Architecture News

Display Geographic Information in Your Reports

May 9, 2024
FastReport VCL 2024.2 adds support for GeoJSON and TopoJSON so you can easily integrate maps into your reports, regardless of the data format.

FastReport VCL is a reporting tool for developers using Delphi, C++Builder, and RAD Studio. It simplifies creating reports like invoices, labels, and data visualizations within your applications. FastReport offers a visual designer for easy report creation, supports various data sources, and allows for data encryption to ensure security. This lets developers easily integrate powerful reporting functionality into their software without needing to build it from scratch.

The FastReport VCL 2024.2 update expands its geographic data visualization capabilities with support for GeoJSON and TopoJSON formats. This allows you to incorporate maps and geospatial data directly into your reports, enhancing your ability to communicate geographic trends, distributions, and patterns with greater clarity and precision.

To see a full list of what's new in 2024.2, see our release notes.

FastReport VCL is licensed per named user and is available as a Perpetual license with 1 year of technical support and product updates. See our FastReport VCL licensing page for full details.

For more information, see our FastReport VCL product page.

Effortlessly Convert PDFs to the PDF/A Format

May 9, 2024
ImageGear for .NET 26.4.0 adds new RESTful API to automate conversion, eliminating the need for manual intervention or additional tools.

ImageGear for .NET by Accusoft is a development toolkit that empowers you to add robust image processing and document handling functionalities to your .NET applications. It provides comprehensive support for a wide range of file formats, including common image types, PDFs, DICOM medical images, and even Microsoft Office files. ImageGear offers functionalities such as conversion, editing, annotation, viewing, and OCR, streamlining your development process for document-centric applications.

The ImageGear for .NET v26.4.0 update streamlines PDF archiving with the introduction of a RESTful PDF to PDF/A Converter API. This API empowers your applications to seamlessly convert any PDF document into a fully PDF/A compliant archive format. This ensures long-term accessibility and fidelity of your documents, meeting industry standards for preservation.

To see a full list of what's new in v26.4.0, see our release notes.

ImageGear for .NET is licensed per developer and is available as an annual license with 12 months support and upgrades. See our ImageGear for .NET licensing page for full details.

For more information, see our ImageGear for .NET product page.

Pinexl Joins ComponentSource

May 9, 2024
ComponentSource partners with Pinexl to provide add-ins for Microsoft Excel that leverage AI for analytics and data visualization.

ComponentSource, a leading global provider of software components and development tools, has announced a new partnership with Pinexl, a company that specializes in creating premium Microsoft Excel-based tools that cater to both small and large businesses. These tools are designed to offer powerful insights while maintaining an intuitive interface, making them accessible for all levels of technical proficiency. Pinexl's products stand out for their professional, minimalist visualizations and the simplicity they bring to complex data analysis tasks. This collaboration aims to bring sophisticated data visualization and analytics capabilities to a wider audience.

Pine AI Excel Add-In is an AI-powered add-in that leverages ChatGPT technology to boost your Excel productivity. It can generate custom formulas, write VBA code, and even describe existing formulas in plain English. This alleviates the need for extensive formula knowledge and streamlines complex tasks, making it ideal for both Excel beginners and advanced users seeking to optimize their workflow.

Pine BI Excel Add-In is a premium add-in designed to revolutionize data visualization. With just a click, you can transform your spreadsheets into modern, dynamic dashboards, complete with advanced charts. Pine BI empowers you to create clear and impactful reports, enhancing communication and data storytelling for any data-driven task.

Through this strategic partnership, ComponentSource enhances its extensive offering of Add-ins for Microsoft Office, further cementing its position as a trusted provider of reliable and efficient solutions for developers, backed by guaranteed support.

For more information, explore the Pinexl product range.

Fill and Annotate PDFs Uploaded to WordPress

May 8, 2024
ONLYOFFICE WordPress Connector 2.0.0 lets you open PDFs uploaded to WordPress for form filling and annotation via the admin dashboard.

ONLYOFFICE Docs Enterprise Edition with WordPress Connector combines an online document editor with a seamless integration for WordPress, which is a content management system for creating and managing websites. This allows teams to create, view, edit, and collaborate on spreadsheets, presentations, and text files online, directly within WordPress, boosting efficiency and eliminating the need for file switching.

The ONLYOFFICE WordPress Connector 2.0.0 release (available as part of ONLYOFFICE Docs Enterprise Edition with WordPress Connector v8.0.1) brings the ability to open PDF files uploaded to your WordPress site directly within the admin dashboard for form filling and annotating using ONLYOFFICE Docs. You can fill out interactive fields, highlight, underline and strikethrough text, leave comments, and draw different objects and lines with the built-in drawing tools. By enabling seamless interactions with PDF documents directly within the platform and reducing the steps needed to edit or comment on PDF files, this capability streamlines document management workflows, optimizes productivity and eliminates the need for external software solutions.

To see a full list of what's new in ONLYOFFICE Docs Enterprise Edition v8.0.1 with WordPress Connector 2.0.0, see our release notes.

ONLYOFFICE Docs Enterprise Edition with WordPress Connector is licensed per server and is available as an annual license with 1 year of support and updates, or as a perpetual license with 3 years of support and updates. See our ONLYOFFICE WordPress connector licensing page for full details.

For more information, see our ONLYOFFICE WordPress connector product page.

Simplify Data Sharing with XLSX Export

May 8, 2024
Easily export data from your spreadsheet application into a familiar and widely-used format for further analysis and manipulation.

Spreadsheet components with XLSX export functionality allow developers to seamlessly save spreadsheet data and formatting from their application as a Microsoft Excel compatible file. This functionality provides significant benefits such as increased data portability for users who can then open and edit the spreadsheets in Excel, and improved collaboration as data can be easily shared and worked on across different platforms.

Several WPF spreadsheet controls offer the ability to export XLSX files including:

  • DevExpress WPF Spreadsheet (part of DevExpress WPF) empowers you to export spreadsheets to customizable XLSX files.
  • Spread WPF (part of Spread.NET by MESCIUS) enables seamless data visualization and export to editable XLSX spreadsheets.
  • Telerik WPF Spreadsheet (part of Telerik UI for WPF) offers an intuitive API for exporting data directly to XLSX format.
  • Infragistics WPF Spreadsheet (part of Infragistics Ultimate UI for WPF) facilitates exporting data to XLSX files, preserving formatting for easy analysis.

For an in-depth analysis of features and price, visit our WPF spreadsheet controls comparison.

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