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Add Server-Based Email Handling to Your Apps

November 7, 2025
IMAP support allows direct access and management of emails on the server, ensuring synchronized and efficient communication across devices.

IMAP support enables applications to interact with mail servers using the Internet Message Access Protocol, allowing messages to be retrieved, searched, and managed directly on the server. This protocol maintains synchronization between the client and the server, preserving message state across multiple devices. For developers, integrating IMAP provides a consistent way to access and manipulate email data without requiring full message downloads, reducing local storage needs and improving responsiveness in applications that handle email communication.

Several .NET Comms & Messaging components offer IMAP support including:

  • SecureBlackbox by /n software allows you to implement IMAP‑client functionality to list mailboxes, retrieve messages and manage folders directly from a remote server.
  • PowerTCP Mail for .NET by Dart Communications enables full IMAP support including message listing, download, folder management and OAuth/SSL authentication.
  • Clever Internet .NET Suite for C#, VB.NET, ASP.NET enables IMAP4 client and server operations including connecting, searching and manipulating mailboxes.

For an in-depth analysis of features and price, visit our comparison of .NET Comms & Messaging.

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Build Internet Apps with Confidence in RAD Studio 13

November 7, 2025
Clever Internet Suite now supports RAD Studio 13 Florence, ensuring compatibility with Delphi and C++Builder's latest features and toolchains.

Clever Internet Suite is a comprehensive toolkit of more than fifty VCL components designed for Delphi and C++Builder developers to build full-featured internet applications. It provides native support for protocols such as HTTP, FTP, SMTP, POP3, IMAP, SFTP (SSH), WebDAV, and DNS, along with built-in SSL/TLS/SSH security, certificate management, OAuth 2.0 authorization, and multi-threaded server-client structures. The product is designed for rapid development and simplifies tasks such as file transfer, secure communication, email and web services, enabling developers to add advanced internet functionality without needing to assemble disparate libraries or implement low-level networking code.

The Clever Internet Suite for Delphi, C++Builder V12.0 release adds support for Embarcadero RAD Studio 13 Florence ensuring compatibility with the latest Delphi and C++Builder toolchains, IDE enhancements, and 64-bit build environments. This enables access to new platform features, such as improved compiler performance, updated VCL and FMX frameworks, enhanced debugging and productivity tools, while leveraging the internet components in modern architectures.

To see a full list of what's new in V12.0, see our release notes.

Clever Internet Suite for Delphi, C++Builder is licensed per developer and is available as a perpetual license with one year of updates. Update licenses are available to extend the update period for a further year. See our Clever Internet Suite for Delphi, C++Builder licensing page for full details.

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Print Spreadsheets from Vue.js Applications

November 7, 2025
Allow end-users to review, distribute and archive spreadsheet data through the integration of printing functionality into your applications.

The ability to print spreadsheets is a core feature that produces a physical copy or a formatted digital version, such as a PDF, of the data and layout contained within a spreadsheet file. This function allows users to review, distribute, archive, or present the original information that preserves the structure in a readable and consistent format. By configuring print settings, such as page orientation, scaling, and headers, users can control how the content appears on paper, ensuring clarity and professionalism in the output. It is especially useful for reports, financial statements, and records that need to be reviewed offline or submitted in a formal context.

Several Vue.js spreadsheet components enable printing, including:

  • SpreadJS by MESCIUS allows you to print spreadsheets with full control over pagination, scaling, headers, and print areas for polished output from Vue.js applications.
  • Jspreadsheet Pro enables in-browser table printing and exporting with consistent formatting, making it ideal for lightweight, client-side spreadsheet applications.
  • Syncfusion Vue Spreadsheet (part of Syncfusion Essential Studio Spreadsheet Editor SDK) provides end-users with advanced printing options for all spreadsheet content.

For an in-depth analysis of features and price, visit our comparison of Vue.js spreadsheet components.

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Organize Reports with Filtering and Grouping

November 7, 2025
Enhance report clarity and usability with visual, grouped parameters that make complex data filtering intuitive and efficient for every user.

Data filtering and grouping in reporting help users organize and analyze information more efficiently by showing only the data that matters most. Filtering refines report results based on specific criteria such as date, category, or value, while grouping arranges related data into clear sections for easier comparison. Together, they improve clarity, speed up analysis, and reveal meaningful patterns. For example, a sales manager can view current quarter transactions grouped by region, or a finance team can review expenses filtered by department for more accurate insights.

Several .NET Blazor reporting controls offer data filtering and grouping including:

  • DevExpress Reports (Multi-Platform) lets you create interactive, dynamic reports with advanced data filtering and grouping for clear, customizable data presentation.
  • Telerik Reporting allows you to filter, group, and visualize data effortlessly, delivering precise, organized insights across web and desktop platforms.
  • Stimulsoft Reports.WEB enables flexible filtering and intuitive data grouping within web-based reports, helping users uncover trends and analyze information efficiently.
  • FastReport .NET WEB facilitates powerful data filtering and grouping, allowing users to generate structured, interactive reports directly in browser-based applications.

For an in-depth analysis of features and price, visit our comparison of .NET Blazor Reporting Controls.

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Debug Efficiently with Integrated Tools

November 7, 2025
JetBrains All Products Pack includes IDEs with tools that streamline debugging, providing live variable insights and precise execution control.

The JetBrains All Products Pack provides access to a comprehensive suite of JetBrains tools, including 11 IDEs, 3 extensions, and 2 profilers, all under one unified license. This flexible solution allows users to switch between tools across multiple machines, adapting to different projects with ease. With a single license, you benefit from simplified license management and significant cost savings - 11 IDEs for the price of two. The All Products Pack is designed to advance your skills by giving you unlimited access to industry-leading professional tools, empowering efficient, high-quality development across a variety of languages and platforms.

The JetBrains All Products Pack enhances development by incorporating integrated debuggers within each IDE, providing developers with immediate access to powerful tools for diagnosing and resolving code issues. This integration eliminates context switching, allowing for efficient setting of breakpoints, real-time inspection of variable states and call stacks, and granular control over program execution. By offering these capabilities directly within the coding environment, the integrated debugger facilitates a more intuitive and productive debugging experience, ultimately leading to faster identification and resolution of software defects.

JetBrains All Products Pack is licensed per user as a commercial annual subscription. We can supply new subscriptions, subscription renewals, lapsed subscription renewals, and additional developer licenses. See our JetBrains All Products Pack licensing page for full details.

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