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  • Release

    Rock ‘n Roll with Telerik’s ASP.NET AJAX Q3 2012 Release

    Yesterday the 14th major release of RadControls for ASP.NET AJAX went out the door (lucky number, ahh ;)) This new version comes with lots, really lots of new features and the ideas for most of them we got from you, our customers (thank you!). If we have to talk in numbers, we shipped 2 new controls (the highly-requested Gauge and AutoCompleteBox), one new control in Beta version (PivotGrid, yeey), 85 new features and improvements, 75 bug fixes and 2 breaking changes (one for the ComboBox, and one for the HTML5 Chart – both based on your feedback). Our past 4 months were centered around several major themes. We...
    October 18, 2012
  • Release

    RadControls for Windows Phone Q3 2012 comes with a new DataForm control

    With the last couple of releases RadControls for Windows Phone suite has become a mature toolset for developing native Windows Phone applications. We've been polishing and extending the product based on your feedback and the expertise we gathered while developing applications like Tasks, Design Templates and Picture Gallery. Thus, we shaped up the product to be exactly what each of you (developers) needs.  So here's what's inside our latest and greatest Q3 2012 release: DataForm A brand new control that makes it easier for you to create input and editor pages for your business entities. Providing flexible validation mechanism and extensive possibilities for customization RadDataForm is a really powerful tool...
    October 17, 2012
  • Productivity

    How to Create a JustCode Extension

    I wrote about creating JustCode extensions when it was a new feature, and we have improved it based upon our experiences and your feedback. To get started, open the Create New Project dialog and navigate to the Telerik options under Installed. Select C# Visual Studio JustCode Extension. The previous project type, C# JustCode extension, is still available for backwards compatibility. Give your new extensions project a name, choose the location, then press OK. A project is created based on our new template. It has several example extensions included to help guide you. The difference with the old approach is that instead of building...
    October 17, 2012
  • Release

    RadControls for Windows 8 now official and starting at $99

    The Telerik’s brand new Windows 8 UI controls arrive officially with an early bird promo you can’t afford to miss. More than 15 native (built from the ground up) XAML and HTML controls for building Windows 8 consumer and enterprise applications for just $99 till the end of November.  RadControls for Windows 8 is the number one toolset for building native Windows Store applications for the enterprise and the consumer markets with either XAML or HTML. Using our expertise in XAML, HTML and mobile apps development we built RadControls for Windows 8 from the ground up specifically for the Windows 8 touch-centric environment. The...
    October 17, 2012
  • Productivity Reporting

    Working with Report Templates in the Report Designer

    The Report templates in Telerik Reporting hold the initial report layout and styling, and allow for creating reports with consistent look and feel. They save time by skipping the repetitive tasks associated with building a new report every time, so that users can focus on the specific requirements of the new report. These tasks may include setting page sizes, connecting to data sources, defining headers and footers (such as adding a logo and page numbers), as well as styling. In Q3 2012 you can create, load, and reuse such report templates in the standalone Report Designer. Creating a Report Template is...
    October 17, 2012
  • Web

    Inheriting From Custom Widgets

    I had the privilege this week of attending the DevReach conference in Sofia, Bulgaria. For those of you who are not already familiar, Telerik (the company which makes Kendo UI) originated in Bulgaria. There are offices here where you will find engineers, product managers, marketing,...
    October 17, 2012
  • Release

    What’s new in Q3 2012 release of the Telerik Report Designer

    In Q3 2012 release of Telerik Reporting we are once again introducing multiple improvements and new features in the stand alone Report Designer, which will allow users to be totally independent of Visual Studio when creating and editing reports. Importing existing reports to the standalone Report Designer One of the most important additions in Telerik Reporting Q3 2012 for our longtime customers is the possibility to import reports created in Visual Studio into the Report Designer, which can then be passed to the end-user for self-editing. A new wizard will import your Telerik reports (and all its existing functionality) from assemblies with...
    October 17, 2012
  • Release

    What is Telerik Services?

    Telerik has offered professional services for several years now, in response to demands from our customers. These have ranged from training and mentoring engagements to development of proof-of-concept applications demonstrating how our tools work with our customers’ existing infrastructure. We have also worked closely with certain customers to build features they require directly into our tools. With the recent acquisition of NimblePros and the growth of Telerik’s Services team, some companies may worry that Telerik is a competitive threat when it comes to training and consulting engagements. Absolutely not, and we’d like the opportunity to prove it to you! We do...
    October 16, 2012
  • Mobile

    How to Create Mobile-Ready WebForms Applications 101

    Developing for the mobile platform is all the rage right now – and rightfully so! I, for one, am tired of having either an experience that plain does not work on my device or having to zoom in and scroll around just to look up some quick information (time tables for busses are my nemesis). There are a few ways to develop against mobile devices like creating a web application that works in the devices browser, creating a hybrid application using HTML and a framework like PhoneGap, or just go plain native. As ASP.NET developers most likely we’ll want take...
    October 16, 2012