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C1 adds 64-bit versions of ActiveX contr

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:48:00 GMT

C1 adds 64-bit versions of ActiveX controls

Example forms and grids in ComponentOne Studio for ActiveX.

ComponentOne Studio for ActiveX 2010 v1 adds 64-bit Charts, VSFlexGrid, VSView, VSPrinter, VSDraw, VSPDF and VSViewPort.

ComponentOne Studio for ActiveX currently includes: True DBGrid Pro, VSFlexGrid Pro, VSVIEW Classic Edition, VSVIEW Reporting, Chart, WebChart, Query, True DataControl, True DBInput Pro, True DBList Pro, SizerOne and VSSPELL. ComponentOne Studio for ActiveX includes any new ComponentOne COM Technologies component and updates released within your 1 year subscription period, plus email support.ComponentOne Platinum Support Subscriptions also provide a full year of Telephone and Online Technical Support.

ComponentOne Studio for ActiveX is also available as part of the ComponentOne Studio Enterprise.

Special Offer: Upgrade from any Expired ComponentOne Studio for the price of the Renewal - Ends March 31, 2010.

Updates in 2010 v1

64-bit (x64) support added to the following controls:

Chart, Chart2D 8.0, Chart3D 8.0
VSFlexGrid, VSFlexGrid 8.0
VSView, VSPrinter 8.0, VSDraw 8.0, VSPDF 8.0, VSViewPort 8.0

Applications targeting 64-bit experience better performance with larger available memory allocation. This allows you to process larger datasets into charts and grids more efficiently.

For more information visit:
http://www.componentone.com/SuperPages/PressReleases/?newsID=47

About ComponentOne

ComponentOne has provided a wide range of Microsoft Visual Studio components, IDE platform development tools and applications for over 22 years. 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 continued leadership in the Microsoft Visual Studio component industry and is a premier partner of Microsoft. It also offers ComponentOne SharePoint Web Parts, custom Web Parts that enable you to deliver rich, compelling SharePoint sites without writing a line of code; ComponentOne Doc-To-Help, a long-recognized product for technical communicators who write and develop Help systems; and ComponentOne DemoWorks, a screen recording tool to produce WMV, Flash, GIF, AVI, EXE and Java files.

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.

C1 adds ASP.NET ReportViewer & Gauge

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:48:00 GMT

C1 adds ASP.NET ReportViewer & Gauge

Examples of WebGrid, WebChart and WebCalendar.

ComponentOne Studio for ASP.NET 2010 v1 features new ReportViewer and Gauge controls, plus Visual Studio 2010 support.

ComponentOne Studio for ASP.NET currently includes grids, charting, reporting, scheduling, calendars, menus, toolbars, treeviews, tabs, inputs, editors, splitters, and more. ComponentOne Studio for ASP.NET includes any new ASP.NET component and updates released within your 1 year subscription period, plus email support. ComponentOne Studio for ASP.NET components feature built-in AJAX. ComponentOne Platinum Support Subscriptions also provide a full year of Telephone and Online Technical Support.

ComponentOne Studio for ASP.NET is also available as part of the ComponentOne Studio Enterprise.

Special Offer: Upgrade from any Expired ComponentOne Studio for the price of the Renewal - Ends March 31, 2010.

Updates in 2010 v1

Palomino and jQuery integration
AJAX 4.0 in select controls
DynamicData 4.0 support
New ReportViewer control
New Gauge controls
Support for Visual Studio 2010

For more information visit:
http://www.componentone.com/SuperPages/PressReleases/?newsID=47

About ComponentOne

Headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, ComponentOne is a privately held company with offices throughout the world.

C1 adds new WinForms gauge controls

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:48:00 GMT

C1 adds new WinForms gauge controls

ComponentOne WinPortfolio demo showing ribbon UI, grid and charts.

ComponentOne Studio for WinForms 2010 v1 release also gains Excel-style filtering in FlexGrid and VS2010 support.

ComponentOne Studio for WinForms provides existing ComponentOne .NET tools, any new .NET tools and updates released within your 1 year subscription period, plus email support. ComponentOne Studio for Winforms currently includes among others: C1 FlexGrid for .NET, C1 True DBGrid for .NET, C1 Preview for .NET, C1 Reports for .NET, C1 Chart for .NET, C1 DataObjects for .NET, C1 Input for .NET, C1 List for .NET, C1 PDF for .NET, C1 XLS for .NET, C1 Zip for .NET, C1 Flash for .NET, C1 Barcode for .NET, C1 Menus and Toolbars for .NET, C1 Spell for .NET and C1 Sizer for .NET. ComponentOne Platinum Support Subscriptions provide a full year of Telephone and Online Technical Support.

ComponentOne Studio for WinForms is also available as part of the ComponentOne Studio Enterprise.

Special Offer: Upgrade from any Expired ComponentOne Studio for the price of the Renewal - Ends March 31, 2010.

Updates in 2010 v1

ComponentOne Studio for WinForms 2010 brings support for Visual Studio 2010 along with new features to popular components including FlexGrid, Reports, Excel, and more. ComponentOne Studio for WinForms 2010 also includes new linear and radial gauge controls for quick dashboard development.

New Linear and Radial Gauge controls
New FlexGrid Excel-style filtering
New concentric, stacked Pie Chart type
Visual Studio-like docking in C1DockingTab
Reports for WinForms now includes support for RDL (Microsoft Reporting Services)
Support for Visual Studio 2010

For more information visit:
http://www.componentone.com/SuperPages/PressReleases/?newsID=47

About ComponentOne

Headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, ComponentOne is a privately held company with offices throughout the world.

MindFusion Pack for Windows Forms

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:30:00 GMT

MindFusion Pack for Windows Forms updated

MindFusion.Reporting, Planner.NET and FlowChart.NET windows.

2010.1 release features SvgNode improvements, adjustment handles styling and chart themes.

MindFusion Pack for Windows Forms offers four professional programming components that cover most of the features required in a typical Windows Forms business application. The components are compatible with VS2005 and VS2008 and include 12 months Subscription. Source Code is available. MindFusion Pack for Windows Forms includes the following components:

FlowChart.NET - Create and present workflow, process diagrams, database entity-relationship diagrams, organizational charts; object hierarchy and relationship charts,etc.
MasterChart - With graph, line, area, bar, pie and doughnut components
Mindfusion Planner.NET - A calendar and scheduling component.
Mindfusion Reporting for .NET - Design, display and print various types of reports.

Updates in 2010.1

SvgNode improvements
Adjustment handles styling
Chart themes

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 on 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.

MindFusion FlowChartX updated to V4.3

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:15:00 GMT

MindFusion FlowChartX updated to V4.3

Structured and freeform FlowChart examples created with MindFusion FlowChartX.

New version adds custom-drawn arrows and tables, custom layout of container boxes and more.

MindFusion FlowChartX Professional is an ActiveX control that helps you create and present workflow, flowchart and process diagrams, database entity-relationship diagrams, organizational, hierarchy and relationship charts, network schemes, graphs, and trees. VB, C++, VB.NET and MFC samples are included and Source Code is available.

Updates in V4.3

MultipleGraphsPlacement specifies how layout algorithms place independent subgraphs relatively to each other
SplitGraph specifies whether unconnected subgraphs are laid out independently from each other
DecorationLine objects
Custom layout of container boxes possible
AutoResizeContainer specifies whether containers should resize to fit their children
Containers can be resized to fit child nodes using the ResizeToFitChildren method
Items border color can be made semi-transparent by setting FrameColorAlpha
Text antialising can be enabled for individual boxes by setting their TextAntiAliasing property
Arrows and tables can be custom-drawn
Tooltips auto-pop time can be set through the ToolTipAutoPop property
The DocBoundsChanged event is raised when the flowchart document area is resized
HtmlBuilder now exports items in reverse Z order to fix hit-testing of overlapping areas

About MindFusion Group

MindFusion NetDiagram updated

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:15:00 GMT

MindFusion NetDiagram updated

NetDiagram's ImageMap sample demonstrates how to handle server side events.

Version 3.1 adds TreeView nodes plus Topological and FlowChart graph layouts..

MindFusion NetDiagram provides diagramming features to create interactive Web applications by using Internet Information Services (IIS) with ASP.NET WebForms integration and AJAX. NetDiagram is a software component that can be used to display various types of diagrams and charts in web applications. NetDiagram is flexible component that offers a variety of diagram shapes, layout styles, properties, methods and events. It is implemented as a .NET Web control and can be easily integrated into any project targeting the Microsoft ASP.NET platform. NetDiagram control has been tested with the most popular .NET development environments and programming languages( C#, VB.NET and Delphi.NET, etc..). NetDiagram is Visual Studio 2005 and 2008 compatible (VS2005, VS2008 ). Source code available.

Updates in V3.1

TreeView nodes
Topological graph layout
Flowchart graph layout
Additional ScriptHelper methods
Link routing enhancements
Adjustment handles styling

About MindFusion Group

ComponentSource adds Visual Integrity

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:42:00 GMT

ComponentSource adds Visual Integrity

Converting a PDF to JPEG format with FLY SDK.

FLY SDK provides API access to PostScript, PDF and Metafile creation and conversion.

FLY SDK delivers enterprise class features via a DLL or simple command-line interface to digest PDF, PostScript and Metafiles and render them as editable vector files or high-fidelity image formats. Intelligent configuration options give developers a high degree of control over the resulting conversion parameters. With FLY SDK entire files can be converted or just selected pages. FLY SDK requires just two calls to automate the conversion of files and the creation of a conversion profile (.ini).

Features

Advanced filter options allow you a high degree of control
Specify pages to convert or page range
Options to choose resolution, color depth and compression
Options to reference, substitute or outline Type 1 and TrueType fonts
Crop output to remove white space or convert at page size
Ignore vectors, images, text during conversion
Rotate output by any degree
User definable file numbering/naming conventions for multi-page output
Graphical Shape Recognition
Available via command line or Windows VB/C++ DLL
Input Formats: PDF, PostScript, EPS, WMF, EMF, CGM, API Calls, Print Driver
Vector Output: SVG, CGM, WMF, EMF, MIF, DXF, EPS, PDF, PostScript, HPGL
Image Output: TIFF, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP
ASCII Output: Stripped ASCII, text with placement

About Visual Integrity

Founded in 1993, Visual Integrity has long been recognized as an industry leader in the area of vector graphics and conversion technologies for PDF, PostScript, Windows Metafile and other vector formats. With offices in the USA and Europe, Visual Integrity's products power the transformation of visual content for use in enterprise applications, publishing systems and on the Web.

The technology benefits from extensive industry experience, multiplatform development and a strong vision for visual content management and reuse. Broad in scope, the products play a critical role in enterprise process and workflow automation, content management and integration of import/export filters into commercial and enterprise applications. Proven and robust developer products include command-line access, automation tools and API access via a DLL for Windows and a CLI for UNIX, Linux and Mac OS X. Input formats include PDF, EPS, PostScript, AI, WMF and EMF and output formats cover all industry standard vector and raster formats. A text extraction module is also available. Custom development and OEM inquiries are welcome.

ExpressSpellChecker updated

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:11:00 GMT

ExpressSpellChecker updated

Spelling suggestions and spelling options in ExpressSpellChecker.

Version 2.49 adds Hunspell format attributes and boasts improved performance of complex language dictionaries.

ExpressSpellChecker provides you with a straightforward way to add Microsoft Office style spell checking capabilities into your next Windows application. It offers you built in correction forms that replicate corresponding forms found in Microsoft Word and Outlook. Because these forms were built using the Developer Express ExpressEditors Library, they will seamlessly integrate into any application that uses Developer Express components.

Updates in V2.49

New Hunspell Format Attributes
Complex Language Dictionary Performance Improvements

About Developer Express

Developer Express is a software development company based in the United States. It produces coding assistance tools and components for Delphi, C++ Builder and Microsoft Visual Studio developers. The major part of its product line is VCL, .NET WinForms and ASP.NET components that replicate the UI of Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office applications. Developer Express has won many industry awards for its products.

FindinSite-MS updated to V1.68

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:11:00 GMT

FindinSite-MS updated to V1.68

FindinSite-MS search results shown in a Web browser.

Latest update features improved DOCX parsing and hourly update of search databases.

FindinSite-MS is an ASP.NET search engine for a Web site or intranet using a Microsoft server. It integrates fully with your site, it doesn't show ads from your competitors, it highlights words in Web pages and is available as a package for your site, or as a hosted search. Featuring many file types, regular indexing, customisable templates and great international support. Searches HTML, PDF, DOC, PPT, TXT, JPEG and TIFF files.

Updates in V1.68

Indexing: Parse DOCX better so no broken words
Web service: Correctly remove High and Low surrogate characters from returned XML
Search databases: check every hour for updates and reload if necessary
Templates: nowrap removed from header template
Indexing: Remove port when creating an automatic search database
Indexing: For directory scans, cope if directory inaccessible

About PHD Computer Consultants

PHD Computer Consultants specializes in tools for CD, DVD and Web developers. Based in Cumbria, England, PHD Computer Consultants Ltd was founded in 1994 to program custom software for clients. PHD went on to develop navigation tools in Java and .NET culminating in its FindinSite search engine range for CDs and Web sites. Its Dynamic-CD software is an Internet server for CDs or DVDs with scripting, database support and data encryption. PHD's clients include Software AG, Cisco, European Investment Bank and many non-profit organizations.

Solutions Schedule for COM 10 released

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:11:00 GMT

Solutions Schedule for COM 10 released

Displaying TimeBar appointments with Solutions Schedule for COM.

New version adds user drawn TimeBars, HitTest methods and Resource List header styles.

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 10

User Drawn TimeBars
An advanced feature allowing application developers to create their own custom OLEPicture timebars.
HitTest Method
HitTest methods can be used to position custom dialogs, tooltips and whiteboard solutions for example. Also, the Hittest Methods are an excellent resource for creating custom drag and drop features with specific Date and Time At - X and/or Y coordinates.
TimeBar Shadows
A new TimeBar Shadows Property has been added providing additional time bar differentiation and presentation appeal.
Resource List Header Styles
Individual List Items can be set as Header Items. Header items have their own background color properties, style properties, text color and font properties.

For more information visit:
http://www.dbi-tech.com/download/Press_Room/Released_SolutionsScheduleForCOMv10.aspx

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.

Quick PDF Library updated to V7.18

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:26:00 GMT

Quick PDF Library updated to V7.18

A sample PDF created in C# with Quick PDF Library.

Latest version features improvements to cross reference table parsing, decryption and UTF-8 encoding/decoding.

Quick PDF Library is a royalty-free PDF developer SDK used in thousands of desktop and server applications for working with PDFs on all levels. Quick PDF Library's robust API includes over 500 functions, enabling you to create, edit, secure, print, render, view, split and merge PDF documents, and manipulate them in a variety of different ways. Adding advanced PDF functionality to your applications is simple with this complete PDF solution.

Updates in V7.18

Improvements to cross reference table parsing
Improvements to decryption (permissions key encoding)
Improvements to random object names
Improvements to UTF-8 encoding and decoding
Bug fix in handling of read only files
Bug fix in parsing of Type 4 Functions
Bug fix in AddLinkToFile function for Unicode file names
DAOpenFile sets LastErrorCode values
Bug fix in processing of objects stored in object streams
Bug fix in DAOpenFileReadOnly function
DocJavaScriptAction supports “WC” rather than “DC”
Added 411 (File not found) to LastErrorCode
Added return code 2 to LoadFrom* functions (for detecting encrypted cross reference streams)

About Debenu

Debenu is a leading document management and PDF software vendor, and the company behind Quick PDF Library. Headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, Debenu has grown both organically and through acquisitions since it was founded in 2007 by Karl De Abrew, the founder and former CEO of Nitro PDF Software, and Rowan Hanna. Quick PDF Library is a key element of Debenu's Document Management suite which also includes Benubird Pro and Quick PDF Tools.

Codejock updates to V13.3

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:57:00 GMT

Codejock updates to V13.3

An Outlook 2007 style calendar with Ribbon UI and black visual style.

Provides stability and usability enhancements for all components for Windows 7 and x64 platforms plus new track control.

Codejock Xtreme Suite Pro (ActiveX) and Codejock Xtreme ToolkitPro (Visual C++ MFC) provide Windows developers with a sophisticated set of components to give your application a professional, modern appearance. Both product suites contain ten components to help you create enterprise class applications that incorporate a full set of highly customizable user interface components, including Microsoft Office style toolbars and menus. Several popular visual styles are included such as Microsoft Office XP, Office 2003, Office 2007, Office 2010 and Visual Studio .NET.

Codejock Xtreme Suite Pro includes:

Codejock Xtreme ToolkitPro includes:

Updates in 2009 Vol 3 V13.3

New Track Control
The all new Track Control can be used for tasks such as editing video clips or music. The track has movable blocks and keys, time position indicator, scrolling and zooming features.
ActiveX x64 Support
All ActiveX products now come with a 64-bit compatible OCX. With 64-bit support, projects can now be built using x64 configurations.
Report Control Merged Cell Support
Cells can now be combined vertically or horizontally.
Many x64 and Windows 7 Enhancements
All products have received many enhancements for Windows 7 and x64 platforms.
Visual Studio 2010 RC Support
Added support for the latest Visual Studio 2010 RC including a new VS 2010 option in the deployment wizard.

For more information visit:
http://www.codejock.com/include/pdf/corporate/codejock_pr_02282010.pdf (PDF)

About Codejock Software

Codejock Software, a division of Codejock Technologies, LLC is based in Morrice, Michigan and provides reusable software components to enhance the user interface of Windows Desktop Applications. Codejock components help to facilitate rapid software development using Visual C++ MFC, ActiveX COM and .NET technologies. Codejock is committed to helping software developers realize their goals with modern interface components, superior customer service and technical support.

Neodynamic updates ImageDraw for ASP.NET

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:59:00 GMT

Neodynamic updates ImageDraw for ASP.NET

Editing ImageDrawMap properties in ImageDraw for ASP.NET.

Latest release adds support for rich text rendering, RTL text and EXIF metadata reading.

Neodynamic ImageDraw for ASP.NET can render all raster images supported by .NET Framework through the GDI+ Bitmap Object (i.e. BMP, GIF, JPEG/JPG, EXIF, PNG, TIFF and ICO), deliver dynamically generated composite images such thumbnails or image maps. ImageDrawMap control allows you to organize hot spot regions in a visual manner using the HotSpots Editor. ImageDraw for ASP.NET can be bound to SQL Server BLOB and works with Explorer, Netscape, Opera, Mozilla, Firefox, Google Chrome and Safari. It is compatible with Visual Studio.NET, Visual Studio 2005, 2008 and 2010 (VB.NET, C#, VC++, etc.), Borland Delphi and C# Builder, etc.

Updates in V5.0

Callouts (a.k.a. Speech Bubbles) including rectangle, rounded rectangle and oval shapes
Path lines/curves with the new PathShapeElement class
Rich Text rendering with the new RichTextElement class including kerning, line spacing, etc.
Added RTL text rendering to for languages like Hebrew
Added sizing features to TextElement including "Fit To Width", "Fit To Height" and "Stretch"
Added multi-stroke feature to TextElement
Added Visible property to all elements
Added a new fitting feature called "FitIfMax" to Resize action
Added scanning direction support for RemovePixel and MakeTransparent actions
Added irregular path cropping to Crop action
ImageElement object can be instructed to not maintain EXIF metadata
EXIF metadata reader utility

About Neodynamic

Neodynamic designs and develops developer software components for Microsoft .NET platform related technologies. Its development force is focused on designing .NET controls and components for Windows Forms, ASP.NET, ASP.NET Mobile, and Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services. Founded in 2003, Neodynamic is a continuously growing and profitable company with customers in more than 55 countries all over the world. Some of the companies using Neodynamic products include Microsoft, UPS, HP, JPMorgan Chase, Invesco, AstraZeneca, Kyocera Mita, The World Health Organization, Lilly, etc.

Altova StyleVision updated

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:31:00 GMT

Altova StyleVision updated

Designing a form in StyleVision's design view.

Latest release adds 64-bit version, enhanced header/footer options and vertical text support.

Altova StyleVision Enterprise Edition is a drag-and-drop visual stylesheet designer for transforming XML, XBRL, and database data into eye-catching HTML, RTF, PDF, OOXML/Word 2007, and Authentic electronic form output. Altova StyleVision is standards-based and supports XSLT, XSL:FO, CSS, JavaScript, and all major databases. Altova StyleVision is optimized for single source publishing and even integrates with Visual Studio and Eclipse. Altova StyleVision includes templates for industry standard XML vocabularies and an HTML importer for converting HTML pages into XML.

The following editions are available:

Updates in 2010 Release 2

64-bit version
Support for editable variables in Authentic e-Forms (Enterprise edition only)
Keyboard shortcuts for moving layout boxes
Enclose/remove templates for table rows and columns
Enhanced header/footer options
Support for vertical text
Ability to pass parameters to design fragments

For more information visit:
http://www.altova.com/Version2010Release2_Launch_021610.html

About Altova

Altova accelerates development and integration projects with software, services, and solutions that enhance productivity and maximize results. As an innovative, customer-focused company and the creator of leading software development tools - including XMLSpy, the preeminent product in its class - Altova is the choice of over 1.5 million clients worldwide and virtually every Fortune 500 company. With customers ranging from vast development teams in the world's largest organizations to progressive one-person shops, Altova's line of software applications and custom-tailored professional and educational services fulfills a broad spectrum of business needs. Altova is an active member of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and is committed to delivering standards-based platform-independent development solutions that are powerful, affordable and easy-to-use. Altova was founded in 1992 and has headquarters in Beverly, Massachusetts and Vienna, Austria.

Altova updates MapForce

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:31:00 GMT

Altova updates MapForce

Manipulating a customer database with MapForce 2010.

Latest release adds 64-bit version, new string functions and support for external C# and Java calls.

Altova MapForce Enterprise Edition is a graphical data mapping, data conversion, and data integration tool. It maps between any combination of XML, database, flat file, EDI, Excel 2007, XBRL, and/or Web service, then transforms data instantly or autogenerates royalty-free code for the execution of recurrent conversions. Altova MapForce includes the following languages for code generation: XSLT 1.0, XSLT 2.0, XQuery, Java, C#, and C++. Altova MapForce integrates with Visual Studio and Eclipse to let you access MapForce benefits inside these leading IDEs. Altova MapForce also allows you to easily integrate disparate data sources or create Web services using graphical, drag-and-drop functionality.

The following editions are available:

Updates in 2010 Release 2

64-bit version (Enterprise and Professional editions only)
New string functions: tokenize, tokenize-regexp, tokenize-by-length
Automatic reassignment of child connections
Automatic generation of X12 997 messages (Enterprise edition only)
Support for external C# and Java calls (Enterprise and Professional editions only)
Simplified process for adding C# and Java libraries (Enterprise and Professional editions only)

For more information visit:
http://www.altova.com/Version2010Release2_Launch_021610.html

About Altova

Altova updates SchemaAgent

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:31:00 GMT

Altova updates SchemaAgent

Configuring a design with SchemaAgent.

Latest release adds 64-bit version and WSDL 2.0 support.

Altova SchemaAgent is a tool for analyzing and managing XML Schema, XML instance, XSLT, and WSDL file relationships across a project or an enterprise. Its graphical design view lets you easily visualize and manage file associations. Altova SchemaAgent lets you create new import, include, and redefine relations using drag-and-drop functionality and save and print visual representations for communication with stakeholders.

The following editions are available:

Updates in 2010 Release 2

64-bit version
Support for WSDL 2.0

For more information visit:
http://www.altova.com/Version2010Release2_Launch_021610.html

About Altova

Altova updates UModel

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:31:00 GMT

Altova updates UModel

An example process diagram generated with Altova Umodel.

Latest release adds 64-bit version and supports UML version 2.3.

Altova UModel Professional Edition is an easy-to-use UML modeling tool. Visually design application models and generate Java, C# or VB.NET code and project documentation. Altova UModel Professional Edition also lets you reverse engineer existing programs into UML diagrams then fine tune your designs and complete the round trip by regenerating code. UModel makes visual software design practical for any project.

The following editions are available:

Updates in 2010 Release 2

64-bit version
Support for the latest UML version 2.3
Option to split sequence diagrams generated from source code
Improved hyperlinks in HTML documentation

For more information visit:
http://www.altova.com/Version2010Release2_Launch_021610.html

About Altova

Altova updates DatabaseSpy 2010

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:07:00 GMT

Altova updates DatabaseSpy 2010

Connecting to a Microsoft Access database with DatabaseSpy.

Latest release adds 64-bit version and supports IBM iSeries 6.1.

Altova DatabaseSpy is a multi-database query, design, and compare tool. Altova DatabaseSpy is ideal for database administrators, database developers, and other database oriented IT professionals. Altova DatabaseSpy connects to all major databases including Oracle, IBM DB2, Sybase, MySQL and more. Altova DatabaseSpy eases SQL editing and table design for a fraction of the cost of single-database solutions. Altova DatabaseSpy includes features like table browsing, data editing, SQL auto-completion, visual table design, database content comparison, and more, which all save time and ensure accuracy.

The following editions are available:

Updates in 2010 Release 2

64-bit version
Support for IBM iSeries 6.1
Option to use pure ODBC API instead of native support

For more information visit:
http://www.altova.com/Version2010Release2_Launch_021610.html

About Altova

EzPlan-IT updated

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:07:00 GMT

EzPlan-IT updated

The Gantt chart component displaying Gantt bars.

Latest update adds support for Delphi 2010, new graph types for EzProject.

EzPlan-IT is a collection of components which can be used to add scheduling and planning functionality to your application. Using the Gantt chart component you can display Gantt bars, predecessor lines, line markers, etc. for your tasks. The components have been developed such that they can easily be implemented in an existing application. Furthermore the components can be effortlessly integrated such that they match the appearance of your application. Full Source code is available.

Updates in V5.2.20

Added new resource graph type to EzProject: Resource allocation (stretched). This graph shows the resource allocation per task instead of per interval.
When printing a project, the title bar is now only displayed on the top pages while the resource graphs are only displayed on the bottom pages.
Support for Delphi 2010
Printer now supports adding multiple controls to be added to the printout.
New graph types added to EzProject.

About A-Dato Scheduling Technology

A-Dato Scheduling Technology is a company based in the Netherlands and has been active in development of components since 1998. It specializes in the development of planning and scheduling solutions with customers all over the world.

GdPicture.NET updated

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:07:00 GMT

GdPicture.NET updated

Acquiring an image from a TWAIN source with GdPicture.

Latest update features improved multithreaded performance, plus PDF transparency support.

GdPicture.NET is a suite of document imaging toolkits delivered as .NET components enabling developers to compose, display, capture, edit and print documents into .NET applications including ASP.NET web applications. With GdPicture.NET your programs will be able to display documents, acquire image from TWAIN scanners, make image processing, perform optical characters recognition and many other features covering all mainstream areas of document imaging. GdPicture.NET technology supports more than 45 vector and bitmap image formats from 1-bit to 128-bit including High Dynamic Range images, JPEG2000, JBIG, PSD, JPEG, TIFF, PNG, etc. GdPicture.NET can be used on any 32-bit and 64-bit Windows development environment that supports .NET components such as Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003, Visual Studio .NET 2005, Visual Studio 2008 and CodeGear RAD Studio. GdPicture.NET is Royalty Free.

Updates in V6.6.2

PDF displaying feature is now 100% thread safe
Better highlighted regions support: Each region can now be moved & resized by user
PDF transparency support
Full Pathpainting & construction support for PDF generation
During PDF generation process image & fonts can now be added at anytime
Performance improvement in multithread usage.
Support for large barcode recognition

About GdPicture

GdPicture is a leading editor of comprehensive document imaging toolkits for developers. Delivered as ActiveX and .NET components, GdPicture products can quickly and easily add several features to your applications like OCR, image processing, PDF creation, image conversion, document displaying, document printing, image acquisition and all other features covering all areas of document imaging technologies. GdPicture has thousands of customers all over the world including ECM market companies and software development firms. Every day the company provides services and support to programmers and architects to reduce the time and cost of application development. GdPicture is based in Toulouse, France.

PowerTCP Zip Compression updated

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:07:00 GMT

PowerTCP Zip Compression updated

Encrypting files using maximum AES encryption.

Version 1.9 adds Winzip-compatible AES encryption and support for DEP enabled systems.

PowerTCP Zip Compression for ActiveX is an ActiveX/DLL that allows you to add high-speed, reliable zip/unzip functionality to your applications regardless of whether you are manipulating files or memory. Features include: password encryption functionality, WinZip, PKZip and gzip compatibility, multi-threaded architecture, ASP support, long file name support, self-extraction, spanning support, status monitoring in real-time, Unicode support, wildcard support, 250% faster compression than most zip engines, and more.

Updates in V1.9

New Winzip-compatible AES encryption support
A new cleaner look for the Self-Extract dialog
Support for all Data Execution Protection (DEP) enabled systems

About Dart Communications

Dart Communications was founded in 1994 for the specific purpose of creating quality components designed to support Internet communication development. Dart's development teams carefully design each component for ease-of-use and maximum range of effectiveness for both beginners and advanced developers alike. The results are tools that function in many development environments, such as .NET, Visual Basic, Visual C++, PowerBuilder, ASP, Delphi, C++ Builder and Office 97/XP. Companies such as Chase Manhattan Bank, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, America Online, Compaq Computer, American Express, and thousands of consultants and individual project teams rely on Dart's quality code, breadth of capability, and customer service. Designed in object-oriented methods, the tools easily make the change from ActiveX to .NET framework, allowing these users to transition the product as appropriate for their own environments.

Altova launches XMLSpy 2010 Release 2

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:21:00 GMT

Altova launches XMLSpy 2010 Release 2

An organization chart shown in XML code view and schema view.

New release adds native 64-bit version, plus significant speed and performance enhancements.

Altova XMLSpy is a best-selling XML editor and development environment for modeling, editing, transforming, and debugging XML-related technologies. It offers the a graphical schema designer, a code generator, file converters, debuggers, profilers, full database integration, support for XSLT, XPath, XQuery, WSDL, SOAP, XBRL and Office Open XML (OOXML) documents, plus Visual Studio and Eclipse plug-ins, and more.

The following editions are available:

Updates in 2010 Release 2

64-bit version (Enterprise & Professional editions only)
Optimizations for working with large files in Text and Grid Views
Validation against XML Schemas up to three times faster in Text View
SharePoint® Server support
Support for Linux in generated C++ code (Enterprise edition only)
HTTPS support for SOAP requests & debugging (Enterprise edition only)

About Altova

For more informaiton visit:
http://www.altova.com/Version2010Release2_Launch_021610.html

Altova releases MissionKit v2010r2

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:39:00 GMT

Altova releases MissionKit v2010r2

An XML file viewed in text mode with XMLSpy.

New release adds native 64-bit version, plus significant speed and performance enhancements.

Altova MissionKit 2010 is an integrated suite of XML, database, and UML tools designed to meet the diverse development and data management needs of today’s software architects and XML developers.

Altova MissionKit for XML Developers provides tools for XML development, Web & Web services development, Data mapping & integration, rendering & publishing XML, XBRL and DB data. The following editions are available:

In addition, Altova MissionKit for Software Architects provides tools for UML modeling and database querying, design, & comparison. The following editions are available:

Updates in 2010 Release 2

Altova Software Version 2010 Release 2 (v2010r2) provides helpful new features across the product line, and most importantly, significant speed and performance enhancements for working with large XML files. Users will experience optimized loading times - up to 10 times faster - for files larger than 10 MB in Text View, and XML Schema-based validation is up to three times quicker in Text View. Users working in Grid View can experience significant speed increases, completing certain common operations (e.g., copy / paste, etc.) up to 100 times faster.

In addition, with v2010r2, native 64-bit versions of all MissionKit tools are now available. This allows Altova products to capitalize on the benefits of 64-bit operating systems such as Windows Vista 64-bit and Windows 7 64-bit, and, among other advantages, reduces limitations associated with working with very large files sized anywhere from 100 MB up to gigabyte-sized documents.

For more information visit:
http://www.altova.com/Version2010Release2_Launch_021610.html

About Altova

Essential Studio 2010 Volume 1 released

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:21:00 GMT

Essential Studio 2010 Volume 1 released

A selection of Syncfusion UI controls.

Syncfusion's latest update adds support for Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 RC for all products.

Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise Edition includes Syncfusion Essential Tools, Essential Grid, Essential Grouping, Essential XlsIO, Essential Diagram, Essential Chart, and Essential Edit. It incorporates a unique debugging support system that allows switching between Debug and Release versions of the library with a single click from inside the Visual Studio.NET IDE. Dynamic and feature-rich, Syncfusion Essential Studio has everything developers need to create enterprise-class applications.

The following editions are available:

Updates in 2010 Vol 1

Essential Studio 2010 Volume 1 features support for Visual Studio 2010 and Microsoft .NET 4.0 for all Syncfusion products, as well as many feature enhancements that make the tools more powerful and flexible, while remaining easy to use.

Syncfusion Essential Studio User Interface Edition Updates

Developers can now provide a fast Silverlight and WPF, allowing end-users to quickly load and scroll through over 100 million rows of data.
A new TileView control for Silverlight and WPF enables developers to easily create business dashboards.
The Silverlight and WPF Grids have been greatly enhanced with better support for formulas and exporting data to a Microsoft Excel format.
The ASP.NET MVC Grid, Tools, and Chart controls have been updated to support the release of ASP.NET MVC 2.0.

Syncfusion Essential Studio Business Intelligence Edition Updates

Developers can now access Oracle data sources to build business intelligence applications for end-users.
Enhanced filtering options provide more granular control and eliminate outliers. End-users can now pull data based on multiple dimensions, including named sets, which allows data analysts to narrowly focus on information that has already been grouped into categories, e.g., if someone wants to run a sales report, he or she can call out data by country, revenue, and type of product sold.
With new stacked bars and stacked columns, end-users can view a subject’s overall or individual performance - the big picture or the small details.

Syncfusion Essential Studio Reporting Edition 2010 Updates

New enhancements give Syncfusion’s tools the ability to produce native Microsoft Excel, Adobe PDF, and Microsoft Word reports in Silverlight.
Developers can empower end-users to make custom changes to reports on their own, greatly freeing up a developer’s time.
Support for protecting charts present in the worksheet and for Microsoft Word document to PDF conversion has been enhanced.

For more information visit:
http://www.syncfusion.com/company/news/press-releases/2010/cfebruaessintell2010-02-09/

About Syncfusion

Syncfusion has a mission to produce world-class Windows Forms, ASP.NET and WPF components that enable developers to produce quality software for the most demanding of environments. With Syncfusion components, developers can quickly and easily add cutting-edge functionality, high performance and the very latest look and feel to their .NET applications. Syncfusion's innovative libraries are designed to be extensible to ensure maximum benefit to customers. The company provides full source code to enable seamless integration of its libraries with its customers' projects. Syncfusion firmly believes that its success is closely tied to that of its customers, and to help its customers succeed, the company strives to offer technical support that is accessible, accurate and fast.

Red Carpet Subscription updated

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:21:00 GMT

Red Carpet Subscription updated

/n software Web Server Monitor, NetCode and Email demos.

Q1 2010 release adds iPhone development components plus PHP editions of IP*Works and Integrator products.

/n software Red Carpet Subscription gives you everything in one package: communications components for every major Internet protocol, SSL and SSH security, S/MIME encryption, Digital Certificates, Credit Card Processing, ZIP compression, Instant Messaging, and even e-business (EDI) transactions. .NET, Java, COM, C++, Delphi, everything is included, together with per developer licensing, free quarterly update CDs and free upgrades during the subscription term.

Updates in Q1 2010

Native iPhone development components are now available
All component packages are now available as C++ / Cocoa frameworks for building high performance iPhone applications with blazing connectivity.
PHP Editions are now available for all IP*Works! & Integrator products
Cross-platform components bring powerful connectivity to any PHP application on any platform. Complete with royalty-free licensing and direct integration with popular development environments including Delphi for PHP.
ActiveX Editions are now packaged with side-by-side 32-Bit and 64-Bit libraries for integrating high performance communications and secure messaging.
Python header files have been included in all C++ Editions enabling Python based applications to seamlessly link with the C++ libraries.

For more information visit:
http://www.nsoftware.com/company/press/show.aspx?file=pr074.htm

About /n software

Since 1995, /n software inc. has established itself as a leading provider of cross-platform software components for communication, security, and e-business development. /n software is committed to providing enterprise-class tools and components enabling developers to rapidly build robust Internet enabled web and desktop applications. The flagship product IP*Works! is the best selling, most comprehensive suite of programmable Internet components worldwide. Software developers for nearly every Fortune 500 and Global 2000 company worldwide use /n software's products to build powerful connected applications. The client list includes companies like Microsoft, Sony, Xerox, Cisco, MCI WorldCom, Dell, Motorola, Intel, and many more. All /n software products are backed by an excellent seven-year record of accomplishment based on providing robust enterprise-class solutions backed by professional technical support.

GTP.NET updated

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:34:00 GMT

GTP.NET updated

An interactive Gantt chart sample.

GTP.NET lets you visualize and manipulate time based information. GTP.NET includes a collection of user interface components which handle time blocks. The time blocks are displayed in a Gantt chart or a schema view. The times are connected to an owner, for example a person or an activity in a project. You can also use it to display dependencies and collisions between times, which gives the end user a graphical way to view and modify the project. Source code is available. GTP.NET is a complete .NET re-write of the best-selling Gantt Time Package.

Updates in V3.3.2.5

BlockedTime calendars works with all TimeItemStyles
Updated Ajax toolkit in Gantt_ASP
Grid adheres to resize-area double click and adapts to content
New event OnUserDrawSortSymbol so you can override the Sort symbol
Multiple quality issues resolved and all reported issues are closed.

About plexityHide.com

With over 10 years experience of OO-development, plexityHide.com knows that things can get complicated, and how to make them simple. PlexityHide often works as consultant in software projects, as developers or as technical project managers. The company is a firm believer of UML and OO-development. It is not platform or tool religious; and uses any tool that gets the job done. Its main product, the phGantTimePackage, consists of approx 42000 lines of Delphi code. It was developed for the Swedish broadcasting company and has been available as an OCX since 1999. It contains extremely powerful Gantt and Schema components, allowing graphical manipulation of time items. It has been used in over 300 hundred different software projects around the globe. Clients include; Swedish Parliament, SVT Swedish broadcasting cooperation, General Motors, Pronyx Metal AB, Ontario Power Generation, US Army Dugway Proving Ground, Kraft Foods, UCLA - NeuroOncology, Hewlett-Packard, Schlumberger.