The RadControls for Silverlight 2 have remained a beta product as we waited on Microsoft to finish the second major version of their browser plug-in. Well, without much fanfare Silverlight 2 was officially released today. In case you haven't been paying attention, this version is huge and introduces an enormous amount of improvements from version 1, the biggest of which is its support for .NET code in the browser. As with our other control suites, the Silverlight team at Telerik has remained on the cutting edge of this new technology and is eager to release the official version of its RadControls...

Back in late 2006 I started this blog, posting content based entirely on the ASP.NET tester’s activities. At the end of summer 2008 I was still completely focused on ASP.NET. You never know what fate will bring you in a month, what about a year or two. Since the beginning of September 2008 I joined the Telerik Silverlight team. My main responsibilities are to build the test strategy, organize the work in all terms of quality assurance and help the team of talented developers release a great suite of Silverlight controls. You have probably already seen the latest nice ...

Carl Franklin and Telerik's own Gabe Sumner host another case study on Telerik TV. This month, they'll interview Mark Davidson from Netfinity as he shows off Fusion Car Audio, the official site for New Zealand's leading exporter of consumer electronics. If you use Sitefinity yourself or are just curious about Telerik's award-winning CMS, you won't want to miss this show. Fusion Car Audio was built with Sitefinity, making use of built-in multi-language and regional capabilities and then extended with some custom modules. The site is SEO friendly and uses extensive URL re-writing techniques to maximize content across multiple regions and languages. So be...

We are very excited to announce that Telerik has expanded into the ORM marketplace with the acquisition of Vanatec, a German-based company. Vanatec has developed a remarkable ORM product since its inception in 2005. As they join the Telerik fold, you can expect to see OpenAccess grow with new and advanced features in releases to come, including improved LINQ support and tight integration with existing Telerik controls. OpenAccess ORM will be officially available as a standalone product or a part of the Telerik Premium Collection in early November as a part of the Q3 2008 release. With the addition of this...

    Many times in an application you want your user to have the ability to set preferences.  This extends to a variety of settings, but what about the interface itself?  If you are using the DockingManager you can give the user the ability to modify the layout of existing DockPanels and store it for them.  Why would you want to let the user change the layout?  Every person is different and most people enjoy having the option of customizing an application.  This can be as simple as having a tool window on the right of the screen instead of the...