[swdly] [SoftwareDaily] 9/3/2003 03:08:19 AM
- From: Karl Dallas <karldallas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2003 03:08:21 -0700
PR release: SONIC SOFTWARE RELEASES SONIC STYLUS STUDIO 5.0
Ground-breaking XQuery Tool offers powerful solution for data integration
BEDFORD, Mass.:September 2, 2003
Sonic Software today announced the release of Sonic Stylus Studio? 5.0, its
award-winning XML IDE. With this release, Sonic raises the bar for XML IDEs
by delivering the most advanced XQuery tool on the market today. Stylus
Studio? 5.0 provides visual mapping, editing and debugging of XQuery with
industry-leading support for the May 2003 W3C XQuery specifications.
Release 5.0 couples the Stylus Studio award-winning XSLT and XML editors
withgroundbreaking XQuery tools, making Stylus Studio the most productive
XMLdata integration tool available today. New features in Stylus Studio 5.0
include:
* A unique XQuery mapper that lets the user draw links between XML data
sources and XML targets, specify the functional logic for data aggregation,
and generate the XQuery;
* Powerful back-mapping technology that speeds XQuery testing?when a user
clicks on an XQuery result, Stylus Studio displays the line of code that
generated it;
* An innovative Web service call composer for composing SOAP requests and
testing Web services without writing any code;
* XQuery and XSLT profilers that show how efficiently XQuery or XSLT code is
being executed; ? Support for multiple XML Schema validation engines such as
Microsoft MSXML, .Net Parser, and Apache XercesJ; and
* Integrated support for the OASIS catalog standard, and access to a large
repository of industry-standard XML schemas.
XML Developer Community Reaction
?Stylus Studio 5.0 improves on the excellence of Stylus Studio 4.x, and
makesbuilding SOAP servers and clients a breeze. The ability to request the
SOAP messages from a server directly and build a style sheet to process
thosemessages in an interactive environment will make development of future
applications much easier,? said Mike Basile, system development for ARAMARK,
a world leader in providing managed services -- including food, facility and
other support services and uniform and career apparel. ?In addition, the
ability to easily switch XSL processors from the internal Stylus Studio
processor to MSXML, Xalan, or Saxon makes testing cross-platform XSL style
sheets even easier. I never have to leave the environment and I can test XSL
2.0 features while developing XSL 1.0 style sheets. I look forward to the
future development of a great XSL tool.?
?In the past I have used and recommended XMLSPY for XSLT and XML
development,? said Paul Freeman, principal consultant for Architek Limited,
aleading XML and technical architecture consulting company. ?From now on my
choice is Stylus Studio 5.0 for its excellent XML-to-XML mapping capability
supporting both XPath and XQuery.?
?Stylus Studio has enabled us to move almost all of our mapping and
transformation development to style sheets,? said Ouen Worth, Technical
Specialist for Quadrem, a global transaction, content, and sourcing
solutionsprovider for the natural resources industry. ?In an integrated
e-Commerce environment, it is imperative that a development team be able to
adopt and handle new message types and modifications rapidly. Stylus Studio
has reduced our core development time by around 300%. With Stylus Studio
5.0,it just gets better.?
?What makes Stylus Studio a better IDE is the input of a knowledgeable and
motivated XML developer community. The rapid evolution that has led to
StylusStudio 5.0 attests to the value of this input,? said Carlo Innocenti,
senior architect of Stylus Studio. ?Stylus Studio development is a model for
combining advances in software engineering with the vitality of the
developercommunity.?
Pricing and Availability
Stylus Studio 5.0 is available immediately at a price of $395 per
developmentseat. To learn more about Stylus Studio, to download a free trial
or to purchase the product, please visit www.stylusstudio.com. Stylus Studio
is also available through Lifeboat Distribution
(www.lifeboatdistribution.com) and Programmer?s Paradise
(www.programmers.com).
About Sonic Stylus Studio?
Sonic Stylus Studio 5.0 sets the benchmark for XML development productivity.
Used by over 30,000 developers worldwide, Stylus Studio offers features such
as the only available XQuery editor and debugger, a best-in-class XSLT
editorand debugger, a graphical XML Schema designer, a unique XML-to-XML
mapper, a WYSIWYG XML-to-HTML designer, a Web Service Call Composer, and
Sense:X? auto-completion support throughout. Stylus Studio is part of the
Sonic Business Integration Suite?, the only suite built on an enterprise
service bus (ESB). The integration of Stylus Studio with Sonic ESB? provides
developers and integration architects with a one-step approach to authoring
XML queries (XQuery), XSLT data transforms, XML Schemas, and related XML
documents for use within the Sonic ESB environment.
About Sonic Software Corporation
Sonic Software enables reliable interoperability of software applications
within and across enterprises based on Web services and Internet messaging
standards. Sonic products provide advanced security capabilities, unmatched
performance and scalability, and guaranteed delivery of mission-critical
information.
Sonic is the world?s fastest growing Internet middleware company and counts
leaders in financial services, energy, telecommunications and manufacturing
among its over 500 customers. Sonic is an independent operating company of
Progress Software Corporation (NASDAQ: PRGS), a $250+ million software
industry leader with customers in over 100 countries. Headquartered in
Bedford, Mass., Sonic Software can be reached on the Web at
sonicsoftware.com[1]or at +1-781-999-7000 or 1-866-GET-SONIC.
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