Telerik to Showcase Windows Vista-Style Windows Forms and Microsoft Silverlight Controls

Telerik to Showcase Cutting-Edge Controls for Windows Forms and Microsoft Silverlight at TechEd 2007

The new products open broad horizons for both Windows and Web developers

NEWTON, MA, June 4, 2007 –Telerik, a global vendor of user interface (UI) components and reporting solutions for .NET Framework, is excited to announce that it will be one of the sponsors and exhibitor in the upcoming Microsoft Tech-Ed 2007, the premier annual conference for IT professionals and software developers that will take place in June 4-8 at the Orange Country Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.

The company will showcase its comprehensive TelerikUI offering, comprised of UI component suites for Microsoft ASP.NET and Windows Forms, as well as a web content management system called Sitefinity. Additionally, Telerik will present the latest additions to its product line, namely the first official version of Telerik Reporting, a brand new suite built on top of ASP.NET AJAX and the first UI suite for Microsoft Silverlight showcased on www.silverlight.net.

“Microsoft is pleased to see Telerik’s TelerikUI support for ASP.NET AJAX and Microsoft Silverlight,” said Brian Goldfarb group product manager in the Web /Client UX Platform & Tools team at Microsoft Corp. “TelerikUI for Microsoft Silverlight will make it much easier for our mutual customers to deliver rich user experiences.”

Attendees are welcome to stop by Telerik’s booth # 515 to for more information and demonstrations of the following product lines:

TelerikUI for ASP.NET The award-winning Telerik TelerikUI for ASP.NET is the preferred toolset for professional web development. From the most advanced HTML editor and fastest AJAX data grid to SEO-optimized navigation controls, the Telerik products allows developers to build highly rich and responsive applications. Customers often recommend TelerikUI for their superior performance, optimized HTML output, comprehensive design-time experience, and industry-leading technical support.

TelerikUI “Prometheus” for ASP.NET At Tech-Ed, Telerik will officially present TelerikUI “Prometheus”– the successor of TelerikUI for ASP.NET. The “Prometheus” components are built entirely on top of ASP.NET AJAX, utilizing its common programming model, leveraging completely the power and flexibility of the novel Microsoft web framework. The new suite will also pave the way for seamless integration with the new Microsoft Silverlight framework (formerly called WPF/e), enabling the delivery of dynamic and more engaging web applications.

TelerikUI for Windows Forms TelerikUI for Windows Forms by Telerik is one of the first UI suites for desktop development that allows creation of elegant and rich interfaces. Unified by the Telerik Presentation Framework, the product delivers unprecedented performance, combined with unique UI features like rich animations, scaling, rotation, transparencies and alpha blending.

Telerik Reporting Telerik’s report generation engine offers a very convenient object model and solid integration with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 that allows customers to easily generate Windows Forms, Web and PDF reports, with more formats on their way. Its development experience offers drag-and-drop databinding, the ability to plug in custom renderers, a datasource wizard resembling Visual Studio’s wizard, a CSS-like styling mechanism, and a wealth of other features that simplify report creation.

Sitefinity – Web Management Content System Sitefinity is an innovative development platform for construction and management of professional websites, community portals, and intranets. Inspired by the latest trends in Web 2.0 application interfaces the product delivers intuitive and productive experience to non-technical users. Built with developers in mind, Sitefinity offers an open architecture, which empowers professional developers to easily integrate third-party ASP.NET controls and pluggable modules.

Telerik UI suite for Microsoft Silverlight TelerikUI for Silverlight are a new generation of UI controls for building Rich Interactive Applications based on the Microsoft Silverlight framework. The product introduces the notion of control-based development, which is originally missing in the framework, and requires no JavaScript and XAML coding.

Microsoft TechEd provides participants with hands-on training, educational sessions, and the opportunity to see firsthand all the latest technology from Microsoft and its industry partners. For more information on Microsoft TechEd 2007, visit: http://www.microsoft.com/events/teched2007/default.mspx

About Telerik Telerik is a leading vendor of development tools and components for Microsoft .NET. Building on our expertise in interface development and Microsoft technologies, Telerik helps customers build applications with unparalleled richness, responsiveness and interactivity. Created with passion, Telerik products help thousands of developers every day to be more productive and deliver reliable applications under budget and on time.

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