Last March, Adobe and Google jointly announced that Flash Player would soon come built in to the latter’s Chrome browser, eliminating the need for users to download, install and update it separately.

On Thursday evening, Google released Chrome 5.0.375.86 to the Stable channel on Linux, Mac, and Windows, with a fix for a number of security issues. More importantly, the integrated Flash Player has now been enabled by default.

As Stephen Shankland over at CNET points out, built-in Flash was previously only available in the developer and beta releases of the speedy WebKit-based browser, and the release to the Stable channel means the integrated plug-in is now available in its mainstream version.

The update comes a mere two days after Google re-enabled the integrated Flash Player plug-in by default in the Beta channel after disabling it for some time.

Not only is Google giving Adobe’s Flash technology another vote of confidence (Flash Player 10.1 for Mobile, which was announced earlier this week, will be rolled out on Android 2.2 phones first), but the integration also means any updates to Flash Player will be delivered directly via Google Chrome’s updating system, ultimately minimizing security risks that tend to surface when one uses outdated software and components.

And… Improved Charting with Gantts and Maps

“The underlying charting engine has been upgraded to AnyChart 5.1 which is faster, provides better graphics, and decreases rendering time. Developers can take advantage of the many additional attributes to readily customize the appearance of their charts. Declarative support for project and resource Gantt charts together with flash Maps has also been incorporated.”

To view the new features in action, run the demonstration application.

AnyGantt now allows a user to edit tasks, change the duration, and add progress updates. Along with a GUI-based interface, the software provides advanced Java Scripting data manipulation capabilities. The users can employ this new extended functionality to build complex web based project management systems, without wasting money on expensive BI tools. (more…)

On 14th of June AnyChart is proud to release version 4.1.0 of AnyGantt Flash Gantt Component with UI and JavaScript Chart Editing Features.

Now you can create full-featured interactive applications for project management applications.

Please download the latest trial version from AnyChart Download Section.

New Features

• Editing tasks, resources or periods properties using client-side User Interface.
• Editing tasks, resources or periods properties using JavaScript.
• Ability to select tasks, resources or periods.
• Editing, selection event model.
• Summary Tasks Auto-Recalculation.
• Retrieving chart details in XML format.
• Retrieving chart details in JavaScript format.
• Milestones in Resource Projects.
• Resources Grouping Feature.

To give an idea how AnyGantt can be used and demonstrate key features we have created these online-demos:

	Sample presents the visualization of Activity-Based Gantt Chart. View Editable Project Gantt Sample
	Sample presents visualization of Resource-Based Gantt Chart: View Editable Resource Gantt Sample
	Sample presents how AnyGantt can be used to show Activity-Oriented Chart build from Microsoft Project .mpp files: View Microsoft Project MPP File Viewer

Rich Data Visualization is Now Available for Microsoft SharePoint Users

Seattle, WA June 10, 2009 – The AnyChart Company, a leading provider of data visualization solutions, has announced an OEM agreement with CorasWorks for its AnyChart for SharePoint Product. Under the terms of this agreement the existing users of CorasWorks Data Integration Toolset will soon be able to take the full advantage of the rich data visualization functionality developed by AnyChart at no extra cost.
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You can learn more at http://anychart.apex-evangelists.com/, or view video below.

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Please read more details about upcoming training in his blog.

PS. “Mastering Charts and Gantts” is one of sessions of that training

Please download the latest trial version from AnyChart Download Section.

AnyChart is based on XML data input, but if you’d like to create Data Streaming or fully Client Size interactive applications you can use Java Script data manipulation options. These methods allows you to add, remove or change the data points and data series in a single chart or in the chart that is a part of a dashboard. Also, you can higlight a point or a series, or select/deselect a point. Along with AJAX related functions you can create application that will give users the great option of run-time chart data editing.

Also, the special Dataplot Attributes can be used to update chart titles, footers and other texts on the chart.

Read more about JavaScript Data Manipulation in AnyChart Users Guide >>

Here is a bunch of samples that give  you an overview of new features:

• Adding, Removing, Showing, Hiding Data Series
• Adding, Removing, Editing Data Points
• Selecting, Deselecting and Higlighting Data Elements

Oracle APEX Users can now use an updated AnyChart 5.1 Engine in their APEX Applications - 5.1.2 release features new integration kit. Please refer to Apex Evangelists: AnyChart 5 integration kit for APEX for more.