FarPoint Spread Provides Support for Enterprise Development
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MORRISVILLE, NC — June 6, 2005 — FarPoint Technologies, Inc., a leading developer of professional components, announces at Microsoft TechEd the immediate availability of a significant upgrade of its Spread for Windows Forms product which includes support for Visual Studio 2005 Beta 2. With several new features that raise the bar for spreadsheet and grid component functionality, FarPoint is not just refining spreadsheet development but redefining component architecture. Spread takes full advantage of Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2005. The latest versions of Spread will be demonstrated at Microsoft TechEd, both in the U.S. and Europe.
This latest version of FarPoint Spread for Windows Forms includes cross-sheet referencing, column filtering, and conditional formatting. Along with support for XP themes, several new cell types, and the addition of drawing shapes, developers will find this a significant upgrade. “As a leading component vendor, FarPoint is committed to supporting development in Visual Studio 2005 and the .NET Framework 2.0 so that our customers are able to expand their development efforts across the enterprise,” says Richard Williamson, FarPoint founder and CEO. The demonstration at TechEd will show an application made completely with Spread controls, handling data for a small winery that is looking to expand its business and provide data to restaurants over the Internet. “This illustrates the versatility and power of our latest products,” hints Williamson. “By developing with Spread in Visual Studio 2005, developers have a range of capabilities at their disposal, and the support is there for the most challenging requirements.” Along with its ASP.NET version, Spread is truly an enterprise-wide solution.
Microsoft spokesperson [put spokesperson name here] says, “Visual Studio
2005 is an extensible lifecycle tools platform that helps software teams
collaborate to reduce the complexity of delivering modern service-oriented
solutions, and components such as Spread can save time and effort in complex
application development.” Leading corporations, software companies, and
independent consultants around the world use FarPoint’s award-winning tools as
a cost-effective solution for building distributed enterprise-wide applications
for commercial or in-house use. When you need high-performance, fully-customizable
grid/spreadsheet components for ASP.NET or Windows Forms development, join the
professional developers who continually turn to the leader in feature-rich component
technology. Learn more from the FarPoint web site at www.fpoint.com.
Spread for Windows Forms is available from FarPoint Technologies at (800) 645-5913 or (919) 460-4551. It is distributed in the USA by Programmer’s Paradise, Software Spectrum, VBxtras, and Component Source, as well as through selected local resellers. Internationally, customers can contact our European office, or any of our supported international resellers, such as ComponentSource, Contemporary plc, GrapeCity, and Ravenholm. It has a suggested retail price of $799. Upgrades from previous versions of Spread begin at $349.
FarPoint Technologies, Inc. is a leading publisher of professional components for enterprise-wide development in Microsoft Visual Studio .NET and Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0. Founded in 1991, FarPoint set the standard for grid/spreadsheet components with Spread, and continues to set high standards in component architecture, offering products across a full range of platforms.
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