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UltimateSpell is an ASP.NET control to spell check editable content on your web pages. * AJAX Enabled - Spell check very long text without compromising on speed. Sends small blocks of text to server using AJAX techniques without refreshing the page. * Auto Find - Drag-and-drop the control onto your page, and you're done. It automatically finds and spell checks all editable controls. * Cache Dictionary - Automatically caches dictionaries for fast interaction and data retrieval. * Lots of Dictionaries - Currently 34 dictionaries available on our website. If not enough you can use your own dictionary as well. * Show Options - Change the spelling options either on the server-side, or on the client-side inside the spell check dialog box at runtime.

UltimateSearch is a set of ASP.NET controls to provide search functionality at your website. * Search Engine - Add a search engine to your website quickly and easily. * Extensive Document Support - ASPX, ASP, HTML, PDF, DOC, XLS, PPT, RTF, TXT, and many more. * Advanced Search Types - Provide advanced search options such as all words, any word, exact phrase, and partial match. * Auto Suggestions - Display suggested search terms as the user types in the search textbox. * Multi-Domain Search - Index as many websites and web applications as you wish into one common dictionary.

Generics are a powerful new feature in .NET 2.0, but it's not so obvious how to use them as return values from Web services, or how to bind them to controls. Find out how to serialize, data bind, and consume generic collections in ASP.NET 2.0

With previous versions of ASP.NET, developers had to decide whether to create custom controls or user controls. This article looks at a method for easily creating custom controls from existing user controls (ASCX files).

As speech-enabled applications become a core requirement for many enterprise and commercial applications, you'll need to become familiar with the Microsoft Speech Platform.

Neodynamic is pleased to announce a new release of Barcode Professional for ASP.NET. This new version includes barcode generation enhancements and full-integration with Visual Studio 2005. Barcode Professional can generate the most popular Linear & 2D Barcode Symbologies. At design-time Barcode Professional presents an impressive designer that works in most popular Development Tools such as Microsoft Visual Studio .NET, Visual Studio 2005, Borland C# Builder, and so on.

Extreme ASP.NET: Codebehind and Compilation in ASP.NET 2.0

I-Load is a ASP.NET web control that makes uploading images faster and easier. - Uploads images without writing even one line of code.- Allows either automatic or manual resizing and cutting of the uploaded image - Automatically generates unlimited resizing options from the original image. - Allows previews of the uploaded images. - Works with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 .NET

Online Article: A Low Level Look at ASP.NET Architecture

ASP.NET is a powerful platform for building Web applications, that provides a tremendous amount of flexibility and power for building just about any kind of Web application. Most people are familiar only with the high level frameworks like WebForms and WebServices which sit at the very top level of the ASP.NET hierarchy. In this article I'll describe the lower level aspects of ASP.NET and explain how requests move from Web Server to the ASP.NET runtime and then through the ASP.NET HTTP pipeline to process requests.ASP.NET is a powerful platform for building Web applications, that provides a tremendous amount of flexibility and power for building just about any kind of Web application. Most people are familiar only with the high level frameworks like WebForms and WebServices which sit at the very top level of the ASP.NET hierarchy. In this article I'll describe the lower level aspects of ASP.NET and explain how requests move from Web Server to the ASP.NET runtime and then through the ASP.NET HTTP pipeline to process requests.

Online Article: Manage Custom Security Credentials the Smart (Client) Way

Both Internet and intranet applications often require a custom store for user accounts and roles. ASP.NET 2.0 provides an out-of-the-box provider model as well as a SQL Sever database just for that propose. Unfortunately, the only way to administer the credentials databases is via Visual Studio 2005, and only for local Web applications. This article presents a full-blown custom security management application that administrators can use. The application wraps the ASP.NET 2.0 providers with a Web service and even adds missing features. This article presents the design approaches, challenges, and techniques involved in developing such an application. The article also walks you through some powerful yet useful techniques such as interface-based Web services, reflection-based Web service compatibility, advanced C# 2.0, Web services security, and Web services transactions.