Rapid application development can be greatly enhanced by using third-party
toolsets. These toolsets let a developer add controls or classes whose
capabilities represent months of development time in a matter of seconds.
Infragistics, a market leader in user interface tools, enhances its toolset
three times a year. It recently released NetAdvantage 2005 Volume 1, a
comprehensive toolset compatible with all Microsoft environments including
Windows Forms, ASP.NET, Tablet PC and COM that offers a host of new
capabilities such as new chart types, customizable GroupBoxes and an easy way
to create a Microsoft Office task pane. These new features, coupled with the
existing elements in NetAdvantage, make it possible to create a user
interface much like Outlook 2003 in an extremely short period of time. This
article will examine the new features founding 2005 Volume 1 and dem... (more)