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SocketTools 6.0

Internet Components and Libraries for Software Developers

SocketTools is a suite of .NET components, ActiveX controls and libraries for software developers who need to integrate Internet functionality into their Windows applications. Using SocketTools, you can easily add features such as uploading and downloading files, sending and retrieving e-mail, exchanging information with web servers, interactive terminal sessions and remote system management.

Use our online Product Wizard to recommend the SocketTools Edition that best meets your needs. To compare all of the products in the SocketTools family, we also have a chart the shows the major features that are available for each product. You can download the chart in either XLS (Excel) or PDF format.

SocketTools Subscription

Developers who require the flexibility of using different types of components and are working with multiple  programming languages, we offer the SocketTools Subscription which includes all of the components and libraries in every SocketTools and SocketWrench Edition, as well as the Catalyst File Transfer and Internet Mail components, along with free product updates and standard e-mail support for a full year. The SocketTools Subscription ensures that you'll always have the latest version, including free upgrades to major releases during your subscription period.
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SocketTools Secure Editions

If you need to establish secure, encrypted connections then you'll want to use the Secure Editions. The Secure Editions include components and/or libraries which support the standard Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), Transport Layer Security (TLS) and Secure Shell (SSH) protocols, including full support for strong encryption and client certificates. Using the Secure Editions, you can establish secure connections with web sites, file servers and e-mail servers by simply setting a few options. Unlike some other toolkits, it's not necessary that you understand how to use Microsoft's CryptoAPI or redistribute third-party libraries which can require runtime licensing and have complicated export restrictions. The SocketTools Secure Editions make it extremely easy to implement the security features that your customers demand in today's business environment.
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SocketTools Standard Editions

On the other hand, if you only need to establish standard connections, then the Standard Editions include all of the components and/or libraries in the Secure Edition, without the security features. Using SocketTools, you can upload and download files, access websites, send and retrieve e-mail messages, manage mailboxes on a mail server, execute commands on a remote server and much, much more. Also included with SocketTools is our extremely popular SocketWrench toolkit, which can be used to easily create a wide variety of client and server applications. Using SocketTools, not only can you easily access a wide variety of Internet services, you can implement virtually any protocol or even create a custom protocol that's specific to your requirements.
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For more information about SocketTools, please select on of the links above. If you have any general questions regarding the product that you can't find an answer for, please be sure to contact us.