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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.

AdminStudio V11 released

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:43:00 GMT

AdminStudio start page which offers application tasks and a tools gallery.

Reduce the complexity associated with new technologies such as virtualization, user-centric and cloud computing.

AdminStudio provides enterprise IT teams with software packaging tools to prepare reliable application packages for deployment. It includes a complete suite of automated MSI packaging, customization, testing and management reporting capabilities.

The following editions are available:

Updates in V11

Software Tagging Support
(Enterprise, Professional and Standard Editions)

AdminStudio 11 now includes ISO 19770-2 tagging as standard, which enables a more efficient software asset management and license optimization process. The ISO tag file contains accurate descriptive information on the application (publisher, name, version, etc.) and simplifies the asset management by enabling the collection and analysis of tags to provide an accurate picture of application inventory.

Facilitating Migration to Microsoft's Configuration Manager 2012
(Enterprise and Professional Edition only)

AdminStudio 11 provides import functionality to help speed your migration to Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2012. Bulk import eliminates the laborious task of importing applications manually one at a time.
AdminStudio 11 gathers application deployment metadata by mining package elements like dependencies. In addition to metadata, AdminStudio also identifies product level data such as product icon, manufacturer, scripts, etc.
AdminStudio offers the option to automatically identify the best candidates for migration to Configuration Manager 2012.
AdminStudio now has the ability to publish applications to Microsoft's Configuration Manager 2007 and 2012.

Microsoft Server App-V Application Suitability Testing
(Enterprise with Virtualization Pack and Professional with Virtualization Pack Editions only)

AdminStudio 11 performs automatic suitability testing of packages for Microsoft Server App-V. By identifying conversion issues in advance, AdminStudio 11 helps avoid compatibility problems.

InstallShield Suiting/Wrapping
(Enterprise Edition only)

Included with AdminStudio 11 Enterprise Edition, InstallShield 2012 Premier edition streamlines the bundling of applications into suites. It handles application dependencies, post-install updates and other issues to minimize the risk of rolling out incomplete packages or packages with out-of-date applications.

Platform (API)
(Enterprise Edition only)

AdminStudio 11 includes an API that enables users to sequence and orchestrate individual AdminStudio automated tasks to perform higher-level processes such as such as importing packages, checking for virtualization readiness, converting to virtualized packages, testing packages and distributing to Microsoft's Configuration Manager. You can use.NET, PowerShell, scripting languages such as VB Script to communicate with AdminStudio.

About Flexera Software

For over 20 years companies have turned to Flexera Software for products to help manage applications. Their comprehensive suite of Application Usage Management solutions including installation and licensing, entitlement management/delivery, application readiness and enterprise license optimization.Their solutions are on over 500 million computers worldwide.

Grafile Icon Packs released

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:06:50 GMT

Example icons in the Core Bonus Pack.

Includes System, Flag, Sport, Industry, File and Folder Icons.

The icons allow developers and designers to build rich Windows smart client user experiences that incorporate interfaces, menus, ribbon bars and toolbars with a professional next-generation look and feel. Grafile icons come in a wide range of sizes and formats including ICO, PNG, PSD, ICNS, GIF and JPG. The following editions are available:

Features

Adaptable to both Windows and Macintosh operating systems.
Work with a unified programming model and integrate the icons with design and graphic tools libraries.
Enhance any software technology that is supported by XAML Silverlight RIA and WPF.
The icon packs include different file formats allowing you to create rich user interfaces for Silverlight 4 and 5, and iPhone.
Different sizes of each icon are included.

About Horizon Software Solutions

Horizon Software Grafile is a division of Horizon Software Solutions and provides a wide range of high quality icons which make it easy to create user interfaces with a modern look and feel. Their icon packages are suitable for Web, Desktop and Mobile applications and are available in ICO, PNG, PSD, ICNS, GIF and JPG formats. Horizon Software Solutions have offices in the USA, Germany and Turkey.

BB FlashBack French and Italian Editions released

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:50:07 GMT

Screen capture using BB FlashBack Pro French Edition.

Screen recorder software now available in localized versions.

BB FlashBack is an easy to use screen recording and movie authoring application for creating compact but high quality footage for tutorials, demos and presentations. Text effects, sound and commentary are fully supported by BB FlashBack and movies can be exported to Flash, QuickTime (H264), WMV, AVI, EXE and PowerPoint. The following editions are available:

Features

Create engaging movies by adding text, sound and images to your screen recording.
Upload to YouTube, Blip.tv, Viddler and Revver.
Export to AVI, Flash, QuickTime (H264), MPEG4 (compatible with iPod/Pad/Phone), WMV, EXE and PowerPoint.
Decide how your screen recording will be presented. Full control over sound and video quality and filesize.
Full playback controls in Flash and EXE exports.
Editing features (Pro Edition only).

About Blueberry Consultants

Blueberry Consultants is an innovative software publishing company based in the United Kingdom. Their goal is to design software that makes advanced technology easy to use and create tools that really improve the way you work.

oXygen XML Author adds DITA Map Metrics

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:11:13 GMT

Edit XML using oXygen XML Author.

View number of elements, attributes, words and characters used in the DITA Map structure.

oXygen XML Author is a visual XML editor. It features remote editing over FTP, HTTP/WebDAV and HTTPS/WebDAV, database support, subversion (SVN) client support, file and directory comparison tools, XML Digital Signature support, XPath support, Microsoft Office, Office Open XML (OOXML) and Open Document Format (ODF) support.

The following editions are available:

Updates in V13.2

DITA map metrics added - View number of elements, attributes, words and characters used in the DITA Map structure. Also information types like number of containing maps, bookmaps and topics.
Profiling/conditional text improvements - The "Edit Profiling Attributes" action is no longer restricted to profiling only elements. Now it also works on selections that can contain multiple elements.
Prefixed CSS extensions - Oxygen-specific CSS properties are now prefixed with the oxy marker. The old, unprefixed form is now deprecated.
Browse reference manual action - A new contextual action is available for DITA, DocBook, TEI and XHTML documents. It opens the documentation of the selected XML element in a Web browser.

About SyncRO Soft

SyncRO Soft is a privately held software company founded in 1998 with expertise in XML technologies including XML Schema, Relax NG, Schematron, XSLT, XPath and XQuery. Their main product oXygen XML Editor provides support for many XML technologies. It complies with the established standards released by W3C and enhances developer productivity through an intuitive and innovative XML IDE.

oXygen XML Developer adds Remote Find and Replace

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:10:49 GMT

XML Editor in oXygen XML Developer.

Find and replace text in remote files, over WebDAV or FTP, which are linked from a project or DITA map.

oXygen XML Developer is an XML/XSLT source editing application. It includes XML editing, XML conversion, XML Schema development, XSLT/ XQuery/ XPath execution and debugging, SOAP and WSDL testing, native XML and relational database support, generation of XSD and XSL documentation, validation and transformation of XML files and XML instance generation.

The following editions are available:

Updates in V13.2

Syntax highlight for mixed content types - The syntax coloring engine was redesigned for improved performance and more accurate detection. Different content types mixed in the same file are now highlighted according to color schemes defined for each content type.
Remote file find/replace - Find and replace text in remote files, over WebDAV or FTP, which are linked from a project or DITA map.
Spell check remote files - Spell check remote files, over WebDAV or FTP, which are linked from a project or DITA map.
Improved open/find resource filter - Look for resources using path fragments.
Improved BIDI rendering - A number of BIDI-text-related issues have been fixed, leading to improved rendering of bidirectional content documents.

About SyncRO Soft

oXygen XML Editor improves Syntax Highlighting

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:11:36 GMT

XML file shown in text view with oXygen XML Editor.

Syntax now color coded by content type.

oXygen XML Editor provides the tools for XML authoring, XML conversion, XML Schema, DTD, Relax NG and Schematron development, XPath, XSLT, XQuery debugging, SOAP and WSDL testing. It includes integration with XML document repositories via WebDAV, Subversion and S/FTP protocols.

The following editions are available:

Updates in V13.2

Syntax highlighting for mixed content types - The syntax coloring engine was redesigned for improved performance and more accurate detection. Different content types mixed in the same file are now highlighted according to color schemes defined for each content type.
Remote file find/replace - Find and replace in remote files, over WebDAV or FTP, which are linked from a project or DITA map.
Spell check remote files - Spell check remote files, over WebDAV or FTP, which are linked from a project or DITA map.
Improved open/find resource filter - Look for resources using path fragments.
Improved BIDI rendering - A number of BIDI-text-related issues have been fixed, leading to improved rendering of bidirectional content documents.
DITA map metrics added - View number of elements, attributes, words and characters used in the DITA Map structure. Information types like number of containing maps, bookmaps and topics are now available.
Profiling/conditional text improved- The "Edit Profiling Attributes" action is no longer restricted to profiling only elements. Now it also works on selections, that can contain multiple elements.
Prefixed oxygen CSS properties extensions - Oxygen-specific CSS properties are now prefixed with the oxy marker. The old, unprefixed form is now deprecated.
Browse reference manual action - A new contextual action is available for DITA, DocBook, TEI and XHTML documents. It opens the documentation of the selected XML element in a Web browser.

About SyncRO Soft

Business Icons for Web, Desktop and Mobile Apps

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:06:35 GMT

Example icons in the Business Bonus Pack.

Business Bonus Pack 2012 includes a wide variety of business-themed icons in multiple sizes and formats.

Business Bonus Pack includes all the Grafile Business Finance Icon collections. The icons allow developers and designers to build rich Windows smart client user experiences that incorporate interfaces, menus, ribbon bars and toolbars with a professional next-generation look and feel. Grafile icons come in a wide range of sizes and formats including ICO, PNG, PSD, ICNS, GIF and JPG.

Features

Adaptable to both Windows and Macintosh operating systems.
Work with a unified programming model and integrate the icons with design and graphic tools libraries.
Enhance any software technology that is supported by XAML Silverlight RIA and WPF.
The icon packs include different file formats allowing you to create rich user interfaces for Silverlight 4 and 5, and iPhone 4.
Different sizes of each icon are included.

The Business Bonus Pack contains the following icon packs:

Business Icons - A variety of general business themed images.
Business Vista Icons - Familiar business themed icons used in the Windows Vista Operating System.
Business Status Icons - A collection of images that can be used to indicate the status of business working processes.

About Horizon Software Solutions

Horizon Software Grafile is a division of Horizon Software Solutions and provides a wide range of high quality icons which make it easy for you to create user interfaces with a modern look and feel. Their icon packages are suitable for Web, Desktop and Mobile applications and are available in ICO, PNG, PSD, ICNS, GIF and JPG formats. Horizon Software Solutions have offices in the USA, Germany and Turkey.

Visually enhance Healthcare applications

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:07:28 GMT

Example icons included in the Medical Bonus Pack.

Medical Bonus Pack 2012 is a collection of icons for the Healthcare Industry.

Medical Bonus Pack includes all the Grafile Healthcare icon collections. The icons allow developers and designers to build rich Windows smart client user experiences that incorporate interfaces, menus, ribbon bars and toolbars with a professional next-generation look and feel. Grafile icons come in a wide range of sizes and formats including ICO, PNG, PSD, ICNS, GIF and JPG.

Features

Adaptable to both Windows and Macintosh operating systems.
Work with a unified programming model and integrate the icons with design and graphic tools libraries.
Enhance any software technology that is supported by XAML Silverlight RIA and WPF.
The icon packs include different file formats allowing you to create rich user interfaces for Silverlight 4 and 5, and iPhone 4.
Different sizes of each icon are included.

The Medical Bonus Pack contains the following icon packs:

Medical 1 and Medical 2 Icons - A variety of medical themed images.
Vademecum Icons - A variety of images for use in drug guides.
Drug Company Icons - A collection of widely used drug company logos.

About Horizon Software Solutions

Next generation icons for Web, Desktop and Mobile

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:08:18 GMT

Examples of icons included with the Subscription Icons Pack.

Subscription Icons Pack 2012 includes icons for business, flags, health care, industry, maps and more.

Subscription Icons Pack includes all the Grafile Icon Collections. The icons allow developers and designers to build rich Windows smart client user experiences that incorporate interfaces, menus, ribbon bars and toolbars with a professional next-generation look and feel. Grafile icons come in a wide range of sizes and formats including ICO, PNG, PSD, ICNS, GIF and JPG.

Features

Adaptable to both Windows and Macintosh operating systems.
Work with a unified programming model and integrate the icons with design and graphic tools libraries.
Enhance any software technology that is supported by XAML Silverlight RIA and WPF.
The icon packs include different file formats allowing you to create rich user interfaces for Silverlight 4 and 5, and iPhone 4.
Different sizes of each icon are included.

Subscription Icons Pack includes icons in the following categories:

Core Icons
Business Finance
Healthcare
Software
File Folder
Web Commerce
Database
Editors
Multimedia
System
Utilities
Maps
Date Time
Flags
Life
Industrial
Love
Emotions
Sports Logos

About Horizon Software Solutions

IntelliJ IDEA V11 improves Debugging and Testing

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:26:00 GMT

A class diagram in IntelliJ IDEA.

Debug stylesheets using the new interactive XSLT debugger.

IntelliJ IDEA is an intelligent Java IDE that provides a combination of development tools. Its key features include intelligent coding assistance, smart navigation, numerous refactorings, code analysis, Web development, unit testing and code coverage. IntelliJ IDEA's functionality is continuously extended by users and third parties via plugins.

Updates in V11

In-place Refactorings - UI for refactorings has been improved for better usability.
Event Log view - A single place to see all IDE notifications and take action where needed.
VCS Support Improvements - New 'Digest' view means you spend less time on routine VCS tasks such as pre-commit reviews.
Git Log Graph - Highlight commits and provides actions like create tag/branch and checkout revision.
GitHub - Bundled integration now supports Gists creation for sharing your code instantly from the IDE.
Diff - Shows class and file comparison. Folder diff also allows merging folders.
Play Framework - IntelliJ IDEA now supports Web development using the Play Java Web framework. The IDE provides syntax highlighting, formatting, navigation and completion for built-in tags.
Spring - Improved performance for large models.
Android Development - IntelliJ IDEA supports development for Google Android with the latest Android 4 SDK (Ice Cream Sandwich). A 'Preview' pane displays the UI as you code. Various options such as screen size, target platform version and theme allow more control on what is displayed.
Testing and Debugging - An interactive XSLT debugger is included with IntelliJ IDEA 11 for debugging XSLT stylesheets. JSLint / JSHint integration allows you to check your JavaScript code quality as you write it by running external validators. The JavaScript Debugger lets you customize properties of an object that you see while debugging. This works for both Firefox and Chrome JS debuggers.
Web Servers - Out-of-the-box support for JBoss 7, WebSphere 8 and Jersey 1.10 Web servers.

About JetBrains

JetBrains is a Czech software development company best known for its Java IDE, IntelliJ IDEA and for its Visual Studio plugin ReSharper. JetBrains was founded in 2000 as a private company. JetBrains have a passion for making people more productive through smart software solutions that help them focus more on what they really want to accomplish, and less on mundane, repetitive tasks.

WebMail Pro for PHP updated to 6.3

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 10:38:00 GMT

Web based email using WebMail Pro.

WebMail Pro for PHP is a browser-based e-mail and collaboration front end, designed to work with your existing messaging solutions. From an administrator's perspective the application is easy to install, integrate and maintain. It uses a powerful AJAX interface for faster access to your emails and includes support for dozens of international languages, including right-to-left Arabic and Hebrew.

Updates in 6.3

Support and management of email forwards, filters and vacation messages via Sieve.
Improved plugin system for changing passwords, email forwards and auto-responders.

About AfterLogic

AfterLogic is a Delaware based technology corporation established in 2002. The company specializes in COM/ActiveX and .NET email development and software consulting.

WISE Package Studio is End of Life

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:17:00 GMT

Convert Windows installers using AdminStudio for Symantec

Your migration to AdminStudio for Symantec from Wise Package Studio.

In November Symantec formally announced that development efforts for the Wise Package Studio product family will be discontinued. If you are an existing Wise Package Studio customer with current maintenance, then you can migrate to a new offering called AdminStudio for Symantec by purchasing a cross-grade license. If your maintenance has expired you can still benefit from the cross-grade license pricing but you will also need to purchase Maintenance Subscription Renewal options to bring your maintenance back up-to-date.

AdminStudio for Symantec is a branded version of Flexera Software AdminStudio and it includes all of the functionality found in the traditional AdminStudio product plus features specifically developed for users of Altiris management suites and existing Wise Package Studio users.

The following editions are available:

Features

What are the benefits of migrating to AdminStudio for Symantec?
Customers that immediately migrate to AdminStudio for Symantec will have:

The ability to repackage 64-bit applications into the Windows Installer (.MSI) format, something which has become increasingly important as more and more organizations migrate to Windows 7 and are therefore standardizing on 64-bit Windows clients and using 64-bit applications.
The ability to repackage applications into the native package formats supported by leading application virtualization technologies, including Microsoft (App-V), VMware (ThinApp), and Citrix (XenApp), using the Application Virtualization Pack add-on to AdminStudio for Symantec.

Who can migrate?
Wise Package Studio licenses covered by current Essential Support or Basic Maintenance as of November 7, 2011, are eligible to migrate to AdminStudio for Symantec. The current Wise Package Studio shipping version is 8.0. To qualify for the migration offer customers must purchase one year of Silver Level support for AdminStudio for Symantec. The migration program will be offered until November 7, 2012.

If the maintenance and support contract on your Wise Package Studio licenses has expired you can still participate in the migration program. Customers with Wise Package Studio licenses covered by support and maintenance that expired on, or after, November 7, 2010, are eligible to participate in the offer. In order for such licenses to be eligible for the offer, customers must purchase retroactive support and maintenance on those licenses through the date on which they opt into the offer.

What AdminStudio product am I entitled to as part of the migration offer?

Upgrade/Replacement Product - AdminStudio for Symantec Enterprise Edition

Wise Package Studio Suite
Wise Package Studio Professional Edition
Wise Package Studio Enterprise Management Server module
Wise Package Studio Quality Assurance module

Upgrade/Replacement Product - AdminStudio for Symantec Professional Edition

Wise Package Studio Professional Edition
Wise Package Studio Quality Assurance Module

Upgrade/Replacement Product - AdminStudio for Symantec Standard Edition

Wise Package Studio Standard Edition

Will AdminStudio for Symantec provide the same level of integration with the Altiris products as Wise Package Studio?
Yes. The version of Flexera AdminStudio for Symantec available in November 2011 will include limited integration with Altiris, but not full integration with the Altiris software catalog and library. Flexera plans to enhance that integration by developing an Altiris Connector that will enable packages created in AdminStudio for Symantec Enterprise and Professional Editions to be added to the Altiris software catalog and library.

If I migrate to AdminStudio for Symantec, can I continue to use Wise Package Studio?
Yes. Migration to AdminStudio for Symantec does not affect your existing Wise Package Studio product license. If you are in the midst of a Windows 7 migration, you can continue to use Wise Package Studio to repackage applications.

If you have any questions about your migration path from WISE Package Studio to AdminStudio for Symantec, then please contact ComponentSource.

About Wise Solutions, Symantec®/Altiris

Wise Solutions, Symantec®/Altiris is a global leader in infrastructure software, enabling businesses and consumers to have confidence in a connected world. The company helps customers protect their infrastructure, information and interactions by delivering software and services that address risks to security, availability, compliance and performance. Headquartered in Cupertino, California, Symantec has operations in more than 40 countries.

GUI Design Studio improves design options

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:48:00 GMT

Design a user interface without writing code.

Create User Interface designs and interactive prototypes without writing any code.

GUI Design Studio is a tool which allows you to create screen designs and application prototypes quickly. Get early feedback and acceptance of designs to dramatically reduce rework, costs and project risks. Try alternative designs, iron out usability issues, find missing requirements and identify areas of difficulty, all before committing to implementation.

Updates in V4.3

New Look - The application has been given a make-over with fresher icons, neater rendering and anti-aliasing of certain graphical elements.
Workspace Background Options - A new preference option has been added to set a background to the design workspace from a number of presets that include a flat color or tiled image overlaid with optional horizontal lines, vertical lines and dots.
Sketch Visual Style - Includes a new "Sketch" style option providing a hand drawn look and feel.
Image Slicing to Maintain Corners - Bitmap images now support slicing to provide resizable background images for custom elements, such as buttons, and CSS3-style borders.
Line Segments - New Line Segment elements have been added with various options for shape, text label and arrow heads.
New Shapes - New Shape elements have been added with various fill and border options, plus transparency and drop shadows
Monochrome Display Options - Project options now allow you to design with elements and/or images displayed in monochrome to focus attention on content and layout and avoid distractions caused by color.
Smoother Rendering - The new graphics engine means rendering should appear smoother. Standard font sizes have been adjusted to improve their display.
Sound Files - .wav file types now shows up in the Project File Tree and can be added to designs in the same way as adding images by using drag and drop or double-clicks.
Icons - You can now disable and display icons as a dimmed monochrome version which helps improve the visual indication of their enabled state.
Prototype Tab - Adds flexibility for conditional states and removes the need to use an additional parent container element (where a transparent Rectangle was often used).
Resize Anchors - These are now turned off by default to avoid visual distraction.
Button Tooltips - Text Button elements with preset actions (Accept/Cancel/Close) now display that action as part of the tooltip in the Elements palette.

About Caretta Software

Caretta Software was founded in 2003 with the aim to create tools that enhance the development process and help companies build better software that meets user's needs. The flagship product, GUI Design Studio, has been sold in over 35 countries. It allows developers, user experience designers, business analysts and software professionals to create interactive prototypes and get early feedback without coding. Caretta are continually working to improve their tools and develop new ideas.

Help & Manual 6 supports Webhelp 2.0

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:49:25 GMT

The Help & Manual page editor and project explorer.

Publish all standard Windows help formats including HTML Help, Webhelp and Visual Studio Help.

Help & Manual is an advanced multi-format help authoring tool that provides all the formatting and editing features of a modern word processor. You can output your projects to all standard Windows help formats (HTML Help, Winhelp and MS Help / Visual Studio Help), browser-based Help, PDF and Word RTF. All output formats are generated from the same project, you only have to edit your help and documentation once.

The following editions are available:

Updates in 6

All new Webhelp 2.0 - Help & Manual now creates HTML5 Webhelp output which fully supports jQuery and uses animations for non-static content such as table of contents, toggle text, etc.
New publishing formats and publishing tasks - Help & Manual lets you create batch jobs that combine several different outputs and/or different output formats. The publishing batch jobs are saved with the project.
Improved editor and new spell checker - Help & Manual has tabbed editing, so you can open multiple topics at once and easily switch between them. It remembers which topics were open and re-opens them the next time you open the project. Images, toggle images and videos allow text flow around them (this works in PDF as well).
Publish directly to the Apple iPad - Help & Manual can publish directly to the Apple iPad. This is not a quirky "webhelp mobile" for smartphones, it's a genuine standards-compliant e-book for offline reading on your iPad.

About EC Software

EC Software was originally founded in 1993 and has since evolved from a small one-man shop, for point-of-sale software, to a documentation tools specialist. With the first release of Help & Manual in 1997, EC Software changed its business focus on documentation software and developer tools. Today, EC Software's Help & Manual is one of the best selling and most popular help authoring tools worldwide. EC Software is located in Austria, near Salzburg.

SvCom updated

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:49:01 GMT

Run a service using SvCom.

SvCom is an integrated package of classes and tools for the development of service applications and NT Security framework systems. It works under all flavors of Windows.

Updates in 7.7

64-bit support
Delphi XE2 support
Logon sensor behavior fixed when a 32bit exe runs under an x64 Operating System
Service application correctly registers even when a subset drive is used

About ALDYN Software

ALDYN Software is an Embarcadero Technology Partner based in Russia. Focusing on Delphi components since 1999 their SvCom product is an integrated package of classes and tools for the development of service applications and NT Security framework systems.

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.

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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SQL Pretty Printer adds SQL Denali support

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 10:49:13 GMT

Before and after views of SQL code in SQL Pretty Printer.

Version 3.2.8 also improves formatting speeds.

SQL Pretty Printer is a simple but powerful SQL formatter tool that will help you beautify your SQL code. Using hotkey functionality, SQL Pretty Printer can reformat SQL statements for a wide variety of database tools such as Microsoft Query Analyzer, SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), TOAD and PL/SQL Developer, development environments such as Visual Studio 2003/2005/2008 and Eclipse, and popular editors such as UltraEditor and EditPlus. In addition to beautifying SQL code, SQL Pretty Printer can translate SQL code into C#, Java, PHP, DELPHI and other program languages.

Updates in 3.2.8

Add-in for SSMS supports Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio 11 (SQL Denali)
Add-in for VS supports Microsoft visual studio 2010
Introduce 15 new format options
At least 2 times faster when formatting big SQL scripts
Minor bug fixes

About Gudu Software

Gudu Software is a privately held software company focusing on providing database tools. Founded in 2002, Gudu Software has developed 5 products. With more than 800 customers in over 30 countries worldwide, Gudu Software continue to provide useful tools for SQL developers at a reasonable price, and focus investments on product development and customer support.