Altova Developer Connection Newsletter Archive

Below is the text of the Altova Developer Connection Newsletter for September 2010

In This Month's Issue:

Version 2011 of the Altova MissionKit is Now Available for Download

Version 2011 of the Altova MissionKit is Now Available for Download, Delivers Cutting-edge Chart and Report Creation

We are excited to announce the availability of Altova MissionKit 2011, which delivers a bounty of new and exciting features, most notably support for charts and reporting across multiple Altova MissionKit tools.

This new reporting functionality is truly unique to the Altova MissionKit, which is now the only XML toolset that supports the creation of charts using XSLT or XQuery to visualize and analyze XML, database, XBRL, and other types of data.

All the new features available in the Altova MissionKit 2011 are listed below. View complete details and screenshots at: http://www.altova.com/whatsnew.html.

Or, begin working with the new version right away: http://www.altova.com/download.html.

XMLSpy 2011 – Version 2011 of Altova’s XML editor includes first-of-its kind support for chart creation for displaying, analyzing, and communicating XML data. Also supported are customer requested features like SOAP validation, schema flattening, and much more.

Instant creation of pie, line, bar, and gauge charts
Saving charts to image files, XSLT, XQuery, and more
SOAP validation against SOAP spec & WSDL
Schema flattener
Schema subset creator

MapForce 2011 – The latest version of Altova’s data mapping tool includes support for chained transformations, advanced report generation, and more:

Chained transformations
Integration with StyleVision for rendering mapping output
Report generation in HTML, Word, PDF via StyleVision integration
Formatting of numbers, dates, and times
Two new parameters in auto-number function
Functions for working with timezones
Extended support for EDIFACT
Extended support for X12

StyleVision 2011 – The addition of charting and graphing to StyleVision’s advanced reporting capabilities makes for a full-featured and highly scalable decision support tool for XML, database, and XBRL content. On top of that, Version 2011 adds a new scripting and toolbar editor for building Authentic applications, enhanced support for HTML/CALS tables, and much more:

Charts as a new design element
XBRL Chart Wizard
Scripting & toolbar editor for Authentic
Multi-channel output of HTML/CALS tables
Assigning styles to HTML/CALS tables
Multiple assignments to HTML/CALS tables in a single schema
Ability to import existing XSLT files
Support for Apache FOP 1.0

Authentic 2011 – StyleVision developers will benefit from the new StyleVision features listed above for creating Authentic applications, specifically:

Scripting and toolbar editor
Charts as a new design element
Extended support for CALS tables
Assigning styles to HTML/CALS tables

UModel 2011 – Exciting new support for SQL database modeling tops the list of new features in Altova’s advanced, affordable UML tool:

Modeling SQL databases
Teamwork support to enable concurrent development
3-way project merge
State machine diagram, sequence diagram, and communication diagram enhancements

DatabaseSpy 2011 – In Version 2011, DatabaseSpy also includes chart creation functionality for instantly displaying and communicating the results of SQL queries and calculations.

Generation of charts based on SQL query results
Enterprise and Professional Editions

PLEASE NOTE: DatabaseSpy 2011 is now available in Professional and Enterprise Editions. Current users of earlier versions of DatabaseSpy with a valid Support and Maintenance Package (SMP) may download and install DatabaseSpy 2011 Enterprise Edition, which includes the new charting functionality, as a free upgrade.

DiffDog 2011 – Version 2011 includes a performance enhancement for the newest generations of workstation hardware.

AltovaXML 2011 – Our XML standards processor is now available in Community and Reporting Editions. AltovaXML 2011 Community Edition contains all the functionality in the 2010 version and remains free for use in your applications. AltovaXML 2011 Reporting Edition requires a paid license and includes support for chart extension functions to render charts via XSLT or XQuery transformations, making it the only XML processing engine to support chart rendering.

Ability to render charts in XSLT and XQuery
Reporting and Community Editions

Version 2011 is a free update for Altova customers with an active Support and Maintenance Package. Visit http://www.altova.com/download-current.html to update now.

Or, you may download a 30-day free trial of the Altova MissionKit Version 2011 here: http://www.altova.com/download-trial/

Version 2011 is available for purchase in the Altova Online Shop: 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.