Setting a higher standard in .NET toolset performance
NEWTON, MA, June 02, 2008 - Telerik, a leading vendor of developer tools and components for .NET, is excited to unveil the release of RadControls for WPF Beta. The new breed of UI controls leverages the amazing potential of Windows Presentation Foundation and provides the means to build visually stunning, interactive, fully customizable applications. The suite demonstrates Telerik’s vision of what desktop applications will be in the future – blending realistic data presentation with versatile editing capabilities.
“We crafted the suite with one main goal in mind - adding business value to customers’ applications through unprecedented user interface,” said Svetozar Georgiev, CEO of Telerik. “RadControls for WPF capitalizes on our expertise in Silverlight development, passion for innovations, advancements of the WPF technology and our proven winning approach to .NET development.”
RadControls for WPF beta includes three innovative controls: RadGridView, RadCarousel and RadCalendar.
The highlight of the release is RadGridView for WPF, the ultimate grid control that provides outstanding performance and a remarkably flexible hierarchy model. RadGridView packs advanced grid features such as grouping, sorting, filtering, rich in-place editing all in one place, and builds upon the WPF platform advancements, enabling you to create a fully customizable, super interactive user experience.
RadCarousel for WPF is an innovative control for interactive navigation of data using circular motion paths. It presents complex data from a whole new perspective and gives a sense of 3D application interface. RadCarousel supports data binding, smooth animations and transitions.
RadCalendar for WPF is an advanced date input control that allows single or multiple date selection as well as displaying dates in different views. All calendar properties are culture-aware and customizable. The RadCalendar control can also be used to display data associated with specific dates.
Pricing and Availability
RadControls for WPF Beta is currently offered as a free beta version for testing and evaluation purposes only.
Special promo: If you purchase the Telerik Value Bundle (RadControls for ASP.NET AJAX + RadControls for WinForms + Telerik Reporting) before July 15th, you will get free licenses of RadControls for WPF and RadControls for Silverlight once they are officially released.
The Telerik value bundle is available with Subscription and source code for $1299.