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SUPPORT FOR CHART CREATION, A NEW SCHEMA FLATTENER, AND MORE IS NOW AVAILABLE IN THE POWERFUL XML EDITOR

BEVERLY, Mass., November 2, 2010 – Altova® (http://www.altova.com), recently announced the availability of XMLSpy® 2011, delivering ground-breaking new support for creating eye-catching charts based on XML data. Not only is XMLSpy 2011 the first and only XML editor on the market to support chart creation, but Version 2011 also added several customer-requested features, including a new schema flattener, extended SOAP validation capabilities, and enhanced functionality for creating schemas.

The Altova team will be demonstrating these new features at Microsoft® DevConnections (booth #526) in Las Vegas this week.

“We are very excited to introduce chart creation capabilities in XMLSpy. This functionality brings a whole new dimension to working with data in an XML editor, allowing users to visualize and analyze numerical XML data directly inside XMLSpy with just a few clicks. What’s more, XMLSpy users can now export a chart as XSLT or XQuery code for use in stylesheets and other applications. XMLSpy is the first and only XML editor on the market to support this powerful functionality, giving our users a distinct advantage when it comes to analyzing, interpreting, and reporting XML data,” said Alexander Falk, President and CEO for Altova. “With the release of Version 2011 we added other powerful features to XMLSpy, including SOAP validation, a schema flattener, and schema subset creation. With these new features and our unique chart creation support, users of XMLSpy 2011 can be confident that they are choosing an XML editor packed full of customer-requested features alongside cutting edge innovations.”

Altova XMLSpy 2011 includes the following new features:

• Chart Creation – XMLSpy 2011 adds support for creating line, gauge, and 2D and 3D pie and bar charts based on XML data. XMLSpy users can now visualize and analyze numerical XML and XBRL data directly inside the XML editor – without having to export the data to Excel or other tools. Charts are created with a few clicks and include highly customizable data selection, titles and axis labels, fonts, colors, and more. Charts can easily be saved to the clipboard, printed, saved as an image, or saved in XSLT or XQuery code for use in other stylesheets or applications. The charts are fully dynamic, reflecting new relationships as soon as the underlying data changes. Users can create up to nine different charts on available tabs within the Output window to compare data quickly and easily. This functionality also allows users to create charts to display results delivered by XMLSpy XSLT and XQuery Profilers, a powerful way to analyze and communicate performance data.
• SOAP Validation – A feature commonly requested by Web services developers, the new SOAP validation feature lets users check validity of SOAP messages against the SOAP specification or any XML Schemas referenced in the corresponding WSDL definition.
• Schema Flattener – The new schema flattener available in XMLSpy 2011 allows schema designers to write all the dependent files included in a schema into one file. This way, the flattened schema can be used without having to rely on a network connection to access the required files. This could be especially important when shipping a schema within an application.
• Creation of Schema from Subset – In addition to flattening a schema, XMLSpy 2011 gives users the ability to create a schema from the a subset of a larger schema. A developer can now select some global elements or types from a large schema to create a smaller one, using just the elements required. This feature is especially useful for working with NIEM information exchanges, but has also been requested by other users for a variety of applications.

A complete list of all the new features added to XMLSpy 2011 and across the entire Altova 2011 product line is available at: http://www.altova.com/whatsnew.html

Customers can download a 30-day free trial of XMLSpy 2011 or any Altova product here: http://www.altova.com/download.html

Availability and Pricing

Altova XMLSpy 2011 is available for purchase in the Altova Online Shop: https://shop.altova.com with prices starting at $189 (USD). For optimum savings, customers can choose the Altova MissionKit, which includes up to eight Altova products for less than the price of two*. 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® is the creator of XMLSpy® and other leading XML, database, and UML tools. A key player in the software tools industry and the leader in XML development tools, Altova is the choice of over 3.5 million clients worldwide, including 91 percent of the Fortune 500. An innovative, customer-focused company, Altova offers a product line that fulfills a broad spectrum of business needs for development teams in the world’s largest organizations to growing one-person shops. An active member of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and Object Management Group (OMG), Altova is committed to delivering standards-based, platform-independent solutions that are powerful, affordable, and easy–to-use. Founded in 1992, Altova is headquartered in Beverly, Massachusetts and Vienna, Austria. Visit Altova on the Web at: http://www.altova.com.

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Note to Editors:

*Pricing comparison is edition-specific and based on Altova MissionKit vs. two individual licenses of XMLSpy and MapForce.

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