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Learn about all the additional capabilities you’ll get by upgrading from an older version to DiffDog® 2012!

Click on the version you’re using now, then scroll up to see the major new features added in each later release. When you upgrade, you’ll gain immediate access to all this added functionality.

DiffDog is available in Enterprise Edition and Professional Edition. For a list of features in each edition, visit the DiffDog Edition Comparison.

• DiffDog® 2012 (October 19, 2011)
• DiffDog® 2011 release 3 (June 8, 2011)
• DiffDog® 2011 release 2 (February 16, 2011)
• DiffDog® 2011 (September 8, 2010)
• DiffDog® 2010 release 3 (May 5, 2010)
• DiffDog® 2010 release 2 (February 16, 2010)
• DiffDog® 2010 (October 28, 2009)
• DiffDog® 2009 (February 3, 2009)
• DiffDog® 2008 release 2 (April 29, 2008)
• DiffDog® 2008 (September 12, 2007)
• DiffDog® 2007 release 3 (May 30, 2007)
• DiffDog® 2007 (October 24, 2006)
• DiffDog® 2005 (January 18, 2005)

DiffDog® 2012 (October 19, 2011)

• Supports file and folder comparison with FTP and HTTP servers  – Facilitates comparison tasks for developers and IT managers who work with network servers
• JDBC database driver support  – Improves database connectivity for database structure and content comparisons

See the What’s New page for a more detailed description of the new features of DiffDog® 2012 and the latest releases of Altova’s other award-winning development tools!

DiffDog® 2011 release 3 (June 8, 2011)

• Simplified directory synchronization     – A new feature to completely synchronize folders in a single step.

See the What’s New page for a more detailed description of the new features of DiffDog® 2012 release 2 and the latest releases of Altova’s other award-winning development tools!

DiffDog® 2011 release 2 (February 16, 2011)

DiffDog 2011 release 2 includes a new feature for comparing word processor documents and a new folder comparison option:

• Word-processor view comparison   – DiffDog 2011r2 can open two instances of Microsoft Word 2003 (and later) to view, merge, and edit documents side by side in word-processor view.
• Optional quick comparison of ZIP archives    – DiffDog 2011 allows the user to select quick comparison of ZIP archives to accelerate comparisons of folders containing very large numbers of files.

DiffDog® 2011 (September 8, 2010)

New features in DiffDog 2011 include:

• Significant performance increase    – DiffDog 2011 is designed to take advantage of multi-core workstations.

DiffDog® 2010 release 3 (May 5, 2010)

• Enhanced Child Order Recognition    – child element order recognition is enhanced in DiffDog 2010r3 to process child element attributes as well as child element names.

DiffDog® 2010 release 2 (February 16, 2010)

• 64-bit version    – DiffDog is now available in a 64-bit version to run on Windows Vista 64-bit and Windows 7 64-bit systems.
• Integration into Windows Explorer    – select two files or two folders while navigating with Windows Explorer and choose “Compare with DiffDog” from the context menu to launch a comparison.

DiffDog® 2010 (October 28, 2009)

• XML Schema comparison and generation of transformations for XML data  
• Database schema comparison and merging  
• Option to pretty-print XML files before comparison   
• Compatibility with Windows 7   

DiffDog® 2009 (February 3, 2009)

• Database content comparison and merging 
• New DiffDog Enterprise Edition and Professional Edition   

DiffDog® 2008 release 2 (April 29, 2008)

• Enhanced support for OOXML files and Zip archives – new functionality complements the OOXML capabilities of Altova XMLSpy, MapForce, and StyleVision, giving you a comprehensive set of tools to work with the OOXML file format.
• Enhanced directory comparison filters – define, apply, and save filter sets to display specific sets of files.

DiffDog® 2008 (September 12, 2007)

• Enhanced directory merge functionality – allows users to update/merge entire folders, including sub-folders, with a single step.
• Binary file comparison – allows users to consider all binary files, including image files, compiled application executables, and binary-based documents in directory comparisons.

DiffDog® 2007 release 3 (May 30, 2007)

• Increased speed – during comparison of very large files (100k or more).
• User interface enhancements – file size column automatically adjusted during driectory comparisons, for instance.

DiffDog® 2007 (October 24, 2006)

• User setting to ignore specific elements – or attributes and filtering data when comparing XML files.
• Export differencing results – in XML and UNIX-diff formats for further processing.
• Altova® MissionKit™ 2007 – DiffDog is included in the Altova® MissionKit® 2012 for Enterprise Software Architects and the Altova® MissionKit® 2012 for Enterprise XML Developers, bundling Altova’s intelligent application development, data management, and modeling tools at 50% off their regular prices in a variety of configurations tailored to meet the needs of software architects and XML developers.

DiffDog® 2005 (January 18, 2005)

• Intuitive user interface – intelligent syntax-coloring, line numbering, indentation guides, folding margins, and other innovative features to assist in comparing source code and XML files.
• Special XML differencing capabilities – DTD/schema-based validation, well-formedness checking, intelligent entry helpers, optional entity resolution, and attention to attribute and child element ordering.
• Edit and merge – edit documents directly within DiffDog, merge changes, and instantly re-compare the edited files.
• Directory comparisons – compare and merge directories, and open and edit file pairs directly from within the directory comparison display, and merge between directories.
• Version control integration – integrates with any version control system that supports external differencing applications.

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