Infragistics Announces NetAdvantage for .NET 2009 Volume 1

New features and functionality on every .NET platform – ASP.NET, WPF, Windows Forms, and Silverlight – makes it the most complete .NET development tool available

PRINCETON, N.J. and ELSTREE, United Kingdom, April 7 /PRNewswire/ — Infragistics, the world leader in user interface development tools and experts in the User Experience (UX) market, announced today a new release of Infragistics NetAdvantage for .NET which empowers developers with flexible and advanced user interface (UI) controls needed to rapidly build and style high-fidelity, full-featured UIs in line of business applications in ASP.NET, WPF, Windows Forms and Silverlight. As the most complete package on the market today, NetAdvantage for .NET combines four platforms into one suite at one affordable price.

“With this release, we focused on performance, quality and superior architecture to improve our market-leading controls, and add new controls that our customers have requested to create consistent user experiences across every platform, using little to no code,” said Jason Beres, director of Product Management at Infragistics. “With improved stability, increased robustness and better performance, NetAdvantage is the only UI toolset developers need to reduce development time and bring high-quality applications with impressive UIs to market faster.”

ASP.NET

Infragistics continues to enhance its ASP.NET toolset with ASP.NET AJAX controls enabling developers to build Rich Internet Applications (RIAs) for incredible Web 2.0 experiences. Built on Infragistics’ Aikido Framework, developers can achieve high performance and sophisticated functionality, as demanded by the applications they create.

• The WebDataGrid Column Moving feature lets users reorder columns to customize views.
• The new lightweight WebDropDown can be used as an editor for the WebDataGrid.
• A host of new controls including WebDataTree, WebDataMenu and WebProgressBar have advanced functionality such as drag-and-drop capabilities, drop down menus, CSS support and one-setting global styling.
• Enhancements in the Application Styling Framework enable the styling of controls and centralized management of CSS styles easier than ever.

WPF

NetAdvantage’s WPF components support end-to-end development scenarios from the simplest applications to the most sophisticated. In the 2009 Volume 1 release, Infragistics has enhanced functionality in the xamDataGrid and xamDataPresenter Grid View while greatly improving performance leading to WPF controls that are flexible, robust and highly-configurable. Built to leverage WPF platform features, including vector graphics, rich styling, animation, and integrated UI virtualization technology, Infragistics’ WPF toolset is the fastest and most comprehensive toolset available for WPF today.

Windows Forms

Infragistics’ Windows Forms toolset has every component developers need for rich, robust desktop applications that have the “wow-factor” to produce positive user experiences.

In addition to enhancing the Windows Forms WinGrid to make seamless interfacing with Microsoft Excel easier, Infragistics has added depth to several controls including WinCombo, WinListView and WinSchedule, and has introduced WinPanel to the toolset.

Silverlight

With the release of Infragistics CTP controls for Silverlight, developers can take Line of Business applications to the next level with advanced technology now by combining next-generation Silverlight 3 capabilities with familiar UI patterns. Several CTP controls including the xamWebGrid, xamWebTree, xamWebOutlookBar are available free now.

The first release of the toolset will be available in Q2 of 2009.

For more information on all four toolsets, visit www.infragistics.com.

Pricing and Availability

Pricing for NetAdvantage for .NET is $1,195 USD (MSRP) and $1,690 USD (MSRP) with priority support. Developers can also buy the Windows Forms and WPF toolsets as NetAdvantage for Win Client for $995 USD (MSRP) or the ASP.NET and Silverlight control sets as NetAdvantage for Web Client for $995 USD (MSRP). Quantity pricing and corporate licensing is also available. Infragistics can be reached at 800-231-8588 or sales@infragistics.com.

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About Infragistics

As the market leader for over 20 years, Infragistics offers the most comprehensive user interface component toolsets available for Windows Forms, ASP.NET, WPF, Silverlight and JSF. Infragistics also offers user interface testing tools, support, training and consulting services. Infragistics continues to grow worldwide with offices in the US, UK, Japan, Bulgaria, France, Canada and India. 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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