{{Short description|Software company}} {{Infobox company | name = Text Control | logo =Tx_text_control_logo.png | logo_caption = | image = | image_caption = | trading_name = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | romanized_name = | former_name = | former type = | type = Private | traded_as = | industry = Software Development | genre = <!-- Only used with media and publishing companies --> | fate = | predecessor = | successor = | foundation = 1991 | founder = | location_city = Bremen | location_country = Germany | locations = Germany, United States | area_served = Global | key_people = | products = | brands = TX Text Control, LiveDocx, TX Spell, TX Barcode | production = | services = | revenue = | operating_income = | net_income = | aum = <!-- Only used with financial services companies --> | assets = | equity = | owner = | num_employees = | parent = | divisions = | Licensing = | homepage = {{URL|http://www.textcontrol.com}} | footnotes = | intl = | bodystyle = }} Founded in 1991, '''Text Control''' is a vendor of word processing and reporting components for Microsoft development technologies.<ref>{{Cite journal|url = http://www.drdobbs.com/windows/new-developer-word-processing-function-t/240155598|title = New Developer Word Processing Function Tool|last = Bridgwater |first = Adrian |date = May 26, 2013|journal = Dr. Dobb's}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url = http://www.theserverside.com/news/thread.tss?thread_id=50397|title = ASP.NET and the Web: MS Word compatible mail merge using TX Text Control .NET Server|last = Krause |first = Christopher |date = August 19, 2008|journal = TheServerSide.COM}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url = http://www.developer.com/net/vb/article.php/1539881/Review-of-TX-Text-Control.htm|title = Review of TX Text Control|last = Moore |first = Karl |date = November 19, 2002|journal = The Developer.com Network}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url = http://sdtimes.com/tx-text-control-adds-microsoft-word-like-capabilities-to-applications/|title = TX Text Control Adds Microsoft Word-Like Capabilities to Applications|last = Rubinstein |first = David |date = May 12, 2011|journal = SD Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url = http://www.dotnetpro.de/dotnetpronews5535.aspx|title = TX Text Control X11 erlaubt HTML5-basiertes Reporting|last = Lauer |first = Bernhard |date = September 15, 2014|journal = dotnetPRO}}</ref> The software company also publishes TX Text Control Express, a free RichTextBox replacement component for the .NET Framework.<ref>{{Cite journal|url = http://devproconnections.com/blog/text-control-offers-free-rich-text-box-control-tx-text-control-express|title = Text Control Offers Free Rich Text Box Control: TX Text Control Express|last = Grubb|first = Anne |date = June 30, 2011|journal = DevPro}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url = http://www.heise.de/developer/meldung/TX-Text-Control-Express-Kostenloser-WYSIWYG-Texteditor-fuer-Visual-Studio-1277356.html|title = TX Text Control Express: Kostenloser WYSIWYG-Texteditor für Visual Studio|last = Lippert|first = Robert|date = July 11, 2011|journal = Heise Developer}}</ref>
Their products are used by developers for integrating word processing and reporting functions in business applications for platforms that include Windows Forms, Windows Presentation Foundation, ActiveX and ASP.NET.<ref>{{Cite journal|url = http://sdtimes.com/company-profile/sd-times-100-2014-text-control/|title = Text control introduces HTML5 support|last = Rubinstein |first = David |date = August 1, 2014|journal = SD Times}}</ref>
SD Times included Text Control into its SD Times 100 list, which notes "innovators and leaders" in the software development industry,<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://sdtimes.com/sd-times-100/|title = SD Times 100|date = 2015-01-16|access-date = 2015-01-16|website = SD Times|publisher = SD Times}}</ref> in the category ''User Experience'' for 2012–2015,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sdtimes.com/sdtimes-100/2015/best-in-show/user-experience-2015/ | title=The 2015 SD Times 100: 'Best in Show' in Software Development | publisher=SD Times | access-date=2015-05-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://sdtimes.com/sdtimes-100/2014/best-in-show/user-experience-2014/ | title=The 2014 SD Times 100: 'Best in Show' in Software Development | publisher=SD Times | access-date=2014-12-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://sdtimes.com/sdtimes-100/2013/best-in-show/user-experience/ | title=The 2013 SD Times 100: 'Best in Show' in Software Development | publisher=SD Times | access-date=2014-12-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://sdtimes.com/sdtimes-100/2012/best-in-show/user-experience-2/ | title=The 2012 SD Times 100: 'Best in Show' in Software Development | publisher=SD Times | access-date=2014-12-30}}</ref> and ''Components'' for 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sdtimes.com/sdtimes-100/2011/best-in-show/components-2011/ | title=The 2011 SD Times 100: 'Best in Show' in Software Development | publisher=SD Times | access-date=2014-12-30}}</ref>
The company (Text Control GmbH), based in Bremen, Germany was established as a corporate spin-off in August 2010 from the company The Imaging Source Europe GmbH. Besides its German headquarters in Bremen, Text Control has offices in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (dba Text Control, LLC).
== Partnership ==
Text Control is a Microsoft Visual Studio Industry Partner<ref>{{cite web|url=https://vsipprogram.com/Directory#?query=text&partner=341 | title=Text Control GmbH | publisher=Microsoft.com | access-date=2014-12-29}}</ref> and an Embarcadero Technology Partner.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.embarcadero.com/services/partners | title=Partners - Embarcadero.com | publisher=Embarcadero.com | access-date=2014-12-29 }}</ref>
==See also== *List of reporting software
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Official website|http://www.textcontrol.com/}}
Category:Software companies of Germany Category:Companies based in Bremen (city) Category:Software companies established in 1991 Category:1991 establishments in Germany