| ISMagazine.com | Developer's Corner |
November, 1999 |
Responding to the needs of Windows developers moving to the Windows 2000 environment, Data Dynamics, Ltd. http://www.datadynamics.com is pleased to announce a major upgrade to its award winning product, ActiveBarTM. Besides delivering the most complete Windows 2000 look, significant enhancements include Dockable Forms, Sliding Shortcut bars, Tabbed Toolbars and Custom tools and ActiveX control hosting. With the new interactive WYSIWIG designer, developers can create toolbars and menus directly on their forms.
ActiveBar 2.0 delivers complete Microsoft Office and Visual Studio toolbars, menus and dockable windows emulation in a small and easy to use ActiveX control. ActiveBar 2.0 removes the limitations of the system menus and toolbars and allows developers to provide complete runtime customization and personalized environments in their applications. Developers can save and load layouts for runtime use or creating shared tool libraries.
ActiveBar 2.0, like its predecessor, includes an icon designer with an icon capture tool and customizable color palette. But now, developers can even capture complete menus from running applications with the new menu grabber function. A built-in status bar supporting a variety of panels is included, as well as support for small and large icons and sound affects.
"ActiveBar Version 2.0 is the result of two years of work based on the feedback we received from our loyal users," stated Issam Elbaytam, VP Technical Marketing for Data Dynamics. He added, "It delivers the most complete Microsoft(R) Office 97(R), Microsoft(R) Office 2000(R) and Microsoft(R) Visual StudioTM emulation. It combines the functionality of four controls into one fully integrated package."
Developers Network Launches List of the World's Best Web Hosting Companies
July 14, 1999 -- The Developers Network today introduced the Web Server List <http://www.webserverlist.com>, a comprehensive catalogue of dedicated and co-located web host providers. The catalogue allows consumers to search company profiles, product reviews and guides, creating an unparalleled level of convenience, quality and efficiency in helping consumers find dedicated and co-located web hosting services.
The Web Server List will primarily review industrial strength offerings, focusing upon dedicated, custom and co-located services, which are specifically designed to meet the needs of professionally managed web sites.
The catalogue and other sites produced by the Developers Network will fulfill a consumer need according to Canada's leading Internet analyst. "People are becoming frustrated with the big Yahoos of the world," said Jim Carroll, principal of J.A. Carroll Consulting and co-author of the Canadian Internet Handbook. "The trend is that more consumers are looking to topical directories on the Internet to address their specific needs."
The emergence of the Web Server List will support the Developers Network's aggressive charge to become the most visited topical directory on the Internet, by providing the highest quality news and information about the web hosting industry. The catalogue's listings will contain many hand-screened descriptions of web-related services, referring only to the highest quality web hosting companies, along with editorial commentary and user rankings of various service providers.
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