Altova StyleVision® 2008 Enterprise Edition - Upgrade from Altova StyleVision® 2007 Enterprise Edition

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Design stylesheets for transforming XML & database content to HTML, PDF, RTF. Altova StyleVision® is a visual stylesheet designer for transforming XML and database content into HTML, PDF, and Word/RTF output and creating Authentic electronic forms. Altova StyleVision® supports XSLT, XSL:FO, CSS, and all major databases. Altova StyleVision® features a graphical design interface for creating stylesheets to transform XML and database data into multiple output formats. Because StyleVision produces standards-conformant XSLT 1.0, XSLT 2.0, and XSL:FO stylesheets, plus HTML, Word/RTF, PDF, and Authentic form output simultaneously, based on one design, developers and designers no longer need to spend countless hours hand-coding and testing intricate stylesheets to implement single source publishing and database reporting solutions.

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Altova StyleVision® 2008 Release 2 SP1 Enterprise Edition Upgrade from Altova StyleVision® 2007 Enterprise Edition

Altova StyleVision® 2008 Release 2 SP1 Enterprise Edition + SMP (1 year) Upgrade from Altova StyleVision® 2007 Enterprise Edition

Altova StyleVision® 2008 Release 2 SP1 Enterprise Edition + SMP (2 years) Upgrade from Altova StyleVision® 2007 Enterprise Edition

Our prices include ComponentSource technical support and, for most downloadable products, an online backup and a FREE upgrade to the new version if it is released within 30 days of your purchase.  All sales are made on our standard Terms and Conditions and subject to our Return Policy. Please contact us if you require any licensing option not listed above including volume licensing and previous versions.

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What’s new in Altova® StyleVision® 2008 Release 2?

• Support for Word 2007 (OOXML)
• Grouping support based on the XSLT 2.0 standard
• Creating Global Templates based on Complex and Simple types
• Support for creating Database Views
• Inline Primary Key / Foreign Key creation
• Support for SQL SELECT statements
• Support for embedded images and setting image sizes in RTF and Word 2007 (OOXML)
• Native support for XSL:FO styles for page processing
• Project management support

StyleVision 2008, Altova’s visual stylesheet design tool, has been updated with new features, which simplify component reuse, as well as support working with databases, and more.
New features in StyleVision 2008 include:

• Modular StyleVision design files – allows users to import existing StyleVision designs to reuse their work in multiple projects.
• Database Connection Wizard – simplifies connecting to supported databases.
• Database Query window – allows users to query supported databases directly within StyleVision.
• Refactoring support when working with XML Schemas – detects changes made to source XML Schemas and allows designers to easily update StyleVision design files.

What's new in StyleVision 2007 Release 3?

• Superior database support – StyleVision now works directly with XML data stored inside XML-enabled databases (limited to IBM DB2 9 in this release). Users simply associate database XML fields with XML Schemas then drag defined data elements on to the design pane for rendering and publishing
• Table of contents capability – A new table of contents (TOC) capability makes StyleVision 2007r3 even more attractive for publishing large documents that have source content in XML or databases and require tables of contents when output to HTML, Word, and/or PDF. A context-sensitive right click menu and wizard allow users to tag items in a design for inclusion in the TOC
• Formatting Objects Processor 0.93 – StyleVision now supports the latest Apache formatting objects processor (FOP) for processing XSL-FO stylesheets to produce PDF output from XML and/or database content. As with the previous Apache processor, FOP 0.93 is available as a free download from the Altova Web site.
• Design fragment reuse – StyleVision 2007r3 provides a new design fragment capability that lets users save a set of formatting rules as a template and re-use that template throughout a design as required

StyleVision® features and functionality include:

• Enhanced, highly intuitive graphical design interface  
• Support for built-in and imported CSS styles  
• Visual, drag & drop stylesheet design 
• Support for JavaScript functions and a JavaScript editor  
• Support for DTD, XML Schema, and relational database sources  
• Support for multiple sources in one design  
• Web page design  Combining XML and database data in one design 
• Database report design  HTML to XML converter 
• PDF design  Industry template support (DITA , DocBook, NewsML, etc.) 
• Microsoft Word / RTF design 
• Generation of standards-based stylesheets 
• Converting XML to HTML, PDF, Word/RTF   Style repository for managing and applying styles 
• Authentic® electronic forms design 
• Batch execution from command line  
• Standards-conformance: XSLT 1.0/2.0, XPath 1.0/2.0, XSL:FO 

Automate Stylesheet Creation

The design you create in StyleVision can be based on any DTD, XML Schema, or relational database, and multiple sources are supported. For instance, you can create one design to produce HTML, PDF, and Word/RTF output that includes data from both XML and database sources. Your single design also simultaneously produces standards-conformant XSLT 1.0 or 2.0 and XSL:FO stylesheets, plus the corresponding Authentic electronic form. At any time during the design process, you can view and save the XSLT and XSL:FO stylesheets that are built behind the scenes based on your design. Since they are standards-based, you can use these generated stylesheets in other applications as necessary. In addition to defining formatting and layout guidelines, StyleVision allows you to design stylesheets and Authentic forms that support advanced functions such as complex table handling, rich input formatting, business logic validation, date control, and more.

Create Eye-catching Output

The new, improved StyleVision® user interface allows you to easily create attractive designs that support advanced functionality. You simply drag elements from your data source(s) on to the design pane, and StyleVision prompts you to select an option for rendering the content. You can insert static content, such as headers, images, etc., that you enter directly in your design, then drag and drop elements from XML and/or database sources that will be rendered dynamically based on the source data. It’s easy to apply layout and style information to the content in your design. StyleVision includes multiple advanced entry-helper windows for viewing and editing the source elements and styles used throughout the design. Styles can be applied using drag-and-drop functionality and by editing properties directly in the entry helper windows.

For HTML Web page design, StyleVision supports all the design elements found on today’s advanced Web pages, including hyperlinks, CSS styles, JavaScript functions, etc. It even includes a JavaScript editor for defining functions that add dynamic, event-based functionality to your HTML pages.

To leverage existing Web content, StyleVision also includes a handy HTML importer for HTML to XML conversion. Using easy drag-and-drop functionality, StyleVision will quickly convert an HTML page to an XML Schema, XSLT 1.0 or 2.0 stylesheet, and XML instance document. This feature adds extensibility to your current HTML content, which can now be used in XML-based applications and rendered in PDF, Word/RTF, and Authentic form formats, as well.

Design User-friendly Electronic Forms

In addition to rendering attractive HTML, PDF, and Word/RTF output, each design you create in StyleVision also produces an Authentic form for use with Altova Authentic®. Authentic is a free XML and database content editor that allows non-technical business users to view and edit data in XML documents and relational databases - without being exposed to the underlying technology. They simply fill in electronic forms (created using StyleVision), and their content or query is automatically written to or run against an XML document or relational database behind the scenes. And, since Authentic is available under a free license, you can distribute the Authentic forms you create in StyleVision to as many end users as required at no additional cost.

In addition, because your design also simultaneously produces XSLT and XSL:FO stylesheets along with the Authentic form, you can output the data entered through the form directly to HTML, PDF, and Word/RTF without having to design additional stylesheets.

Support

Altova provides free technical support for all customers for 30 days after the date of purchase.

If you wish to receive priority technical support beyond that date and receive software updates throughout the year, you need to purchase a "Support and Maintenance Package (SMP)" for your software. The Support & Maintenance Package is available in a one- or two-year plan. Please note that you can only add Support and Maintenance Package (SMP) to a product at the time you purchase the license (or up to 30 Days after you purchase).

Services included:

Priority Technical Support - Priority Technical Support is provided via a Web-based support form. Altova will respond within 1-2 business days during European or US business hours (MO-FR, 8am UTC - 10pm UTC, Austrian and US holidays excluded).

Free Minor & Major Versions - You will receive all maintenance releases and major software versions that are released during your Support Period. Updates that you receive cover the specific edition of the product that you have purchased and typically include many additional features.

Maintenance - During the Support Period you may also report any software problem or error to Altova using the same support process described above. If Altova determines that a reported reproducible material error in the software exists and significantly impairs the usability and utility of the software, Altova agrees to use reasonable commercial efforts to correct or provide a usable work-around solution in an upcoming maintenance release or update, which is made available at certain times at Altova's sole discretion.

Support Period

The Support & Maintenance Package that is currently offered with Altova products covers the product for which it is being purchased for a period of either one or two years. The support period begins on the day you purchase the product license and extends for a period of exactly 12 or 24 months, depending on whether you purchase the one- or two-year option. SMP may be purchased at the time you purchase a product license and during the 30 day period immediately thereafter. You may also renew an existing SMP for an additional one- or two-year period. During the Support Period, you will receive Support & Maintenance services from Altova as defined in section "6. SUPPORT & MAINTENANCE" in the Altova end-user license agreement ("EULA") or in the SMP Terms of Use, as applicable.