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Altova Releases Version 2008 of its Software Product Line

Altova Releases Version 2008 of its Software Product Line

Altova, creator of XMLSpy and other XML, data management, UML, and Web services tools, announced the availability of Version 2008 (v2008) of its line of software development tools.

   With the release of its v2008 products, Altova introduces a host of new capabilities, including support for the Windows Vista operating system across the product line, extended support for Office Open XML file formats in XMLSpy, more data mapping versatility in MapForce, and enhanced database functionality in StyleVision. Additionally, this new software version brings Visual Basic .NET code engineering and real-time integration with Visual Studio and Eclipse in UModel, support for editing database views and stored procedures in DatabaseSpy, one-click directory synchronization in DiffDog, and more.

 

New in XMLSpy 2008

Altova XMLSpy is an XML editor and is designed for modeling, editing, transforming, and debugging XML-related technologies. New features in XMLSpy 2008 include:

  • Extended support for Office Open XML (OOXML). With support for OOXML in XMLSpy 2008, users can extract, edit, query, and transform XML data from within Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 files, enabling them to repurpose and re-use data created in the new Microsoft Office 2007 default file formats.
  • Data editing in Database Query window. Through the new SQL editing capabilities in XMLSpy s Database Query window, users can edit data, review the changed fields, and commit the changes back to the database.
  • Evaluating XPath expressions across multiple files. The XPath Analyzer window in XMLSpy 2008 lets users execute and view the results of XPath expressions across multiple files simultaneously, and enables them to compose, test, and troubleshoot XPath expressions. Separate tabs for storing and evaluating expressions allow developers to make changes and reevaluate expressions without retyping them.
  • Support for XInclude and XPointer. XMLSpy 2008 provides support for the W3C standards XInclude (XML Inclusions) and XPointer (the XML Pointer Language).

 

Learn more about all the features in XMLSpy 2008 at http://www.altova.com/xmlspy.

 

The new OOXML, XInclude, and XPointer capabilities are also supported in AltovaXML, a FREE XML processor that includes Altova s XSLT 1.0 and schema-aware XSLT 2.0 engine, XQuery engine, and XML validating parser. Learn more about AltovaXML 2008 at: http://www.altova.com/altovaxml.

 

New in MapForce 2008

Altova MapForce is a data mapping, conversion, and integration tool. It maps any combination of XML, database, flat file, EDI, and/or Web service, then converts data or generates royalty-free data integration applications for recurrent conversions. New enhancements in MapForce 2008 include:

  • Aggregate data processing functions. The MapForce function library now includes aggregate functions that allow users to perform computations on a range of data within a source field and return a unified value to the target. New functions calculate the sum, minimum, maximum, and average of a group of data, or join values from multiple fields together.
  • ValueMap function for transforming field values. Users can now build data processing functions that transform the values of an input field into a different set of result data. This new capability adds more versatility for mapping XML, databases, flat file, EDI, and Web Services data.
  • Enhanced options for XML output. New options for customizing the XML output generated when mapping data to an XML file are available in MapForce 2008. Users can now enable pretty-printing of generated XML output or they can omit XML Schemas/DTD references when a schema isn t available to the end user of the output. The encoding of the output (e.g., ASCII, UTF-8) can also now be changed for each XML target in a mapping.

 

Learn more about all the features in MapForce 2008 at: http://www.altova.com/mapforce.

 

New in StyleVision 2008

Altova StyleVision is a visual stylesheet designer for transforming XML and database content into HTML pages, PDF reports, and Word/RTF documents, as well as creating Altova Authentic electronic forms. New capabilities in StyleVision 2008 include:

  • Support for Modular StyleVision designs. StyleVision 2008 makes it possible to re-use portions of existing design files when creating new designs. Users can add an existing StyleVision stylesheet as a module in the Design Tree, and its constructs can then be used in the new design. This makes it possible to collaborate and re-use portions of existing stylesheets to quickly create new designs.
  • New Database Connection wizard. The same user-friendly database connection wizard featured in XMLSpy, MapForce, and DatabaseSpy is now available in StyleVision 2008, simplifying its use in styling relational database content into HTML, PDF, Word/RTF, and Authentic forms.
  • Database Query window. StyleVision 2008 includes a new Database Query window, enabling users to query a database using SQL or SQL/XML statements. A Database Browser pane displays the connection information and database tables, a SQL Editor pane makes writing accurate queries easy, and the Results pane displays the returned data. The StyleVision Database Query window provides users with a quick user-friendly way to view database data while creating stylesheet designs to publish eye-catching output from the database content.

 

Learn more about all the features in StyleVision 2008 at: http://www.altova.com/stylevision.

 

New in UModel 2008

Altova UModel is a simple, cost-effective way to draw on UML. It lets users visually design application models and generate code or reverse engineer programs into UML diagrams. The new features in UModel 2008 include:

  • Tight integration with Visual Studio and Eclipse. The new UModel Enterprise Edition integrates with and operates inside the Visual Studio and Eclipse IDEs. New functionality includes automatic, real-time synchronization that allows developers to instantly see the impact of application revisions, whether implemented in the model or directly in code in a source code editor.
  • Support for Visual Basic .NET code engineering. In addition to Java and C#, UModel 2008 now supports code engineering for Visual Basic .NET (VB.NET) versions 7.1 (2003) and 8.0 (2005).

 

Learn more about all the features in UModel 2008 at: http://www.altova.com/umodel.

 

New in DatabaseSpy 2008

Altova DatabaseSpy is a multi-database query and design tool that connects to all major databases and eases SQL editing and database design. New enhancements in DatabaseSpy 2008 include:

  • Creating and editing database views. Expanding on its support for querying database views, DatabaseSpy 2008 users can now create and edit database views. A view is a stored query that returns a customized subset of data from one or more database tables for convenient access, and the ability to add and modify views greatly enhances DatabaseSpy s usefulness.
  • Creating and editing stored procedures. Adding to its robust feature set, DatabaseSpy 2008 enables users to create, edit, and execute stored procedures. Stored procedures allow faster execution of sets of multiple SQL statements and are used to optimize repetitive database queries and regular operations.
  • Database content editing. With DatabaseSpy 2008 users are able to retrieve and edit content in existing database tables, add rows to insert new data, or delete entire rows. Edits to the content are made locally in the data preview window, but aren t applied to the database until the user clicks a special Commit button. This permits users to review changes before applying them to the database, minimizing the occurrence of errors.

 

Learn more about all the features in DatabaseSpy 2008 at: http://www.altova.com/databasespy.

 

New in DiffDog 2008

Altova DiffDog is a synchronization tool that compares text, source code, XML files, and diverse directories, then highlights differences and merges content via its visual interface. New capabilities in DiffDog 2008 include:

  • Enhanced directory merge functionality. New folder sync options enable users to update/merge entire folders, including subfolders, in a single step. Users can now also skip the steps of reviewing and merging differences individually.
  • Binary file comparison. DiffDog 2008 now examines and compares the content, as well as file size and modification dates, of binary files during directories comparisons. Image files, compiled application executables, or binary-based documents created by any application are all processed.

 

Learn more about all the features in DiffDog 2008 at: http://www.altova.com/diffdog.

 

New in SchemaAgent 2008

Altova SchemaAgent is a tool for analyzing and managing XML Schema, XML instance, XSLT, and WSDL file relationships across a project or an enterprise. New functionality in SchemaAgent 2008 includes:

  • Visualizing and managing XSLT and WSDL file relationships. SchemaAgent 2008 provides new functionality for visualizing, managing, and modeling XSLT and WSDL files. Users can drag XSLT or WSDL files from the SchemaAgent explorer into the design pane. Files are then displayed as graphical components with details on imported or included XSLT or WSDL files, associated XML Schemas, inline schemas, and defined namespaces. With its intelligent drag-and-drop functionality, users can even change or create connections.

 

Learn more about all the features in SchemaAgent 2008 at: http://www.altova.com/schemaagent.

 

New in SemanticWorks 2008

Altova SemanticWorks is a visual RDF/OWL editor for the Semantic Web. It lets users visually design Semantic Web instance docs, vocabularies, and ontologies, then output them in RDF/XML or N-triples code. New features in SemanticWorks 2008 include:

  • Editing instances of classes. In addition to viewing and creating instances of RDFS or OWL classes using a graph, SemanticWorks 2008 users can take advantage of the new Details entry helper in SemanticWorks 2008 to select the properties for each instance of a class using context-sensitive dropdown menus.

 

Learn more about all the features in SemanticWorks 2008 at: http://www.altova.com/semanticworks.

 

More information on all the new features supported in Version 2008 of the Altova product line is available at: http://www.altova.com/whatsnew.html. 30-day free trials of all Altova products may be downloaded from: http://www.altova.com/download.html.

 Altova recommends the purchase of its Support and Maintenance Package (SMP) with all software purchases. Altova SMP provides free software version upgrades, maintenance releases, and priority technical support for the duration of the support period. Learn more at: http://www.altova.com/support_package.html.

 

Altova

Price: XMLSpy, US$499; MapForce, US$249; StyleVision, US$249; UModel, US$129; DatabaseSpy, US$129; DiffDog, US$129; SchemaAgent, US$129; SemanticWorks, US$129. The Altova MissionKit 2008 bundles up to eight Altova products for less than the price of two (based on any two individual licenses of the XMLSpy, MapForce, and StyleVision). All MissionKits include XMLSpy, MapForce, and StyleVision, plus options are available that add up to five of the other application development, data management, and modeling tools listed above. The Altova MissionKit is currently available with pricing starting at US$740. Learn more about the Altova MissionKit at: http://www.altova.com/missionkit.

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