The new version comes with some great improvements on memory management which significantly increases performance on Windows (Desktop) and also Windows CE / Mobile. We also improved the way how unmanaged resources are handled and disposed to make the software even more robust and efficient.

More Information: http://www.mirabyte.com/en/products/touch-controls-suite/

Touch Controls Suite 2 is the leading touch UI component suite that allows software developers to create graphically stunning, highly intuitive touch screen user interfaces for Windows Mobile Smartphone applications that are based on the Microsoft .NET Compact Framework (.NETCF).

http://www.mirabyte.com/en/products/touch-controls-suite/

Touch Controls Suite 2 is the leading touch UI component suite that allows software developers to create graphically stunning, highly intuitive touch screen user interfaces for Windows Mobile Smartphone applications that are based on the Microsoft .NET Compact Framework (.NETCF).

http://www.mirabyte.com/en/products/touch-controls-suite/

New features and changes in version 2.5:

• TouchTextReader,
  a new control similar to the TouchListBox that can display scrollable
  text. This includes kinetic scrolling and is a perfect choice for
  displaying long pieces of text in a finger-friendly way, e.g. e-mails,
  manuals, etc.
• Improved performance for TouchTextReader and TouchListBox – once again we
  were able to further increase the scrolling performance of the controls!
• Windows CE design time support: Since many of you use Touch Controls Suite for
  creating Windows CE applications, we have improved the design time
  experience in Visual Studio for all controls of Touch Controls Suite!
• Windows CE sample application: We also added a new sample project that shows the use
  of the TouchListBox control in a Windows CE application
• Updated developer manual: We have updated and enhanced the Visual Studio style
  documentation of the controls
• Improved memory management: Touch Controls Suite controls now require even less
  memory and creating and disposing the controls dynamically at runtime does
  not cause memory issues any more.
• Improved TouchListSimpleItem with multi-line text support and auto-size
  property.

Website: http://www.mirabyte.com/en/products/touch-controls-suite/

While other platforms like Google Android or Apple iPhone make it fairly easy for the developer to create visually compelling, finger-based applications, the Windows Mobile platform does not offer built-in support for this kind of applications. Both consumer and business applications on the Windows Mobile platform suffer from the lack of support for creating finger-based interaction and visually attractive user interfaces. mirabyte fills this gap with Touch Controls Suite 2!

After the big success of Touch Controls Suite 1 which was released about a year ago, mirabyte now presents Touch Controls Suite 2 that comes with many improvements and several great new features such as a fully reengineered TouchListBox control that combines features such as kinetic scrolling and intelligent caching with a maximum of flexibility for the developer (various list item types, owner draw functionality etc.). It has never been easier to create great looking applications that are intuitive to use on the Windows Mobile platform. Especially for developers that sell their applications the Windows Marketplace for Mobile, Touch Controls Suite is a great choice!

Touch Controls Suite is based on the .NET Compact Framework and can be used with programming languages such as C# or VB.NET. But the new version of Touch Controls Suite can not only be used for Windows Mobile development – it is also fully compatible to the “full” .NET Framework that is used on desktop computers. So Touch Controls Suite can also be used to create touch screen enabled applications for the desktop with the same controls as for the mobile devices. Porting mobile applications to the desktop and vice-versa is very easy now and gives the developer a full set of new possibilities.

Touch Controls Suite is available from the mirabyte Website. Apart from a fully functional (programmable) demo version that comes with several sample applications, a single developer license is available for only 49.95 EUR (introductory price) as well as a license that includes the source code. For existing users of Touch Controls Suite 1.x mirabyte offers special update prices.

More information and a demonstration video are available at:
http://www.mirabyte.com/en/products/touch-controls-suite/

About mirabyte GmbH & Co. KG

mirabyte ® is a German-based software development and consulting company founded in 2005. The main focus at mirabyte lies on developing powerful and easy to use software applications that allow the efficient use of today’s Web technology. A second focus is put on innovative, mobile applications. Excellent product quality and a free support service are the distinguishing characteristics of mirabyte. The most popular products are the award-winning CD-ROM offline-content-solution Discstarter and several innovative RSS products.

Contact

mirabyte GmbH & Co. KG
Daniela Weischer, Press Officer
Geisthofskönig 12
D-59071 Hamm
- Germany -

Phone: ++49 (0) 23 81 – 48 55 14
Fax: ++49 (0) 23 81 – 48 55 15
E-mail: press@mirabyte.com
Internet: http://www.mirabyte.com

Information about further products ad services of mirabyte as well as high-resolution packshots and screenshots can be found in the online press-room of our website: http://www.mirabyte.com/en/

One of the major disadvantages of the Windows Mobile operating system is the fact that the user interface controls (such as menus, buttons, lists, etc.) are stylus-oriented but not optimized for finger-based interaction. Creating a finger-based UI requires a lot of technical knowledge. And due to performance issues, developers that write their applications on the easy to use .NETCF platform with languages such as C# or VB.NET are not able to instantly create modern looking applications that have a finger-based UI as previously seen on other platforms such as Apple iPhone.

mirabyte now offers a new control suite that also gives .NETCF developers the power to easily create stylus-free user interfaces: The core component of Touch Controls Suite is TouchListBox, a flexible multipurpose list control that can be used for any kind of menus, lists or item viewers. The component also provides modern animation and transition effects which are powered by the kinetic scrolling engine that creates a realistic behavior of the UI. Apart from the TouchListBox control, the suite also consists of additional controls that can be used to create multi-button menus or status indicators. All components are fully customizable concerning the look and feel and support alpha bitmaps for full skinning capabilities. The component suite is continually being enhanced with further components and features. The Touch Controls Suite currently consists of the following components: TouchListBox, TouchPictureBox, TouchPictureButton, TitleBar, ButtonBar, DoubleBufferdLabel

A free trial version of Touch Controls Suite which includes a fully programmable version of Touch Controls Suite as well as both simple and complex demo applications in C# and VB.NET is available on the mirabyte Website.

A license of Touch Controls Suite costs 49.95 EUR and is available on the mirabyte Website.

Further product information is available at:

http://www.mirabyte.com/en/products/touch-controls-suite/

About mirabyte GmbH & Co. KG

mirabyte ® is a German-based, privately held software development and consulting company founded in 2005. The main focus at mirabyte lies on developing powerful and easy to use software applications that allow the efficient use of today’s Web technologies. In addition to that mirabyte also offers professional enterprise communication tools as well as innovative mobile solutions and components.

mirabyte GmbH & Co. KG
Daniela Weischer, Press Officer
Geisthofskönig 12
D-59071 Hamm
- Germany -

Phone: ++49 (0) 23 81 – 48 55 14
Fax: ++49 (0) 23 81 – 48 55 15
E-mail: press@mirabyte.com
Internet: http://www.mirabyte.com

Information about further products and services of mirabyte as well as high-resolution packshots and screenshots can be found in the online press-room of our website: http://www.mirabyte.com/en/

One of the major disadvantages of the Windows Mobile operating system is the fact that the user interface controls (such as menus, buttons, lists, etc.) are not optimized for finger-based interaction and require the use of a stylus. Creating a finger-based UI requires a lot of technical knowledge. And due to performance issues, developers that write their applications on the easy to use .NETCF platform with languages such as C# or VB.NET are not able to instantly create modern looking applications that have a finger-based UI as previously seen on other platforms such as Apple iPhone.

mirabyte now offers a new control suite that gives developers the power to easily create stylus-free user interfaces: The core component of Touch Controls is “TochList”, a flexible multipurpose list control that can be used for any kind of menus, lists or item viewers. The component also provides modern animation and transition effects which are powered by a kinetic scrolling engine that creates a realistic behavior of the UI. Apart from the TochList control, the suite also consists of additional panel controls that can be used to create multi-button menus or status indicators. All components are fully customizable concerning the look and feel and support alpha bitmaps for full skinning capabilities. The component suite is constantly being enhanced with further features and components.

Recent Core Features:

• Create finger-based UI for Windows Mobile .NETCF (C#/VB.NET) applications
• Flexible and fully customizable list control for lists and menus
• Stunning animation effects for perfect user experience
• Kinetic scrolling for a realistic behavior of the controls
• Additional panel controls for intuitive multi-button UI

Pricing and Availability
The introductory price for a developer’s license of Touch Controls is 39.95 EUR. Further controls are being added constantly to the suite. Additional information, a demo version and a demonstration video are available at http://www.mirabyte.com/en/products/touch-controls-suite/.

About mirabyte:
mirabyte ® is a privately held software development and consulting company founded in 2005. The main focus at mirabyte lies on developing powerful and easy to use software applications that allow the efficient use of today’s Web technologies. In addition to that mirabyte also offers professional enterprise communication tools as well as innovative mobile solutions and components. Excellent product quality and a responsive support service are the distinguishing characteristics of mirabyte. The most popular products are the award-winning CD-ROM offline-content-solution Discstarter and several other innovative products like the RSS editor Feed Writer or the Screen Ticker application. For more information about mirabyte, please visit http://www.mirabyte.com .

mirabyte GmbH & Co. KG
Daniela Weischer (PR)
Geisthofskoenig 12
59071 Hamm
Germany

Phone: ++49 (0) 2381-485514
Email: info@mirabyte.com
Internet: http://www.mirabyte.com