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NetXP, by Dacris Software, is a user interface suite for .NET that helps developers create applications featuring professional-looking user interfaces. It features controls with full designer support. Some controls included in the suite are balloon tips, rebar, command bar, graph, task pane, docking manager, and wizard. It also includes a comprehensive Win32 API, Windows Installer, and MAPI wrapper.

New In Version 2.0:
- VS.NET-style docking manager.
- Windows XP, Office XP, and Office 2003 looks.
- Scratch-made command bar and menu controls.
- Personalized menus.
- Enhanced tab control with Office 2003 look.
- Tear-off rebar support.
- Fully customizable control appearance via renderers.
- Tray icon control, with support for balloon tips.
- Windows Installer 2.0 wrapper.

A beta version is currently available for download.

Download: NetXP 2.0 Beta 1
Screenshot: Sample Application
View: Product Homepage
News source: Dacris Software

This is BETA software!, please use caution when installing it on your system

It is believed that anyone who complies will be excluded from any future legal action by the RIAA.

But the decision will not apply to those already facing legal action, which could begin as early as next week, according to a report from Reuters.

The RIAA has admitted that it is unlikely to take to court all 1,600 people accused of illegally uploading music files from sites such as Kazaa and Morpheus.

But it has warned that those it does take to court will have to take their chances before the judge.

Meanwhile, others in the music industry are also adopting a less combative stance to P2P sites, following the decline in music sales.

Universal Music is cutting the wholesale price of many CDs in the US from $12.02 to $9.09.

It also plans to shelve advertising discounts and has dropped its recommended retail price to $12.98 from $18.98, hoping that retailers will be persuaded to drop the price to below $10.

Sony has also joined the growing market for services that allow consumers to download music legally, putting itself in direct competition with Apple and Microsoft.

The new service will be launched in Japan, with the US and Europe to follow next spring. Sony said that it will also ship a handheld device on to which the songs can be downloaded.