The Ext.NET team is pleased to announce the official release of Ext.NET v1 (currently at v1.2.0).

Installation packages available for download or NuGet.

“Ext.NET is a dramatic step forward for rich dynamic web application system development in ASP.NET.”

Install with NuGet

We’re now releasing Ext.NET Pro as a NuGet Package enabling quick installation into your ASP.NET web application within seconds.

Simply search for “Ext.NET” with the NuGet package manager and NuGet automatically handles installation of the most recent Ext.NET Assemblies (.dll) and merging of correct Web.config settings.

Given the overwhelming ease and convenience of using NuGet, we’re contemplating moving installation/download of Ext.NET Pro exclusively to NuGet. Your feedback is appreciated.

September SALE

Until the end of September, use the coupon “SAVE50” to receive a $50 discount off an Ext.NET Pro License if purchased as a “1 Pack” Pro License + Premium Support Subscription.

Save $250 off a “5 Pack” Pro License with coupon “SAVE250” when purchased in a bundle with Premium Support.

Updated Examples Explorer

The Examples Explorer has been updated with several new samples and refinements including a “Recent SVN Commits” browser. The public SVN Commits browser allows for quick previewing of all recent source code changes and their associated commit comments.

Continuous Development

Continual development of Ext.NET ensures new features are being introduced into the framework weekly. The next major release of Ext.NET (v2) is well underway and will include integration of Sencha ExtJS 4.

Full support for ASP.NET MVC (all View Engines, including Razor) will be built directly into the Ext.NET Assembly.

A private “Developer Preview” of Ext.NET v2 will be available soon to all Ext.NET Pro license holders with a valid Premium Support Subscription. Release of a public (Ext.NET Community License) preview will happen shortly thereafter.

We are happy to announce the launch of the new Ext.NET website and download of the new Ext.NET Version 1.0 release candidate.

NEW Components

With the v1.0 release, we’ve integrated the latest Sencha Ext JS release, added 40 new controls, and have now broken the 100+ control mark (plus dozens of plugins). Never before have ASP.NET developers had access to such a powerful and cohesive suite of web controls for building rich ajax enabled web applications.

Some notable new Components include:

1. <ext:Calendar>
   Wicked awesome new Calendar with Day, Week and Month views.
2. <ext:ButtonGroup>
   Create Button groupings and layouts similar to Microsoft Office toolbars.
3. <ext:ListView>
   A fast and light-weight implementation of a Grid.
4. <ext:MultiCombo>
   ComboBox with multi selection ability.
5. New HBox and VBox Layouts for flexible control of horizontal and vertical item layouts.

NEW Community Forums

Looking for some technical support? Want to connect with other Ext.NET developers? Post some cool code? Please be sure to check out the recently updated Community Forums.

With an active community of developers, a dedicated professional support team, and 40,000+ posts, this valuable resource of information is always available to help answer questions.

NEW Examples Explorer

The Version 1.0 Examples Explorer has been updated with over 100 new samples and now contains over 300 live working demos. We obviously have a lot to talk about here in future blog posts, but a few new notable samples include:

1. Component Overview
   Complete list of Ext.NET Components packed onto one page with theme switching.
2. Dynamic Component creation with XRender
   All Ext.NET and/or ASP.NET controls can now be added dynamically during ajax requests.
3. ASP.NET MVC Demo
4. Simple Tasks Demo
5. GridPanel with RowEditor Plugin

NEW Pricing

We’ve gone back through the Ext.NET Pro license pricing and sharpened our pencils. Along with the new release we’re introducing new pricing and a simplified structure for Ext.NET Pro Licenses and Premium Support Subscriptions.

Options are now bundled in simplified single (1), five (5) or twenty (20) license packs.

ON SALE NOW

For a limited time (ending December 10, 2010), all Ext.NET Pro + Support Bundles are on SALE. If you’ve been thinking about purchasing a Pro License, now is your chance to jump in and support Ext.NET with even better pricing.

Premium Support For All

Premium Support Subscriptions are now available for both closed-source Pro License and open-source Community License members. In the past we’ve only been able to offer Premium Support Subscriptions to Pro License holders, but now Premium Support is opened up to both Pro and open-source Community developers. Included with a Premium Support Subscription is priorty technical support, direct access to the real-time project source code, and early access to future releases.

Premium Support Subscriptions can be purchased in the Ext.NET Store.

Free Upgrades For Pro + Premium Support Bundle Purchase

Starting today, when an Ext.NET Pro License and Premium Support subscription is purchased together, a free upgrade to the next major release is included. This is in addition to the already included free minor version upgrades. For example, upgrading from 1.0 to 1.1 to 1.x are all free, and now upgrading to a future 2.0 release would be included during your twelve month subscription.

Thanks!

We would love to hear from you and feedback is always appreciated. Please feel free to join in the conversations happening within the forums and let us know what you think.

Follow our new Twitter handle @extnet or tag us using #extnet.

Finally, here’s a big high-five to the Ext.NET developer community and all those who sent their feedback, support and encouragement. Thanks for hanging in there.