• Unparalleled image quality thanks to ComponentArt's original 3D rendering engine
• State-of-the-art design-time wizard for quick and easy creation of complex, visually-rich charts
• Advanced data modeling through tree-based definition of series
• Easy data binding with XML structures, SQL databases, Excel sheets, text files, .NET arrays and collections
• Extensible architecture for defining new chart types & styles - with more than 175 pre-defined chart types included
• Built-in expression language for customization of run-time behavior
• Powerful and elegant object model
• Built from the ground up for .NET, deeply integrated with Visual Studio.NET, and fully ready for VS.NET 2005

• Native support for features of ASP.NET 2.0 and .NET 2.0, plus enhanced design-time support in Visual Studio 2005
• Chart Drill-down: the ability to click on data points within a chart and generate further charts
• Chart Templates: the ability to store a chart's state in XML format, and restore it with a single line of code
• New Multi Area composition type

• Unparalleled image quality thanks to ComponentArt's original 3D rendering engine
• State-of-the-art design-time wizard for quick and easy creation of complex, visually-rich charts
• Advanced data modeling through tree-based definition of series
• Easy data binding with XML structures, SQL databases, Excel sheets, text files, .NET arrays and collections
• Extensible architecture for defining new chart types & styles - with more than 175 pre-defined chart types included
• Built-in expression language for customization of run-time behavior
• Powerful and elegant object model
• Built from the ground up for .NET and deeply integrated with Visual Studio

• Support for the ASP.NET 2.0 navigation architecture
• Declarative DataSource support
• Support for ASP.NET 2.0 skins and themes
• Enhanced handling of client scripts
• XHTML strict compliant output

• Support for the ASP.NET 2.0 navigation architecture
• Declarative DataSource support
• Support for ASP.NET 2.0 skins and themes
• Enhanced handling of client scripts
• XHTML strict compliant output

• ASP.NET 2.0 Features of Web.UI 2006.1

• Navigation Controls in Web.UI 2006.1
• ComponentArt Grid 2006.1
• ComponentArt CallBack 2006.1

• ASP.NET 2.0 Features of Web.UI 2006.1

• Navigation Controls in Web.UI 2006.1
• ComponentArt Grid 2006.1

• ComponentArt CallBack 2006.1

• Extensive Support for ASP.NET 2.0: Web.UI is now available in a separate version that has been compiled against the .NET 2.0 framework, and includes support for the ASP.NET 2.0 navigation architecture, new data controls, skins and themes, and enhanced handling of client scripts.
• Groundbreaking Client-side Capabilities: An industry first, ComponentArt Grid and all Web.UI navigation controls now feature client-side templating technology, as well as complete programmatic control on the client. Nodes at any level can be created, updated, or removed through the client-side API. All client-side changes are persisted to the server on postback or callback, and are reflected in the server-side object state.
• Significantly Enhanced AJAX Features: The CallBack control now supports viewstate persistence, including accessing the latest state of controls that were programmatically modified on the client, optional bypassing of the page life cycle for fast execution of server-side logic, as well as passing any number of parameters to the server.
• Two New Controls: Web.UI now includes Splitter for ASP.NET, which enables easy creation of interface layouts with resizable panels; and WebChart Lite for ASP.NET, which adds powerful two-dimensional charting capabilities to the suite.

• Interchangeable Templates Between WinChart, WebChart and SqlChart
• Drag and Drop Within Series Tree View
• Full Support for Multiple Y-Axis
• Filtering and Sorting of Input Data
• Dynamic Series Creation from Input Data
• Diagonal Orientation of Axis Annotations

The new release of Charting features the addition of ComponentArt SqlChart for Reporting Services - bringing the highest level of image quality in the industry and same advanced features of ComponentArt's charting controls for Windows and ASP.NET to Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services.

Version 2007.1 also introduces a number of enhancements across the entire Charting product line, including: interchangeable templates between WinChart, WebChart and SqlChart; filtering and sorting of input data; dynamic series creation from input data; drag and drop within series tree view; full support for multiple y-axes; diagonal orientation of axis annotations, and more!

For an overview of the features of ComponentArt Charting 2007.1 for .NET please visit our Charting Overview page.

Download

To download any of the ComponentArt Charting 2007.1 for .NET installation packages, please go to our Charting Download page.

Licensing and Pricing

ComponentArt SqlChart for Reporting Services is available for purchase at Developer, Subscription and Enterprise License levels, starting at $699.

Please note that the pricing for the full Charting for .NET product suite has changed with the addition of SqlChart. For full Charting for .NET and SqlChart for Reporting Services pricing information please see the Purchase page.

Upgrade Pricing

ComponentArt offers an upgrade path to Charting 2007.1 for customers who wish to upgrade from previous versions, or upgrade their individual WinChart or WebChart licenses to the full Charting for .NET suite. For details please see the License Upgrades page.

Subscription Customers

Charting for .NET Subscription Licensees - The Charting for .NET version 2007.1 upgrade is provided free of charge to all Charting for .NET customers with active Subscription Licenses. With the new release, Charting for .NET subscribers also receive the new SqlChart for Reporting Services product, as well as the new 2007.1 versions of WinChart and WebChart. All Subscription License holders have already been assigned license keys for the new version, and can access them by logging into their account and going to the 'My Account > My License Keys' page.

WinChart and WebChart Subscription Licensees - Customers with individual WebChart or WinChart Subscription Licenses have received a new version 2007.1 license key for their respective products, and can access the new key(s) by logging into their account and checking the 'My Account > My License Keys' page.

For more information on pricing or licensing of any ComponentArt Charting for .NET product please contact sales@componentart.com.

ASP.NET AJAX is a free framework made available by Microsoft for quickly creating a whole new generation of more efficient, more interactive and highly-personalized Web experiences that work across all popular browsers. Bringing the best of AJAX together with the advanced features of ASP.NET 2.0, Microsoft ASP.NET AJAX lets developers create websites and web applications with a richer, more responsive user interface.

Part of ComponentArt's Web.UI 2006.2 release, Web.UI for ASP.NET AJAX augments Microsoft's foundation with a set of 13 advanced user interface controls designed specifically for the new framework. Going far beyond basic compatibility or interoperability, Web.UI for ASP.NET AJAX offers true integration with ASP.NET AJAX in several key areas: All controls inherit from the Sys.UI.Control client-side base class, expose extensive client-side object models built for the AJAX Library type system, and feature the unique ability to be programmatically modified on the client - with immediate refresh of the corresponding screen area.

"ComponentArt is very excited about our unique positioning in the ASP.NET AJAX space" says Miljan Braticevic, President of ComponentArt. "Rather than create a proprietary AJAX framework of our own, we have embraced Microsoft's new state-of-the-art component model, and delivered the industry's first suite of true ASP.NET AJAX controls. Beginning today, our customers can utilize the best-of-breed AJAX development framework with Microsoft ASP.NET AJAX, and best-of-breed UI controls with ComponentArt Web.UI for ASP.NET AJAX".

Keith Smith, Group Product Manager at Microsoft agrees: "ComponentArt has been a great partner for ASP.NET since the beginning and Web.UI for ASP.NET AJAX continues that tradition. ComponentArt took advantage of the frequent public preview releases of ASP.NET AJAX to ensure their control suite not only works well with ASP.NET AJAX 1.0 but also fully integrates with the framework on both the client and server. Web.UI is a powerful suite of controls that will take any site enhanced with ASP.NET AJAX to the next level."

For additional information on ComponentArt's strategy surrounding ASP.NET AJAX and Web.UI's deep integration with the framework, please refer to the posting "Interoperability" vs. "True ASP.NET AJAX Controls", and view the Web.UI for ASP.NET AJAX Video.

Availability and Pricing

The full and free trial versions of Web.UI for ASP.NET AJAX are available for immediate download from the Web.UI Download page. The Web.UI suite is available for purchase at Developer, Subscription and Enterprise License levels, with prices starting at $799 per developer.

The three brand new controls introduced in version 2007.1 are ComboBox, ToolBar and Dialog for ASP.NET.

To download the Web.UI 2007.1 Beta installation package please see the Beta Download Page.

New control features (Common across all platform builds) include:

ComboBox

• Running mode: Callback or Client
• Client-side caching of data loaded through callbacks
• AutoComplete (complete text input as-you-type)
• AutoHighlight (jump to closest matching item in the dropdown as-you-type)
• AutoFilter (filter dropdown items as-you-type)
• Full keyboard control
• Mouse resizing of the dropdown area
• Easy nesting of custom ASP.NET content
• Binding to many diverse data sources
• Client-side use of custom data fields
• Server-side API based on the ASP.NET DropDownList control
• Client-side API for accessing/adding/removing/modifying items

ToolBar

• Linear collection of toolbar items
• ToolBarItem types:
  
  • Command (default)
  • ToggleCheck (independent checked/unchecked states)
  • ToggleRadio (exactly one item can be checked in the group)
  • ToggleRadioCheck (at most one item can be checked in the group)
  • Dropdown (shows a popup menu)
  • DropdownSplit (button split into two parts: command and dropdown)
  • Separator (non-clickable break item)
• All items support:
  
  • Server templates
  • Client templates
  • Nesting ASP.NET child controls
• Orientation: Horizontal / Vertical
• Server API for accessing/adding/removing/modifying items
• Client API for accessing/adding/removing/modifying items
• CSS styles for Default, Checked, Disabled, and DisabledChecked states

Dialog

• Show, hide, move, resize, focus
• Modal display (with disabled background content)
• Nested modal dialogs
• Content can be populated:
  
  • On the client
  • By nesting child ASP.NET controls
  • Through AJAX callbacks
  • Through an external content URL
• Client API for:
  
  • Creating new instances
  • Populating content
  • Returning result values
  • Show, hide, move, resize, focus (methods & events)
• Standard server API
• Reusable dialog skins
• CSS styles for dialog and dialog content
• Header and Footer templates
• Reveal animations and effects

Subscription Licenses

Web.UI 2007.1 - including the three new controls and other updates to the sute - will be offered free of charge to all Web.UI Subscription or Enterprise License customers with active subscriptions a normal matter of course. These subscribers have already been assigned a license key for the new version (also usable during the Beta period), and the key can be accessed through the 'My Account' -> 'My License Keys' page.

All other customers will be able to download the Beta and full release of Web.UI 2007.1 in free trial mode.

Beta Testing Information

The Beta release of Web.UI 2007.1 for ASP.NET is available for download by users who currently have an active account on the ComponentArt website, and are enrolled in the ComponentArt Beta Test program. To participate in the Beta Test Program, users need simply to login to their ComponentArt account, and select the "Subscribe to: Beta Test Program" option on the "My Account -> Edit Profile" page.

All bug reports, questions and comments may be posted to the Web.UI 2007.1 for ASP.NET Beta Forums.

The full commercial version of Web.UI 2007.1 for ASP.NET is scheduled for March 15, 2007.

We thank all the users for your assistance in testing Web.UI 2007.1 for ASP.NET - we hope you enjoy the experience and we look forward to your continued feedback and comments.

Web.UI 2007.1 is available for immediate download at: www.componentart.com/webui

Now featuring a total of 16 premium user interface controls for use in ASP.NET, ASP.NET 2.0 and ASP.NET AJAX - Web.UI offers a comprehensive set of components with the highest level of client-side programmatic control in the industry.

Web.UI for ASP.NET AJAX is also the first component suite to offer true integration with ASP.NET AJAX. Going far beyond basic compatibility or interoperability, Web.UI brings the advantages of this next-generation web framework to developers today: All controls inherit from the Sys.UI.Control client-side base class, expose extensive client-side object models built for the AJAX Library type system, and feature the unique ability to be programmatically modified on the client - with immediate refresh of the corresponding screen area.

"Version 2007.1 marks a significant milestone in our product's development." says Miljan Braticevic, President of ComponentArt. "We have built our Web.UI suite to include 16 premium UI controls, and we are offering the first component suite with full Microsoft ASP.NET AJAX integration. We feel that our strategy and direction to date around AJAX has been sound, and we are glad to be bringing the first full ASP.NET AJAX component suite to market at a time when people are beginning to realize its true value."

With the version 2007.1 release of Web.UI, ComponentArt has also introduced new and expanded Enterprise Services to address the needs of organizations with larger development teams. These services include dedicated Training sessions for teams of developers - covering topics such as core features and advanced applications of the Web.UI component suite - and partnered .NET consulting services to assist customers with larger projects that utilize ComponentArt products. New support options are also available, including Enterprise Support Contracts that provide direct links to our senior product architects and the highest level of priority for customer support requests.

For more details on ComponentArt's Enterprise Services please see: www.componentart.com/company/enterprise.aspx ]]> Tue, 01 May 2007 21:00:01 GMT 307a6fbb-b34e-4cdc-8728-5409c3af6061 http://www.componentart.com/company/news.aspx#news48 ComponentArt has been recognized with this year's SD Times 100 award. The 5th annual SD Times 100, published in the June 1, 2007 issue of BZ Media's SD Times, recognizes the leaders and innovators of the software development industry.

ComponentArt was a winner in the 'Components' category, with the award citation reading: "Builders of .NET applications find user interface and charting controls that stay current, even with major platform changes like Windows Vista and ASP.NET AJAX".

"The winners of this year's SD Times 100 awards have demonstrated their leadership in shaping the software developer industry," said David Rubenstein, Editor-in-Chief of SD Times. "We took into account each nominee's products and services, its reputation among development managers, and the new ideas it brought out. These select individuals and organizations are the ones we've identified as helping to move the art of development forward."

"We are honoured to receive this award from SD Times," said Steve Rolufs, C.E.O. of ComponentArt. "We see it as an important recognition of our innovation and commitment to the developer community, and we look forward to continuing with this tradition in the future."

BZ Media LLC is a New-York-based media company combining the best of print and Internet publishing with industry-leading technical conferences and expositions.

BZ Media's SD Times is the twice-monthly newspaper of record for the software development industry. SD Times reaches more than 60,000 subscribers in 131 countries.

• New Editor control overcomes browser inconsistencies, delivering uniform behaviour and consistent XHTML output across all modern browsers
• Customizable Editor is lightweight, rock-solid, feature-packed and easy to configure
• High-performance AJAX SpellCheck supports custom dictionaries and multiple languages
• Web.UI controls now bind directly to JSON collections - enabling rich, immediate web experiences

Subscription Licenses

Web.UI 2007.2 - including the new Editor and SpellCheck controls and other improvements to the suite - will be offered free of charge to all Web.UI Subscription or Enterprise License customers with active subscriptions a normal matter of course. These current subscribers have already been assigned a license key for the new version (also usable during the Beta period), and the key can be accessed through the 'My Account' -> 'My Licenses' page.

All other customers will be able to download the Beta and full release of Web.UI 2007.2 in free trial mode.

Beta Testing Information

The Beta release of Web.UI 2007.2 for ASP.NET is available for download by users who currently have an active account on the ComponentArt website, and are enrolled in the ComponentArt Beta Testing program. To participate in the Beta program, users need simply to login to their ComponentArt account, and select the "Subscribe to: Beta Testing Program" option on the "My Account -> Edit Profile" page.

All bug reports, questions and comments may be posted to the Web.UI 2007.2 for ASP.NET Beta Forums.

The full commercial version of Web.UI 2007.2 for ASP.NET is scheduled to be released in mid-November 2007.

Thank you in advance to those who assist us with the testing of Web.UI version 2007.2. We hope you enjoy trying out the new version and we look forward to your continued feedback and suggestions.

The new release of Web.UI can be downloaded today from ComponentArt's website at http://www.componentart.com.

ComponentArt Editor for ASP.NET is one of the most significant and powerful controls to be added to Web.UI to date, and greatly enhances the overall value of the suite. Completely customizable in its look and functionality, the Editor can be easily configured to deliver a plethora of features and options to the end user, or to be as fast and light as desired. Most important of all, the new Editor control overcomes the inconsistencies found among different browsers, delivering uniform behaviour and consistent XHTML output across all modern browsers.

"An Editor control is something our end users have been demanding from us for some time" says Steve Rolufs, C.E.O. of ComponentArt. "We're pleased to have taken the time to get it right, and deliver an Editor with truly breakthrough features and capabilities". Rolufs adds "Our users are excited to add this powerful tool to their arsenal, while being freed from the headache of accommodating the numerous browser-specific anomalies that plague other editor controls".

Joining Editor in this release is an advanced, AJAX-enabled spell checking control: ComponentArt SpellCheck for ASP.NET. Working in concert with the new Editor control or independently, SpellCheck features support for custom dictionaries and multiple languages.

Another significant leap forward for the Web.UI suite is the new ability for controls to bind directly to web services and JSON collections. Taking AJAX applications to the next level, this capability will allow developers to create even richer, more immediate web experiences.

"The ability for our most powerful controls to bind directly to a web service from the client opens a whole new door for developers" says Miljan Braticevic, President of ComponentArt. "This new feature eliminates the overhead of sending requests to the web form containing the server control, and provides a super-efficient pipeline directly from a client to a web service or JSON collection. The immediacy and the clean separation of tiers enable an elegant and high-performance alternative to the currently common AJAX techniques."

Available in progressively more powerful builds for ASP.NET, ASP.NET 2.0 and ASP.NET AJAX - Web.UI version 2007.2 is priced at $799 for an individual Developer License, and $999 for a Subscription License. Bulk-discounted Enterprise licenses are also available for teams of 3 or more developers. Customers with active Subscription and Enterprise licenses will receive Web.UI 2007.2 at no additional charge, and have already been issued license keys through their user account on www.componentart.com.

Web.UI version 2007.2 for ASP.NET 3.5 is available immediately, and can be downloaded from the ComponentArt website.

A Seamless Path for ComponentArt Customers

Beginning with version 3.5 of the .NET framework, Microsoft has made ASP.NET AJAX an integral part of the ASP.NET runtime, so there is no longer the requirement of a separate download and installation. What's more, ComponentArt's customers are in a unique position when it comes to exploiting the new features of ASP.NET 3.5: All existing code based upon the APIs of ComponentArt Web.UI version 2006.2 or later will be fully functional and in sync with the architecture and paradigms of Microsoft's new framework.

For more information on the new features and enhancements in Visual Studio 2008, visit the Microsoft website at msdn.microsoft.com/visualstudio.

For specific information about ASP.NET 3.5, please see: www.asp.net/downloads/vs2008.

The open registration training sessions will include key material from the ComponentArt Web.UI Core Technology and Advanced Applications course, condensed into one full day of accelerated training. Topics include core web user interface technologies and common features shared by all ComponentArt Web.UI controls, plus in-depth analysis of key controls and the study of real-life scenarios that integrate elements of Web.UI into fully-functional applications.

The upcoming ComponentArt Web.UI training sessions will be held on the following dates:

Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Las Vegas, NV
ComponentArt's first one-day Web.UI training session of 2008 will be held on Tuesday, March 4 - the day before Microsoft's Mix 08 event - in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Friday, April 4, 2008
San Francisco, CA
ComponentArt will offer another one-day Web.UI training session in San Francisco, CA on Friday, April 4 - immediately following VSLive San Francisco.

Thursday, April 24, 2008
Orlando, FL
A Web.UI training date has also been added for Thursday, April 24th, following the Spring DevConnections show in Orlando, Florida.

For more information, and to register for our Training courses please see the ComponentArt Training page.

Please register as early as possible. Seating is limited to 20 attendees per session.

About ASPSOFT - ComponentArt Training Partner

ASPSOFT employs published and recognized .NET industry experts, including several Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs). Publications that the ASPSOFT team regularly contributes to are MSDN Magazine, asp.netPRO Magazine and Visual Studio Magazine. ASPSOFT consultants frequently speak at conferences such as VSLive, Microsoft Launch Events, code camps and user groups throughout the country and internationally.

To download the Charting 2008.1 Beta installation package please see the Beta Download Page.

New control features include:

High-speed Rendering Engine

• Renders charts five to eight times faster than the original engine
• Selectable on per-chart basis (two charts on the same ASP page can be rendered with different rendering engines)
• All features of the original engine are supported
• Utilizes Microsoft's GDI+ library
• Available in WinChart, WebChart and SqlChart

Client-side API for WebChart

• Allows end-users to customize all visual properties of the chart
• Built in AJAX functionality for refreshing chart images
• End users can change the order of series in the chart
• Series highlighting feature enables users to see data which may be hidden by other series
• Ability to save and reload each user's customizations
• Server-side caching available for same customizations
• Export chart data in XML or CSV format

AJAX Zooming and Scrolling for WebChart

• A control chart allows users to select the range of data shown in the display chart
• The display range can be moved along the X axis (scrolling) as well as have each of its boundaries altered (zooming)
• A control chart can control multiple display charts
• All visual aspects of the scrolling and zooming control are customizable

Subscription Licenses

Charting 2008.1 will be offered free of charge to all Charting Subscription or Enterprise License customers with active subscriptions, a normal matter of course, as well as customers who purchased or renewed their Subscription or Enterprise License with Charting 2007.1 but have had their license expire. Customers with valid Web.UI licenses will also get new WebChart Lite 2008.1 keys. These subscribers have already been assigned a license key for the new version (also usable during the Beta period), and the key can be accessed through the "My Account" > "My License Keys" page on the ComponentArt website.

All other customers will be able to download the Beta and full release of Charting 2008.1 in free trial mode.

Beta Testing Information

The Beta release of Charting 2008.1 is available for download by users who currently have an active account on the ComponentArt website, and are enrolled in the ComponentArt Beta Test program. To participate in the Beta Test Program, users need simply to login to their ComponentArt account, and select the "Subscribe to: Beta Test Program" option on the "My Account" > "Edit Profile" page.

All bug reports, questions and comments may be posted to the Charting 2008.1 Beta Forums.

The full commercial version of Charting 2008.1 is scheduled for early March, 2008.

To download the Web.UI 2008.1 Beta installation package please visit the Web.UI Beta Download page.

Subscription Licenses

Web.UI 2008.1 will be offered free of charge to all Web.UI Subscription or Enterprise License customers with active subscriptions, a normal matter of course. Current subscribers have already been assigned a license key for the new version (also usable during the Beta period), and the key can be accessed through the "My Account" > "My Licenses" page.

All other customers will be able to download the Beta release of Web.UI 2008.1 in free trial mode.

Beta Testing Information

The Beta release of Web.UI 2008.1 is available for download by users who currently have an active account on the ComponentArt website, and are enrolled in the ComponentArt Beta Test program. To participate in the Beta Test Program, users need simply to login to their ComponentArt account, and select the "Subscribe to: Beta Test Program" option on the "My Account" > "Edit Profile" page.

All bug reports, questions and comments may be posted to the Web.UI 2008.1 Beta Forums.

March 27, 2008 ComponentArt is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Web.UI 2008.1, the premium suite of user interface controls for ASP.NET. The first major Web.UI release in 2008 expands the suite yet again by introducing a highly-demanded file upload control, while further extending the company's lead in the AJAX arena.

ComponentArt Web.UI for ASP.NET now features the widest range of AJAX capabilities in the industry, including the new hyper-responsive client-side binding with ASP.NET 3.5 web services. This innovative technique employs ComponentArt's rich client-side controls invoking web services directly, receiving JSON data and automatically updating all UI elements on the client. Live demos of each AJAX technique and the corresponding source code are included in the Web.UI 2008.1 download package.

The latest addition to the Web.UI suite – ComponentArt Upload for ASP.NET – features sophisticated file uploading capabilities including multiple file upload, AJAX progress indicators, comprehensive client-side API and full control over the upload file & folder details. Upload extends the capabilities of Editor's new Image Manager dialog, while serving as a powerful standalone tool.

"With over one-and-a-half years of production usage, ComponentArt Web.UI is the industry's most mature suite of controls built on the ASP.NET AJAX client-side component model", says Miljan Braticevic, the company's president. "Another unique aspect of our product is the ability to target four different versions of ASP.NET with a single code base – progressively expanding the feature set for each new platform build, while the keeping the common features and the API identical among all frameworks. This clear upgrade path is highly appreciated by our customers."

ComponentArt Web.UI 2008.1 can be downloaded today at ComponentArt.com.

Web.UI version 2008.1 is priced at $799 for an individual Developer License, and $999 for a Subscription License. Bulk-discounted Enterprise licenses are also available for teams of 3 or more developers. Web.UI 2008.1 is offered free of charge to all Web.UI Subscription or Enterprise License customers with active subscriptions, a normal matter of course. Current subscribers have already been assigned license keys for the new version, which can be accessed through the "My Account" > "My Licenses" page.

To download the Charting 2008.1 Release Candidate installation package please see the Beta Download page.

New control features include:

High-speed Rendering Engine

• Renders charts five to eight times faster than the original engine
• Selectable on per-chart basis (two charts on the same ASP page can be rendered with different rendering engines)
• All features of the original engine are supported
• Utilizes Microsoft's GDI+ library
• Available in WinChart, WebChart and SqlChart

AJAX Zooming and Scrolling for WebChart

• A control chart allows users to select the range of data shown in the display chart
• The display range can be moved along the X axis (scrolling) as well as have each of its boundaries altered (zooming)
• A control chart can control multiple display charts
• All visual aspects of the scrolling and zooming control are customizable

Client-side API for WebChart

• Allows end-users to customize all visual properties of the chart
• Built in AJAX functionality for refreshing chart images
• End-users can change the order of series in the chart
• Series highlighting feature enables users to see data which may be hidden by other series
• Ability to save and reload each user's customizations
• Server-side caching available for same customizations
• Export chart data in XML or CSV format

Subscription Licenses

Charting 2008.1 will be offered free of charge to all Charting Subscription or Enterprise License customers with active subscriptions, a normal matter of course, as well as customers who purchased or renewed their Subscription or Enterprise License with Charting 2007.1 but have had their license expire. Customers with valid Web.UI licenses will also get new WebChart Lite 2008.1 keys. These subscribers have already been assigned a license key for the new version (also usable during the Beta period), and the key can be accessed through the "My Account" > "My License Keys" page.

All other customers will be able to download the Release Candidate and full release of Charting 2008.1 in free trial mode.

Beta Testing Information

The Release Candidate of Charting 2008.1 is available for download by users who currently have an active account on the ComponentArt website, and are enrolled in the ComponentArt Beta Test program. To participate in the Beta Test Program, users need simply to login to their ComponentArt account, and select the "Subscribe to: Beta Test Program" option on the "My Account" > "Edit Profile" page.

All bug reports, questions and comments may be posted to the Charting 2008.1 Beta forums.

To download the ComponentArt Charting 2008.1 installation package please visit the Charting Download page.

The detailed breakdown of the new features is as follows:

AJAX Zooming and Scrolling for WebChart

• The new zooming/scrolling control chart allows users to select the range of data shown in the display chart
• The display range can be moved along the X axis (scrolling) as well as have each of its boundaries altered (zooming)
• A control chart can control multiple display charts
• All visual aspects of the scrolling and zooming control are customizable

Client-side API for WebChart

• Allows end-users to interactively customize all visual properties of the chart
• Built-in AJAX functionality for refreshing chart images
• End-users can change the order of series in the chart
• Series highlighting feature enables users to see data which may be hidden by other series
• Ability to save and reload each user's customizations
• Server-side caching available for same customizations
• Export chart data in XML or CSV format

High-speed Rendering Engine

• Utilizes Microsoft's GDI+ library
• Selectable on per-chart basis (two charts on the same ASP page can be rendered with different rendering engines)
• All features of the original engine are supported
• Available in WinChart, WebChart and SqlChart

Subscription Customers

ComponentArt Charting for .NET 2008.1 is offered free of charge to all customers with active Charting for .NET subscriptions. All Subscription License holders have already been assigned license keys for the new version, and can access them by logging into their account and going to "My Account" > "My License Keys" page.

For more information on pricing or licensing of any ComponentArt Charting for .NET product please visit our online store or contact our sales team.

• ColorPicker for ASP.NET
• Input for ASP.NET
• Slider for ASP.NET

In addition to the three new controls, the capabilities of the Web.UI suite have been expanded to include accessible output and Section 508 compliance, as well as a major overhaul of ComponentArt's flagship Grid for ASP.NET AJAX control. The new version of ComponentArt Grid now includes multi-level grouping, header context menus, client-side sub-level sorting and templated footer rows – with additional features coming in the final 2008.2 release.

To download the Web.UI 2008.2 Beta installation package please visit the Web.UI Beta Download page.

Subscription Licenses

Web.UI 2008.2 will be offered free of charge to all Web.UI Subscription or Enterprise License customers with active subscriptions, a normal matter of course. Current subscribers have already been assigned a license key for the new version (also usable during the Beta period), and the key can be accessed through the "My Account" > "My Licenses" page.

All other customers will be able to download the Beta release of Web.UI 2008.2 in free trial mode.

Beta Testing Information

The Beta release of Web.UI 2008.2 is available for download by users who currently have an active account on the ComponentArt website, and are enrolled in the ComponentArt Beta Test program. To participate in the Beta Test Program, users need to simply login to their ComponentArt account, and select the "Subscribe to: Beta Test Program" option on the "My Account" > "Edit Profile" page.

All bug reports, questions and comments may be posted to the Web.UI 2008.2 Beta forums.

• ColorPicker for ASP.NET
• Input for ASP.NET
• Slider for ASP.NET

In addition to the three new controls, core capabilities of the Web.UI suite have been expanded to include accessible output and Section 508 compliance, as well as a major overhaul of ComponentArt's industry-leading Grid for ASP.NET AJAX control. The new version of ComponentArt Grid now includes the most comprehensive grouping capabilities on the market, header context menus, client-side sub-level sorting and templated footer rows with summary calculations.

To download ComponentArt Web.UI 2008.2 please visit the Web.UI download page. A detailed change log for the Web.UI 2008.2 release is available in the product knowledge base.

Subscription Licenses

Customers with active Subscription and Enterprise licenses will receive Web.UI 2008.2 at no additional charge, and have already been issued license keys, accessible through their ComponentArt.com user account on the "My Account" > "My Licenses" page.

Pricing Information

Available in four progressively more powerful builds for ASP.NET 1.x, ASP.NET 2.0, ASP.NET AJAX and ASP.NET 3.5 - Web.UI 2008.2 is priced at $799 for an individual Developer License, and $999 for a Subscription License. Bulk-discounted Enterprise licenses are also available for teams of developers.

Features include:

• 19 different gauge types, including Circular, Semi-Circular, Quarter-Circular, Linear and Numeric geometries
• Four embedded, pre-defined themes ready to be used out-of-the-box
• Template XML files allow complete gauge designs to be saved and reused
• Multiple scales, ranges & pointers and sub-gauges within a single gauge control to achieve complex designs
• Full client-side API; including auto-refresh at a user-specified interval, two-way custom properties, and much more
• Design-time wizard and property view allow setting of most properties with visual feedback

To download the WebGauge Beta installation package please visit the WebGauge Beta Download page.

Subscription Licenses

WebGauge will be offered free of charge to all Charting Subscription or Enterprise License customers with active subscriptions, a normal matter of course. In addition, customers who took advantage of our December promotion will receive complementary WebGauge subscription licenses. All eligible customers have already been assigned a license key (also usable during the Beta period), which can be accessed through the "My Account" > "My License Keys" page.

All other customers will be able to download the Beta and full release of WebGauge in free trial mode.

Beta Testing Information

The Beta release of WebGauge is available for download by users who currently have an active account on the ComponentArt website, and are enrolled in the ComponentArt Beta Test program. To participate in the Beta Test Program, users need simply to login to their ComponentArt account, and select the "Subscribe to: Beta Test Program" option on the "My Account" > "Edit Profile" page.

All bug reports, questions and comments may be posted to the WebGauge Beta Forum.

Among the many features of WebGauge are:

• Wide-Ranging Geometries: Featuring more than 18 different gauge types including Circular, Semi-Circular, Quarter-Circular, Linear and Numeric.
• Multiple Gauge Themes: With four embedded, pre-defined themes, WebGauge is ready to be used right out of the box.
• Save and Reuse Designs: XML templates allow complete gauge designs to be saved and reused across pages and projects.
• Sophisticated Gauge Designs: Features such as multiple scales, ranges & pointers and embedded sub-gauges allow for complex gauge layouts and designs.
• Powerful Client-Side API: Customize the look, feel, and behavior of WebGauge with this full client-side API. Features include auto-refresh at a given interval, two-way custom properties, and much more.
• State-of-the-Art Wizard: With immediate visual feedback, stunning and powerful gauge designs are only a few clicks away.
• Immediate Visual Feedback: WebGauge property changes are reflected instantly at design-time.

Additionally, WebGauge 2009.1 is the first ComponentArt control to be available as a unified installation package – a single download for all four ASP.NET frameworks.

To download ComponentArt WebGauge 2009.1, please visit the Charting Download page.

Subscription Licenses

WebGauge 2009.1 is offered free of charge to all Charting Subscription or Enterprise License customers with active subscriptions, a normal matter of course. In addition, customers who took advantage of our December promotion will receive complementary WebGauge subscription licenses. All eligible customers have already been assigned a license key which can be accessed through the "My Account" > "My License Keys" page.

All other customers will be able to download WebGauge 2009.1 in free trial mode.

Pricing Information

WebGauge 2009.1 is p riced at $599 for a 1-year subscription license, or $499 for a developer license. We encourage our customers to take advantage of our new high-value web bundle, offering all of ComponentArt's web products for $1,299. Full details are available in our online store.

Links to live demos, beta download package, as well as detailed roadmap information are all available at:

 Silverlight Overview Page

Release Schedule

The Web.UI 2009.1 for Silverlight release includes the following controls:

•  ContextMenu
•  DataGrid
•  DragDrop
•  ItemFlow
•  Menu
•  TreeView
•  ToolBar (coming in Beta 2)
•  Upload (coming in Beta 2)

We are on track to ship the Beta 2 release at the end of February, with the full release to follow in mid March. Please note that all release dates and anticipated product features are subject to change.

Licensing

ComponentArt is pleased to offer "Go Live" licenses with this beta release. All customers who have purchased the "Web Bundle" since December 1st, 2008, have been assigned Web.UI for Silverlight subscription keys, expiring on March 15, 2010. Those who wish to purchase standalone Web.UI for Silverlight licenses or to upgrade their current Web.UI for ASP.NET licenses can contact our sales team. All of these products will be available in our online store upon the full release of Web.UI for Silverlight.

Beta Testing Information

This Beta release of Web.UI for Silverlight is available for download by users who currently have an active account on the ComponentArt website, and are enrolled in the ComponentArt Beta Testing program. To participate in the Beta Testing Program, users need simply to login to their ComponentArt account, and select the "Subscribe to: Beta Testing Program" option on the "My Account" > "Edit Profile" page.

All bug reports, questions and comments may be posted to the Web.UI for Silverlight Beta Forum.

Links to live demos, beta download package, as well as detailed roadmap information are all available at:

 Silverlight Overview Page

Release Schedule

The Web.UI 2009.1 for Silverlight release includes the following controls:

•  ContextMenu
•  DataGrid
•  DragDrop
•  ItemFlow
•  Menu
•  TreeView
•  ToolBar
•  Upload

We are on track to ship the the full release by the end of March. Please note that all release dates and anticipated product features are subject to change.

Licensing

ComponentArt is pleased to offer "Go Live" licenses with this beta release. All customers who have purchased the "Web Bundle" since December 1st, 2008 have been assigned Web.UI for Silverlight subscription keys, expiring on March 15, 2010. Those who wish to purchase standalone Web.UI for Silverlight licenses or to upgrade their current Web.UI for ASP.NET licenses can contact our sales team. All of these products will be available in our online store upon the full release of Web.UI for Silverlight.

Beta Testing Information

This Beta release of Web.UI for Silverlight is available for download by users who currently have an active account on the ComponentArt website, and are enrolled in the ComponentArt Beta Testing program. To participate in the Beta Testing Program, users need simply to login to their ComponentArt account, and select the "Subscribe to: Beta Testing Program" option on the "My Account" > "Edit Profile" page.

All bug reports, questions and comments may be posted to the Web.UI for Silverlight Beta Forum.

As a company at the forefront of emerging web and .NET technologies, ComponentArt has a unique insight and expertise in the creation of rich web applications using Microsoft's development platform.

The resulting application provides a streamlined, visually striking user interface to Microsoft's SQL Server Reporting Services infrastructure. The new reporting portal allows management to quickly and effortlessly find the information they need.

"We wanted to build a cutting-edge Rich Internet Application that enables our managers to navigate our large selection of reports easily and seamlessly," Lee Sherry, Senior Business Intelligent Manager at Microsoft, said. "ComponentArt helped us deliver fantastic interactive tools to our executives and increase the impact of our information."

For more information – or to arrange an initial technical assessment – please visit the Consulting Services page.

Web.UI 2009.1 for ASP.NET AJAX

The industry's best performing ASP.NET AJAX suite is expanded once again! Featuring SOA.UI connectivity and the inclusion of Chart and Gauge, ComponentArt's premium visualization controls, Web.UI 2009.1 for ASP.NET AJAX continues to push the boundaries of client-side richness and user interface performance.

• SOA.UI Enabled
  Discover how SOA.UI and Web.UI for ASP.NET AJAX empower developers to deliver hyper-performing user interfaces with the opportunity to reuse their server-side code with future Silverlight applications.

• Visualization Controls
  Full premium editions of ComponentArt's award-winning Chart and Gauge visualization controls are now a part of Web.UI for ASP.NET AJAX, providing unprecedented value in a suite of ASP.NET controls.

Web.UI 2009.1 for Silverlight

Setting a new standard in user experience, ComponentArt Web.UI 2009.1 for Silverlight delivers eight brand-new high-performing user interface controls to Silverlight-based Rich Internet Applications.

• SOA.UI Enabled
  Designed to streamline the development of UI-specific web services, SOA.UI for .NET can reduce the amount of Silverlight code by up to 30%, while enabling code reuse with ASP.NET applications.

• Best-of-Breed Core UI
  Building on solid base technology, this initial release of Web.UI for Silverlight offers key, standard-setting Line of Business controls with rapid expansion of the suite planned throughout 2009.

Both editions of Web.UI 2009.1 are now available as part of the new unified installation package – a single download for all four ASP.NET frameworks and the Silverlight platform.

To download Web.UI 2009.1, please visit the download page.

Subscription Licenses

Web.UI for ASP.NET AJAX: Customers with active Subscription and Enterprise licenses will receive Web.UI 2009.1 for ASP.NET AJAX at no additional charge, and have already been issued license keys, accessible through their ComponentArt.com user account menu under "My Licenses."

Web.UI for Silverlight: All customers who have purchased the "Web Bundle" since December 1st, 2008, have been assigned Web.UI for Silverlight subscription keys, expiring on March 15, 2010. The keys are available through their ComponentArt.com user account menu under "My Licenses."

Pricing Information

License upgrades to the full ComponentArt UI Framework suite are also available. Please consult the license upgrade page for more information.

Web.UI 2009.1 for ASP.NET AJAX and Web.UI 2009.1 for Silverlight are each priced at $799 USD for an individual Developer license, and $999 USD for a Subscription license. Bulk-discounted Enterprise licenses are also available for teams of 3 or more developers. Please refer to the license comparison page for more information.

ComponentArt is happy to provide a license upgrade path for our existing customers. Details and pricing information for Web.UI for ASP.NET or Charting for .NET products upgrades can be found on the license upgrade page.

The Key Benefits of SOA.UI

Among the many benefits of this new technology are:

• Rapid Development
  Reduce the amount of presentation layer code by up to 30%.

• Server-side Code Reuse
  Target ASP.NET AJAX, Silverlight, WPF or Mobile front ends with the same code.

• Top Performance
  Get the best UI performance by directly binding with web services.

• Cloud-Friendly Architecture
  Gain the ability to deploy into the "Azure" cloud environment.

Further details, specific benefits and technology demos can be found on the SOA.UI overview page while comprehensive technical information can be found in the SOA.UI white paper.

Presenting ComponentArt Feed Browser

ComponentArt Feed Browser is an aggregator of live RSS and Atom feeds. Its primary purpose is to demonstrate the versatility of ComponentArt's user interface technology by enabling end users to easily categorize, group, sort and search vast amounts of data. The user interface patterns and programming techniques used in this demo are highly applicable to modern line of business applications.

This one-of-a-kind application can be found on the SOA.UI demos page.

SOA.UI 2009.1 for .NET is now available as part of the new unified installation package – a single download for all four ASP.NET frameworks and the Silverlight platform.

To download SOA.UI 2009.1 for .NET, please visit the download page.

Pricing Information

SOA.UI 2009.1 for.NET is available as a stand-alone license or as part of the ComponentArt UI Framework suite. License upgrades to the full ComponentArt UI Framework suite are also available. Please consult the license upgrade page for more information.

An individual Developer license for SOA.UI 2009.1 for .NET is priced at $599 USD while a Subscription license is priced at $799 USD. Bulk-discounted Enterprise licenses are also available for teams of 3 or more developers. Please refer to the license comparison page for more information.

Included in UI Framework 2009.1 for .NET:

• SOA.UI 2009.1 for .NET
  The industry's first framework delivering full server-side code reuse between ASP.NET AJAX and Silverlight applications.

• Web.UI 2009.1 for ASP.NET AJAX
  The industry's most versatile AJAX UI Suite now featuring SOA.UI connectivity and best-of-breed Chart & Gauge controls.

• Web.UI 2009.1 for Silverlight
  A new standard in user experience delivering rich, fluid and high- performance UI to Silverlight Line of Business applications.

ComponentArt UI Framework 2009.1 for .NET – a unified installation package including comprehensive demos and samples – is now available on our download page.

Pricing Information

ComponentArt is happy to provide a license upgrade path for our existing customers. Details and pricing information for Web.UI for ASP.NET or Charting for .NET products upgrades can be found on the license upgrade page.

UI Framework for .NET is pricedat $1,299 USD for a Subscription license. Bulk-discounted Enterprise licenses are also available for teams of 3 or more developers. Please refer to the license comparison page for more information.

* Coming in the 2009.2 Beta 2 release.

ComponentArt UI Framework 2009.2 for .NET Beta – a unified installation package including comprehensive demos and samples – is now available on our beta download page.

Beta Testing Information

This Beta release ofUI Framework 2009.2 is available for download by users who currently have an active account on the ComponentArt website, and are enrolled in the ComponentArt Beta Testing program. To participate in the Beta Testing Program, users need simply to login to their ComponentArt account and select the "Subscribe to: Beta Testing Program" option on the "Edit Profile" page, accessible from the user account menu.

All bug reports, questions and comments may be posted to the UI Framework Beta Forum.

The winner will be chosen based on the number of points collected from the Expert Panel (maximum 450 points) and the community vote (maximum 100 points). The grading criteria and the precise details for collecting points and are outlined on the how to win page.

The use of ComponentArt's products is not required to participate in the Competition. Those who wish to use ComponentArt products will be provided a 90-day free trial license key. The goal of this Competition is to increase awareness of Silverlight features and applications already in production, therefore ComponentArt wishes to keep it open to the entire Silverlight developer community.

The full contest rules are available here. May the best app win!

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.

ComponentArt UI Framework 2009.2 for .NET Beta 2 – a unified installation package including comprehensive demos and samples – is now available on our beta download page.

Beta Testing Information

This second Beta release ofUI Framework 2009.2 is available for download by users who currently have an active account on the ComponentArt website, and are enrolled in the ComponentArt Beta Testing program. To participate in the Beta Testing Program, users need simply to login to their ComponentArt account and select the "Subscribe to: Beta Testing Program" option on the "Edit Profile" page, accessible from the user account menu.

All bug reports, questions and comments may be posted to the UI Framework Beta Forum.

With eight new Silverlight controls – ComboBox, HtmlPanel, MaskedInput, NavBar, NumberInput, Splitter, TabStrip, and Window – Web.UI for Silverlight 2009.2 is now a comprehensive toolkit for building Silverlight Rich Internet Applications. These new navigation, layout and data controls further extend the functionality and user experience potential of RIAs.

SOA.UI, the industry's first framework delivering full server-side code reuse between ASP.NET AJAX and Silverlight applications, has been expanded to include support for all major UI elements: DataGrid, TreeView, Menu, NavBar, TabStrip, ToolBar, and ComboBox.

ComponentArt Scheduler, the latest addition to the Web.UI for ASP.NET AJAX suite, is a powerful data-driven time management control featuring a rich client-side API with native support for AJAX-powered updates, allowing for programmatic control on both the client and server with instant rendering and automatic persistence. Additionally, the user interface is fully customizable and features built-in drag & drop behavior.

ComponentArt UI Framework 2009.2 for .NET – a unified installation package including comprehensive demos and samples – is now available on our download page.

Pricing Information

ComponentArt is happy to provide a license upgrade path for our existing customers. Details and pricing information for Web.UI for ASP.NET or Charting for .NET products upgrades can be found on the license upgrade page.

Until August 15, 2009, UI Framework for .NET is priced at $1,099 USD for a Subscription license. Bulk-discounted Enterprise licenses are also available for teams of 3 or more developers. Please refer to the license comparison page for more information.

The highlights of the new features are:

• Question & Answer Forum Threads – Any new thread marked as a question can now have posts marked as "suggested answer" or "verified answer". Question status icons in the thread list make it very easy for our support staff to review the list of unanswered threads and provide timely feedback.
• Vastly Improved Search – The new search indexing and UI offer significant improvements over our previous implementation.
• RSS Feeds – RSS feeds are now available for just about any content element: forums threads, thread posts, blogs, blog comments, tags, or search results. Those who still prefer to receive email notifications will be able to continue to use that medium as well.
• Tags – Forum and blog posts can now be tagged. Users can edit the list of tags for their existing posts at any time.
• Ratings – Forum threads can now be rated.
• Quick Access – The Forum Highlights widget on the main forums page allows users to immediately access: Featured Threads, My Threads, Unread, Unanswered or Most Recent threads.
• User Avatars – Any member of our community can now upload their avatar image. We hope that this feature will bring a more personal feel to our community.

Experience the new forums and blogs today. We hope that you'll enjoy using our new community platform!

ComponentArt UI Framework 2009.3 for .NET Beta – a unified installation package including comprehensive demos and samples – is available on our beta download page.

Beta Testing Information

This Beta release of UI Framework 2009.3 is available for download by users who currently have an active account on the ComponentArt website, and are enrolled in the ComponentArt Beta Testing program. To participate in the Beta Testing Program, users need to log in to their ComponentArt.com account, go to the "Edit Profile" page (accessible from the user account menu) and select the "Subscribe to: Beta Testing Program" option.

All bug reports, questions and comments may be posted to the UI Framework Beta Forums.

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  Flowr
  This application creates an environment to support workflow between humans in organizations, in a better way than email can. A workflow 'request' uses a 3D metro map analogy to provide a clear overview of actors, depicted as metro stations; and tubes which are communication in the form of comments, information in the form of editable fields and document attachments.

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  Zleek
  Zleek – sleek interactive albums. Your photo and video collection will not look better anywhere else. We've put together the perfect blend of newest animative technologies and the oldest photo sharing technology: the photo album. Try the Zleek magic now with your family and friends!

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  Windows4all
  Windows4all.com – online virtual operating system. It is a website that simulates an operating system inside your web browser. You can launch applications right away without installation.

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  Battle Billiards
  An online multiplayer billiard game. Complete with chat lobby and live games.

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  Puzzle Touch
  Fun and addictive realistic jigsaw puzzles. Snap the pieces together just like the real thing. Choose from hundreds of existing puzzles or create puzzles from your own photos. Pick how many pieces you want and even send personal puzzles to your friends.

Congratulations to the finalists! The winner of the competition will be announced on November 10, 2009.

May the best app win!

ComponentArt Visualization for Silverlight – Feature Highlights

Brilliant Rendering – ComponentArt's 3D pixel shading technology integrated with the power of XAML delivers the most brilliant rendering available in any solution, on any platform.

Unmatched Interactivity – Animated drill-downs, data point selection, templated popups, interactive zooming & scrolling take productivity and user experience to a whole new level.

Blazing Performance – Supporting any number of series and a virtually unlimited number of data points, ComponentArt's new visualization tools are able to easily handle complex and large datasets.

Enterprise Features – Elegant series architecture, smart annotation objects, built-in drill-down manager, and auto-adjustment of labels are at the core of ComponentArt's visualization technology.

Smooth Animation – Driven by a powerful composite animator model, animations for every element of ComponentArt's Chart and Gauge controls can be customized individually.

Built-In Skins – A large number of ready-to-use skins and themes designed and implemented with utmost attention to detail will make your line of business applications shine.

ComponentArt UI Framework 2009.3 for .NET – a unified installation package including all controls, live demos and full product documentation – is available on our download page.

• Download UI Framework 2009.3
• View Live Demos

Pricing and Licensing Information

• UI Framework for .NET is priced at $1,299 USD for a single Developer Subscription license, including one year of product updates. Single developer licenses can be purchased from our Online Store.
• Bulk-discounted Development Team licenses are also available to teams of 3 or more developers. For more information please visit our Development Team Licensing page.
• Starting with the 2009.3 release, ComponentArt has introduced a new level of licensing designed for ISVs and large corporate clients. If you need to deploy your application to more than 3 production servers, please visit our OEM Licensing page.

Developers with current UI Framework subscription licenses will receive the 2009.3 release as a normal matter of course. ComponentArt is happy to provide a license upgrade path to our existing customers. Details and pricing information for product upgrades can be found on the License Upgrades page.

Congratulations to...

PuzzleTouch Online Jigsaw Puzzles!

The four runners-up – Flowr, Zleek, Windows4all, and Battle Billiards – will each receive a full UI Framework subscription license (a $1,299 value)!

We'd also like to thank the judges who volunteered their time and expertise – Tim Heuer, Laurence Moroney, Mike Snow, Dino Esposito, John Papa, Steve Smith, and our very own Milos Glisic, Phil Tucker, and Corey Cahill.

A final thanks goes out to everyone who entered the contest and participated in the community voting.

The unified installation package for ComponentArt UI Framework 2010.1 Beta is available on our beta download page.

ComponentArt Win.UI for WPF has been designed to provide a comprehensive user interface and data visualization platform to WPF developers. It contains a powerful DataGrid control, rich and highly interactive Chart and Gauge controls, as well as comprehensive navigation and data input controls. ComponentArt Win.UI for WPF has been implemented on a common code base with our Silverlight controls, enabling our customers to reuse code and skills when developing web and Windows applications.

Included Controls:

• BreadCrumb
• Chart
• ComboBox
• ContextMenu
• DataGrid
• DragDrop
• Gauge
• ItemFlow
• MaskedInput
• Menu
• NavBar
• NumberInput
• RangeSlider
• TabStrip
• TreeView

Live demos for ComponentArt Win.UI for WPF are available here.

ComponentArt Web.UI for ASP.NET MVC is a set of native ASP.NET MVC HTML helpers, designed to provide a comprehensive user interface platform to ASP.NET MVC developers. The suite contains a powerful DataGrid control, a rich set of navigation controls as well as a flexible Calendar control. All controls feature extensive client-side APIs as well as a new ASP.NET MVC-friendly skinning and theming system.

Included Controls:

• Calendar
• ComboBox
• DataGrid
• Menu
• NavBar
• TabStrip
• ToolBar
• TreeView

Live demos for ComponentArt Web.UI for ASP.NET MVC are available here.

Beta Testing Information

This Beta release of ComponentArt UI Framework 2010.1 is available for download by users who currently have an active account on the ComponentArt website, and are enrolled in the ComponentArt Beta Testing program. To participate in the Beta Testing Program, users need to log in to their ComponentArt.com account, go to the "Edit Profile" page (accessible from the user account menu) and select the "Subscribe to: Beta Testing Program" option.

All bug reports, questions and comments may be posted to the UI Framework Beta Forums.

ComponentArt is pleased to announce the immediate availability of UI Framework 2010.1 – the complete toolset for building next-generation Web and Windows applications. The first major release of UI Framework in 2010 expands ComponentArt's product offering with two brand-new suites of controls: Win.UI for WPF and Web.UI for ASP.NET MVC. In addition, UI Framework 2010.1 includes important updates to the company's flagship ASP.NET AJAX and Silverlight suites.

The UI Framework 2010.1 installation package contains all ComponentArt products and is available on our download page.

Web.UI for ASP.NET AJAX – ComponentArt's signature control suite – has been updated with a brand-new state-of-the-art skinning system, jQuery-friendly client-side functionality and ASP.NET 4.0 client-template support. The new skinning system allows effortless visual customization of UI controls through a single AutoTheme property. A number of professional, ready-to-use themes ship with the UI Framework download package.

Included Controls:

• Calendar
• CallBack
• Chart
• ColorPicker
• ComboBox
• DataGrid
• Dialog
• Editor
• Gauge
• Input
• Menu
• MultiPage
• NavBar
• Rotator
• Scheduler
• SiteMap
• Slider
• Snap
• Splitter
• SpellCheck
• TabStrip
• ToolBar
• TreeView
• Upload

Web.UI for ASP.NET MVC is a set of native ASP.NET MVC HTML helpers, designed to provide a comprehensive user interface platform to ASP.NET MVC developers. The suite contains a powerful DataGrid control, a rich set of navigation controls as well as a flexible Calendar control. All controls feature extensive client-side APIs as well as a new ASP.NET MVC-friendly skinning and theming system.

Included Controls:

• Calendar
• ComboBox
• DataGrid
• Menu
• NavBar
• TabStrip
• ToolBar
• TreeView

Web.UI for Silverlight – ComponentArt's suite of RIA controls – has been expanded with a powerful new WcfServiceDataProvider allowing codeless population of Silverlight Chart data from any WCF web service. This addition, combined with the completely re-architected Chart DrillDownManager, dramatically reduces the amount of code needed to implement common digital dashboard scenarios.

Included Controls:

• BreadCrumb
• Chart
• ComboBox
• ContextMenu
• DataGrid
• DragDrop
• Gauge
• HtmlEditor
• HtmlPanel
• ItemFlow
• MaskedInput
• Menu
• NavBar
• NumberInput
• RangeSlider
• Spinner
• Splitter
• TabStrip
• ToolBar
• TreeView
• Upload
• Window

Win.UI for WPF has been designed to provide a comprehensive user interface and data visualization platform to WPF developers. It contains a powerful DataGrid control, rich and highly interactive Chart and Gauge controls, as well as comprehensive navigation and data input controls. ComponentArt Win.UI for WPF has been implemented on a common code base with our Silverlight controls, enabling our customers to reuse code and skills when developing web and Windows applications.

Included Controls:

• BreadCrumb
• Chart
• ComboBox
• ContextMenu
• DataGrid
• DragDrop
• Gauge
• ItemFlow
• MaskedInput
• Menu
• NavBar
• NumberInput
• RangeSlider
• TabStrip
• ToolBar
• TreeView

Pricing and Licensing Information

• UI Framework for .NET is priced at $1,299 USD for a single Developer Subscription license, including one year of product updates. Single developer licenses can be purchased from our Online Store.
• Bulk-discounted Development Team licenses are also available to teams of 3 or more developers. For more information please visit our Development Team Licensing page.
• ComponentArt also offers licensing options for ISVs and large corporate clients. If you need to deploy your application to more than 3 production servers, please visit our OEM Licensing page.

Developers with current UI Framework subscription licenses will receive the 2009.3 release as a normal matter of course. ComponentArt is happy to provide a license upgrade path to our existing customers. Details and pricing information for product upgrades can be found on the License Upgrades page.

A groundbreaking suite of controls for digital dashboards and development of data analysis applications in Silverlight and WPF. This new product line includes enterprise-grade charting, gauges and maps along with state-of-the-art data display and processing components.

Built for Silverlight, WPF, Visual Studio 2010

Buy a UI Framework Subscription now and get Data Visualization Enterprise at no additional cost (a $5,298 value)! Full Details

Charting

• A comprehensive set of charting components designed to deliver interactive visualization of business data
• Featuring brilliant rendering, interactive drill-downs, built-in zooming & scrolling and smart annotation objects
• Enterprise features include the ability to handle very large datasets and CalcEngine integration

Includes 9 controls:

• XyChart
• PieChart
• FunnelChart
• RadarChart
• TreeMap
• Legend
• DrillDownManager
• WcfDataProvider
• RestDataProvider

Gauges

• The widest selection of digital gauge controls in the industry
• Featuring easy KPI binding, customizable pointers, scales & ranges, flexible inner layout and smooth animation
• All controls include professional skins & themes as well as extensive Visual Studio 2010 design-time features

Includes 10 controls:

• RadialGauge
• LinearGauge
• NumericGauge
• BulletGraph
• Cylinder
• HalfDonut
• Thermometer
• Indicator
• WcfDataProvider
• RestDataProvider

Maps

• Dynamic, data-driven maps designed to provide intuitive visualization of geographic data
• Featuring interactive drill-downs, multiple shape layers, tooltip & point templates and flexible projections
• Distributed with over 100 maps covering all world continents & regions, major countries, all US states and custom maps

Includes 4 controls:

• Map
• Legend
• WcfDataProvider
• RestDataProvider

GridView

• An enterprise-grade data grid control, designed to deliver visually rich display of tabular data
• Featuring data grouping, sorting, filtering, and operating in "spreadsheet" or "paged grid" operation modes
• Enterprise features include handling very large datasets, cell formulas, calculated styles and CalcEngine integration

Includes 3 controls:

• GridView
• WcfDataProvider
• RestDataProvider

TimeNavigator

• An innovative control allowing quick, interactive and intuitive date range selections
• Featuring hierarchical date / time drilldowns: decade, year, quarter, month, week, day, hour, minute, second
• Customizable fiscal year offset, list of business days / holidays, international calendars

Includes 3 controls:

• TimeNavigator
• WcfDataProvider
• RestDataProvider

CalcEngine

• A general purpose data processing engine, used to perform operations of any complexity on a given dataset
• Featuring ComponentArt "Calc", an interpreted expression language for dynamic data transformations on the client
• Loaded with useful function libraries including: set operations, statistical and financial functions

Includes 3 controls:

• CalcEngine
• WcfDataProvider
• RestDataProvider

Target Release Dates*

A fully-functional beta release of ComponentArt Data Visualization is targeted for July 9, while the full RTM release is expected in the second week of August 2010.

Pricing Info*

Product pricing will range from $599 (for individual components) to $3,999 for the full Enterprise version of the Data Visualization suite.
All existing ComponentArt UI Framework subscription customers will receive a 1-year Data Visualization Enterprise subscription license free of charge.

*Final release dates and product pricing are subject to change.

• More Information
• Download Beta

Included Controls

• Charting: A comprehensive set of components designed to deliver interactive visualization of business data
• Gauges: A suite of sophisticated, yet easy-to-use controls for visual data monitoring
• Maps: Dynamic, data-driven maps designed to provide intuitive visualization of geographic data
• GridView: An enterprise-grade data grid control, designed to deliver visually rich display of tabular data
• TimeNavigator: An innovative navigation control allowing quick, interactive and intuitive date range selections
• CalcEngine: A general purpose data processing engine for performing operations of any complexity on a given dataset

Beta Testing Information

This Beta release of ComponentArt Data Visualization 2010 is available for download by users who currently have an active account on the ComponentArt website, and are enrolled in the ComponentArt Beta Testing program. To participate in the Beta Testing Program, users need to log in to their ComponentArt.com account, go to the "Edit Profile" page (accessible from the user account menu) and select the "Subscribe to: Beta Testing Program" option.

All bug reports, questions and comments may be posted to the Data Visualization Beta Forums.

Existing Customers

Customers with current ComponentArt UI Framework subscription licenses have been assigned ComponentArt Data Visualization Enterprise edition subscription licenses free of charge. The new license keys are accessible through the ComponentArt.com user account menu under "My Licenses."

Built from the ground up to take advantage of the latest versions of Silverlight, WPF and Visual Studio 2010, ComponentArt Data Visualization 2010 for .NET delivers the complete feature set for building next-generation digital dashboards and data analysis applications.

Combining sophisticated rendering technology, extensive common framework and unmatched interactivity with suite-wide themes & palettes, comprehensive design-time support and superior performance, ComponentArt Data Visualization 2010 for .NET lets you present, navigate and visualize your data like never before.

The complete data visualization package includes:

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  Charting:

  A comprehensive set of components designed to deliver interactive visualization of business data

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  Gauges:

  A suite of sophisticated, yet easy-to-use controls for visual data monitoring

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  Maps:

  Dynamic, data-driven maps designed to provide intuitive visualization of geographic data

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  GridView:

  An enterprise-grade data grid control, designed to deliver visually rich display of tabular data

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  TimeNavigator:

  An innovative navigation control allowing quick, interactive and intuitive date range selections

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  CalcEngine:

  A general purpose data processing engine for performing operations of any complexity on a given dataset

Experience Data Visualization 2010 yourself

Visit the Live Demos or download the trial version today, and see your data in a whole new light.

Existing customers

Customers with current ComponentArt UI Framework subscription licenses have been assigned ComponentArt Data Visualization Ultimate edition subscription licenses free of charge, a $5,999 value! The new license keys are accessible through the ComponentArt.com user account menu under "My Licenses."

With the release of UI Framework 2011 for .NET, all included products are now 100% royalty-free. For details, please refer to the new License Agreement.

Along with numerous enhancements and high-profile fixes throughout the suite, Web.UI for ASP.NET AJAX now natively supports both .NET 4.0 framework and Microsoft SharePoint 2010.

A complete list of fixes, updates & enhancements can be found in the ComponentArt Knowledge Base article.

ComponentArt UI Framework 2011 for .NET – a unified installation package including comprehensive demos and samples – is available now on our download page.

Subscription Licenses

Customers with active Subscription and Enterprise licenses will receive UI Framework 2011 for .NET at no additional charge, and have already been issued license keys, accessible through the account menu under "My Licenses".

Pricing Information

UI Framework for .NET is priced at $1,099 USD for a Subscription license. Bulk-discounted Enterprise licenses are also available for teams of 3 or more developers. Please refer to the license comparison page for more information.

Developers can find detailed product information and download Data Visualization for Windows Phone 7 through the product overview page. ComponentArt's free demo app is also immediately accessible by anyone who owns a Windows Phone 7; simply type "ComponentArt" in the App Marketplace search box.

Product Details

ComponentArt's premium Charting, Gauges, Maps, GridView and TimeNavigator Silverlight controls have been ported to Windows Phone 7, delivering a comprehensive data visualization feature set with the very first release. Each component has been extensively optimized for smaller screens and mobile CPUs, including fine-tuned interactivity, support for pinch and flick gestures, customized skins and minified Map shape files.

Going beyond the standard data visualization controls, ComponentArt's TimeNavigator for Windows Phone 7 proves to be an invaluable element of interactive mobile dashboards. Designed to enable quick, easy and intuitive date range selections, the control has been re-engineered specifically for touch screens in order to deliver an optimal experience to end users.

"We are thrilled to offer such an extensive data visualization package for Windows Phone 7," said Miljan Braticevic, ComponentArt's President and CEO. "This is a major milestone in our mission to deliver a new breed of highly interactive mobile dashboards."

ComponentArt Data Visualization for Windows Phone 7 is built on the same codebase as the company's flagship Data Visualization for Silverlight product line, enabling new feature additions to both platforms simultaneously as well as customer code reuse between desktop and mobile applications.

Pricing and Licensing

All Windows Phone 7 components are offered as a part of Data Visualization for Silverlight Enterprise Edition, starting at $2,999 per developer. All current Enterprise Edition customers can use their existing license keys to deploy their mobile solutions.

DataMarket on the Windows Azure Marketplace is a service that provides a single consistent marketplace and delivery channel for high quality information as cloud services. Content partners who collect data can publish it on DataMarket to increase its discoverability and achieve global reach with high availability. Data from databases, image files, reports and real-time feeds is provided in a consistent manner through internet standards. Users can easily discover, explore, subscribe and consume data from both trusted public domains and from premium commercial providers.

"ComponentArt's Silverlight Data Visualization technology is ideal for developing impressive cloud-based digital dashboards" says Sudhir Hasbe, Senior Product Manager for DataMarket, SQL Azure & Azure AppFabric technologies at Microsoft. "The ability to effectively visualize raw data, create mashups and provide sophisticated interactive interfaces has truly brought our cloud platform to life."

The advantages of cloud-based computing and the elegance of the cloud-based application architecture is evident in ComponentArt's World Data Dashboards demo. "DataMarket feeds are the exclusive data source for the entire dashboard application", said Evan Levy, Director of Technical Services at ComponentArt. "Working with cloud-based data enabled us to rapidly build a complex digital dashboard, which can be easily deployed without any configuration effort."

ComponentArt Data Visualization for .NET is a complete framework for building next-generation digital dashboards and data analysis applications for Silverlight, WPF, Windows Phone 7 and the Windows Azure platform.

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Included in this release:

• PivotGrid Control and Support for OLAP Cubes: A rich set of data libraries was added to Data Visualization to provide handling of multi-dimensional data. A new multi-dimensional data source provider automatically connects these to cubes hosted in Microsoft Analysis Services. New PivotGrid and PivotTree controls are provided for easy navigation of the cubes.
• Support for Windows Phone 7: The Data Visualization suite now works on Windows Phone 7. A specialized version targeting this platform is now distributed and supported as part of the Data Visualization for Silverlight package. It includes a separate demo gallery application optimized for the phone.
• Charting Millions of Records: The XYChart control now handles millions of records out-of-the-box. Rendering is never a bottleneck with a new sampling system which kicks in automatically when large record sets are used.
• PDF and Image Exporting: The Data Visualization suite now includes a library for exporting any XAML-based content to images and PDFs. Dashboards, charts and other visualizations can now be saved at any time and sent on in these broadly supported formats.
• New Map-based Visualizations: In addition to several new features and enhancements, the Map control now supports quick configuration of data-driven bubble visualizations.
• Major Improvements to Charting Features, Styles and Animations: Default chart styles and animations have been painstakingly fine-tuned to provide superior visualizations in all scenarios. Numerous new features have been added which enable powerful customization of these settings and implementation of unforeseen chart layouts.
• Major Improvements to Documentation and Support: In addition to significant additions to documentation content and tutorials, each demo now has a "Show Code" feature for quick access to the implementation details. Data Visualization 2011 delivers its documentation in two complementary formats. A Microsoft Help 3 installation integrates directly into Visual Studio 2010, while a standalone Help 1 (CHM) help package can be opened and browsed anywhere.

For a comprehensive list of changes, fixes, enhancements and additions, please refer to the Data Visualization 2011 Beta Knowledge Base article.

Beta Testing Information

This Beta release of ComponentArt Data Visualization 2011 is available for download by users who currently have an active account on the ComponentArt website, and are enrolled in the ComponentArt Beta Testing program. To participate in the Beta Testing Program, users need to log in to their ComponentArt.com account, go to the "Edit Profile" page (accessible from the user account menu) and select the "Subscribe to: Beta Testing Program" option.

All bug reports, questions and comments may be posted to the Data Visualization Beta Forums.

Existing Customers

Customers with current ComponentArt Data Visualization subscription licenses have been assigned ComponentArt Data Visualization 2011 Enterprise edition subscription licenses free of charge. The new license keys are accessible through the ComponentArt.com user account menu under "My Licenses."

Presenters

• Milos Glisic, Director of Development, ComponentArt Inc.
• Christian Liensberger, Program Manager, Microsoft Corporation.

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Tuesday, May 24, 2011 – 8:00AM

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Duration:

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DataMarket, in Windows Azure Marketplace, is an information marketplace where users can easily discover, explore, subscribe, and consume trusted premium data and public domain data. Content partners can publish on DataMarket to increase the discoverability and global reach of their proprietary data.

Users have access to many types of data such as demographic, environmental, financial, retail, weather and sports data. Developers can leverage a simple and uniform REST based OData API to embed this data into their applications. DataMarket provides many free datasets from leading industry providers including the United Nations, Data.gov, World Bank, Zillow, Weather Bug, Weather Central, Alteryx, and Wolfram Alpha. Developers can mash up rich industry data to enhance the capabilities of their applications.

• Download ComponentArt Data Visualization for .NET 2011
• Read the Detailed Version 2011 Change Log

The 2011 release introduces the following additions and enhancements:

PivotGrid Control & OLAP Support A rich set of data libraries has been added to ComponentArt Data Visualization for .NET to provide native support for handling of multi-dimensional data. A new multi-dimensional data source provider control automatically connects to cubes hosted in Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services. Brand-new PivotGrid and PivotTree controls provide easy navigation of the cubes.

Support for Windows Phone 7 Support for Windows Phone 7 is now fully integrated into the main ComponentArt Data Visualization for Silverlight package. A specialized version of all control assemblies targeting the mobile platform is now distributed and supported as part of the Data Visualization for Silverlight. A separate demo gallery application optimized for the phone as well as a Windows Phone 7 quick start project are also included.

Charting Millions of Records The Data Visualization suite now handles millions of records out-of-the-box. Dashboard rendering is never a bottleneck with the new sampling system which is enabled automatically when large record sets are used. With the 2011 release, ComponentArt ships an industry-first: an integrated dashboard example showcasing interactive navigation through 1 million records on the client. Experience the 1-Million Record Dashboard in Action

Vastly Expanded Charting Features With the 2011 release ComponentArt sets a new standard in charting for Silverlight by introducing a comprehensive set of new features: range highlighting along X or Y axis, delta indicator stripes, target line, logarithmic axis, multiple independent Y axis, automatically adjusted ranges, projected values, unlimited levels of axis annotations, free-form X/Y zooming and scrolling, datapoint and range selection, expanded popup types, context menu, drag & drop integration with the GridView control, dynamic range adjustment when hiding or showing series and many more. Explore the Expanded Charting Gallery

New Map-based Visualizations and Shape Files The new Map control now supports interactive selection of areas and points, unlimited map layers, built-in bubble visualizations, expandable custom visualizations, map drill-down with load-on-demand shapes and GridView integration. Explore the Expanded Map Gallery

Expanded TimeNavigator Features ComponentArt's original, patent-pending TimeNavigator control has been further enhanced to provide intuitive animated transitions through selection states. The customization rule-set has been expanded to include: culture settings, fiscal offset, first day of week, first week of year and week numbering.

Brand-New PDF and Image Export Library The Data Visualization suite now includes a library for exporting any XAML-based content to images and PDFs. Complete dashboards, or dashboard elements like charts and other visualizations can now be saved and shared through these broadly supported formats.

SharePoint 2010 Theme Pack All Data Visualization controls now feature a built-in theme and a color palette created specifically to match the look and feel of SharePoint 2010. Dashboards built using this theme blend seamlessly into the SharePoint 2010 interface.

Enhanced Integrated Dashboard Demos ComponentArt integrated live dashboard demos are now built using the MVVM architecture. All dashboard demos support printing, exporting to PDF and high-quality full screen scaling. Experience the New Dashboard Demos in Action

All-new State-of-the-art Product Documentation The 2011 release of ComponentArt Data Visualization includes vastly expanded product documentation, featuring extensive API references, dozens of new control tutorials as well as MVVM dashboard building whitepapers and tutorials. See ComponentArt's All-New Online Documentation

Existing Customers

Customers with current ComponentArt Data Visualization subscription licenses have been assigned ComponentArt Data Visualization 2011 edition subscription licenses as a normal matter of course. The new license keys are accessible through the ComponentArt.com user account menu under "My Licenses." ComponentArt is happy to provide a license upgrade path to all of our existing customers.

Pricing Information

Data Visualization 2011 for .NET subscription licenses begin at $1,999 USD. To determine which license type best suits your needs, please refer to the license comparison page.

ComponentArt Dashboard Server: Develop Once, Deploy Anywhere

Each ComponentArt Dashboard Server license includes enterprise-grade support and training to ensure your success with the product.

To start your evaluation contact us today.

To demonstrate the power of this new technology, ComponentArt has prepared a showcase of mobile dashboard demos. We invite you to try them on your favorite tablet, smartphone, PC or Mac.

TRY OUR MOBILE DASHBOARDS NOW

For detailed feature information please refer to the Dashboard Server product page.

Gartner's Who's Who in Mobile BI, an annual report analyzing and evaluating key trends and players in the mobile business intelligence space, spotlights ComponentArt and states their solutions are able "to deliver visually rich and interactive dashboards to the Windows Phone 7 and Windows tablets using XAML technology."

In order to support the widest possible user base, Gartner continues, ComponentArt's latest product, Dashboard Server, "will convert the outputs to HTML5 to support other devices, including iOS and Android." The report concludes that ComponentArt solutions are "able to deliver advanced visualizations in stand-alone BI applications or embedded as part of business applications."

"We're honored to be included in this report," said Miljan Braticevic, ComponentArt's President and CEO. "Our new Dashboard Server product is one-of-a-kind – automatic dashboard conversion from .NET and XAML to the format most appropriate for the client device, be that HTML5, Silverlight or any other number of technologies. It's very gratifying to have our hard work acknowledged by such a prestigious organization."

About ComponentArt

ComponentArt Inc. is a leading vendor of developer tools and business intelligence solutions. The company's mission is to help organizations gain insight from their data and obtain access to critical information through any device. ComponentArt technology empowers customers, boosts user productivity and is a pleasure to use.

About Gartner

Gartner, Inc. is the world's leading information technology research and advisory company. Research provided by Gartner is targeted at CIOs and senior IT leaders in industries that include government agencies, high-tech and telecom enterprises, professional services firms, and technology investors.

Along with numerous fixes and additions, Web.UI for ASP.NET MVC has been updated to support MVC 3 and the new Razor view engine. Additionally, the MVC demos have been re-written to take advantage of this updated framework. As before, complete source-code is available for these example projects.

For a full list of enhancements, changes, and fixes in this release, please consult this Knowledge Base article.

ComponentArt UI Framework 2012 for .NET – a unified installation package including comprehensive demos and samples – is available now on our download page.

Subscription Licenses

Customers with active Subscription and Enterprise licenses will receive UI Framework 2012 for .NET at no additional charge, and have already been issued license keys, accessible through the account menu under "My Licenses".

Pricing Information

UI Framework for .NET is priced at $1,099 USD for a Subscription license. Bulk-discounted Enterprise licenses are also available for teams of 3 or more developers. Please refer to the license comparison page for more information.

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Using the PlayBook's WebKit-based browser, George visited the Dashboard Server demos and loaded the Sales Dashboard. The ComponentArt Dashboard Server immediately determined the client to be a mobile device, specifically a PlayBook, and automatically converted the XAML-based dashboard to output HTML5, leveraging the browser's cutting edge rendering- and high-performance Javascript engines.

This demonstration illustrated ComponentArt's continued commitment to producing cutting-edge data visualization controls, and highlighted the company's position as an innovator on the forefront of technology.

The Future is Mobile

"Tablets just make sense," says Howard Dresden in an interview with Enterprise Apps Today. His firm, Dresden Advisory Services, has just published its third report examining the state of Business Intelligence. Dresden continues, "it's a foregone conclusion we're going mobile." Indeed, easy access to crucial data no matter the location can make a significant impact, and not just for executives: "middle and line management," he says, "that's where you start to see a real payback."

A report by Gartner reinforces this, stating that mobile BI "has the potential to significantly expand the population of BI users to include a much more mainstream audience."

The Future is HTML5

HTML5 is quickly gaining ground as the de facto rendering and presentation technology. A recently released study by Strategy Analytics forecasts the sale of over one billion HTML5-enabled smartphones and devices in 2013. Given such growth potential, application developers are turning to a "build once, deploy anywhere" paradigm and HTML5 by its very nature offers portability while increasing support among mobile devices is a clear benefit. "There is a lot of energy and investment being applied to [HTML5]" says Dresden, adding "it will move more quickly than other standards have in the past."

• Apple iPad & iPhone
• Windows 8 tablets & phones
• Android tablets & phones
• Blackberry Playbook & phones
• Any Windows or Mac OS computer

The white paper covers all of the major technology options for delivering mobile BI dashboards, examines the pros and cons of each approach, and provides a detailed description for the selected approach.

ComponentArt is the first company to introduce XAML-to-HTML5 conversion technology capable of translating MVVM-based XAML applications to their fully-functional HTML5 equivalents. This technology allows developers to build digital dashboards using modern XAML tools and deliver them to any mobile device through real-time HTML5 conversion – without writing a single line of JavaScript code.

Get the white paper – PDF, 762Kb.

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Wednesday, February 15, 2012 – 11:00AM

Timezone:

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Duration:

60 minutes

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Presenter: Milos Glisic, Director of Development, ComponentArt

Milos Glisic has been a member of the ComponentArt team since its inception and is currently the Director of Development. He has been heavily involved in the design and implementation of ComponentArt's Data Visualization suite for Microsoft .NET and ComponentArt's Dashboard Server technology. He loves working with .NET and XAML and is passionate about information graphics and map-based visualizations in particular. Over the years, he has presented the company's technology at many user group meetings and conferences. Milos holds an honors bachelor of science degree in computer science and mathematics from the University of Toronto.

The latest release of ComponentArt Mobile Dashboard Server introduces the following feature additions:

• New Mobile UI control set (11 new controls)
• New security and authentication modules
• Streamlined application development model
• Expanded Visual Studio project templates and product documentation

For detailed product features, or to experience mobile dashboards in action, please follow the links below:

• Detailed Product Features
• Mobile Dashboard Demos

About ComponentArt

ComponentArt Inc. is a leading vendor of developer tools and business intelligence solutions. Our mission is to help organizations gain insight from their data and obtain access to critical information through any device. Our technology empowers our customers, boosts user productivity, and is a pleasure to use.