Infragistics, the design and user experience (UX) software company and a world leader in user interface (UI) development tools and business productivity apps, announced today the availability of NetAdvantage Ultimate 2012 Volume 2. Packed with high-performance controls, Touch support enhancements and business intelligence capabilities, Infragistics delivers limitless solutions for every business application scenario.
 
Whether customers are engaged in mobile or web app development or standardizing on mature platforms, Infragistics UI bundles produce powerful end user experiences that affect a business’s bottom line.
 
“Companies such as Infragistics extend the value of Microsoft solutions and platforms, helping organizations create meaningful experiences that solve problems, drive inspiration and maximize results,” said Tom Lindeman, director of the Visual Studio Industry Partner (VSIP) program at Microsoft. “NetAdvantage provides development teams the tools they need to more easily capitalize on enterprise data sources, yielding consistent, high-quality user experiences in applications across modern platforms and devices.”
 
This release marks the inclusion of beta toolset NUCLiOS, the first commercial class and enterprise-supported UI toolkit for iPad development and an Android Community Pack, named Iguana, for the Android developer community.
 
“This is an exciting time for the developer market and Infragistics,” said Dean Guida, CEO of Infragistics. “For two decades customers have turned to Infragistics to build the best in state of the art UIs for Windows platforms and the web. For the first time in our history, we bring Apple iOS developers into the Infragistics ecosystem with our native NUCLiOS UI controls. Now, every developer can create exceptional applications that deliver modern functionality, substance and style, across any platform.”
 
Highlights in this release of Infragistics NetAdvantage platform include:
· Investment in mobile UI development with the introduction of NUCLiOS, the iOS UI beta toolset, and Iguana, the Android Community Pack.
· Introduction of data visualization data chart and geospacial mapping controls in NetAdvantage for jQuery (renamed Ignite UI) to produce the best apps for any browser, platform or device.
· Windows UI theming and Touch gesture support across Infragistics HTML5/jQuery, XAML, ASP.NET, and Windows Forms toolsets.
· Native and cross-platform mobile feature enhancements to empower on-the-go decision makers anywhere, anytime on any device with highly performant, cutting-edge, native apps.
· Visual Studio 2012 cross-platform compatibility that takes advantage of the latest features in Visual Studio 2012 to enrich the developer productivity experience.
· Enhancements to the jQuery, XAML and ASP.NET grids and charts to ensure market leading performance and reliability.
 
“Infragistics leaves no one behind with this release of NetAdvantage,” added Guida. “Our commitment to deliver great end user experiences propels the company to develop the most comprehensive UI toolsets available today — for every device and platform.”
 
Please see the NetAdvantage Ultimate page for a complete list of new features in NUCLiOS, Iguana, Ignite UI (formerly NetAdvantage for jQuery), NetAdvantage for Windows Phone, NetAdvantage for Windows Forms, NetAdvantage for ASP.NET, NetAdvantage for Silverlight, NetAdvantage for WPF, NetAdvantage for LightSwitch, NetAdvantage for SharePoint, NetAdvantage Reporting.