Xceed quality throughout

·         All components provide royalty-free distribution right, and unlimited server deployment.

·         All components are thoroughly and expertly documented and include a variety of sample applications for both Visual Studio 2008 and 2005.

·         All components are written to be efficient and do not depend on external DLLs. Most are multi-threaded.

·         All components are feature-rich yet easy to use due to the extreme emphasis on intuitive API design.

·         Source code for the included .NET components available in the Xceed Ultimate Suite Blueprint Edition.

Compression (.NET/ASP.NET)

·         Includes Xceed Zip for .NET with Self-Extractor, a multi-talented, 100% managed compression component with built-in Zip, Tar, GZip, AES encryption, file transfer, filesystem, self-extracting, and multi-location file and folder synchronization capabilities. Lets you tackle more programming tasks with one single component. Supports evey Zip capability under the sun, and FTP through HTTP proxy servers and SSL. Now features the PPMd compression algorithm for superior compression, especially with text and XML files.

·         Includes a secondary lightweight compression class library for .NET that easily handles any size of byte array and offers a true .NET pass-through stream.

·         Includes Xceed Real-Time Zip for .NET, which lets applications read and write Zip archives without resorting to intermediate disk and memory storage. Its “on-the-fly” performance is ideal for high-demand server environments, Biztalk servers, diskless operations, I/O-intensive Web sites, or any situation where real-time streaming zip/unzip capabilities are needed.

Compression (.NET Compact Framework)

·         Includes Xceed Zip for .NET Compact Framework, a 100% managed code compression library for .NET featuring powerful, easy to use stream, Zip file manipulation and filesystem classes. Now features Zip64 zip file format.

·         Includes a secondary lightweight compression class library for .NET that easily handles any size byte array and offers a true .NET pass-through stream.

·         Includes Xceed Self-Extractor Module for creating sharp, fully customizable self-extracting Zip files.

·         Includes Xceed Real-Time Zip for .NET CF, which lets mobile applications read and write Zip archives without resorting to intermediate disk and memory storage. Its “on-the-fly” performance is ideal for high-demand server environments, Biztalk servers, diskless operations, I/O-intensive Web sites, or any situation where real-time streaming zip/unzip capabilities are needed.

Compression (ActiveX)

·         Includes Xceed Zip Compression Library, the industry's highest-performance and feature-rich Zip / Unzip compression component. WinZip-compatible AES strong encryption supported.

·         Includes Xceed Self-Extractor Module for creating sharp, fully customizable self-extracting Zip files.

·         Includes Xceed Streaming Compression Library for easy, efficient "raw" compression and decompression functionality as well as support for .GZ or .BZ2 files.

·         Includes Xceed Backup Library so you can add on-demand or scheduled backup and functionality to your applications, quickly and easily.

·         Includes Xceed Zip for x64, a port of Xceed Zip Compression Library to the x86-64 microprocessor architecture, with all the same features as that library.

Encryption (ActiveX)

·         Includes Xceed Encryption Library so you can encrypt and decrypt data with the latest strong algorithms, as well as digitally sign and verify documents.

User Interface (Windows Presentation Foundation)

·         Includes Xceed DataGrid for WPF Professional Edition, a powerful datagrid control for WPF, Microsoft’s dynamic new platform! It is 100% stylable and templatable, and features rich in-place editing, powerful grouping with UI virtualization and production-quality views (table and card), each with Classic, XP, Vista, and Media Center OSt themes. Professional Edition brings additional advanced features such as master/detail, fixed columns, and automatic filtering. Advanced-feature updates and priority support with a Vanguard subscription

·         Includes Xceed 3D Views for WPF, which delivers the kind of compelling and stunning 3D interactivity that end-users have come to expect in today’s modern software. (New in 2008 v4)

·         Includes Xceed Editors for WPF, a themed and themable set of 7 flexible base editors for WPF, as well as 5 derived controls available in sample apps, for a total of 12 WPF editors. Includes a datepicker and a masked textbox—two important editor controls that Windows Presentation Foundation lacks. (New in 2008 v4)

User Interface (.NET Windows Forms)

·         Includes Xceed Grid for .NET, a multi-talented, advanced, and feature-rich grid component for .NET that offers an extensible object model designed to set new standards for flexibility and ease of use. The only grid with a built-in reporting engine. Includes gradient maps with transparency support and interactive visual styles, and supports Windows Vista themes. Now features cell UI virtualization.

·         Includes Xceed SmartUI for .NET for creating user-friendly, state-of-the-art WinForms apps with ease. Offers 10 controls including menubars, toolbars, treeviews, and task panes. Supports themed WinXP, Office XP, Office 2003, and classic Windows styles.

·         Xceed Editors for .NET, a modular set of 11 UI input controls such as buttons, combos, masked textboxes, and calendar controls that work together allowing you to create your own control combinations such as a resizeable and editable dropdown listbox. Can also be used in Xceed Grid for .NET as editor controls. Now used in Xceed Grid for .NET as the default editor controls.

·         Xceed Docking Windows for .NET, a full-featured docking windows framework that allows your applications to present windows and forms within a slick docking windows environment. Pixel-perfect and functionally faithful recreation of the one you use in Visual Studio .NET 2003 and Visual Studio 2005. Supports tabbed-MDI.

·         Includes Xceed Input Validator for .NET, providing easy-to-use, self-wiring text validation for your Windows Forms controls. Each validation criterion can be configured visually and is then validated at runtime. Fully customizable error messages. Also works with Xceed Grid for .NET on cells or rows.

Internet (Silverlight 2)

·         Includes Xceed Real-Time Zip for Silverlight, which adds zip/unzip to any Silverlight 2 application, quickly and easily, without using intermediate disk/memory storage or temporary files. Consequently, it’s the perfect match for Silverlight: it doesn’t need to access the local file system. The first and only professional solution for zipping and unzipping under Silverlight. Works seamlessly with Xceed Upload for Silverlight. (New in 2008 v5)

·         Includes Xceed Upload for Silverlight, the world’s first commercially available control for Microsoft’s latest promising new technology, Silverlight 2. Lets you quickly and easily add multi-file and string upload capabilities to Silverlight 2 applications. All upload operations are asynchronous, meaning that the Web page hosting your application remains perfectly responsive and usable throughout the transfer. All this in the beautiful and compelling end-user experience that Silverlight is all about! (New in 2008 v3)

Data Manipulation (Workflow Foundation)

·         Includes Xceed Activities for WF. This library lets developers easily integrate essential Zip, FTP, Tar, and GZip operations into software created for .NET 3.0 and Workflow Foundation. Exposing a rich set of properties and events, the 15 activities provide operations such as compressing, decompressing, listing contents, sending/receiving files (FTP), and deleting items.

User Interface (ASP.NET Web Forms)

·         Includes Xceed Chart for ASP.NET. This solid, feature-rich chart server control provides extensive ASP.NET support including streaming, image maps, server-side events, temp file cleanup and much more.

User Interface (ActiveX)

·         Includes Xceed SmartUI for VB6, the best-selling tool for building Visual Basic 6 user interfaces. Includes over a dozen state-of-the-art controls and a modular and versatile framework for creating your own.

File Transfer (ActiveX)

·         Includes feature-rich Xceed FTP Library so you can send, receive or list files on an FTP server. Supports SOCKS 4 and 5 proxy servers.

File Transfer (.NET/ASP.NET)

·         Includes Xceed FTP for .NET, a multi-talented, 100% managed, and efficient class library that lets you easily add FTP file transfer, Zip, Tar and GZip capabilities to your .NET and ASP.NET apps through a straightforward and intuitive object model. Lets you do more with one single component. Supports HTTP proxy servers and SSL. File/folder synchronization and QuickZip, QuickCompression, QuickFtp, QuickTar and QuickGZip classes. Now supports MODE Z and the FEAT command (also known as “Knowledge of Extra Capabilities”).

File Transfer (.NET Compact Framework)

·         Includes Xceed FTP for .NET Compact Framework, a feature-rich and efficient class library that lets you easily add FTP file transfer and general file manipulation capabilities to your mobile apps through a straightforward and intuitive object model. Now supports MODE Z and the FEAT command (also known as “Knowledge of Extra Capabilities”).

Binary Encoding (ActiveX)

·         Includes Xceed Binary Encoding Library so you can convert binary data into ASCII text or vice-versa in a variety of formats.