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ComponentOne Doc-To-Help adds Mobile Help

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:53:09 GMT

Doc-To-Help's start page showing common tasks and recent projects.

Create HTML 5-based output designed for display on mobile devices.

ComponentOne Doc-To-Help lets you create and publish content for desktop, Web, mobile devices, SharePoint and print. Write (or import) content in Microsoft Word, HTML or the Doc-To-Help editor and then publish professional quality outputs. Choose from NetHelp (Web-based Help), Mobile Help, HTML Help, PDF, DOC, WinHelp, JavaHelp, Eclipse Help, Help 2.0 and Microsoft Help Viewer 1.x.

The following editions are available:

Updates in 2012 v1

Mobile Help - Just select and build HTML 5-based output and your content will be formatted for mobile use. This output works on all major mobile browsers, smart phones and tablets
Right-to-Left Output - Automatically publish NetHelp in right-to-left (RTL) format
Eclipse Help - Produce Help in the Eclipse format by choosing Eclipse Help and clicking "Build"
Microsoft Office 365 Support - Use Office 365 versions of Word and SharePoint to create documentation
NetHelp Files Customization - The JavaScript that controls the behavior of NetHelp is contained in an easy-to-access file
Automatic Index Navigation for NetHelp 2.0 - The index tab is automatically displayed or hidden depending on whether or not you have an index
Section 508 Compliance for NetHelp 2.0 - NetHelp 2.0 is now Section 508 compliant. Keyboard shortcuts and screen reader compatibility have been added.
Topic XHTML Wizard - Specify boilerplate content or code to insert in every topic

About ComponentOne

ComponentOne provides a wide range of Microsoft Visual Studio components, IDE platform development tools and applications. This includes ComponentOne Studio Enterprise, which represents a broad and complete set of tools and solutions for Microsoft Windows, Web and Mobile application developers. ComponentOne has received numerous industry and user accolades including awards from SDTimes, The Code Project, TechWeb, Software Development Magazine, Visual Studio Magazine, Society for Technical Communication and SQL Server Magazine. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, ComponentOne is a privately held company with offices throughout the world.

HelpSmith updated to V3.5.3

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:04:00 GMT

HelpSmith user interface.

HelpSmith is an innovative help authoring tool allowing you to create CHM HTML Help files, Web Help, Printed Manuals, and PDF documents from the same source help project. The stand-alone and easy-to-use environment includes a Unicode word-processor with dynamic styles and live spell checker, support for Templates and Variables, an advanced approach to working with graphical and video files, automatic correction system, and many other useful tools.

Updates in V3.5.3

Added support for the new video format MP4
Fixed an issue when using Asian languages (Chinese, Korean, Japanese) in the Table of Contents of an HTML Help system (CHM)

About Divcom Software

Divcom Software is a privately-held software development company specializing in help authoring solutions. Their products are licensed in more than 80 countries and are acknowledged worldwide for their simplicity of usage, power and efficiency. Renowned for their excellent customer service, the company is a member of the Intel(R) Software Partner program. Divcom Software's customer-base includes Microsoft, Intel, General Motors, Toshiba, Alcatel, Hitachi, Dell, Siemens, and other notable companies.

Simplify Microsoft Access Application Development

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:10:00 GMT

Add Total Access Components to Microsoft Access forms.

Total Access Components 2010 now supports both 32 and 64 bit versions of MS Access 2010.

Total Access Components is a collection of ActiveX custom controls which allow you to quickly add powerful functionality to your Access applications. Many visual controls can be data bound directly to fields to reflect values graphically. It simplifies Windows System features development by encapsulating complex Windows API calls, giving you the ability to add standard Windows XP and Vista dialogs to your Access applications with little to no code.

Updates in 2010

Microsoft Access 2010 Support - Includes both 32 bit and 64 bit controls for Microsoft Access 2010.
Compatibility Across 32 and 64 bit Versions - Both versions are compatible with each other. Use the controls from Total Access Components in your MS Access application and automatically run it in the other version without any changes.
Enhanced Sample Database - Now demonstrates the properties, methods and events for each control.

About FMS

Add-in Express improves platform support

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:33:42 GMT

Adding the GlobalBank DLL with Add-in Express for Microsoft Office and Delphi VCL.

Add-in Express for Microsoft Office and Delphi VCL provides developers with a platform for extending Microsoft Office applications. It gives you components that can integrate with the Microsoft Office family including Outlook, Word, Excel, Visio, Access, PowerPoint, MapPoint, FrontPage, InfoPath, Project and Publisher. Use the Add-in Express visual designers to create version-neutral, fast and easy-deployable Office plug-ins and add your own toolbars, menus, ribbons, form regions, task panes and keyboard shortcuts.

Updates in 7

Support for Delphi XE2
Support for Office 2010 x64 applications
Fixed bug where the OutlookProfileName property returned an empty string in Outlook 2010 x64
Fixed bug where Excel became visible when run via Automation with an add-in containing advanced task panes

About Add-in Express

Add-in Express creates tools and solutions based on Microsoft Office. Their components and tools are used worldwide by tens of thousands of developers from companies including several Fortune 500 companies. The products support all available MS Office applications and help developers save time and money with elegant commercial solutions.

GdPicture.NET adds new Magnifier Tool

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 12:38:00 GMT

Annotations created with GdPicture.NET.

Improve the readability of PDFs and zoom in on images.

GdPicture.NET is a suite of document imaging toolkits delivered as .NET components enabling developers to compose, display, capture, edit and print image documents. Your programs will be able to display documents, acquire images from TWAIN scanners, perform image processing and optical character recognition (OCR). The product supports more than 90 vector and bitmap image formats including JPEG2000, JBIG, JBIG2, PSD, JPEG, TIFF, PNG and RAW.

Updates in 8.4

New magnifier tool has been added to the Viewer and can be used on PDFs and Images.
Improved Autodeskew engine.
Unicode support added when writing PDFs, with many font schemes supported such as Open type and Post Script.
Printing support added to the GdPicturePDF class.
Annotated documents created by the GdPicture/XMP Plugin can be saved into a stream.
New C# demo application for image processing with undo/redo features.
Improved toolkit stability, especially for the OCR and barcode recognition engines.

About GdPicture

GdPicture is a leading publisher of comprehensive document imaging toolkits for developers. Delivered as ActiveX and .NET components, GdPicture products can add several features to your application quickly and easily. Features include: OCR, image processing, PDF creation, image conversion, document displaying, document printing and image acquisition. GdPicture has thousands of customers all over the world including ECM market companies and software development firms. Every day they provide services and reliable support to programmers and architects to reduce time and cost of applications development. GdPicture is based in Toulouse, France.

AppMetrics (COM+) 5.0 released

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:56:43 GMT

Methods Summary report in AppMetrics (COM+).

Now makes use of SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) and no longer needs Data Transformations Services (DTS).

AppMetrics (COM+) makes your applications more reliable and efficient by providing application usage and performance analysis; bottleneck detection; software component "hot spot" analysis; key benchmarks and threshold levels established for optimal application health and performance; interactive analytical reports that align application capacity with business goals and objectives and diagnostic reports and analyses in a test, QA or production environment. It integrates with system management packages and has a rich management pack for MOM. Xtremesoft maximizes the availability of your custom built Microsoft applications built on Microsoft COM+ architecture. The focus is on monitoring, alerting and managing business transactions. This includes metrics on packages, applications, components, and their methods.

Updates in V5.0.1

AppMetrics now makes use of SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), and no longer requires Data Transformation Services (DTS)
Remote SQL databases are now supported
The AppMetrics service may be installed to run under the local system account, rather than requiring a domain account
AppMetrics users are no longer required to be Administrators on each machine
The ability to automatically recycle or shutdown hung COM+ application instances has been added

View Hyper-V scenarios
Using AppMetrics to monitor your COM+ middle tier applications running on virtual servers is an effective way to ensure they are operating efficiently, and helps identify any bottlenecks which might exist.

Developing and testing your COM+ and .NET Serviced Component based applications is made easier by using AppMetrics to locate any problem areas before you place those applications in a production environment.

AppMetrics working together with SCOM 2007
AppMetrics integrates with Systems Center Operations Manager 2007 allowing for continuous monitoring of COM+ application health in a production environment. With AppMetrics configured for threshold monitoring of COM+ applications, transactions, and components, data center operations staff can see at a glance whether their applications are experiencing performance issues, have hung, or whether any of their applications have experienced fatal errors.

About Xtremesoft

Xtremesoft maximizes the availability of your custom built Microsoft applications built on, COM+, and .NET Enterprise Services. Their focus is on monitoring, alerting and managing business transactions. This includes metrics on packages, applications, components, and their methods.

GdPicture.NET improves QR barcode support

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 11:01:44 GMT

Annotations created with GdPicture.NET.

Version 8.3.6 can detect multiple QR-Code barcodes from black & white, gray scale, palletized and color images.

Updates in 8.3.6

Detects QR-Code in more than 90 different image formats, including PDF.
Detects multiple QR-Code barcodes from black & white, gray scale, palletized and color images.
Returns the string value of each QR-Code barcode recognized.
Returns the bounding box of each QR-Code barcode. -> top-left, top-right, bottom-left & bottom-right points.
Returns the confidence of each QR-Code barcode.
Returns the version of each QR-Code barcode.
Detects QR-Code barcode on a full page or on a region of interest.
Support for ECC error correction algorithm to recognize partially destroyed symbols.
Fast, accurate & easy to use.
Royalty-free licensing: no distribution license required for server or desktop.
Strong named and digitally signed library.
Working on any Microsoft Windows operating system from Windows 2000 to Windows 7 !
Available in 32 bit & 64 bit version.
Can work in multi-thread applications (thread-safe).

About GdPicture

GdPicture is a leading editor of comprehensives document imaging toolkits for developers. Delivered as ActiveX and .NET components, GdPicture products can add several features to your applications quickly and easily like OCR, image processing, PDF creation, image conversion, document displaying, document printing, image acquisition and all other features covering all areas of document imaging technologies. GdPicture has thousands of customers all over the world including ECM market companies and software development firms. Every day they provide services and reliable support to programmers & architects to reduce time and cost of applications development. GdPicture is based in Toulouse, France.

Solutions Schedule for COM adds area notes

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 11:03:00 GMT

Displaying TimeBar appointments with Solutions Schedule for COM.

Version 11 includes a set of specific notes and images within the Gantt scheduling area.

Solutions Schedule for COM is a leading asset management and multi-resource scheduling component software for COM based IDE's. Solutions Schedule for COM includes built-in Gantt style drag-n-drop scheduling, Guide Line accuracy, TimeBar linking, conflict management, presentation styles like Silverlight and more. Solutions Schedule for COM includes royalty-free distribution, sample applications in Visual Basic and Visual FoxPro, compiled executables with direct double click access to the property inspector at run-time. Solutions Schedule for COM includes one year of technical support.

Updates in 11.0

Schedule Area Notes - set specific notes and representative note images within the Gantt scheduling area. Customize Note image, text presentation and location of the Note.
Tips on Schedule Area Notes - to present the text of the note to the user when the mouse hovers over a note.
Line Arrows - arrow images to denote that more time bars are out of the current view; in a previous view or in the next view forward.
Line Arrow Events - fire when a user clicks on an arrow allowing the developer to present and/or programmatically scroll to the next or previous time bar, or a time bar selected from a list, not visible in the schedule area within a schedule item. A great addition when wanting to indicate that there are other schedule commitments set in a schedule plan that are not in view. (similar to the more time bars functionality in Solutions Schedule for .NET)
Time Bar height definition - gets the height of the time bars in a schedule. Developers can cast a standard time bar height definition for an entire schedule plan.
Line height definition - gets the default line height of the resource list and schedule areas. Another tool in the scheduling toolbox for enhancing presentations of the Resource List and Gantt Schedule areas.
Time Bar Linking / Unlinking enhanced - a set of before linking events and enhanced unlinking methods have been added providing developers increased programmatic control when time bars are being linked or unlinked.

About DBI Technologies

Incorporated in 1996, DBI Technologies Inc. is a commercial software development company that is focused on empowering Windows application developers with the most flexible and respected commercial component products and services. DBI is recognized for its technical and pre-sales support for its customers working in any Microsoft development environment from Office to HTML. An industry leader in the implementation of component based application development, DBI provides creative solutions for its clients, incorporating leading edge Web technologies built on commercial component based architectures. DBI's Component::Solutions are incorporated in many Fortune 1000 business support systems, as well as commercial ERP and CRM solutions.

FlowChartX adds FractalLayout tree algorithm

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:33:51 GMT

Flowcharts created using FlowChartX Professional.

Version 4.5 also improves LayeredLayout, node alignment and table cells.

FlowChartX is an ActiveX control that helps you create and present workflow, flowchart and process diagrams, database entity-relationship diagrams, organizational, hierarchy and relationship charts, network schemes, graphs, and trees. VB, C++ , VB.NET and MFC Samples included. The following editions are available:

Updates in V4.5

FractalLayout tree layout algorithm
Specify start and end nodes for LayeredLayout
LayeredLayout.EnforceLinkFlow property
Interactive node alignment via alignment guides
Display checkboxes in table cells
Fill a table's caption bar with a gradient

About MindFusion Group

MindFusion Group products and services are based on the advanced technologies of industry leaders like Microsoft and Sun Microsystems as well as on open-source products. The professionals working with the MindFusion Group specialise in different areas of application and web development, database design and management, systems and network integration. They utilize the available technologies to maximum extent to create manageable, cost-efficient and flexible software solutions.

Altova DataBaseSpy 2012 released

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:38:10 GMT

Connecting to a Microsoft Access database with DatabaseSpy.

Adds new JDBC database driver support and search in project window.

Altova DatabaseSpy is a multi-database query, design, and compare tool. Altova DatabaseSpy is ideal for database administrators, database developers, and other database oriented IT professionals. Altova DatabaseSpy connects to all major databases including Oracle, IBM DB2, Sybase, MySQL and more. Altova DatabaseSpy eases SQL editing and table design for a fraction of the cost of single-database solutions. Altova DatabaseSpy includes features like table browsing, data editing, SQL auto-completion, visual table design, database content comparison, and more, which all save time and ensure accuracy.

The following editions are available:

Updates in 2012

JDBC database driver support - In addition to ODBC and ADO drivers, DatabaseSpy 2012 supports JDBC database drivers for database connections to all supported databases. Database users who already use JDBC drivers are able to get started with multiple database operations even more quickly with DatabaseSpy 2012.
Search in Project window - Search functionality has been added to the Project window in DatabaseSpy 2012. One setting in DatabaseSpy allows users to automatically add new files to DatabaseSpy projects as they are saved. When this setting activated, it can be very easy to add numerous SQL queries to a DatabaseSpy project in a short time. The new search functionality will help users find files in large, complex DatabaseSpy projects more easily.

About Altova

Altova accelerates development and integration projects with software, services, and solutions that enhance productivity and maximize results. As an innovative, customer-focused company and the creator of leading software development tools - including XMLSpy®, the preeminent product in its class - Altova is the choice of over 1.5 million clients worldwide and virtually every Fortune 500 company. With customers ranging from vast development teams in the world's largest organizations to progressive one-person shops, Altova's line of software applications and custom-tailored professional and educational services fulfills a broad spectrum of business needs. Altova is an active member of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and is committed to delivering standards-based platform-independent development solutions that are powerful, affordable, and easy-to-use. Altova was founded in 1992 and has headquarters in Beverly, Massachusetts and Vienna, Austria.

Altova MapForce 2012 released

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:40:45 GMT

Manipulating a customer database with Altova MapForce.

Adds streaming reading for large files, parse-date and parse-time functions, visual alignment guides and JDBC support.

Altova MapForce is a graphical data mapping, data conversion, and data integration tool. It maps between any combination of XML, database, flat file, EDI, Excel, XBRL, and/or Web service, then transforms data instantly or auto-generates royalty-free code for the execution of recurrent conversions. Altova MapForce includes the following languages for code generation: XSLT 1.0, XSLT 2.0, XQuery, Java, C#, and C++. Altova MapForce integrates with Visual Studio and Eclipse to let you access MapForce benefits inside these leading IDEs. Altova MapForce also allows you to easily integrate disparate data sources or create Web services using graphical, drag-and-drop functionality.

The following editions are available:

Updates in 2012

Streaming reading for large files - MapForce 2012 includes new streaming reading functionality for large XML, CSV, and FLF (fixed length format) files and databases. This enhanced read feature is equivalent to the direct file output feature introduced in v2011r2. Now the MapForce built-in execution engine can read arbitrarily long input sources and create correspondingly large output streams. Users no longer have to split extremely large XML, CSV, or FLF input files into chunks for processing, and MapForce can even theoretically read an entire relational database in one pass and generate an XML or other output file in a single pass. This is an important feature for extremely large ETL (Extract/Transform/Load) applications. MapForce already has included streaming output capabilities in recent releases and the streaming input capabilities allow MapForce to perform the most demanding ETL tasks.
New parse-date and parse-time functions - Users must produce a tremendous variety of representations of date and time in data transformation projects. Sometimes an input data stream includes a value that represents only the date or only the time. These two new functions make it easier to process these formats than the existing parse-dateTime function.
Visual alignment guides - Complex data mappings with many components and functions can appear very cluttered on the screen. MapForce 2012 introduces new horizontal and vertical alignment guides to help users organize a mapping as they drag elements into place.
JDBC database driver support - Now, in addition to ODBC and ADO drivers, MapForce 2012 supports JDBC database drivers for database connectivity. When the user clicks the Insert Database toolbar icon or menu selection, the database connection dialog now includes a selection for JDBC drivers.
New Java API - The same features of the new Java API described above in the XMLSpy section are available in MapForce 2012, allowing Java developers to directly manipulate MapForce functionality via the Java API. New API examples for all programming languages demonstrate API functionality much more extensively than previous versions.
Search in Project window - Also as described above in the XMLSpy section, search functionality has been added to the Project window in MapForce 2012. This means users can find files contained in large, complex MapForce projects more easily.

About Altova

Altova SchemaAgent 2012 updated

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:37:25 GMT

Configuring a design with SchemaAgent.

Altova SchemaAgent is a tool for analyzing and managing XML Schema, XML instance, XSLT, and WSDL file relationships across a project or an enterprise. With Altova SchemaAgent you can visualize and easily manage file associations via its graphical design view. Altova SchemaAgent lets you create new import, include, and redefine relations using drag-and-drop functionality and save and print visual representations for communication with stakeholders.

The following editions are available:

Updates in 2012

Allow user to specify that schemas added to a design are referenced with relative URLs in the SAD file
Reloading path containing ampersand cause loss of connection to SchemaAgent server
Schema Agent crashes upon 'correct referenced paths'
Dragging a schema into schema agent from the explorer crashes Schema Agent
When renaming a schema in schema agent the schemLocation changes from relative to absolute path
Renaming schema results in 0D0A being changed to 0D

About Altova

Altova SemanticWorks 2012 updated

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:36:12 GMT

Semantic Web instance document saved as RDF.

Altova SemanticWorks is a visual RDF/OWL editor. With Altova SemanticWorks you can visually design Semantic Web instance documents, vocabularies, and ontologies then output them in either RDF/XML or N-triples formats. Altova SemanticWorks streamlines the job with tabs for classes, properties, instances, etc., context-sensitive entry helpers, and automatic format checking.

The following editions are available:

Updates in 2012

The following bug fixes are included with the 2012 release:

Arabic characters not accepted as class names by SemanticWorks
Classes in taxonomy are declared invalid
Enable import of RDF schema in OWL Full
Semantic check fails to note incorrect object property as described in tutorial
URIref prefixes toggles on/off spontaneously when editing file in TextView
Syntax and semantic check in SemanticWorks incorrectly report error on missing type in instance (OWL DL)
Semanticworks crashes when hitting 'del' in the instances detail view while the drop down menu to change a datatype is open
Export function does not check for validuty
Failed verification of equivalence class extension
rdf:XMLLiteral is not offered as datatype for a value in RDF/ OWL view. Only schema datatypes are shown.
owl:TransitiveProperty only permitted with OWL Full

About Altova

Altova StyleVision 2012 released

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:38:57 GMT

Designing a form in StyleVision's design view.

Composite styles can now be applied to RTF, Word, and PDF as well as HTML and Authentic electronic forms.

Altova StyleVision is a drag-and-drop, visual stylesheet designer for transforming XML, XBRL, and database data into eye-catching HTML, RTF , PDF, OOXML/Word, and Authentic electronic form output. Altova StyleVision is standards-based and supports XSLT, XSL:FO, CSS, JavaScript, and all major databases. Altova StyleVision is optimized for single source publishing and even integrates with Visual Studio and Eclipse. Altova StyleVision includes templates for industry standard XML vocabularies and an HTML importer for converting HTML pages into XML.

The following editions are available:

Updates in 2012

Composite Styles - You now have even more control over how output content is formatted with support for composite styles in StyleVision. In Version 2012 you can use XPath to build a composite that controls multiple style features of a single attribute. In addition, composite styles can now be applied to RTF, Word, and PDF as well as HTML and Authentic electronic forms.
Assigning dynamic class values to RTF, Word, and PDF output - In the past StyleVision users have been able to use XPath to assign class dynamically in HTML and Authentic - now this functionality has been extended to RTF, Word, and PDF as well.
Choose CSS file via XPath - StyleVision offers a great deal of flexibility around output formatting by supporting multiple CSS files in a single design. Now you can exert even more control through the use of XPath to select individual CSS files for output to HTML and Authentic electronic forms based on end user input or other parameters. The XPath is evaluated at the beginning of output processing so that you can easily change the appearance of the entire document - a single CSS or all CSS files associated with the design can be selected.
Support for HTML5 and CSS3 - StyleVision 2012 now supports HTML5 and CSS3 styles. HTML output mode is selected via the same dialog box used to select Internet Explorer compatibility. CSS3 styles (e.g., background-size, font-stretch) can be added in the Styles or Properties entry helper window or called from an external CSS.
JDBC database driver support - StyleVision now supports JDBC drivers to make it even easier for Java developers as well as others to connect to databases. The Database Connection Wizard makes it easy to configure the JDBC connection - simply enter the connection string and select a valid JDBC driver from the dropdown to enable a connection.
Java API - In response to multiple user requests, Altova is pleased to announce the introduction of a completely revamped native Java API. With the introduction of this new native Java API, you can write code that accesses methods and properties in StyleVision from Java applications. Java developers can now more easily automate StyleVision functionality in Java projects - without having to adapt the COM API. This provides even more flexibility for users working with Java.
New samples for API use - StyleVision now includes several code samples in JScript, C#, and Java that demonstrate how to utilize the Java or COM API to automate StyleVision from different development environments.
Search in Project Window - StyleVision's robust design capabilities mean that users are developing ever more sophisticated projects with multiple folders and sub-folders. Altova has now made it easier to find files in large projects by enabling users to search in the project window- flexible search options make locating files even faster. Simply highlight the title bar in the project window and press Ctrl-F to invoke the Search dialog box.

About Altova

Altova UModel 2012 released

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:39:59 GMT

An example process diagram generated with Altova UModel.

New JDBC database driver support, visual alignment guides and Java API.

Altova UModel is an easy-to-use UML modeling tool. Visually design application models and generate Java, C# or VB.NET code and project documentation. Altova UModel Professional Edition also lets you reverse engineer existing programs into UML 2.1 diagrams then fine tune your designs and complete the round trip by regenerating code. UModel makes visual software design practical for any project.

The following editions are available:

Updates in 2012

JDBC database driver support - In addition to ODBC and ADO drivers, UModel 2012 supports JDBC database drivers for database modeling. Users who acquire UModel as part of the Altova MissionKit can be assured of consistent functionality across products.
Visual alignment guides - UModel 2012 includes the same new horizontal and vertical alignment guides described in the MapForce section above. These guides permit users to quickly align elements in any UML, SysML, BPMN, or database diagram by dragging them in the drawing pane as an alternative to the Layout toolbar.
New Java API - The same features of the new Java API described above in the XMLSpy section are available in UModel 2012, allowing Java developers to directly access the Java API. New UModel 2012 API examples demonstrate API functionality much more extensively for all programming languages.

About Altova

Altova MissionKit 2012 released

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:27:19 GMT

Manipulate databases using MapForce, part of Altova MissionKit.

Adds support for HTML5 and CSS3 editing, JDBC database connectivity, native Java APIs and Model Driven Architecture.

Altova MissionKit is an ideal product suite for the XML developer who needs sophisticated XML development, data integration, and XSLT stylesheet design capabilities. MissionKit provides standards-compliant support for all XML related technologies, from XSLT 1.0/2.0, to XML Schema, to XQuery and beyond. MissionKit for XML Developers includes: XMLSpy - an industry leading XML editor, MapForce - an any-to-any graphical data mapping, conversion, and integration tool with support for XML, databases, flat files and StyleVision - a graphical stylesheet designer for XML and databases. MissionKit for Software Architects adds UModel - UML tool for software modeling and application development, DatabaseSpy - a multi-database tool and SQL editor, DiffDog - an XML-aware diff merge tool for file, folder, directory and database differencing, SchemaAgent - a graphical XML schema, XSLT and WSDL file management and modeling tool and SemanticWorks - a semantic web tool, visual RDF and OWL editor.

The following editions are available:

Updates in 2012

Altova XMLSpy 2012:

HTML5 support
CSS3 support
JDBC database driver support
Java API
New samples for API use
Find in Project

Altova MapForce 2012:

Streaming read for large XML, CSV, and FLF files and databases
New functions parse-date and parse-time
Visual alignment guides on mapping screen
JDBC database driver support
New Java API
Search in project window

Altova StyleVision 2012:

Composite styles
Dynamic class assignment for HTML, Word, RTF, PDF, and Authentic
Dynamic CSS selection via XPath
HTML5 and CSS3 support
JDBC Support
Java API
New samples for API use
Search in project window

Altova UModel 2012:

Model Driven Architecture
Java database driver support
Visual alignment guides
New Java API

Altova DatabaseSpy 2012:

JDBC database driver support
Search in project window

Altova DiffDog 2012:

Compare files and folders on FTP and HTTP servers
JDBC database driver support

About Altova

Altova XMLSpy 2012 released

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:25:00 GMT

An organization chart shown in XML code view and schema view.

Adds support for HTML 5 and CSS3, plus JDBC database driver support and a new Java API.

Altova XMLSpy is an XML editor and XML development environment for modeling, editing, transforming, and debugging all XML-based technologies. The XMLSpy XML editor delivers the power you need to create the most advanced XML and Web applications, yet at the same time Altova XMLSpy is flexible enough to allow you to work with any XML technology in a way that best suits the complexity of the document and your preferences. Altova XMLSpy offers a leading XML editor and graphical XML Schema editor, code generation in Java, C#, or C++, file converters, debuggers, profilers, database integration, support for XSLT, XPath, XQuery, WSDL, SOAP, XBRL, and Open XML (OOXML), plus Visual Studio and Eclipse plug-ins, and more. Develop higher-quality, standards-compliant XML based applications more quickly than ever before with the Altova XMLSpy.

The following editions are available:

Updates in 2012

HTML5 support
HTML5 is the latest version of the language for presenting information on Web pages. Version 5 includes numerous improvements that are driving its rapid adoption, including the addition of new elements that make it easier to present multimedia content such as video, audio, dynamic images, and so on, in a standardized way (i.e., without requiring separate software). This helps improve interoperability of Web pages - and Web-based apps - while increasing their sophistication. At the same time, it makes creating rich content for multiple browsers and platforms much simpler for the developer.

XMLSpy has long supported HTML4 and XHTML editing, and even includes an intelligent CSS editor. Now, with Version 2012, XMLSpy introduces intelligent support for editing HTML5 code (and CSS3 stylesheets).

It's easy to write code in the XMLSpy HTML5 editor, which provides context sensitive editing help in both static entry helper windows and drop-down menus that offer allowed element and attribute choices as you type. Code completion also helps speed editing and ensure closed elements.

CSS3 support
The XMLSpy CSS editor now supports CSS3 in addition to CSS2.1. Syntax coloring, context-sensitive entry helper windows and drop-down menus, screen tips, and more assist developers with writing CSS code to style their HTML pages. Similar to working in the HTML editor, you can opt to view your CSS code and resulting HTML page side-by-side as you edit.

JDBC database driver support
As with other database-enabled MissionKit tools, XMLSpy 2012 supports JDBC drivers in addition to existing ODBC and ADO options. JDBC connections are easily configured in the Database Connection Wizard.

Java API
In addition to the existing COM API, XMLSpy 2011 includes a new, native Java API, giving Java developers an easy way to automate XMLSpy and integrate its functionality in their applications. This adds more flexible options for developers to efficiently access XMLSpy functionality from their preferred platform.

New samples for API use
As with other MissionKit tools that include a COM API and the new Java API, XMLSpy 2012 ships with code samples in JScript, C#, and Java to demonstrate how to utilize an API to automate XMLSpy from different development environments.

Find in Project
The power of the Find in Files and Find in Schemas functionality in XMLSpy has now been extended to XMLSpy Projects: simply enter the name of files(s) you need to find, and XMLSpy will locate them instantly. This makes working with even the most complex projects that much easier and efficient.

About Altova

Aspose.Slides for Java updated to V2.6

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 12:05:05 GMT

Converting an Excel file to PowerPoint format.

Aspose.Slides for Java is a non-graphical PowerPoint management component that enables Java applications to read and write PowerPoint documents without utilizing Microsoft PowerPoint. Aspose.Slides for Java provides the functionality to manage PowerPoint documents. Aspose.Slides for Java can render a slide to an image or export a slide to SVG. Aspose.Slides for Java can also embed Excel charts as OLE Objects in slides, scan text from presentations, create shapes on slides and more. Aspose.Slides for Java is written in Java and can also be bought as part of Aspose.Total for Java.

Updates in V2.6

Image quality improvements in PDFs
Japanese character rendering improvements

About Aspose

Aspose is a leading vendor of .NET and Java development components, and rendering extensions for platforms such as Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services and JasperReports. Its core focus is to offer the most complete and powerful set of file management products available. Aspose products support some of the most popular file formats in business, including: Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations, PDF documents, Flash presentations and Project files. While its core focus is on file management products, Aspose's mission is to provide our customers with top quality products complemented by fast and reliable customer support. The company listens to its customers and produces a variety of solutions to meet the complex needs of its global audience.

Total Access Startup 2010 released

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:47:00 GMT

Administrator screen in Total Access Startup.

Start the right version of Microsoft Access and your database every time, now supports Microsoft Access 2010.

Total Access Startup lets you ensure your users always use the correct version of Access, and automatically update the local copy of your database when you release a new version. Centrally manage your Access applications for everyone on your network. If your users are running your application for the first time, Total Access Startup installs the database for them. If there are other files required, you can also launch a batch file or setup program. When you update your database, your users local copy is automatically updated the next time they launch it. You can also launch a batch file or setup program if additional files need to be installed (different from what you run for the initial installation). If the user doesn't have the right version of Access installed on their machine, Total Access Startup displays a customized message showing the error along with your contact information. This gracefully handles the problem and prevents the user from inadvertently converting the database because the wrong version of Access is started.

Updates in 2010

Microsoft Access 2010 Support - builds on previous version with additional features to support Microsoft Access 2010
Support for Microsoft Office Access 2010 32 and 64 bit Versions - Adds support for launching your MS Access databases using Microsoft Access 2010 while specifying whether to use the 32-bit version, 64-bit version, or either. Because of the significant differences between the 32 and 64 bit versions, your application may only run one or the other. With Total Access Startup 2010 you can make sure your users never launch it with the wrong version.
Supports all Multiple Access Database Formats - Support remains for all Access database formats including: Microsoft Access 2007-2010 ACCDB, Microsoft Access MDB formats and Access Data Projects (ADPs)
Support Multiple Access Versions - Total Access Startup 2010 lets you specify a preferred Access version and older versions. You can specify Microsoft Access 2010 down to Access 2000. If the user has Access 2010 installed, it is launched. If not, it tries to find Access 2007, then Access 2003, etc. If it can't find that, your message for a missing Access version is displayed. This lets you support those with the latest version of Access immediately and those who haven't migrated. Of course, your database must support all the versions you specify. Conversely, you can specify an older Access version and any later versions and it will work in reverse.
Support New Operating Systems - Total Access Startup 2010 supports Windows 7 (32 and 64 bit versions), along with older Windows versions including XP, Vista, 2000, 98, 95, etc. Total Access Startup 2010 supports all operating systems that work with Microsoft Access.

About FMS

Founded in 1986, FMS is a privately held software firm located in Tysons Corner, Virginia. FMS is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and was recently recognized as an SD Times 100. The world's leading developer of products for Microsoft Access developers, and a top vendor of products for the SQL Server, Visual Studio .NET and Visual Basic communities. FMS customers comprise of small to large organizations including 90 of the Fortune 100 and every US federal government department.

Red Carpet adds Windows Phone 7 (Mango) support

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 10:49:00 GMT

Credit card authorization demo in /n software Red Carpet Subscription.

Version Q3 2011 adds Internet communication, security and business messaging capabilities for Windows Phone 7 (Mango).

/n software Red Carpet Subscription gives you everything in one package: communications components for every major Internet protocol, SSL and SSH security, S/MIME encryption, Digital Certificates, Credit Card Processing, ZIP compression, Instant Messaging, and even e-business (EDI) transactions. .NET, Java, COM, C++, Delphi, everything is included, together with per developer licensing, free quarterly update CDs and free upgrades during the subscription term.

Updates in Q3 2011

IP*Works! & E-Business Integrator Products - Windows Phone 7 ("Mango") - Empowering Windows Phone 7 application developers with powerful new Internet communication, security and business messaging capabilities.
Global Payments Integrator - .NET, Java, ActiveX, Delphi, C++Builder, C++ (Win/UNIX/Mac), iPhone, Andriod OS - Certified support for Retail,. E-Commerce, Direct Marketing, Restaurant, Debit and Benefit/EBT transactions through Global Payments, a major Internet payment processor.
Shipping Integrator V4 - .NET, Java, ActiveX, Delphi, C++Builder, C++ (Win/UNIX/Mac), iPhone, Andriod OS - Now with fine grained control of requests and response messaging, enhancements to Endicia account management and support for all new shipping and tracking features across providers (FedEX, UPS and USPS).
EDI Integrator - .NET, Java/J2EE - The latest evolution of the IP*Works! EDI toolkit, /n software EDI Integrator adds powerful new EDI (X12 & EDIFACT) mapping and translation capabilities.
SAP Integrator - .NET, Java, ActiveX, Delphi, C++Builder, C++ (Win/UNIX/Mac), iPhone, Andriod OS - Integrate connectivity with SAP R/3 and NetWeaver. Easily call BAPIs and function modules, no complex schema knowledge required. Now with the ability to receive SAP service requests.

About /n software

Since 1995, /n software inc. has established itself as a leading provider of cross-platform software components for communication, security, and e-business development. /n software is committed to providing enterprise-class tools and components enabling developers to rapidly build robust Internet enabled web and desktop applications. The flagship product IP*Works! is the best selling, most comprehensive suite of programmable Internet components worldwide. Software developers for nearly every Fortune 500 and Global 2000 company worldwide use /n software's products to build powerful connected applications. The client list includes companies like Microsoft, Sony, Xerox, Cisco, MCI WorldCom, Dell, Motorola, Intel, and many more. All /n software products are backed by an excellent seven-year record of accomplishment based on providing robust enterprise-class solutions backed by professional technical support.

GdPicture.NET 8.2 improves OMR engine accuracy

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 16:10:00 GMT

Annotations created with GdPicture.NET.

1D Barcode reader engine accuracy is also increased and support for PDF Form Fields editing has been added.

GdPicture.NET is a suite of document imaging toolkits delivered as .NET components enabling developers to compose, display, capture, edit and print documents into .NET applications including ASP.NET web applications. With GdPicture.NET your programs will be able to display documents, acquire image from TWAIN scanners, make image processing, perform optical characters recognition and many other features covering all mainstream areas of document imaging. GdPicture.NET technology supports more than 90 vector and bitmap image formats from 1-bit to 128-bit including High Dynamic Range images, JPEG2000, JBIG, JBIG2, PSD, JPEG, TIFF, PNG and RAW camera. GdPicture.NET can be used on any 32-bit and 64-bit Windows development environment that supports .NET components such as Microsoft Visual Studio .NET and CodeGear RAD Studio. GdPicture PDF plugin, GdPicture XMP Annotation plugin, GdPicture JBIG2 Encoder plugin, GdPicture Forms Processing plugin, GdPicture OCR Tesseract Engine plugin, GdPicture 1D Barcode Reader plugin and GdPicture DataMatrix Recognition plugin are included free of charge in GdPicture.NET 8 Ultimate Edition. You can also buy GdPicture Plugins separately to extend the functionality of any other GdPicture.NET SDK.

Updates in 8.2

OMR engine accuracy increased
1D Barcode reader engine accuracy increased
Adobe PDF Annotation scheme support
PDF Form Fields editing support
New AnnotationManager class to handle GdPicture/XMP annotations by code
Improved Toolkit stability in extreme multithread context
Memory allocation and usage optimization of the Toolkit core
Improvement of the document imaging filters speed and accuracy (autodeskew, blank page detection...)
Support for Multiselect and Drag and Drop in the ThumbnailEx control
Bug fixes

About GdPicture

GdPicture is a leading editor of comprehensives document imaging toolkits for developers. Delivered as ActiveX and .NET components, GdPicture products can add several features to your applications quickly and easily like OCR, image processing, PDF creation, image conversion, document displaying, document printing, image acquisition and all other features covering all areas of document imaging technologies. GdPicture has thousands of customers all over the world including ECM market companies and software development firms. Every day we provide services and reliable support to programmers & architects to reduce time and cost of applications development. GdPicture is based in Toulouse, France.

Muhimbi PDF Converter Services updated to 5.1

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 13:33:00 GMT

A Word document converted to PDF using Muhimbi PDF Converter Services.

Adds InfoPath 2010 support for converting forms with external data connections and support for Nintex Workflow.

Muhimbi PDF Converter Services is a server based SDK that allows software developers to convert typical Office files to PDF format using a robust and scalable Web Services interface from Java and .NET based solutions. Muhimbi PDF Converter Services has the ability to convert MS-Word, Excel, PowerPoint, InfoPath, Publisher, Visio, email and more. Muhimbi PDF Converter Services can convert formats as old as Office 95 and as new as Office 2010 and integrates with Java, .NET and any other Web Services capable environment. Muhimbi PDF Converter Services offers full support for Right-to-Left and other non-Latin languages such as Hebrew, Arabic, Japanese and Chinese. Muhimbi PDF Converter Services supports 64 bit systems.

Updates in 5.1

Watermark PDFs using Nintex Workflow and the PDF Converter for SharePoint
Secure PDFs using Nintex Workflow and the PDF Converter for SharePoint
Convert and Merge PDFs using Nintex Workflow and the Muhimbi PDF Converter
Convert HTML to PDF using Nintex Workflow and the PDF Converter for SharePoint
Convert and merge multiple PDF files using SharePoint Designer workflows
InfoPath 2010 support for converting with external data connections

About Muhimbi

Muhimbi Ltd is a provider of shrink wrapped solutions for the SharePoint market. All their products, including PDF Converters, URL Shorteners and Audit Log Management Tools, are designed for both MOSS and WSS 3 and are available in a number of different languages. With their strong focus on usability we really are Empowering SharePoint users.

TeamCompanion for Outlook adds support for teams

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 15:46:00 GMT

Viewing Work Items in Outlook with TeamCompanion for MS Outlook.

Version 4.2 adds Agile project management module for backlog management, iteration planning and progress tracking.

TeamCompanion for MS Outlook is an Add-In for Microsoft Outlook that integrates Microsoft Outlook with Microsoft Team Foundation Server, thus making anyone with Outlook and TeamCompanion a first class member of the Team System based development team. TeamCompanion improves your project communication and removes friction from it. With TeamCompanion you can access project related information using Microsoft Outlook without having to switch between applications. It enables accessing some of the most important artifacts in your Team System environment, such as team projects, work items, etc. without the need to use the Visual Studio Team Explorer or Team System Web Access.

Updates in 4.2

Support for Teams - Agile project management module in TeamCompanion now supports teams. Use it to manage work for each team separately, including team wise backlog management, iteration planning and progress tracking. Teams are defined by associated Areas, they have their own product and sprint backlogs, team members and set of sprints
Improved Backlog Capacity Chart - Within the product backlog module, charts display iteration capacity and planned work in story points
Various fixes and improvements - Further performance improvements. Agile PM tool handles custom process templates more graciously. Planning per Discipline supported. Over sixty issues resolved

About Ekobit

Ekobit is an independent software and consulting company specializing in providing ICT services and solutions using Microsoft technologies and platforms. Founded in 1992, Ekobit has gained considerable international experience in consulting, project management and application development in various vertical industries.

Divcom Software joins ComponentSource

Fri, 09 Sep 2011 10:52:00 GMT

HelpSmith user interface.

HelpSmith is a help authoring tool allowing you to create CHM HTML Help files, Web Help, Printed Manuals, and PDF docs.

HelpSmith is a visual help authoring tool for creating CHM, HTML, and PDF help documents from the same source help project. The stand-alone and easy-to-use environment includes a Unicode word-processor with dynamic styles and live spell checker, support for Templates and Variables, an advanced approach to working with graphical and video files, automatic correction system, and many other useful tools.

HelpSmith includes a professional feature-set, which is combined with an easy-to-use interface. Using the built-in editors, you can easily create the Table of Contents and alphabetical Index of your help systems in minutes. You will also be able to integrate your HTML Help or Web Help system with your application and provide context-sensitive Help.

Designed as a regular office application, HelpSmith enables the creation of high quality help systems and documents without the knowledge of many technical details. For example, you do not have to manually code HTML or CSS in order to create technical documentation. At the same time, experienced technical writers still have the possibility to insert custom HTML code.

Features

The ability to create HTML Help, Web Help, Printed Manuals, and PDFs from a single source project
Built-in Unicode word processor
Live spell checker with dictionaries for many languages
Support for Topic Templates and Variables
Full-featured dynamic styles
No need to deal with HTML or CSS coding (though it is possible to insert custom HTML code when needed)
Single media repository for better management of graphical and video used in a help project
Smart Project Merge feature for collaborative working on the same help system, for translation purposes, and for creating libraries of topics or templates
A slight learning-curve and easy-to-use interface

About Divcom Software

Divcom Software is a privately-held software development company specializing in help authoring solutions. Their products are licensed in more than 80 countries and are acknowledged worldwide for their simplicity of usage, excellent customer service, and, mainly, for their power and efficiency. The company is a member of the Intel(R) Software Partner program. Divcom Software's customer-base includes Microsoft, Intel, General Motors, Toshiba, Alcatel, Hitachi, Dell, Siemens, and other notable companies.

ComponentOne Doc-To-Help 2011 V2 released

Thu, 01 Sep 2011 14:27:17 GMT

Doc-To-Help's start page showing common tasks and recent projects.

Now you can publish Help to SharePoint or a SharePoint Wiki, plus new NetHelp 2.0 and improved multi-language support.

Whether you are converting from RoboHelp or creating new projects, ComponentOne Doc-To-Help empowers you to create HTML or Microsoft Word content and convert it to virtually every popular Help file format or printed documentation. Doc-To-Help Enterprise can produce help files in popular formats including HTML Help, Cross-Platform HTML-based Help, JavaHelp, WinHelp, Visual Studio .NET-style Help, and printed documentation. Since Doc-To-Help Enterprise uses a simple style markup to create Help systems, you have the freedom to use any editor. Doc-To-Help Enterprise supports Windows 7, Vista and the 2010 Microsoft Office System including seamless integration with Word 2010. Doc-To-Help Enterprise offers integration with SharePoint which allows you to upload your content to a SharePoint library and take advantage of SharePoint's management and workflow features. It also includes exclusive features such as one-click RoboHelp project conversions. Doc-To-Help includes updates and upgrades for 1 year and if you purchase with Platinum Support you also get 1 year of unlimited phone support.

The following editions are available:

ComponentOne Doc-To-Help is also available as part of ComponentOne Studio Enterprise Doc Edition.

Updates in 2011 v2

NetHelp 2.0 - Redesigned Web-based output, NetHelp. It is more lightweight, SEO friendly, easier to customize, and looks great. It is jQuery-based, so you can do virtually anything with it
Industry first: Publish Help to SharePoint or a SharePoint Wiki - Automatically publish NetHelp to Microsoft SharePoint or create a SharePoint Wiki. The first uploads your NetHelp system to a SharePoint library. You can then link to it or show it in a Web Part. The second creates an editable SharePoint wiki while keeping your links, related topics, and TOC intact
Improved Image Maps - ComponentOne have included a brand new image map editor in both the built-in editor and Microsoft Word. It is simple to make your images interactive
Improved Multi-Language Support - Doc-To-Help will handle virtually any combination of languages you need to use. ComponentOne have added three powerful features in this version.

When using the build-in editor, you can set a default spell checking language for each file
Doc-To-Help will read the styles on your template no matter what language you are using
Choose from the language for your NetHelp theme

More User Experience Improvements
Every release contains a number of features and enhancements Doc-To-Help users are asking for. Other improvements you will find in this release include:

Easier upgrade process: It is easier to preserve your custom themes and templates when upgrading your Doc-To-Help version
Improved project storage: Keep your project files anywhere on your network. Doc-To-Help will build with no problems
Build from Microsoft Team Foundation Server: It is easier to perform automatic builds when you store your Doc-To-Help project in Team Foundation Server

About ComponentOne

ComponentOne has provided a wide range of Microsoft Visual Studio components, IDE platform development tools and applications for over 22 years. This includes ComponentOne Studio Enterprise, which represents a broad and complete set of tools and solutions for Microsoft Windows, Web and Mobile application developers. ComponentOne has continued leadership in the Microsoft Visual Studio component industry and is a premier partner of Microsoft. It also offers ComponentOne SharePoint Web Parts, custom Web Parts that enable you to deliver rich, compelling SharePoint sites without writing a line of code; ComponentOne Doc-To-Help, a long-recognized product for technical communicators who write and develop Help systems; and ComponentOne DemoWorks, a screen recording tool to produce WMV, Flash, GIF, AVI, EXE and Java files.

ComponentOne has received numerous industry and user accolades including awards from SDTimes, The Code Project, TechWeb, Software Development Magazine, Visual Studio Magazine, Society for Technical Communication and SQL Server Magazine.

Headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, ComponentOne is a privately held company with offices throughout the world.