ClientUI 4 for Silverlight and WPF is Released

technical@intersoftpt.com — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 11:05:37 GMT

Dear our valued customers,

Thank you for your continuous support and interest in ClientUI®, Intersoft's latest and most comprehensive user interface library for building the next-generation user experiences for the Silverlight and WPF.

Getting Started with ClientUI 4

Here are some useful links for you to quickly getting started with ClientUI.

What's New in ClientUI 4

ClientUI 4 adds 60 new controls for Silverlight and WPF, summing up to a total of 240 controls for the entire suite in just a few months time frame.

The new release is strongly focused in three areas: rich content and UI controls, advanced input controls, and fundamental navigation controls.

Find out the complete details of what's new in ClientUI 4.

ClientUI At a Glance

Beyond just a set of components, ClientUI takes Silverlight development to a whole new level by putting together MVVM-ready framework, supercharged navigation framework with nested navigation support and role-based authentication, WPF-style routed command and events and powerful, easy-to-use drag-drop controls. And with over 120 rich UI controls with strict ISO-standards conformance, now you can quickly and rapidly create any types of rich Silverlight applications where your creativity is the only limit.

Since ClientUI resembles a wide range of feature-sets ranging from architecture to development to runtime, it gives all the tools needed in RIA development for different types of users, from system architects, web developers to UX designers and end users. Visit ClientUI.com to discover what ClientUI can do for you.

Experience ClientUI Online

To demonstrate various lineups of controls available in ClientUI, we've made available hundreds of fresh user interface samples ranging from basic business scenarios, to productivity application, to commercial-class user experiences such as elegant to-do list interface with intuitive callout, realisitic iBook-style document library, and more.

Visit ClientUI Showcase to experience ClientUI for yourself.

Learning Resources

The following blog series were published to help you understand the common aspects and challenges you will encounter while building business Silverlight and WPF applications. Specifically, these blogs discussed on various ClientUI technologies designed to elegantly address the development challenges, from MVVM, commanding, Silverlight and WPF shared source, to UX and navigation.

Introducing Intersoft ClientUI – Part 1.
This post is highly recommended for those who haven't familiar with ClientUI. It deeply covers about the architecture, key objectives and concepts.
ClientUI Part 2 – Advanced Presentation Model and Architectures Highlight.
The second post covers more on the architectural, conceptual and presentation model and how it helps you streamlining the Silverlight development.
ClientUI Part 3 – Comprehensive MVVM Framework for Silverlight Development.
The third series is dedicated to Silverlight's MVVM architectural pattern and how our upcoming ClientUI brings together a comprehensive solution that completely addresses many challenges in adopting MVVM design pattern.
ClientUI Part 4 – Rich UI Meets ISO-Standards.
What is UX? Have you ever considered the UX aspect when designing and building RIA? Find out how ClientUI helps you deliver the best UX in this post.
ClientUI Part 5 - The Supercharged Silverlight Navigation.
Learn what's matter the most to deliver successful business Silverlight application. This post details multi-level navigation, role-based security, visual transitions, and much more.
ClientUI RC is Released.
Everything you need to know to get started with ClientUI, from platforms selection instruction to creating your first business ClientUI-powered Silverlight application.
ClientUI Part 7 - Create Next-Generation User Experiences with Desktop, Window and Dock.
Learn how to create your own differentiated, great user experiences that uses state-of-the-art multiple document interface (MDI) technology available in ClientUI.
ClientUI RTM Delivered.
A must-read post to get everything you need to know about ClientUI's RTM release, from get started resources, showcase, to enhancements and new controls.

Learn how to build real-world MVVM applications that target Silverlight and WPF using ClientUI and DevForce:

Get the Support You Need

As you jump start with ClientUI, we're sure you’ll have questions around the usage, features, or how-to achieve specific tasks using the various ClientUI controls. Please post your questions in this forum and expect a same-day response from our support engineers.

Enjoy ClientUI,

Intersoft Product Team.