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SocketTools 5.0 Service Pack 3 Released

SocketTools 5.0 Service Pack 3 has been released and offers developers new features, improved performance and full compatibility with the Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 operating systems. This service pack update is a complete release of the product with the latest improvements to all of the SocketTools components. If your customers are migrating to Vista, or you plan on upgrading to Visual Studio 2008, you'll want to ensure that they have a simple, trouble-free experience with your software. Upgrading to SocketTools 5.0 helps ensure that your applications continue to run smoothly, and best of all, there's no additional coding required on your part. The SocketTools 5.0 components are source compatible with version 4.0 and 4.5, simplifying the upgrade process so that you can spend your time improving your software, not rewriting it.
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File Transfer .NET and Internet Mail .NET

If you are working with the .NET Framework and need to incorporate file transfer or e-mail functionality in your software, the new File Transfer .NET and Internet Mail .NET components can enable you to add those features quickly and easily, with a minimum of coding and virtually no learning curve. These managed code classes are similar to what is offered in our larger SocketTools .NET product, but with a streamlined interface that is designed specifically for developers who want a single interface that is easy to use and understand. Both components also support secure connections using the standard SSL and TLS security protocols, and as with all of our components, are licensed without redistribution limitations, royalties or runtime licensing fees. If you have an active SocketTools Subscription license, then these new components are available to you free as part of the current update to your subscription download.
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Internet Programming Tutorial

If you're new to Internet application development on the Windows platform, we have an in-depth tutorial that explains the basic concepts behind network programming. The tutorial also helps you get started building your first application using our popular SocketWrench component for Visual Studio 2005. The topics include Windows Sockets, the TCP and UDP networking protocols, client-server fundamentals and a discussion of security and data encryption using SSL/TLS. We also have a video tutorial that demonstrates the basic steps behind creating a simple Internet application, and you can download a free evaluation copy of SocketWrench to follow along with the tutorials and get started creating your own programs.
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SocketTools Subscription

If you're a serious developer who needs quality Internet components, why pick and choose when you don't have to? The SocketTools Subscription includes everything you'll need to help you develop your applications today and into the future. Every SocketTools .NET assembly, ActiveX control, scripting component and Windows library will be yours, so you can pick the right tool for the right job. In today's complex development environment where you have multiple tools, languages and platforms to support, the SocketTools Subscription ensures that you have all of the bases covered, from Visual Studio 2005 to Visual Basic 6.0, Delphi .NET to Borland C++ and virtually any language in between.
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