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Simplify Teamwork with CardDAV Integration

June 10, 2024
IPWorks 2024's new CardDAV component helps users centralize and manage address books and contacts across devices and applications.

IPWorks by /n software is a comprehensive development library designed to streamline your creation of internet-enabled applications. It offers pre-built, secure components for common functionalities like sending emails, transferring files, and consuming web services. This allows you to focus on your application's core logic while leveraging pre-tested, robust tools for essential internet interactions.

The IPWorks 2024 release streamlines contact management with its all-new CardDAV component. This integration empowers applications to seamlessly create, edit, and synchronize contacts across devices and platforms. Users can effortlessly manage address books, add, delete, copy, or move entries, all while centralizing data on a CardDAV server. This ensures everyone stays in sync and fosters improved collaboration across an organization.

To see a full list of what's new in IPWorks 2024, see our release notes.

IPWorks is licensed per developer and is available as a Perpetual License with a 12 month support and maintenance subscription. See our IPWorks licensing page for full details.

IPWorks is available to buy in the following products:

Improve Readability for Wide Datasets

June 10, 2024
ComponentOne Studio WinForms 2024 v1 introduces a new Transposed View in FlexGrid for .NET 8 that allows rows and columns to be flipped.

ComponentOne Studio WinForms by MESCIUS is a comprehensive toolkit offering over 120 advanced UI components to streamline Windows Forms application development. It empowers you to build visually appealing and feature-rich applications with functionalities like data visualization through charts and reports, intuitive data editing with performant grids, and modern UI elements including ribbons and docking for a user-friendly experience.

The ComponentOne Studio WinForms 2024 v1 update introduces a new Transposed datagrid view for FlexGrid, enhancing its data presentation capabilities. This feature allows you to display data with rows as columns and columns as rows, providing an alternative view for scenarios where you have many columns or want to prioritize specific data points. This can improve data readability and analysis, especially for wide datasets or when focusing on specific attributes across multiple records.

To see a full list of what's new in 2024 v1, see our release notes.

ComponentOne Studio WinForms is licensed per developer on a perpetual basis and includes a 12 month subscription. See our ComponentOne Studio WinForms licensing page for full details.

Learn more on our ComponentOne Studio WinForms product page.

Build Dynamic Cross-Platform Data Visualizations

June 7, 2024
ComponentOne Studio Enterprise 2024 v1 introduces MAUI FlexChart, a versatile charting solution for desktop, mobile, and web.

ComponentOne Studio Enterprise by MESCIUS is a comprehensive toolkit for .NET developers, offering a vast collection of pre-built UI controls for desktop (WinForms, WPF, WinUI, UWP), web (ASP.NET MVC, ASP.NET Core, MVC, Blazor), and mobile (.NET MAUI, Xamarin) applications. It extends functionality beyond UI with data visualization tools, data grids, reporting components, and JavaScript controls through Wijmo Enterprise. This all-in-one solution streamlines development by providing pre-designed elements and functionalities, allowing developers to focus on core application logic and deliver feature-rich applications faster.

The ComponentOne Studio Enterprise 2024 v1 release adds ComponentOne MAUI FlexChart, a cross-platform .NET MAUI chart control, empowers you to craft dynamic dashboards and data visualizations. With over 50 chart types including bar charts, line graphs, pie charts, and combination plots, developers can tailor the perfect visual representation for your data. FlexChart offers granular control, allowing you to customize labels, gridlines, tick marks, and more. It enhances user engagement with interactive features like pop-up labels, selection, zoom, pan, and line markers. This powerful tool enhances the ability to present data insights in a clear and engaging way for .NET MAUI projects.

To see a full list of what's new in 2024 v1, see our release notes.

ComponentOne Studio Enterprise is licensed per developer on a perpetual basis and includes a 12 month subscription. Priority Support is also available. See our ComponentOne Studio Enterprise licensing page for full details.

Learn more on our ComponentOne Studio Enterprise product page.

Build Secure, Lag-free Real-time Apps with Ease

June 7, 2024
Red Carpet Subscription Vol. 2 2024 helps deliver performant, high-fidelity experiences for video calls and gaming with the security benefits of DTLS.

Red Carpet Subscription by /n software is an all-inclusive developer toolkit offering a comprehensive library of development tools, network management utilities, and enterprise adapters. This subscription grants access to all products and updates, including new releases, for a flat fee per developer, streamlining your workflow and ensuring your team has the latest resources to tackle any communication or security protocol challenge.

The Red Carpet Subscription Vol. 2 2024 release adds IPWorks DTLS client and server component that allows for secure communication and streaming with Datagram Transport Layer Security. This new compatibility is perfect for time-sensitive applications such as video or audio streaming, gaming, and VPNs. IPWorks DTLS upports all modern TLS versions and integrates well with a variety of development technologies. Benefits include low overhead, making it efficient for time-sensitive applications, a uniform and extensible design, and fully integrated components. IPWorks DTLS is available for a broad range of platforms including .NET, Java, C++, macOS, JavaScript, Node.js, Delphi, C++ Builder, PHP, Python, Android, iOS, Swift, Linux, and Qt. DTLS support is available in the following /n software toolkits and components:

  • IPWorks DTLS
  • IPWorks SNMP (SNMPAgent, SNMPMgr and SNMPTrapMgr)
  • IPWorks IoT (CoAP)
  • IPWorks Auth (RADIUS)

To see a full list of what's new in Red Carpet Subscription Vol. 2 2024, see our release notes.

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.

For more information, visit our /n software Red Carpet Subscription product page.

Effortlessly Find What You Need in PDFs

June 5, 2024
Utilize powerful search functions and intuitive navigation tools to quickly and efficiently pinpoint the information you need within a document.

Text search functionality in PDF components enables developers to integrate a search bar or button within their application, allowing users to find specific terms or phrases within a loaded PDF document. This empowers users to quickly locate relevant information, improving efficiency and user experience. Text search is particularly beneficial for applications dealing with large or complex PDFs, such as legal documents, research papers, or technical manuals.

Several .NET WinForms PDF components offer support for text searching including:

  • ComponentOne Studio WinForms PDF (part of ComponentOne Studio WinForms by MESCIUS) facilitates in-depth PDF exploration with comprehensive text search features.
  • Telerik UI PDF for WinForms (part of Telerik UI for WinForms) offers fast PDF text search functionality within WinForms applications, enabling users to quickly locate information.
  • ImageGear for .NET by Accusoft unlocks powerful PDF text search capabilities, allowing users to locate specific terms and phrases with ease, streamlining document analysis.
  • Syncfusion Windows Forms PDF (part of Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise) streamlines PDF information retrieval through its intuitive document search functionality.

For an in-depth analysis of features and price, visit our WinForms PDF Components comparison.

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