Software development tools-maker Iron Speed has released Iron Speed Designer Version 5.1, the latest version of its popular Web 2.0 application generator. Iron Speed Designer generates rich interactive data entry and reporting applications for .NET. The addition of multi-level menus and enhanced application security helps IT departments generate productivity-enhancing applications in just a few hours.

“Creating applications in a fraction of the time means you can develop and deploy applications faster and more efficiently with less cost in human resources.“ – Tim Titchmarsh, Chief Architect and Software Designer for DotNetArchitect in Maldon, UK.

Multi-level menus
With Iron Speed Designer 5.1, multi-level pull-down menus integrate pages and reports into a comprehensive application. Users can navigate generated applications quickly and enjoy increased desktop-like functionality in their web applications.

“The incorporation of multi-level menus allows developers using Iron Speed Designer to generate more sophisticated applications right out-of-the-box. “– Alan Fisher, Chairman of Iron Speed, Inc.

Enhanced application security
New to Version 5.1, Active Directory security and Microsoft Access Manager (AzMan) role-based security provide increased security along with single sign-on capabilities for application users.

Microsoft Access Manager role-based security allows developers to control user access to specific pages by using the policy store created and maintained by Microsoft Access Manager.

“Active Directory is a corporate standard for most of my clients. Now it’s easy to integrate Iron Speed Designer applications into their existing security infrastructure,” says Jim Murphy, Owner of River City Software Development LLC in Austin, TX.

MySQL database support
Iron Speed Designer now supports MySQL databases. Developers can generate MySQL-based applications, in addition to Microsoft SQL, Microsoft Access and Oracle-based applications.

“Supporting MySQL makes Iron Speed Designer more accessible to a wider audience of developers, allowing them to generate a higher percentage of their applications.”– Razi Mohiuddin, President of Iron Speed, Inc.

Iron Speed Designer Version 5.1 System Requirements
Iron Speed Designer Version 5.1 runs on Microsoft Windows XP, 2003 and Vista. It generates .NET Web applications for Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, Microsoft Access and MySQL. These applications may be deployed on any machine running the .NET Framework. Find complete information about Iron Speed Designer Version 5.1 at http://www.ironspeed.com.