Xamlon Introduces Web Deployment Option for .NET Developers

Xamlon Introduces Web Deployment Option for .NET Developers

Xamlon announced Xamlon Web (beta), which enablesdevelopers to use C# or VB.NET in Visual Studio to build WinForms applicationsand deploy them directly to the Web without requiring the .NET runtime.

 Xamlon leveragesthe Macromedia Flash platform to write programs in Visual Studio, and then,from Microsoft s Intermediate Language bytecode, creates compact MacromediaFlash (SWF) files. The resulting applications can be deployed anywhere Flash isinstalled, including Windows, Mac, and Linux, as well as a growing number ofPDAs and cell phones. After Flash support is finalized, Xamlon Web will also besupporting DHTML and AJAX as adeployment target.

 Xamlon Webincludes complete integration with Visual Studio.NET 2003, and will sooninclude Visual Studio.NET 2005 support. It enables developers to use theexisting APIs with which they are already familiar, including WinForms, GDI+,and XML Web services.

 A key benefit ofXamlon Web is that it requires no new plug-ins. The .NET runtime is notrequired for deployment and the resulting application may be deployed toplatforms where .NET is not even supported.

 The beta releaseof Xamlon Web is available for download at the company s Web site. The final1.0 version is scheduled for release in Q4 of 2005.

Xamlon Inc.

Price: US$499per developer.

Web Site: http://www.xamlon.com