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DBI Developer Bulletin March 2008

Closing in on the end of the first quarter of 2008 the outlook is strong and if the first quarter is any indication the second quarter is going to be very busy. We're seeing increased activity with our customers as they launch new projects and as they take advantage of maturing technologies and our own development team is not letting up with their production timelines. This month we announce two product releases: an update to Calendar Tools for .NET now in version 2.5 and a new product dbiExplorerBar 2.0 for .NET!

We're pleased to announce the release of dbiExplorerBar 2.0 for .NET - a multifaceted presentation control designed for Windows developers wanting to add elegant end-user navigation features to their commercial software. DBI's award winning Scheduling controls and the reporting and presentation capabilities of dbiList and dbiExplorerBar offer developers a leveraged perspective for delivering logistics-based and document management solutions with agile performance.

In this issue...
* New Release - dbiExplorerBar 2.0 for .NET

* March '08 Special Offer - Buy One get One FREE
* Survey says - 10% off DBI purchase - thank you for participating!
* New Release - Calendar Tools 2.5 for .NET
* TechTip - Multiple columns in dbiExplorerBar 2.0
* Released - dbiList 1.0 for .NET
* DBI Launches a new FAQ...

* DBI Product Info Quick Links

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New Release:

dbiExplorerBar 2.0 for .NET - The Highlights:

* Designed for Visual Studio 2005, compatible with Visual Studio 2008

* Sample Applications included - Smart Client, C# and VB.NET.
* ExplorerBar, OutlookBar, NavigationBar, TaskBar, ToolBar ...all in one control

Features include

* Background Image * Multi-Column

* Context Menu Strip * Smooth Scrolling

* Custom Arrow Button Images * Stock Vista & XP Styles:

* Multi-Column Drag-n-Drop      horizontal edge

* Host Lists & Panels      vertical edge

* Host other controls      Outlook

* Gradient background styles      Windows Explorer

* Independent List Header Image      Explorer - ToolBar

* Independent List Item Image      SideBar - Outlook

* Individual List Item Fill Types * Standard item collections

      (global or per list item) * XML presentation and data support

* List Item word wrapping ** Royalty Free RunTime Distribution

*** Prices starting at $129 per developer

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March '08 Special Offer:

Purchase a DBI product license and receive a second license of equal or lesser value FREE

for example:
a) a purchase of Solutions::Schedule 2.0 for .NET - Standard ($989) and receive a second license FREE

b) purchase Solutions::Schedule 8.0 (COM) and get Component Toolbox 7.0 FREE

Get the Details at:
https://www.dbi-tech.com/Special_Offers.asp
( Offer ends March 31, 2008 )

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2008 Component Product Survey:
Its survey season...and we would like to have your input. A survey can be a simple
(and this one is simple) medium to invite feedback and to better understand what products are
important to you. The following link will take you to an 11 question, click a check box survey that
shouldn't take more that a few minutes from beginning to end.

https://www.dbi-tech.com/2008ScheduleSurvey.htm

We invite your participation and thank you for taking the time to share your insights!
And, for participating you will receive 10% off your next DBI purchase.

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New Release - Calendar Tools 2.5 for .NET

This update includes a couple of minor component repairs and most significantly the entire Calendar Tools for .NET 2.0 Library has been recompiled under the .NET Framework V2.0. This is an interim update for licensed users of Calendar Tools 2.0 for .NET or Studio Controls R3.

For further details:

http://www.dbi-tech.com/updates_calendar_tools_2_NET.asp#CT25Update

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TechTip - dbiExplorerBar MultiColumn effects:

Hello all you developer types. Today’s topic is going to be about dbiExplorerBar and ways to achieve a multicolumn approach. One of the most unique features of the control is the multiple layouts available out of the box. The navigation style … which looks like so…
Can be used to house a default multicolumn view, which is configured by setting the dbiExplorerBar.ControlType = enumControlType.Navigation, the dbiExplorerBar.MultiColumn = True and the dbiExplorerBar.ColumnSize = width of column. With those settings you simply add items to the control and they get laid out in a nice table-type view.
Now to extend that even further, we often are asked how you can mix the types. For example say I want an explorer style with multiple columns. Well that is pretty easy as well, as the explorer type of the control allows for panels which can host other controls such as tables, lists and even images. I used the image technique in the upcoming SmartClient demo (image on the right) to show that it is not only possible, but quite easy to manage…

On the right, I get the full benefits of the explorer style (note the multi-column list, the standard list, then the multicolumn image list at the bottom). This allows for a cleaner more customizable and attractive workspace (ok don’t beat me up on the color scheme, I am looking forward to the Expressions products so the marketing folks can take the heat for the look and feel, I’ll stick to the coding). Feel free to poke around the demo and see what you can do with dbiExplorerBar.

Smart Client Demo's

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Released:

dbiList 1.0 for .NET - The Highlights:

* Designed for Visual Studio 2005, compatible with Visual Studio 2008.

* Sample Applications included - Smart Client, C# and VB.NET.
* ListView and TreeView in one control

When a hardcore reporting toolkit is too much dbiList is the number one choice for quick, stylized canned report generation. dbiList is the ideal control for detailed data presentations offering end-user multi column sorting, node item drag and drop, search and filtering features. With dbiList's integrated tree view - full hierarchical data presentations and drill down capabilities are only a mouse click away.

Presentation Highlights

* Body Text * Headers/Footers/

* Node/cell images * Zoom/Shrink

* Custom Node Text * Body Column Alignment

* Word wrapping * Independent Header List Image

* Per node formatting * Independent List Item Image

* Alternating row colors * Individual List Item Fill Types

* Printing * Background Image

Data Interaction Highlights

User Interaction Highlights

* Drag & Drop List items * Node Navigation Methods    * Excel Style Resizing

* XML data read and write * Soft-seek search    * Incremental Search

* Hierarchical Data support * Node Item Tag property    * RunTime Editing

* Node/multi-column Sorting * Drag & Drop Node items    * Cell Tips

* Multi-Node Select

To view additional new features and receive further information more...

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New FAQ:

DBI is pleased to announce a newly formatted online FAQ.
Easier to navigate, easier to find the information you're looking for, which also means the dynamic nature of this FAQ new items will appear more often. Check it out :) http://www.dbi-tech.com/Support/FAQ/default.aspx

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Quick links:

dbiExplorerBar 2.0 for .NET - Quick, stylized multi-bar presentation

http://www.dbi-tech.com/product_page_dbiExplorerBar.asp

dbiList 1.0 for .NET - reporting made easy

http://www.dbi-tech.com/product_page_dbiList.asp