SocketTools 7.2 has been released and is a recommended update for developers who are currently using version 7.0 or 7.1. This update includes a new text messaging (SMS gateway) component, as well as new features, fixes and improvements to existing components. We’ve added support for secure connections using TLS version 1.1 and 1.2, support for [...]
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SocketTools 7.1 has been released and is a recommended update for developers who are currently using 7.0. This new release includes some general network performace improvements, FTP/SFTP and SSH changes to improve server compatibility and a number of fixes. This is a free update for licensed developers, and is a complete package that replaces the [...]
Today has been designated as World IPv6 Day, when the largest Internet backbones and many of the major Internet search engines and social network sites will test IPv6 deployment. It was originally promoted earlier this year by Akamai, Facebook, Google, Limelight and Yahoo to determine if there were any major problems with IPv6 connectivity and [...]
SocketTools 7 introduces a new component that makes it simple to access news feeds that use RSS. Really Simple Syndication (RSS) is a collection of standardized formats that are used to publish information about content that is frequently changed. A news feed is published in XML format, which contains one or more items that includes [...]
We’re pleased to announce that SocketTools 7.0 and SocketWrench 7.0 have been released and are available for download. Upgrade pricing is available for developers who are currently using version 6.0 or earlier, and those with active SocketTools Subscriptions can download a free update to the new release. We would also like to thank those developers [...]
One of the most requested features for SocketTools 7 is native 64-bit support for Windows. Although most Windows installations today continue to be 32-bit, along with the vast majority of application software, there is no question that 64-bit platforms are growing in popularity. It’s estimated that approximately 50% of the Windows 7 installations are the [...]
We’re pleased to announce the beginning of the SocketTools 7 Beta Test. If you’re interested in working with the next release of SocketTools and providing feedback on its features, you can join the testing group. You don’t need to be a current customer to join the beta test, but we have a limited number of [...]
One of the new features in SocketTools 7 will be support for IPv6 networks, in addition to IPv4 that most developers are already familiar with. Although IPv6 has been getting a lot of attention recently, it’s actually been around for quite a while now. Work on the protocol began in the early 1990’s and there [...]
We’ve been hard at work with the next version of SocketTools and plan for it to be released in the first quarter of 2011. There will be some significant changes in the next release, such as native support for 64-bit platforms and IPv6. We’re doing everything we can to make the transition as seamless as [...]
One of the questions that we often get about the SocketTools Library Edition is about support for other C/C++ compilers and third-party languages. As a collection of standard dynamic link libraries (DLLs), SocketTools can be used by virtually any programming language available for the Windows platform. The documentation is primarily focused around Visual C++ development [...]