Microsoft Silverlight

Overview

Silverlight enables companies to design, develop, and deliver powerful applications with rich experience for the Web and Desktop. It's a free lightweight (~4MB) browser plug-in that works on Mac OS, Windows, Linux, and devices.

It's an agile competitor of Adobe Flash and Adobe Air on market that gives even more then we can expect. Top features in Silverlight include:

Advanced and fast composition engine
Smooth animations
HD audio and video
Rich control templating
Rich data binding
Easy skinning & styling
LINQ
Support for Web Services and WCF

Silverlight contains new 3D graphics, animation features, hardware accelerated effects, improved text visuals. More than 60 controls with open source code, skinnable, customizable and easily enhanceable. Visual Themes support and many other visual features. Silverlight provides huge range of SEO-related challenges. Deep integration with other Microsoft Technologies. See complete list of Silverlight features.

ArtfulBits works with Silverlight from first beta release till current version. Investigating Silverlight's potential along with technical aspects of application development, ArtfulBits releases Silverlight-based solutions that cover different business areas. We simplify integration with Silverlight, and provide complete development cycle and support for our partners and customers.

ArtfulBits offers:

Complete development cycle "from idea to final product"
Custom software development
Optimization and enhancement of existing applications
Professional GUI design and prototyping
Research
Enhanced adaptation of the technology with your business

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Feel free to contact us if you have any questions regarding ArtfulBits experience in Silverlight area.