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Over 50 Code Samples!

Coversant’s SoapBox Studio 2009 is the only fully documented, open source, multi-platform SDK for XMPP-based instant messaging.

Free to download and no license fees.
Adds XMPP-based EIM to your existing apps.
Allows customization of .Net apps, and the SoapBox Server with full documentation.
Supports deployment to a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Pocket PC, Smartphone, and Flash.
Offers streamlined development with over 50 code samples, 1000 pages of technical documentation, and training.
Facilitates debugging and application management with built-in tracing.

Key Features

More than 50 Code Samples

SoapBox Studio 2007 comes with more than 50 code examples, including a fully functional desktop sample client, a fully functional mobile client, an alerting Windows service, a fully functional web client, and file transfer.

Extensive Documentation

SoapBox Studio 2007 provides more than 1000 pages of technical documentation about how to use the Studio. The reference documentation is done in the same MSDN style documentation so developers are already familiar with it.

Integrated Trace

SoapBox Studio 2007 comes with built in trace that allows you to look at the detailed inner workings of the SoapBox Framework. This can be very helpful in analyzing live user activity, debugging, and monitoring of live solutions. This lowers the total cost of ownership while increasing developer productivity.

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SoapBox Studio 2009 Features

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More than 50 Code Samples

SoapBox Studio 2009 comes with more than 50 code examples, including a fully functional desktop sample client, a fully functional mobile client, an alerting Windows service, a fully functional web client, and file transfer.

Extensive Documentation

SoapBox Studio 2009 provides more than 1000 pages of technical documentation about how to use the Studio. The reference documentation is done in the same MSDN style documentation so developers are already familiar with it.

Integrated Trace

SoapBox Studio 2009 comes with built in trace that allows you to look at the detailed inner workings of the SoapBox Framework. This can be very helpful in analyzing live user activity, debugging, and monitoring of live solutions. This lowers the total cost of ownership while increasing developer productivity.

Performance Counters

Windows Performance Counters are heavily integrated into the SoapBox Studio. This improves developer productivity, reduces debugging, and reduces maintenance time on deployed applications. Overall it results in a lower total cost of ownership while increasing developer productivity.

Support for Developers from Developers

Collaborate with Coversant on your project. It is our belief that developers can’t write code for 8 hours a day every day and that developers need to be in touch with customer needs. For this reason we have our developers provide support to our customers.

Standards Based Communications

XMPP Based Communications

SoapBox Server 2009 communicates using the eXtensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP) which has been adopted by over 10 million users and over 5 million corporate users worldwide. It is the world's most adopted instant messaging standard.

Server to Server Communications

SoapBox Studio 2009 communicates with other XMPP compliant servers. Providing true interoperable instant messaging communications. Server to Server communications are secure because the communications are transmitted across secure negotiated channels.

Multi-User Chat and Conferencing

SoapBox Studio 2009 supports user conferencing allowing developers to create solutions that let multiple users communicate with one another in a single chat room.

Supports Multiple Platforms

Advanced Windows XMPP Desktop Customization

SoapBox Studio 2009 runs on Windows platforms that support the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0. These operating systems include all Windows 2000 platforms, all Windows XP platforms, and all Windows 2003 platforms.

Cross Platform Support Using Mono

SoapBox Framework 2009 - Linux/Solaris Edition runs on platforms that support the Mono Framework. Mono is a cross platform implementation of the Microsoft .NET Framework.

Supports the Microsoft .NET Compact Framework 2.0 SP1

SoapBox Framework 2007 - Windows Mobile Edition runs on small computing platforms that support the Microsoft .NET Compact Framework 2.0 such as Pocket PC, Pocket PC Phone Edition, Smartphone, and some portable media centers.

XMPP Web Service Available

SoapBox Web Service 2007 allows developers to create solutions that run on any environment including Flash, Java, PHP, PERL, and .NET. The web service is especially designed to support high loads and disconnected environments.