News · 11 Aug 2010 · MTW Editorial Team
When one of the best mobile development company gets behind Windows Phone 7 you know that things are really starting to get serious. Resco who has already announced a few months back that it will support Microsoft’s new mobile platform is today announcing the launch of their new Windows Phone 7 MobileApp Studio developer platform which will include a suite of Microsoft Silverlight controls for Windows Phone 7 called Resco MobileLight Toolkit. The whole package is scheduled to launch on September 28th:
Bratislava, Slovakia—August 10, 2010—Resco, a leading vendor of advanced developer components and tools for mobile devices, announces that Resco MobileApp Studio will support Microsoft Silverlight application development for Windows Phone 7 devices.
The current version of Resco MobileApp Studio is a developer platform featuring Resco MobileForms Toolkit, which is a suite of WinForms mobile controls. It is enriched with Designers and Tools that enable rapid mobile apps design and development with ease. By adding Windows Phone 7 support, Resco MobileApp Studio will become a developer platform for both WinForms and Silverlight app development. It will target multiple Windows platforms, such as Windows Mobile, Tablet PC and Windows Phone 7.
New Silverlight Controls
Part of the Resco MobileApp Studio will be a suite of Microsoft Silverlight controls for Windows Phone 7 called Resco MobileLight Toolkit. The first version will include the most favorite controls: AdvancedList and DetailView. New controls will be added step by step in order to achieve the highest compatibility with the Resco MobileForms Toolkit possible. At the same time, the regard will be put to the Silverlight technology and Windows Phone 7.Find more information on Resco MobileLight Toolkit: http://www.resco.net/developer/mobilelighttoolkit/overview.aspx
Availability
The Resco MobileApp Studio with support for Windows Phone 7 is scheduled for September 28, 2010.Upgrade options for Resco MobileForms Toolkit Customers
Resco prepares favorable licensing for existing Resco MobileForms Toolkit customers. They will get an opportunity to upgrade their current licenses and migrate to the Resco MobileApp Studio. With the upgrade, they get a new set of Silverlight controls for Windows Phone 7 and the added value—rapid and effective mobile application development tools, all integrated with the Microsoft Visual Studio.About Resco MobileApp Studio
Resco MobileApp Studio is a mobile application developer platform integrated with Microsoft Visual Studio. It supports multiple Windows platforms (Windows Mobile, Windows Phone 7, Tablet PC) and consists of component suites for WinForms and Silverlight, Wizards and Designers. Resco MobileApp Studio allows developers to quickly design and build mobile forms.
Here’s more info about MobileLight:
Bratislava, Slovakia — August 10, 2010 — Resco, a leading vendor of advanced developer components and tools for mobile devices, announces today a technology preview of Resco MobileLight Toolkit, which is optimized for Microsoft Visual Studio and Microsoft Silverlight.
Resco MobileLight Toolkit is a set of Microsoft Silverlight controls designed for Windows Phone 7. The controls‘ architecture is based on the Resco MobileForms Toolkit controls but adjusted to the Microsoft Silverlight technology.
„Since Microsoft announced the new Windows Phone 7 we have experienced a dramatic increase of demand for Windows Phone 7 controls,“ said Radomir Vozar, Resco Developer Tools & Enterprise Division Director. „We have a clear goal to develop a product built on a successful tradition of Resco MobileForms Toolkit with account to the new possibilities and trends of the Windows Phone 7 and Microsoft Silverlight.”
The first version of the Resco MobileLight Toolkit—scheduled for September 28, 2010—will include two most frequently used controls: Resco AdvancedList and Resco DetailView. After the release, Resco will continually add new controls, such as Calendar, Grid, etc. The controls’ UI will meet the Windows Phone 7 Series UI Design & Interaction Guide in order to fulfill the Windows Phone 7 graphics and usage standards.
Source: Resco MobileApp, MobileLight
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