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MAPFORCE 2008r2 DELIVERS ENHANCED DATA MAPPING FUNCTIONALITY, INCLUDING PROJECT GENERATION FOR VISUAL STUDIO 2008, SUPPORT FOR SQL SELECT STATEMENTS, AND MORE

BEVERLY, Mass., June 3, 2008 – Altova® ( http://www.altova.com ), creator of XMLSpy®, the industry leading XML editor, and other popular XML, data management, UML, and Web services tools, recently announced the availability of Altova MapForce Version 2008 Release 2 (v2008r2). The latest update to the MapForce graphical data mapping tool provides users with powerful new functionality, including support for mapping Microsoft® Excel 2007, which uses the Office Open XML (OOXML) file format, integration with and project generation for Visual Studio® 2008, support for data streams in MapForce generated code, and much more.

“In this latest release, our support for mapping Excel 2007 / OOXML data allowed us to make the powerful data conversion functionality in MapForce available and relevant to an even larger group of users, providing huge advantages for the Microsoft developer community in particular,” said Alexander Falk, President and CEO for Altova. “With our support for Open XML and Visual Studio 2008, as well as various other product enhancements, we are providing MapForce users with the necessary functionality to efficiently integrate and convert betweens today’s most prevalent data formats.”

The new features and functionality available in MapForce v2008r2 include:

• Support for Mapping Excel 2007 (OOXML) Data – New support for the data format in Microsoft Excel 2007 (XLSX) allows users to map Excel 2007 spreadsheet data to and from XML, databases, text, EDI, and Web services, and then convert data instantly or autogenerate royalty-free Java, C#, or C++ code for recurrent transformations. As knowledge workers continue to upgrade to the newest version of the Microsoft Office suite, support for Excel 2007 in MapForce will be an indispensible feature for sophisticated data integration projects applications.
  
  Altova also provides support for working with OOXML in XMLSpy, StyleVision®, and DiffDog®. Stop by the Altova booth #1114 at Microsoft Tech Ed June 3-6 and 10-13 to see a live demo of the new OOXML support, or visit: http://www.altova.com/whatsnew.html to learn more.
• Support for Visual Studio 2008 – In this latest version of MapForce, support for seamless integration with and code generation for Visual Studio has been extended to include Visual Studio 2008. MapForce v2008r2 can now create a Visual Studio 2008 project file when autogenerating C# or C++ data transformation code. (Code compatible with previous versions of Visual Studio can also be generated.) Support for integration with Visual Studio 2008 gives Microsoft developers access to all the data mapping, conversion, and integration capabilities of MapForce directly inside the latest version of the development environment.
• Support for Data Streams in Generated Code – MapForce 2008r2 now supports data streams as input or output in generated Java and C# code. With this new support, users can apply mapping code to Web servers and other data exchange scenarios where transmissions are conducted and processed in packets rather than files.
• Expanded Support for Relational Database Functionality – New direct support for SQL SELECT allows users to easily generate SELECT statements to create “virtual” tables and refine the data exposed in their database mapping components. Additionally, users of MapForce 2008r2 can now insert primary or foreign keys directly within a mapping when they are missing from the underlying database, making these table relationships available for data transformation.
• Extended Support for SOAP 1.2 – In addition to SOAP 1.1, MapForce 2008r2 now provides full support for SOAP 1.2 messages for mapping to and/or from Web services, as well as for creating new Web services.
• New Global Resources Capabilities – Global Resources are a powerful set of new features for enhancing productivity in MapForce, as well as in Altova XMLSpy, StyleVision, and DatabaseSpy®. Global resources support allows users to define, share, and access file, folder, and database resources across multiple projects – and even across multiple Altova software tools, making it especially beneficial for users of the MissionKit™ product bundle.

Learn more about all the features in MapForce Version 2008 Release 2 at: http://www.altova.com/whatsnew.html

To download a 30-day free trial of Altova MapForce visit: http://www.altova.com/download.html

Altova MapForce Version 2008 Release 2 is currently available in Standard, Professional, and Enterprise Editions, with pricing starting at $269 (USD).

MapForce may be purchased stand-alone or as part of the Altova MissionKit™ 2008 product bundle – both are available directly from the Altova Online Shop at: https://shop.altova.com. Altova recommends the purchase of its Support and Maintenance Package (SMP) with all software purchases. Learn more at: http://www.altova.com/support_package.html

About Altova

Altova accelerates application development and data management projects with software and solutions that enhance productivity and maximize results. As an innovative, customer-focused company and the creator of XMLSpy and other leading XML, data management, UML, and Web services tools, Altova is the choice of over 3 million clients worldwide, including 91 percent of the Fortune 500. Enabling customers ranging from vast development teams in the world’s largest organizations to progressive one-person shops, Altova’s line of software tools fulfills a broad spectrum of business needs. Altova is an active member of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and Object Management Group (OMG) and is committed to delivering standards-based platform-independent solutions that are powerful, affordable, and easy-to-use. Altova was founded in 1992 and has headquarters in Beverly, Massachusetts and Vienna, Austria. Visit Altova on the Web at: http://www.altova.com

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