These are the changes coming up in v2009.1 for our XtraCharts charting product.
Side-by-Side Bars with Different Value Axes
With this enhancement, all side-by-side bar, range bar, and Gantt series are placed side-by-side regardless of their axes. This means that if, for example, the X-axis is common for multiple series, and the Y-axis is different, the series are placed side-by-side.
New Option for Resolving Overlapped Labels
With every version of the XtraCharts suite, we continue improving our algorithms that resolve the overlapping of series labels (the edge cases annoy us, so we assume they annoy you too). XtraCharts v2009 vol 1 is no exeception: it provides an additional option to quickly hide some of the overlapping labels, thereby allowing you to achieve a more acceptable look for your charts when a large amount of data needs to be displayed.
Here's the current behavior, and you can see that, although we do a good job in ensuring labels don't overlap, the result looks a little messy:
With the new algorithm turned on, we remove some of the labels to give a much better, balanced look.
Callback Compression in ASP.NET AJAX Applications
From the release of DXperience v2008 vol 3 onwards, more and more DevExpress ASP.NET controls have been providing the capability to optionally compress callback results. This feature can give a notable performance boost to your web page by significantly reducing the traffic load. In v2009 vol 1, our charting product now supports this same functionality.