.NET 7 MAUI News

Apply Consistent Report Styling Faster

March 12, 2026
Stimulsoft Ultimate improves report design with reusable styles that ensure consistent formatting and enable faster creation of reports.

Stimulsoft Ultimate is a reporting and dashboard solution that provides a set of tools for building interactive reports and data visualizations across platforms, including WinForms, ASP.NET, .NET Core, Blazor, JavaScript, WPF, PHP, Java, and Avalonia. It enables developers and organizations to design, generate, and deploy professional reports and dashboards using visual designers, flexible styling options, rich charting and data visualization components, and extensive data connectivity. With support for multiple development environments and technologies, Stimulsoft Ultimate helps teams improve report creation, maintain consistent designs, and deliver clear, data-driven insights for business intelligence, analytics, operational reporting, and enterprise applications.

Stimulsoft Ultimate enables developers to apply centralized report styling that ensures consistent formatting across report elements while reducing the time required to design and maintain reports. By using reusable styles for fonts, colors, borders, and other visual properties, developers can standardize report layouts, quickly apply formatting to multiple components, and implement global design changes without editing each element individually. This approach improves development efficiency, simplifies maintenance, and helps teams deliver professional, visually consistent reports across applications and platforms.

Stimulsoft Ultimate is licensed per developer with Single, Team, Enterprise, and WorldWide options that support one to unlimited developers within an organization. Licenses include a 12 month subscription with updates, priority technical support, a royalty free runtime report designer and viewer, and a build server license for Team and higher tiers. See our Stimulsoft Ultimate licensing page for full details.

For more information, visit our Stimulsoft Ultimate product page.

Compare Complex Data with Tornado Charts

February 19, 2026
TeeChart for .NET 2026 adds a Tornado Chart series type for clear side-by-side comparisons and insightful sensitivity analysis in dashboards.

TeeChart for .NET is a comprehensive charting solution that enables developers to create informative, visually compelling charts for financial, scientific, statistical, and business applications. It manages complex data and delivers interactive visualizations. With optional source code and enterprise editions that include mobile and JavaScript components, TeeChart for .NET provides flexibility, customization, and consistent charting across desktop, web, and mobile platforms.

The TeeChart for .NET 2006 update introduces a Tornado Chart series type that enables developers to present structured side-by-side comparisons and perform sensitivity analysis. This chart type is particularly effective for highlighting the relative impact of multiple variables, making it well suited for financial modeling, risk assessment, and analytical dashboards. By offering built-in support within the existing TeeChart framework, it reduces the need for custom visualization logic, accelerates development time, and ensures consistent integration across reporting, analytics, and business applications.

To see a full list of what's new in version 2026, see our release notes.

TeeChart for .NET is licensed per developer and is available as a perpetual license. Each license includes one year of updates and upgrades. See our TeeChart for .NET Pro Edition licensing page for full details.

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Enable High-Performance Document Scanning

February 13, 2026
LEADTOOLS Document Suite SDK integrates high-volume TWAIN scanning directly into applications with efficient routing into OCR workflows.

LEADTOOLS Document Suite is a comprehensive set of document imaging SDKs designed to facilitate document processing and management tasks within software applications. It offers developers advanced capabilities for tasks such as OCR (Optical Character Recognition), barcode recognition, PDF manipulation, document conversion, annotation, and more. Leveraging this suite, developers can integrate sophisticated document functionality into their software solutions, enabling efficient handling of various document formats and improving productivity in document-centric processes.

LEADTOOLS Document Suite SDK provides Fast TWAIN support that enables software developers to implement high performance, reliable document scanning directly within their applications. By accelerating image acquisition and optimizing scanner communication, it reduces development complexity while supporting high volume and batch scanning scenarios. Captured images can be routed into OCR, image cleanup, compression, and document processing pipelines, allowing developers to build efficient, end to end document capture and automation solutions without relying on external scanning components.

LEADTOOLS Document Suite SDK is licensed as Development Licenses, for developers to use the SDKs, and Deployment Licenses, for the right to distribute end user solutions. See our LEADTOOLS Document Suite SDK licensing page for full details.

Learn more on our LEADTOOLS Document Suite SDK product page.

Protect Sensitive Data with Certificate Validation

August 21, 2025
SecureBlackbox delivers advanced certificate support with robust validation, creation, and storage capabilities for secure communications.

SecureBlackbox by /n software is a collection of software components designed to enhance your applications' data security. It provides functionalities for data protection through encryption and hashing, secure storage with key management, and secure transfer using protocols like SFTP and TLS. SecureBlackbox offers granular control over these features, allowing you to tailor security measures to your specific application requirements.

SecureBlackbox by /n software provides advanced certificate support that enables software developers to efficiently manage the entire lifecycle of digital certificates, from creation and storage to validation and revocation. It offers built-in support for CRL and OCSP to ensure real-time verification of certificate status, helping applications detect and reject compromised credentials instantly. With comprehensive PKI integration, developers can implement secure authentication, encryption, and signing processes that meet industry compliance requirements while maintaining interoperability with a wide range of systems and standards.

SecureBlackbox is available as part of /n software Red Carpet Subscription. Red Carpet Subscription is licensed per developer and is available as a Perpetual License with a 12 month support and maintenance subscription. See our Red Carpet Subscription licensing page for full details.

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Simplify Data Collection with Fillable PDFs

May 12, 2025
LEADTOOLS enables the creation of fillable PDF forms that integrate into your applications, simplifying both data entry and processing.

LEADTOOLS PDF presents a comprehensive toolkit for developers seeking to integrate robust PDF functionality into their applications. This solution enables efficient management of PDF files, offering features such as precise text, image, hyperlink, and metadata extraction, alongside complete control over document pages. The inclusion of the LEADTOOLS PDF Optimizer further facilitates web preparation through linearization and compression. Use cases range from document management systems and content processing applications to solutions requiring efficient PDF viewing, editing, and conversion capabilities.

LEADTOOLS PDF provides the ability to incorporate interactive PDF form functionality into software applications, enabling the creation and manipulation of fillable PDF documents. This feature facilitates efficient data collection directly within PDF files, minimizing manual data entry and potential errors. Programmatic access to form fields allows for the automation of data extraction and processing, leading to enhanced application efficiency and an improved user experience for individuals interacting with digital forms. This capability supports diverse use cases, including automated data gathering, digital document signing processes, and the creation of dynamic, user-friendly document interfaces.

LEADTOOLS PDF is licensed per developer and per application, requiring a development license for each programmer using the SDK and a separate license for each application developed. For deployment, a runtime license is needed, with options for desktop, concurrent, or server licenses depending on the application's use. See our LEADTOOLS PDF licensing page for full details.

For more information, visit our LEADTOOLS PDF product page.