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What's Inside the Red Carpet Vol. 1 2018 Update

We design each volume of the Red Carpet Subscription to keep you on the leading edge of Internet Communications and Security technology so you never need to worry about looking for tools to solve your ever changing requirements. This release is no exception. Get started with IoT with support for Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), MQTT, and Windows IoT. A brand-new product, API Integrator, helps you integrate your applications with Web Services. You will also find updated security features and expanded support for development technologies.

New API Integrator

We are excited to introduce, API Integrator (Beta), the easiest way to integrate your apps with Web Service APIs. Instead of writing tedious and complex code to integrate your applications with APIs, all you need is an OpenAPI/Swagger definition.

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Getting Started Guide

Tools for IoT

Add IoT communications functionality to your apps without worrying about the complexities of security, protocols, and multiple platform support.

• Windows IoT support in all .NET Editions.
• New Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) component for IPWorks Bluetooth.
• New IPWorks IoT (Beta) product featuring MQTT support.
• Support for AMQP coming in the next update.

Getting Started with IPWorks Bluetooth and BLEClient
Getting Started with IPWorks IoT MQTT

Security Updates

Develop unbreakable applications with the latest security protocols and algorithms.

• TLS 1.3 support in all Editions.
• TLS 1.3 now supports ECC key exchange groups and ChaCha20/Poly1305 ciphers and has been upgraded to the latest draft of the protocol.
• New ChaCha and Poly1305 components for IPWorks Encrypt.
• IPWorks SSH now supports the ECDH SSH key exchange algorithms.

TLS 1.3 Support Details

Updated Platforms

Take advantage of the latest language releases and expanded platform support.

• EDI Integrator now works with C++ (Windows, Linux, and C++ Builder), macOS, Delphi, PHP, Node.js, and even ActiveX with new editions for each platform.
• All Node.js Editions support Node.js 9.
• All macOS Editions support Swift 4.0.

Cloud Storage Cmdlets

A new addition to the NetCmdlets library, Cloud Storage Cmdlets, extend Microsoft PowerShell with connectivity to popular cloud storage services. Use Cloud Storage Cmdlets to work with Amazon S3, Azure, Box, Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, SharePoint Online, and Wasabi.

Getting Started with Cloud Storage Cmdlets

SFTP Net Drive

SFTP Net Dive is an easy-to-use utility that mounts remote file systems as Windows drives via SFTP. Once connected, you can browse and work with files as if they were stored on your local machine. A single user license is now included in the Red Carpet Subscription.

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