Mobiform Software Inc., a leading edge software development firm focusing on XML based graphics technology, today announced the availability of the Aurora XAML Designer. Aurora is a graphics and user interface design application used in the development of Microsoft .NET 3.0 applications and Internet applications that use Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF).

WPF is a software development platform developed by Microsoft for creating rich software and Internet applications. WPF is available on Microsoft Vista and Windows XP for Windows development, and will be available as an Internet technology on a variety of platforms in the form of WPF/E.

A major component of WPF is a new markup language named XAML (Extensible Application Markup Language). This new markup can be used for user interfaces in software applications, and form the front end for compelling web and Internet applications.

The Aurora XAML Designer is a powerful design environment used by developers and graphic designers to create user interfaces and graphic content for WPF applications. Aurora generates the XAML markup required for use in Microsoft Visual Studio .NET applications or for direct use in WPF/E applications targeted for the Internet. Aurora authors 2D vector graphics and user interfaces in a multilayered design environment. Aurora exposes the document tree being edited, allows for additions of layers and user interface controls. Aurora has support for styles, control templates and data binding. Aurora also exports into raster formats and can open Visual Studio project files.

In addition to being a standalone design product, Aurora also serves as a graphic design platform with a full object model and plug-in architecture. This allows Aurora to be easily embedded into .NET applications providing an instant design environment for software products with a design and authoring requirement. Mobiform has already licensed the Aurora graphics engine to a leading Fortune 500 firm for use in a mission critical industrial application.

"Mobiform has been developing our XAML design product for more than two years. In that time we've had tens of thousands of trial downloads and obtained feedback from many software and web developers. Our goal is to make generating XAML markup for WPF applications an easy and natural process with amazing results." Ron DeSerranno, CEO, Mobiform Software Inc.

About Mobiform Mobiform Software Inc., with headquarters in USA, started in 2003 with a focus on XML based graphics and multimedia technologies. Since that time, the company has developed and licensed technology based on SVG and XAML to numerous smaller firms and Fortune 500 corporations. For more information visit the Mobiform website:

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