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<h1>About Us</h1>
<blockquote class="quote"><b>&ldquo;</b>Have you ever wondered why some software immediately strikes you<br />
as polished and professional, and looks and feels just great?<br />
So did we. Component Owl is the result of our journey.</blockquote>
<p class="placing">Component Owl is part of the <a href="index.html"><img alt="Dextronet.com" class="logo-inset" src="images/dextronet-small.gif%3F1455269978" /></a> network.</p>
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<h2>About Dextronet</h2>
<p>Dextronet has been founded in 2004 with the intention to develop, sell and support software
with great design that makes your life better. To put it simply: <strong>We love creating software
that you will love to use.</strong></p>
<p>In the 14 years that Dextronet has existed, we have been growing
and expanding our business organically and responsibly, and attained substantial steady growth
each year. We are here to stay.</p>
<p>Our flagship and most popular product is <a href="http://www.dextronet.com/swift-to-do-list-software">Swift To-Do List</a>
(developed in .NET). With over 500.000 downloads and paying customers in 93 countries,
it is the number one task and notes organizer for Windows.</p>
<p><strong>Better ListView component is the core part of Swift To-Do List, and as such, tens
of thousands users work with it every day.</strong></p>
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<h2>About Component Owl</h2>
<p>ComponentOwl.com was founded as a Dextronet.com spinoff to commercially release Better ListView
and other software components originally developed for our in-house purposes.</p>
<p>Our goal is to provide complete, light-weight, flexible, intuitive to use and reliable
components and controls for Microsoft .NET with native look and feel.</p>
<p>Soon after release, Better ListView has started to receive favorable reviews and praise
from developers. All our <a href="better-listview/releases%3Fsince=1.40.html">development effort</a>
is based on the feedback of our customers.</p>
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<blockquote>&ldquo;The [Better ListView] control is very easy and intuitive to use and
is well documented.&rdquo;
&ndash; <a href="http://www.devproconnections.com/article/product-review/review-componentowl-s-better-listview">DevProConnections.com Review</a></blockquote>
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<h3 class="team">Our Team</h3>
<p>Our growing team has over 50+ years of combined experience with development of rich-client
desktop Windows software and components.</p>
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<em>Libor Tinka, Better ListView lead developer, has been programming since 7 years old on ZX Spectrum,
and has enormous attention for detail. His interests include programming, quantum physics, advanced
mathematics, digital imaging (algorithms, HDR and panoramic photography), and green Japanese tea.</em>
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<h3 class="customers">Our Customers</h3>
<p>Since releasing Better ListView, numerous developers and companies have started utilizing
Better ListView in their projects, to save money, development time, and to impress their customers.</p>
<p>Our customers represent a rich spectrum of businesses and organizations, including:</p>
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<li><a href="http://www.kingston.com/">Kingston Technology</a></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.digi-link.com/">Digi Link Limited</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.kingbill.net/">KingBill GmbH</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.hydroquebec.com">Hydro-Québec</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lcra.org/">LCRA Energy Water Community Services</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.ksoftware.net/">K-Software</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.iwsinc.com/">ImageWare Systems, Inc.</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.interdata.it">Interdata srl</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.officedoxs.com/">OfficeDoxs Software, Inc.</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.magnetforensics.com/">Magnet Forensics Inc.</a></li>
<li>Qextron Inc.</li>
<li>Telephone Directory of Texas, Inc.</li>
<li>Industriinformation Sverige AB</li>
<li>Five O&rsquo;Clock Software</li>
<li>Renegade Minds</li>
<li>Vastgoed24, Netherlands</li>
<li>... and others, as well as individual developers all over the world.</li>
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<blockquote>&ldquo;<strong>It's an odd thing when you're inspired by a form component</strong>, but
Component Owl with their Better ListView has done it. Love its native feel.&rdquo;
<br />&ndash; <a href="http://sweetfancymuses.wordpress.com/">Daniel Nolan</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote>&ldquo;I greatly appreciate all of the help you have provided over the past week. The knowledge of your product and Support response time far exceeds that of the other software vendors I have worked with. <strong>I could not be more happy with the product and will be recommending Component Owl to any/all future development teams I am part of</strong>. Thank you again for being so attentive to our needs and <strong>providing excellent support</strong>!
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<br />&ndash; Brian S.</blockquote>
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<h3>Association of Software Professionals Member</h3>
<p>We&rsquo;ve been proud members of Association of Software Professionals for over
12 years now.</p>
<p>We also contribute to ASPects, the monthly magazine of Association of Software Professionals.</p>
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<blockquote>&ldquo;Component Owl created <strong>the one and only tool I don’t want to be without when it comes to software developing in Visual Studio</strong>. Also, I’ve been working as software user/developer for the last 26 years, and <strong>I have never before experienced</strong> a support that really goes the needed extra mile to make things work, like the guys at Component Owl do.&rdquo;
&ndash; Göran Alfvén, Sweden</blockquote>
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<h3>Microsoft Partner</h3>
<p class="with-image"><img alt="Component Owl is a Microsoft Partner" src="images/microsoft-partner.png%3F1455269978" /> We are part of the Microsoft Partner Network, which helps us strengthen our capabilities in delivering the best components for Microsoft Windows.</p>
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<h3>Our Contact Info</h3>
<p class="contact"><strong>Contact us today directly with any of your questions, suggestions or comments:</strong>
<br /><span class="emil">support (at) componentowl (dot) com</span></p>
<p>You can also use the <a href="support.html">contact form</a> in Support section.
We usually reply within 24 hours or sooner.</p>
<p>You can <a href="http://twitter.com/ComponentOwl">follow us on twitter</a> and subscribe
to our <a href="feeds.rss">RSS news feed</a>.</p>
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<img alt="The City of Brno" src="images/brno.jpg%3F1455269978" />
Our offices are based in Brno,<br />Czech Republic, European Union.
<br /><br />
<em>Brno is the second largest city in Czech Republic, after the capital city Prague.
<br />It is a technological hub and home of two computer science universities and influential
software enterprises, including AVG and Red Hat.</em>
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<h3 class="latest_from_blog"><a href="blog.html">Latest From Our Blog</a></h3>
<h4><a href="blog/index.html%3Fp=927.html">Activation issues and how to solve them</a></h4>
<div class="post-info">Wednesday, 01 March 2017</div>
<h4><a href="blog/index.html%3Fp=921.html">The Three Main Advantages Better ListView has Over the Classic .NET Framework</a></h4>
<div class="post-info">Thursday, 09 February 2017</div>
<h4><a href="blog/index.html%3Fp=914.html">BLV and Internet Explorer</a></h4>
<div class="post-info">Sunday, 13 November 2016</div>
<h4><a href="blog/index.html%3Fp=906.html">Centering Images in Better ListView Sub-items</a></h4>
<div class="post-info">Wednesday, 06 August 2014</div>
<h4><a href="blog/index.html%3Fp=901.html">Sub-item Check Boxes in Better ListView</a></h4>
<div class="post-info">Sunday, 06 July 2014</div>
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<div class="date">27<span>May</span></div>
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<h4>Better ListView Express 3.15 released!</h4>
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<a href="betterlistviewexpress.exe" onclick="download_email('better-listview-express');">Download latest release</a>
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<div class="date">27<span>May</span></div>
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<h4>Better ListView 3.15 released!</h4>
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<div class="date">27<span>May</span></div>
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<h4>Better SplitButton 3.15 released!</h4>
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<a href="bettersplitbutton.exe" onclick="download_email('better-splitbutton');">Download latest release</a>
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<div class="date">27<span>May</span></div>
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<h4>Better Thumbnail Browser 3.15 released!</h4>
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<div class="date">08<span>Apr</span></div>
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<h4>Better ListView Express 3.14.0 released!</h4>
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<a href="better-listview-express/releases%3Fsince=3.14.0.html">See what's new</a>
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