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Friday, January 30, 2009

Enterprise Architect 7.5 beta 1 Available

Overview (from download site)
This major release includes a huge number of new features, enhancements and performance boosters. In addition, three new Enterprise Architect editions featuring advanced code generation from executable UML models, bundled tools and technology frameworks provide a powerful, cost-effective solution for advanced business, systems and software development.

From its new user interface styles, diagram rendering, scripting and slideshow support to the powerful behavioral code generation engine built into the new editions of Enterprise Architect, version 7.5 demonstrates Sparx Systems' commitment to delivering the ultimate modeling and development tool at an unmatched price point. Get the new Beta now and see for yourself how Enterprise Architect 7.5 is the ultimate, cross domain modeling tool for the whole team, strategically linking business, IT and systems into a coherent enterprise-wide model.

New User Experiences (from download site)
New diagram rendering engine for smooth, crisp detail
New visual layout styles make Enterprise Architect look the way you want
New built in scripting engines to automate tasks and bring your models to life
New diagram layout commands to arrange and manage your complex diagrams
New code editor with intellisense, intelligent indenting and improved syntax highlighting
New element list with drag drop categories for easy management of elements
New quick Access buttons support in-diagram access to common formatting options and more
New status bar zoom control to fine tune global diagram size
New support for recent discussion in the Model Views window keeps you in touch with other modelers
New debugging and profile windows plus powerful new commands to help you explore, map and visualize your executing code.
And many more enhancements make Enterprise Architect the premier modeling and development environment

New Tools and Technologies (from download site)
Strategic Modeling technologies for Strategy Maps, Balanced Scorecard, Value Chain, Org Charts and more
Archimate, SPEM and Business Rules technologies
Link connectors to internal element features such as methods or attributes
Support for patterns in the UML Toolbox
New Slideshow capability supports automated or manual presentations
Hide the base UML technology to focus on your particular domain

New Performance Gains (from download site)
Lazy Loading support greatly reduces time to open large models, especially over WAN links.
WAN Optimizer significantly reduces network traffic and data transfer to speed up models accessed over a WAN
Improved support under WINE/CrossOver Office. Faster more efficient startup and use.
Version control, auditing and locking enhancements reduce delays when working with very large models

3 New Enterprise Architect Editions (from download site)

All Editions feature:
New executable code generation from UML models
Bundled tools to integrate developers with their favorite IDE
Bundled frameworks for modelers and architects to structure and organize their models
New tools for business, systems and IT

Business and Software Engineering Edition
For general business software, business processing, rules based systems, SOA and similar domains
BPEL generation from BPMN 1.1 models
Rules composer and code generation of executable rules in standard coding languages
Bundled MDG tools for developers and architects

Systems Engineering Edition
For systems software, real-time, embedded, scientific and similar domains
Targets behavioral code generation for additional code and hardware description languages
Advanced SysML support
Bundled MDG Tools for developers and architects

Ultimate Edition
Everything in one edition!

Read more of the details about the new features and get it here.

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