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<p><strong>Xceed’s WPF DataGrid Chosen for Rapid Application Development Solution’s UI </strong></p>
<p><strong>MONTREAL, QC - October 27, 2008 —</strong> Xceed today announced that IBM Corporation chose Xceed DataGrid for WPF Professional Edition to implement parts of IBM U2’s <em>SystemBuilder 4GL (SB+)</em>.<br /><br />Xceed DataGrid for WPF Professional Edition is a datagrid control for Windows Presentation Foundation that lets developers add 2D and 3D data presentation and editing capabilities to their applications. Released nearly two years ago, the product has already undergone 7 major releases and has seen a total of 20 updates. “It is the most rock-solid, time-tested grid control for WPF. And because it can handle millions of rows and thousands of columns, its performance is nothing less than unbeatable,” said Odi Kosmatos, vice president of research and development at Xceed.<br /><br /> “IBM U2 researched existing third-party solutions and identified Xceed DataGrid for WPF as the most suitable tool. The datagrid’s performance and solid foundation take true advantage of WPF and provide the extensibility required for IBM U2 customers to take their applications to the next level in presentation design and styling,” said Vinnie Smith, U2 Tools product manager.<br /><br /> Featuring in-place editing that delivers 12 flexible, themed, and themable editor controls that are also usable outside the grid (including a datepicker and a masked textbox), Xceed DataGrid for WPF Professional Edition has powerful hierarchical master-detail and grouping. It also provides an interactive Cardflow 3D view with multiple card layouts, as well as traditional 2D table and card views. End-users can switch between any 2D and 3D view on the fly while retaining the datagrid’s state.<br /><br /><strong>About Xceed Software Inc.</strong><br /><br /> Xceed Software Inc.—a leading developer of high-quality components and UI controls for Windows developers since 1994 and one of today's leading component vendors—is devoted to the development and support of its products, and ardently promotes component-oriented programming. Today, over 50,000 developers use Xceed components worldwide, including Microsoft, which uses Xceed DataGrid for WPF in <em>Visual Studio Team System 2010</em>, and Xceed Grid for .NET and other Xceed controls for part of the interface of Microsoft Office 2007. </p>

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