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Create Dashboards Based on Text Prompts with AI

5月 1, 2026
Stimulsoft BI Designer 2026.2.1 adds an AI assistant that generates dashboards from text prompts, speeding creation and simplifying design.

Stimulsoft BI Designer is a powerful reporting tool designed to create visually appealing and interactive reports. It allows users to design and develop complex reports with ease, integrating data from various sources and presenting it in a clear, concise, and informative manner. With its rich feature set, Stimulsoft BI Designer is widely used in diverse industries, including finance, healthcare, retail, and manufacturing, to generate reports for analysis, decision-making, and compliance purposes. Key benefits include its intuitive interface, extensive customization options, and support for multiple data sources, making it an essential tool for organizations seeking to enhance their reporting capabilities and gain valuable insights.

The Stimulsoft BI Designer 2026.2.1 update introduces an AI assistant for dashboard creation that enables developers to generate fully functional dashboards from text prompts. By supporting both new and existing data sources and handling everything from simple to complex dashboard structures, it improves implementation while maintaining flexibility. The ability to apply styles on demand further enhances efficiency, allowing developers to focus on data logic and application integration rather than UI configuration.

To see a full list of what's new in 2026.2.1, see our release notes.

Stimulsoft BI Designer is available as a perpetual license and is licensed per creator. A creator is a person who creates reports, dashboards, or forms in a standalone (desktop) designer or online designer. The creator may install one copy of the standalone (desktop) designer. See our Stimulsoft BI Designer licensing page for full details.

Stimulsoft BI Designer is available individually or as part of Stimulsoft Ultimate.

Celebrating 2 Years Partnership with Pinexl

5月 1, 2026
ComponentSource and Pinexl have worked together for 2 years to help developers improve Excel productivity and gain clearer data insights.

ComponentSource and Pinexl have built a strong partnership over the past two years, focused on delivering Microsoft Excel productivity tools to developers and business users worldwide. Pinexl’s solutions are designed to simplify complex data tasks, combining intuitive interfaces with advanced functionality to help users analyze, visualize, and manage data more efficiently.

Their Excel add-ins, including AI-powered and business intelligence focused tools, enable users to automate formula creation, generate and refine code, and transform raw spreadsheet data into clear insights and professional dashboards directly within Excel.

Through this collaboration, ComponentSource expands its offering with modern, high quality Excel based tools that stand out for their usability and professional design. The partnership also ensures that Pinexl’s products reach a global audience through ComponentSource’s established distribution network, helping customers access reliable tools wherever they are.

Learn more about Pinexl.

重複するタスクをインテリジェントスケジューリングで処理

4月 30, 2026
MindFusion Scheduling for Java Swingは、効率的なレーン管理と重複するタスクの効果的な処理を通じてフリート運用を改善

MindFusion Scheduling for Java Swing is a feature rich component for building calendars, appointments, timetables, and scheduling interfaces in Java applications. It enables quick integration with minimal code, supports multiple views, custom event types, and undo and redo functionality, and offers flexible styling and theming options. Designed for scenarios such as booking systems, workforce management, and logistics, it helps developers create efficient, customizable scheduling solutions with improved usability and control.

MindFusion Scheduling for Java Swing improves fleet scheduling by providing developers with structured tools to manage lane assignments, support overlapping tasks without conflicts, and integrate customizable management dialogs into their applications. This enables more precise control over scheduling logic, improves visibility across concurrent operations, and reduces the need for complex manual coordination, resulting in more efficient resource utilization and easier maintenance of logistics and dispatching systems.

MindFusion Scheduling for Java Swing is licensed per developer, per site, or across an entire enterprise with perpetual licensing. All options include royalty free distribution with no additional runtime or end user fees. See our MindFusion Scheduling for Java Swing licensing page for full details.

For more information, visit our MindFusion Scheduling for Java Swing product page.

WinFormsで信頼性の高いPDF印刷を有効化

4月 30, 2026
PDFをプリンターに印刷する際は、ビューアコントロールや開発者主導のAPI連携機能を備えたドキュメントの忠実度を一貫して維持

Printing PDFs to a printer is the process of sending a Portable Document Format (PDF) file from an application to a physical or virtual printer while preserving its layout, fonts, and graphical fidelity. A PDF viewer control typically handles rendering and pagination, ensuring consistent output across devices and print environments. The main benefit is predictable, high-quality output, which is especially important for documents that require precise formatting. Modern PDF viewer components support printing either directly through built-in user interface elements such as a toolbar or print dialog, or programmatically through application code using API methods, giving developers flexibility in how printing capabilities are exposed and controlled within an application.

Several WinForms PDF Viewer components allow you to print PDFs to a printer, including:

  • DevExpress WinForms PDF Viewer (part of DevExpress WinForms) provides print commands via its toolbar and keyboard shortcuts, plus API-based printing.
  • ComponentOne WinForms FlexViewer (part of ComponentOne Studio WinForms by MESCIUS) includes a viewer interface with integrated print functionality for direct printing.
  • Telerik UI for WinForms PDF Viewer (part of Telerik UI for WinForms) supports printing through its viewer interface, including a print dialog accessible to end users.
  • Syncfusion WinForms PDF Viewer (part of Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise) offers a toolbar-based print option for end users and an API for programmatic printing.

For an in-depth analysis of features and price, visit our comparison of WinForms PDF Viewer components.

Compare WinForms PDF Viewer Components

JavaScriptデータテーブルの作成、編集、カスタマイズ

4月 29, 2026
Highcharts Grid Proを使って、JavaScriptアプリに完全なインタラクティブなデータ体験を提供

Highcharts Grid Pro is a versatile data grid component developed by the creators of Highcharts, offering both standalone functionality and tight integration within the Highcharts and Highcharts Dashboards ecosystems. It features advanced capabilities such as real-time data binding, column sorting, filtering, inline editing, pagination, and data export, enabling users to work with structured data efficiently. Features include:

  • Interactive Cell Editing
  • Configurable Validation Rules
  • Sparklines
  • Custom Behavior with Events
  • Full Branding Control
  • Much More!

Highcharts Grid Pro is licensed per developer as an Annual or Perpetual License with Internal, Saas, SaaS+ and OEM distribution options. The annual license includes support and all product updates for 1 year and must be renewed to continue to use the software. The perpetual license includes an "Advantage Subscription" which provides support and updates for a set period of time. If you do not renew Advantage then you may continue to use the software at the last release available during the active Advantage period. See our Highcharts Grid Pro licensing page for full details.

Learn more on our Highcharts Grid Pro product page.