Xceed Software
Xceed Software creates, markets and distributes quality software components for Microsoft Windows developers. Since its launch in 1994, Xceed has been devoted exclusively to the Microsoft platform. The company's very first product, Xceed Zip Compression Library, was first offered as a VBX for Microsoft Visual Basic 3.0 and has been so successful that it has been migrated to every Microsoft platform since, including ActiveX, the .NET Framework, and the .NET Compact Framework. Today, Xceed's product line can be grouped into two main categories: Data Manipulation components and User Interface components. The Data Manipulation components include Compression, Encryption and File Transfer libraries. The User Interface components include Grid, Chart, Menus, Toolbars, Treeviews, Explorer Panes and other interface controls.
Smart Package Robot
Smart Package Robot are located in Germany in the historical Town of Dettenheim. They started the "Ghost-Hand" Project with the idea, that the computer shall behave "like a ghost" and move the mouse and press keys on the keyboard. This functionality was typically used for automated installations. It was around the same time as Microsoft released Windows 98, when the first versions of the "Robot“ were used in commercial projects. There was a need for products that could do all sorts of automated installations without the user needing to do anything. Since then Smart Package Robot (SPR) (and OEM-Products that use their components and are sold under other names) have been continuously enhanced, adding new features and adapting to new and changing Microsoft Windows versions. Smart Package Robot have built up many years of experience in the field of visual automation which is reflected in their product which contains many complex features.