Infragistics Announces NetAdvantage for .NET 2010 Volume 1

PRINCETON, N.J. and ELSTREE, England, March 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Infragistics, a world leader in user interface (UI) development tools and experts in the User Experience (UX) market, announced today NetAdvantage for .NET 2010 Volume 1.  With support of Windows 7 and Microsoft Visual Studio 2010, Infragistics' flagship product provides developers with the flexible, advanced controls needed to rapidly build and style high-fidelity, full-featured line of business applications on every .NET platform – Windows Forms, WPF, ASP.NET and Silverlight.

"This year, we will deliver three volumes of NetAdvantage for .NET in order to bring to market components that leverage the VS2010 RTM," said Jason Beres, director of Product Management at Infragistics. "Our aggressive roadmap proves our commitment to increasing the breadth and depth of every toolset while maintaining the best speed and performance the market has to offer. Our lightning fast grids and advanced functionality within our controls enable developers to concentrate on the business logic of the application and rely on NetAdvantage to create the UI with the best user experience possible."

Windows Forms

With VS2010 support, Infragistics delivers even more compelling experiences with Windows Forms including in-process side-by-side hosting, multi-touch support for default gestures in Windows 7 and Windows 7 support. With .NET 4 Client Profile support, developers can build NetAdvantage Windows Forms-powered applications using the recommended .NET 4 Client Profile build target in VS2010. With a smaller working set of .NET 4 assemblies, Infragistics has dramatically improved the size, portability and performance of Windows Forms applications.

Several new features have been added to this mature toolset such as WinGanttView™ providing 'drop in' sophisticated, fully stylable Microsoft Project functionally and Windows 7 Scenic Ribbon that updates legacy Windows Forms applications with the newest Windows 7 Styles.  Also new, the WinMessageBoxManager™ and the WinActivityIndicator™ notify end users about application messages and long-running background processing.

For a complete list of new and enhanced features, visit www.infragistics.com/wfwhatsnew

WPF

With .NET Framework 4.0 and VS2010 support, Infragistics continues to deliver the most comprehensive WPF component toolset available to address every line of business scenario, including establishing improved support for UI Automation, multi-touch support for default gestures on Windows 7 and improved accessibility support from the platform.

By working closely with customers to learn about their application needs, Infragistics introduced several new and enhanced controls such as the new xamTilesControl™, an animated, interactive layout container consisting of collapsible tiles that end users can slide and move around and xamDataCards™ that presents all manner of data in a high-fidelity faceted user interface of cards.

For a complete list of new features, visit www.infragistics.com/wpfwhatsnew

ASP.NET

By integrating VS2010 functionality such as standards-compliant JavaScript IntelliSense® engine, "One Click Deployment", Silverlight integration into ASP.NET projects and solutions and enhanced SharePoint design-time integration into the ASP.NET toolset, Infragistics continues to build new ASP.NET AJAX controls that enable developers to build line of business RIAs for incredible Web 2.0 experiences.

The new WebTab™ AJAX-enabled out-of-the-box control supports all ASP.NET AJAX controls inside of its template area and adds significant new innovations and functionality.  WebExplorerBar™, a lightweight yet robust ASP.NET AJAX multi-style control works superbly in modern browsers like Google® Chrome™ and adds numerous capabilities such as animated expandable and collapsible groups and robust data binding support. Combined with the AJAX Compression module, developers can deliver enhanced performance across all Infragistics ASP.NET AJAX controls.

For a complete list of new features, visit www.infragistics.com/aspnetwhatsnew.

Silverlight Line of Business

Visual Studio 2010 brings a rich developer experience for building Silverlight applications. By investing in a WYSIWYG drag and drop design surface, full property browsing support and enhanced debugging, Infragistics brings the Silverlight design-time experience that Windows Forms and ASP.NET developers have been accustomed to in Visual Studio for years.

With new Windows 7 Scenic Ribbon support in xamWebRibbon™, developers can design RIAs using the Aero-style ribbon in Silverlight. The xamWebComboEditor™ enables binding to a flat list of items from which end users can either enter values into the editable field or select them from a dropdown list.  Also new are the Persistence Framework and the Infragistics.Compression compiled assembly as well as UI Automation Support that helps Silverlight Line of Business UI controls interact with Assistive Technology for accessibility by individuals with disabilities.

For a complete list of new features, visit www.infragistics.com/silverlightwhatsnew.

Pricing and Availability

Pricing for NetAdvantage for .NET is $1,195 USD (MSRP) and $1,690 USD (MSRP) with priority support.  Quantity pricing and corporate licensing is also available.  Infragistics can be reached at 800-231-8588 or [email protected].

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About Infragistics

As the world leader in user interface development tools and experts in User Centric Design, Infragistics empowers developers to build and style immersive user experiences and rich data visualization in line of business applications across all platforms - Windows Forms, WPF, ASP.NET and Silverlight. Infragistics also has a range of value-added services including UI testing tools, support, training and consulting services. For additional information on Infragistics, products and career opportunities, please visit www.infragistics.com or call us in the US at 1 (800)231-8588, 1 (609) 448-2000, in Europe, the Middle East, or Africa (EMEA) at +44 (0) 20 8387 1474, or in Japan at +81-3- 5474-8040.

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