazine. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, ComponentOne is a privately held company with offices throughout the world.

Display SharePoint tasks in a Gantt Chart

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:22:16 GMT

Show task status in SharePoint.

Virto Gantt View helps users visualize their SharePoint tasks without the need for Microsoft Project.

Virto Gantt View Web Part is a simple and effective tool for displaying SharePoint tasks in a Gantt chart. It's an easy way to include resource planning in SharePoint applications without having to install a full blown project management application such as Microsoft Project. Virto Gantt View Web Part displays task data from SharePoint lists in a way that conveniently presents all the relevant information in a single view.

Features

Visualize tasks in a Table View or Gantt Chart View
Create, delete and edit tasks
Edit in-line without opening the task edit form
Supports summary and nested task milestones (indent and outdent)
Allows for group actions (delete, convert to indent/outdent)
Supports links between tasks (Finish-to-Start, Start-to-Start, Finish-to-Finish and Start-to-Finish)
Adjust splitter position (between two views from 0 to 99%)
Apply complex grid filtering
Customize filter expressions.
Attachment icons can be displayed
Set first day of week or number of weeks
Color coded status of tasks (red - overdue, yellow - in progress, green - completed)

About VirtoSoftware

VirtoSoftware designs and builds web parts for Microsoft SharePoint. Their comprehensive lineup of software and services enables information sharing, collaboration, workflow and administration for SharePoint users. More than 1,500 customers worldwide use their products.

Solutions Schedule .NET adds Time Zone features

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:41:42 GMT

Project Schedule created with Solutions Schedule for .NET.

Show different time zones and change the starting day of the week for the monthly view.

Solutions Schedule for .NET provides Windows developers with an advanced set of features for creating enterprise Asset Management and Multi-resource scheduling applications. Solutions Schedule can be used in ERP, CRM and many other enterprise applications. Solutions Schedule .NET delivers intuitive mouse driven scheduling and planning with Gantt-style project management features. Solutions Schedule .NET also includes map and scroll-to-date features to easily manage schedules of any size.

Updates in v5.0

Guideline Positions - Position guidelines in the schedule area.
Ruler Selection - Highlighting the time of a selected Time Bar in the time scale ruler.
Schedule Document - New method that returns the Print Document object for the schedule.
Edit Mode Toolbar - Displays a Toolbar with available Edit Modes at a specified location.
Current Time Offset - Allow the presentation of different time zones.
Day Month Offset - Allows developers to change the starting day of the week for the monthly view.
List Guide - Show the first column of the resource list within the schedule area.

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RadiantQ Gantt updated to V3.5

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:19:00 GMT

FlexyGantt Resource View in RadiantQ Silverlight Gantt.

RadiantQ Gantt is a rich and interactive Gantt control that was natively built in WPF/Silverlight for high performance and a professional look and feel. It includes a very simple and intuitive programming model, flexible printing support, data binding, effort driven scheduling, progress tracking and localization. RadiantQ Gantt is available in the following editions:

Updates in V3.5

Virtualized rendering supports a large number of task or resource rows
Overlapped task support in the FlexyGantt control
Ability to show dependency lines in the FlexyGantt control
Ability to bind a Gantt model to a FlexyGantt control
Drag and drop rows in FlexyGantt tables
Effort column now shows sum of all child efforts in summary row
Ability to export resource list when exporting to Project format

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Solutions Schedule for COM adds area notes

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 11:03:00 GMT

Displaying TimeBar appointments with Solutions Schedule for COM.

Version 11 includes a set of specific notes and images within the Gantt scheduling area.

Solutions Schedule for COM is a leading asset management and multi-resource scheduling component software for COM based IDE's. Solutions Schedule for COM includes built-in Gantt style drag-n-drop scheduling, Guide Line accuracy, TimeBar linking, conflict management, presentation styles like Silverlight and more. Solutions Schedule for COM includes royalty-free distribution, sample applications in Visual Basic and Visual FoxPro, compiled executables with direct double click access to the property inspector at run-time. Solutions Schedule for COM includes one year of technical support.

Updates in 11.0

Schedule Area Notes - set specific notes and representative note images within the Gantt scheduling area. Customize Note image, text presentation and location of the Note.
Tips on Schedule Area Notes - to present the text of the note to the user when the mouse hovers over a note.
Line Arrows - arrow images to denote that more time bars are out of the current view; in a previous view or in the next view forward.
Line Arrow Events - fire when a user clicks on an arrow allowing the developer to present and/or programmatically scroll to the next or previous time bar, or a time bar selected from a list, not visible in the schedule area within a schedule item. A great addition when wanting to indicate that there are other schedule commitments set in a schedule plan that are not in view. (similar to the more time bars functionality in Solutions Schedule for .NET)
Time Bar height definition - gets the height of the time bars in a schedule. Developers can cast a standard time bar height definition for an entire schedule plan.
Line height definition - gets the default line height of the resource list and schedule areas. Another tool in the scheduling toolbox for enhancing presentations of the Resource List and Gantt Schedule areas.
Time Bar Linking / Unlinking enhanced - a set of before linking events and enhanced unlinking methods have been added providing developers increased programmatic control when time bars are being linked or unlinked.

About DBI Technologies

Incorporated in 1996, DBI Technologies Inc. is a commercial software development company that is focused on empowering Windows application developers with the most flexible and respected commercial component products and services. DBI is recognized for its technical and pre-sales support for its customers working in any Microsoft development environment from Office to HTML. An industry leader in the implementation of component based application development, DBI provides creative solutions for its clients, incorporating leading edge Web technologies built on commercial component based architectures. DBI's Component::Solutions are incorporated in many Fortune 1000 business support systems, as well as commercial ERP and CRM solutions.

Aspose.Tasks for .NET updated to 3.9.2

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 12:28:42 GMT

A series of tasks displayed in Microsoft Project.

Aspose.Tasks for .NET is a non-graphical .NET Project management component that enables .NET applications to read, write and manage Project documents without utilizing Microsoft Project. With Aspose.Tasks for .NET you can read and change tasks, recurring tasks, resources, resource assignments, relations and calendars. Aspose.Tasks for .NET is a very mature product that offers stability and flexibility. As with all of the Aspose file management components, Aspose.Tasks for .NET works well with both WinForm and WebForm applications. Aspose.Tasks for .NET can also be bought as part of Aspose.Total for .NET.

Updates in V3.9.2

Read custom values (extended attributes) selected from a Lookup table from MS Project 2003 MPP files
Read a resource's cost tables from MS Project 2003/2007/2010 MPP files
Read a resource's availability from MS Project 2003/2007/2010 MPP files
Read a resource's assignment CostRateTable values from MS Project 2003/2007/2010 MPP files
Read NewTasksAreManual, UpdateManuallyScheduledTasksWhenEditingLinks and KeepTaskOnNearestWorkingTimeWhenMadeAutoScheduled properties from MS Project 2010 MPP files

About Aspose

Aspose is a leading vendor of .NET and Java development components, and rendering extensions for platforms such as Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services and JasperReports. Its core focus is to offer the most complete and powerful set of file management products available. Aspose products support some of the most popular file formats in business, including: Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations, PDF documents, Flash presentations and Project files. While its core focus is on file management products, Aspose's mission is to provide our customers with top quality products complemented by fast and reliable customer support. The company listens to its customers and produces a variety of solutions to meet the complex needs of its global audience.

VARCHART JGantt V2.51 updated

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 12:30:04 GMT

A Gantt chart created with VARCHART JGantt.

VARCHART JGantt is a component written in Java, that very easily lets you integrate Gantt charts into your application. Gantt charts display events, activities and their allocations over time. They are commonly used in project planning, production control and resource management. Data are turned into graphics to offer a clear, concise and detailed view of process flows.

Updates in V2.5.1 (Build 0006)

It is now possible to retrieve the number of entities in a hierarchy and to retrieve the entities according to the preOrder using the corresponding index
You can now switch off horizontal scrolling by mouse wheel in the table. For this, a new property was implemented: setInteractionWheelScrollingInTableEnabled(false);
Elimination of several bugs in the JGSynchronizerPanel

About NETRONIC Software

NETRONIC Software GmbH develops high-performance charting software for visualizing data. The company was founded in 1975 in Aachen, Germany, and was one of the first enterprises to market software components for Gantt, network and tree charts. Versatility, a high degree of interactivity and an easy integration into applications distinguish NETRONIC products. Its customers employ NETRONIC products worldwide. By visualizing their data, they make faster decisions, can display project contexts or schedule production processes. NETRONIC is one of the leading providers of visualization components.

VARCHART XGantt 4.4 (Build 0299) updated

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 12:26:00 GMT

Hierarchical chart in VARCHART XGantt .NET.

VARCHART XGantt is a graphical charting WinForms software component for visualizing critical business activities. It offers clear, concise and detailed process flows. Identification, tracking, scheduling and allocation of tasks and resources over time is also possible. You can create powerful and intuitive interactions that allow your customers to adapt the diagram without editing the data. VARCHART XGantt .NET Edition may be used for in-house applications as well as for products or applications to be sold to third parties.

The following editions are available:

Updates in V4.4 (Build 0299)

The scroll position of the horizontal scroll bar in the complete view did not match the Gantt views
Invoking reset (vcEmptyAllDataTables) after deleting a node would entail error no. 13
Summary bars were not generated if grouping and some layers were switched off after loading the data
Creating a histogram with calendar grid resulted in error no. 2, class 109
In drag&drop actions between two Gantt instances linked tables were not taken into account
Scrolling caused performance problems when the world view was open
Performance during the loading process of nodes was enhanced
An unexpected end of program could occur when creating a project file using the method SaveAsEx, or at runtime when the keys <alt> and <D> were pressed
Invoking reset (vcEmptyAllDataTables) after deleting nodes would result in Error no. 13, class 2203
The performance of the loading procedure was enhanced for tables containing a large number of columns
The property page "Tables" and the "about" box occasionally could not be opened when run on Windows 7
The histogram did not display curves as expected
FitHistogramsIntoView used to scale down the histogram area

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Gantt Chart Light Library patched to 4.1.6

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:03:14 GMT

A Gantt chart in DlhSoft Gantt Chart Light Library for Silverlight/WPF.

DlhSoft Gantt Chart Light Library for Silverlight/WPF contains Gantt Chart related Windows client components, such as task and resource based Gantt Chart controls. DlhSoft Gantt Chart Light Library for Silverlight 4/WPF 4 components feature increased runtime performance, standard appearance and behavior, customizable settings, task and dependency drag and drop operations, printing and exporting support, etc. Licensed components may be redistributed royalty-free within your applications. Source code is also available with a Business Plus license. By purchasing a single product license you may use both Silverlight and WPF available components.

Updates in 4.1.6

Internal updates to add support for disabling summary value aggregation, and for custom code injection on setting a new predecessor item during a drag and drop based dependency line creation event;
Several new sample applications: custom scales (numeric days, minute level), drag and drop (within task hierarchy), task recurrence, summary bars (displaying child item bars in the line of collapsed summary tasks), persistence (XML files, SQL Server database), and Microsoft Project XML file import.