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The SocketTools Visual Edition includes ActiveX controls (OCXs)
which can be used in a wide variety of programming languages such
as Visual Basic, Visual Basic.NET, Visual C++ and Visual C#. The
Visual Edition is ideal for the developer who requires the
flexibility, ease of use and rapid development features of a
component without the complexities of working with the Windows
Sockets API or in-depth knowledge of how the various Internet
protocols are implemented. The SocketTools Visual Edition consists
of fourteen core networking components which can be used to develop
applications that meet a wide range of needs. SocketTools covers it
all, including uploading and downloading files, sending and
retrieving email, remote command execution, terminal emulation, and
much more.
The SocketTools Secure Visual Edition also includes support for
the industry standard Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), Transport
Security Layer (TLS) and Secure Shell (SSH) protocols which are
used to ensure that data exchanged between the local system and a
remote host is secure and encrypted. The Secure Editions implement
the major secure protocols such as HTTPS, FTPS, SFTP, SMTPS, POP3S,
IMAPS and more. Your data is protected by industrial strength
128-bit encryption, with full support for client certificates.
Using the popular SocketWrench control that is part of SocketTools,
you can also write your own, custom secure server applications. And
there's no need for you to understand the details of certificate
management, data encryption or how the security protocols work. All
it takes is a few lines of code to enable the security features,
and SocketTools handles the rest!
The following are just some of the features in the SocketTools
6.0 Visual Edition:
- Standard ATL based ActiveX controls compatible with any COM
compliant development tool
- Low resource utilization and no external dependencies on
third-party libraries
- A comprehensive product with 20 controls and extensive
documentation
- Fully compatible with the Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008
operating systems
- Fully compatible with Visual Studio .NET 2003, Visual Studio
2005 and Visual Studio 2008
- Includes both high level and lower level interfaces for maximum
flexibility
- Support for both synchronous and asynchronous network
connections
- Thread-safe implementation with full support for multithreaded
applications
- Support for proxy servers, including secure proxies, using FTP
and HTTP
- An extensive Developer's Guide and online Technical
Reference
- A professional technical support staff and extensive online
support resources
- No runtime licensing fees or additional royalties
- A trusted company with over 10 years experience developing
Internet components
In addition, the SocketTools Secure Visual Edition offers:
- Support for the standard SSL and TLS security protocols with
128-bit encryption
- Support for the SSH protocol and integrated support for SFTP as
part of the FTP control
- Enhanced features specific to the Vista platform, such as
support for AES encryption
- Enable security features with just a few lines of code
- Support for both implicit and explicit SSL and TLS
connections
- Create both secure client and server applications
- Support for client certificates when required by the remote
host
- Support for using certificate files as well as using the
Windows certificate store
- No dependencies on third party SSL libraries
Developer's
Guide
To help you get started using SocketTools, the Developer's Guide
covers a variety of programming topics related to SocketTools, as
well an overview of each of the controls included in the product.
Even if you have experience working with previous versions of
SocketTools, we recommend that you review the Developer's Guide. If
you are using a language other than Visual Basic, you'll also find
some very helpful information about how to make the most of
SocketTools in other programming languages such as Visual C++ and
Visual C#.
Technical Reference
The Technical Reference provides extensive documentation on all of
the functions in each of the SocketTools controls. It's here that
you'll find information on the various properties, methods and
events provided by the component. If it is your first time using a
particular control, we recommend that you first read the overview
of that control in the Developer's Guide.
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