Release

This week the latest version of the RadControls for WinForms were released by Telerik.  This release features some important changes that you will want to check out.  The release notes provide a full list of all the changes, but I wanted to point out some key features. Versioning While this is not a functional change it is very important to note that this release changes how versioning is handled.  In the past, assemblies were version based (v8.2.0.0). Beginning with the Q1 2009 release, you will notice that assemblies will be release based (v2009.1) and will include the release date as well (v2009.1.Y.Mdd). ...

Yesterday we launched a new, significantly updated version of our 'Purchases and Downloads' pages. We listened to your feedback and we made a lot of improvements. The ambiguously named 'Purchases and Downloads' section is gone. Now we have just a 'Downloads' page, as well as a 'Billing History' page, both accessible straight from the main 'Your Account' section. What was wrong with the old version? The page consisted of a list of expandable panels for each product. The panels were slow to expand. Each panel used to have 4 tabs. The first tab didn't contain a lot of useful information, since most people...

A couple of months back we posted the Q1 2009 WinForms Roadmap and gave you a brief overview of what the new version of RadDock (or should I say RadDockingManager) will offer. I know that some of you have been waiting for it for some time now, so I decided to give you a detailed overview of what to expect. In next week’s Q1 2009 you will find improved memory disposal, and numerous bug fixes. Although memory management has been given a nice upgrade, the rest is not too exciting, because we will release the same old RadDockingManager, with a facelift. The exciting...

Q1 2009 will be a milestone release for Telerik’s .NET Reporting tool as it introduces a new instrument for data analysis - cross tabs. Cross tabs display data in a matrix format, and are used to present and analyze the relationship between two or more variables. Cross tabulation is a great BI tool, because it provides decision makers with a data format which is easy to understand, and more importantly - easy to analyze. The Telerik Reporting Cross Tab item will offer design-time support in Visual Studio, not seen in a reporting product in this price bracket. It will be intuitive and...

For those of you who haven't taken a look at Telerik Trainer, I highly recommend you give it a once-over and see it for yourself.  Using the newest technology that .Net 3.5 has to offer, we have a rich, interactive, and easy to use training application that provides you with not only fantastic video tutorials, but also tips along the way and source code that you can follow along with to help in the learning process:     But I think that Ivo and John both have enough nice things to say about Telerik Trainer, I'm going to show you a neat new way that you can...