“Most people have a lot of data that is under-analyzed,” said Megan Sheehan, senior product manager at Infragistics. “You’ve got different data sets and data streams, and it is not a trivial undertaking to set out to analyze it and present the data in a way that is clear, understandable and actionable.”

The WPF and Silverlight data visualization tools share a common XAML code base, which Sheehan said will make it easier for developers to re-use UI controls between platforms.

Both versions of NetAdvantage Data Visualization contain a few newer features. Pivot Grid, for example, lets developers use online analytical processing (OLAP) in business intelligence applications. Infragistics also added in more than 30 formulas for financial applications, barcode symbologies, financial data charting and tree mapping.

Both data visualization products require Visual Studio 2010 and .NET 4 and start at $595.

Flick said some of the user interface styles end users are getting accustomed to include the Windows 7 Scenic Ribbon, collapsible tiles that can be organized through drag-and-drop and data cards, for a more compact way of displaying information. NetAdvantage’s WPF controls now let developers build these features into their applications.

NetAdvantage for .NET Volume 1 includes support for .NET 4 and a a few new Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) tools, which include tiles, data cards and multi-touch for Windows 7 gestures. With this release, developers can create Windows Forms applications using the .NET 4 Client Profile in Visual Studio 2010.

Infragistics has put a lot of time into developing controls for WPF, a format which provides more extensive capabilities for building rich, multimedia-enhanced applications than Windows Forms. But WPF is not for every application. For those building user interfaces in Windows Forms, NetAdvantage now has a control for building Microsoft Project-style Gant charts that visually break down project work.

“The big feature was a new Gant chart,” said Flick. “While the market is moving towards WPF and Silverlight there are still a lot of people that still use Windows Forms.”