New Version Adds Groundbreaking Editor and SpellCheck Controls, plus Direct Binding to Web Services
November 16, 2007 – ComponentArt is pleased to announce the full release of version 2007.2 of Web.UI for ASP.NET, the premium suite of user interface controls for web development in .NET. Available for immediate purchase or free trial download, version 2007.2 of Web.UI adds two highly-anticipated controls – Editor and SpellCheck – as well as the ability for controls to bind directly to Web Services.
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.
About ComponentArt
ComponentArt Inc. is a privately-held company in Toronto, Canada, specializing in the creation of advanced, reusable software components for the Microsoft .NET Framework and Microsoft Visual Studio development environment. ComponentArt’s products include the Web.UI suite of user interface components for ASP.NET, and advanced Charting component suite for the .NET Framework.
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