Sapphire Solutions have been specialising in the mobile application market for over 10 years. Having worked with many well known clients, you can be assured of the highest quality in developing your application.
Improve the functionality of your applications to your clients by incorporating our ready to use development utilities. All our utilities are designed to work with eVB, VB.NET and C# with a wide range of supported devices.
.NET Components and .NET Controls
What is a .NET component? .NET components are pre-built pieces of software that you can re-use within the Microsoft .NET Framework (pronounced dot net framework) to help you create your application faster and hopefully with fewer bugs. By re-using .NET software components you not only save time and money, but you also get the opportunity to use other people's expertise and knowledge that will give your app extra functionality and features - fast. In this filtered view of our product catalog you will only find .NET compatible products, these products include both .NET Components and .NET Controls as .NET downloads for you to try and buy.
What is a .NET Control? A .NET Control has a visual aspect and can be used on a form or Web page to control the behavior of the user interface, so the user of the app can use a .NET UI Control to: enter data, click on a button, select from items displayed on a drop down list, draw a chart or graph based on data that they have entered into a .NET datagrid control etc.
What is the difference between a .NET Component and a .NET Control?
A .NET Component does not always have to have a visual interface, for example a .NET Component could work behind the scenes on a server and be used to calculate the tax due on an invoice for goods sold to a customer or to create a PDF version of that invoice and then email it to the customer's email address. .NET Controls are User Interface (UI) controls and they are a subset of .NET Components and as such all .NET Controls are therefore .NET Components, however, the reverse is not true, a .NET Component is not also a .NET Control, as a .NET Component does not have to have a visual or visible interface and it does not have to appear on a Windows form, Web Form or Web page as part of the UI.
In this .NET Components marketplace you will find both .NET Controls and .NET Components - available as commercial grade, quality .NET software component products. You will find ASP.NET controls that you can use as an ASP.NET developer for your latest Web site or Intranet project, VB controls for your Visual Basic app and there are numerous VB .NET control products listed here as VB.NET Controls. If you are a C# developer looking for a C# component or C# controls you will also find a wide selection of C# .NET controls, C# .NET component products and .NET custom control products that will meet your needs.
The range of .NET Component and .NET Control products includes: .NET WinForm Controls, ASP.NET Controls, ASP.NET AJAX Controls, .NET Class Components or .NET Class Libraries, .NET Web Services, .NET Compact Framework (.NET CF) products for mobile & hand-held device apps, .NET LINQ Classes for data access, WPF Controls or Windows Presentation Foundation Controls and Silverlight Controls for the latest .NET Framework 3.0, 3.5 and 4.0 environments. Finally you will also find a special form of ASP.NET server control that can be used inside SharePoint, these are called Web Part Controls.
Our .NET component product range will give you a choice of controls for .NET, whether you are using them as a control in C# or as VB NET controls for your next VB project or in any other .NET development language or .NET based IDE that supports the use of .NET software components. There are well over 1,000 commercial grade, high quality .NET component based products available in this .NET component product gallery that you can search for, compare, download, review, try and buy!
The complete set of Sapphire Solutions eVB, VB.NET and C# Development Utilities. Sapphire Suite package contains the latest version of Sapphire Solutions released utilities: Sapphire RAS Utility, Sapphire FTP Utility, Sapphire GZip, Sapphire Encrypt, Sapphire IrDA, Sapphire Buttons, Sapphire IMEI, Sapphire Battery. Windows Mobile 6 platform (WM 6.0) compatible.
Connect your mobile devices to remote FTP servers and transfer files with full directory management. The Sapphire FTP Utility gives you the ability to add file transfers and directory management with an FTP server to your application. The utility is fully compatible with eVB, VB.NET, C# and Microsoft Windows and allows you to rapidly add FTP functionality to your application. Sapphire FTP Utility is also included in the Sapphire Suite, the complete set of Sapphire Solutions Development Utilities. Now supports Satellite Forms. Windows Mobile 6 platform (WM 6.0) compatible.
Read the device's IMEI and IMSI number on SmartPhone and PPC2002/2003 Phone Edition devices. Sapphire IMEI Utility enables you to record the device's International Mobile Equipment Identifier (IEMI) or International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) numbers. These numbers can be used to track what device and SIM card are being used by which user. It can also be used to ensure that the data on the device is kept unique by using the number as a device prefix within your data. The Sapphire IMEI Utility allows both the IMEI and IMSI numbers to be read from SmartPhone and PPC2002/2003 Phone Edition devices. Sapphire IMEI Utility is also included in the Sapphire Suite, the complete set of Sapphire Solutions Development Utilities. Now supports Satellite Forms. Windows Mobile 6 platform (WM 6.0) compatible.
Convert .bmp bitmap image files to .jpg JPEG files on your mobile devices. Sapphire JPG utility provides the Visual Studio Mobile devices developer with the ability to convert .bmp bitmap image files to .jpg JPEG files. Sapphire JPG Utility is also included in the Sapphire Suite, the complete set of Sapphire Solutions Development Utilities. Now supports Satellite Forms. Windows Mobile 6 platform (WM 6.0) compatible.
Give your moblie device applications the ability to create remote network connections and fully manage the device's phone book. With the Sapphire RAS Utility it is now possible to dial a remote connection and manage the device’s phone book from your applications. This will allow you to build advanced applications to allow your mobile application stay current with your business information. Whether you use it to dial in from remote locations to download the latest price lists or upload the daily orders, the Sapphire RAS Utility will be ideal for your application. It is fully compatible with eVB, VB.NET and C#, you can link to our DLL to off load the complex routines allowing you to focus on the rapid development of your application. Sapphire RAS Utility is also included in the Sapphire Suite, the complete set of Sapphire Solutions Development Utilities. Now supports Satellite Forms. Windows Mobile 6 platform (WM 6.0) compatible.
Connect to your mobile device's Inbox to send and receive emails. The Sapphire Mail Utility has been designed to work with the device's built in mail box features to allow you to configure the mail box and compose new messages. You can also receive messages from the mail box. This allows a user continue to manage their emails through the application or via the Pocket PC Inbox application. Sapphire Mail Utility is also included in the Sapphire Suite, the complete set of Sapphire Solutions Development Utilities. Windows Mobile 6 platform (WM 6.0) compatible.
Print from your mobile devices application to an IrDA enabled printer. The Sapphire IrDA Utility allows you to print to an IrDA enabled printer with the IrDA port on your mobile device. You connect to the printer, print text, send form feeds to the printer and close the conection. Sapphire IrDA Utility is also included in the Sapphire Suite, the complete set of Sapphire Solutions Development Utilities. Windows Mobile 6 platform (WM 6.0) compatible.
Protect important data on your mobile devices. The Sapphire Encrypt utility allows you to encrypt and decrypt both plain text and files on you mobile devices. You can simply encrypt the data by using a specified key and decrypt it on another device or server, or visa-versa. Sapphire Encrypt Utility is also included in the Sapphire Suite, the complete set of Sapphire Solutions Development Utilities. Now supports Satellite Forms. Windows Mobile 6 platform (WM 6.0) compatible.
Manage SIM card contacts, PIN details and call a phone number. The Sapphire SIM utility provides the Visual Studio developer with the ability to manage the SIM card of a Pocket PC Phone Edition or Smartphone device. It enables the user to add, change and delete contacts from the normal and fixed dialling areas of the SIM card. The utility can also initiate a phone call and enable or disable the fixed dialling features. Sapphire SIM Utility is also included in the Sapphire Suite, the complete set of Sapphire Solutions Development Utilities. Windows Mobile 6 platform (WM 6.0) compatible.
Compress and decompress files into the popular zip or gz format saving space and transfer times. Shappire GZip Utility allows you to compress data on the server in gz format or a multi-file zip file, this can be decompressed on the client device once it has been downloaded. Alternatively, it could be used to compress certain parts of your data on the device if it isn't being used frequently, giving the device more memory to operate with. Sapphire GZip Utility is also included in the Sapphire Suite, the complete set of Sapphire Solutions Development Utilities. Now supports Satellite Forms. Windows Mobile 6 platform (WM 6.0) compatible.