Architecture News

Visualize the Distribution of a Dataset

January 25, 2024
Incorporate box plots into your Blazor apps to reveal key insights into central tendency, spread, and potential outliers.

Box plots, also known as box-and-whisker plots, are used to display the distribution of a dataset. They show the median, quartiles, and extremes of the data, providing a quick visual summary of the data's central tendency and variability. This makes them particularly useful for statistical analysis and comparing data across categories.

Several Blazor chart controls offer Box plots including:

  • Syncfusion Blazor Chart (part of Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise) offers in-depth customization for box plots with quartile ranges, outlier styles, and box appearances.
  • ComponentOne Charts for Blazor (part of ComponentOne Studio Blazor Edition) simplifies box plot creation with notched whiskers and error bars for enhanced data insights.
  • TeeChart Blazor by Steema Software empowers you to visually explore data distribution through flexible box plot configurations and interactive zooming capabilities.
  • NOV Chart for .NET by Nevron delivers advanced box plot functionalities, enabling detailed analysis of data quartiles and outliers for deeper understanding.

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

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Add PDF Find and Replace Functionality to Your Apps

January 24, 2024
ComPDFKit PDF SDK v1.12.0 includes new functionality in content editor mode that allows users to easily locate and change text.

ComPDFKit PDF SDK is a robust library empowering developers to build versatile PDF functionality into their applications. It handles viewing, annotating, editing, converting, filling, signing, and securing PDFs with ease, all through a well-documented API and customizable UI source code. This comprehensive SDK saves developers time and resources, accelerating the development of applications with rich, user-friendly PDF features.

The ComPDFKit PDF SDK v1.12.0 release streamlines document editing with a powerful new find and replace function within the content editor. This intuitive tool, equipped with options for case sensitivity, whole word matching, and batch replacement, dramatically enhances efficiency, particularly for large documents. As a result, your PDF-centric applications will see a significant boost in user experience.

To see a full list of what's new in v1.12.0, see our release notes.

ComPDFKit PDF SDK is licensed per application and is available as an annual license with 1 year of support and updates. See our ComPDFKit PDF SDK licensing page for full details.

ComPDFKit PDF SDK is available to buy in the following products:

Add Word Processing to .NET 8 WinForms / WPF Apps

January 24, 2024
TX Text Control for Windows Forms and WPF unlock modern app development with powerful document editing for .NET 8.

TX Text Control .NET is a royalty-free, fully programmable document editor that empowers developers to add rich WYSIWYG word processing to desktop and web applications across various platforms. It provides everything from comprehensive text formatting and mail merge to PDF creation and processing, all through a robust API and intuitive user interface.

The TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms and WPF Version 32.0 Service Pack 2 adds support for .NET 8, allowing developers to build word processing applications with the new version of Microsoft's popular framework. Text Control's benchmark tests demonstrate .NET 8's clear advantage over .NET 6 in terms of resource utilization and document processing speed.

To see a full list of what's new in version 32.0 Service Pack 2, see our release notes:

TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms and TX Text Control .NET for WPF are licensed per developer and are available as a Perpetual License with a 12 month support and maintenance subscription. Subscription renewals are also available. See our TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms licensing page or TX Text Control .NET for WPF licensing page for full details.

For more information, visit our product pages:

Integrate Data into Your .NET 8 Apps

January 24, 2024
Devart dotConnect ADO.NET Data Providers empower .NET 8 developers to effortlessly incorporate information from diverse sources.

Devart dotConnect is a range of high-performance ADO.NET data providers for various databases and cloud applications, enabling efficient data connectivity for building web and mobile applications. It provides high-performance connectors for databases such as SQL Server and Oracle, as well as Cloud services such as Salesforce and QuickBooks.

The latest releases add support for .NET 8. This allows developers to benefit from the performance improvements, cross-platform compatibility, and new APIs in the latest version of Microsoft's leading development framework.

The dotConnect ADO.NET Data Providers are licensed per developer and are available as a Perpetual License with a 12 month support and maintenance subscription. See our dotConnect licensing pages for BigCommerce, DB2, Dynamics 365, FreshBooks, Magento, Mailchimp, MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, QuickBooks, Salesforce, Salesforce Marketing Cloud, SQL Server, SQLite, SugarCRM, Zoho CRM, and Universal.

For more information about the dotConnect ADO.NET Data Providers visit our product pages:

Devart Expands Connectivity Options with New ODBC Drivers

January 23, 2024
Devart's new ODBC Drivers allow you to seamlessly connect to an array of cloud services, including Freshservice, SendGrid and Twilio.

Devart ODBC Drivers are high-performance connectors that offer easy access to an array of database systems and cloud services. They boast extensive compatibility, advanced functionality like stored procedures and data encryption, and efficient data processing, empowering developers to work with live data across platforms (Windows, macOS, Linux) without relying on additional software or vendor libraries.

Devart has added six new ODBC Drivers to their product range. You can now connect seamlessly to Freshservice, SendGrid, Twilio, Shippo, SurveyMonkey, and QuickBooks Desktop from any application or programming language that supports the ODBC API.

The ODBC Drivers are licensed per developer and are available as an Annual or Perpetual License with a 12 month support and maintenance subscription. See our ODBC Driver licensing pages for Freshservice, SendGrid, Shippo, Twilio, SurveyMonkey, and Quickbooks Desktop.

For more information about the ODBC Drivers visit our product pages: