CA ERwin Data Modeler is First Design Tool to Integrate with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Database Professionals.New Release Supports Database Professionals with Improved Productivity and Control for Microsoft SQL Server A relational DBMS from Microsoft that is a major component of the Windows Server System. It is Microsoft's high-end client/server database and is closely integrated with Microsoft Visual Studio and the Microsoft Office System. ISLANDIA, N.Y. -- CA (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : CA) today announced the latest release of its CA ERwin Data Modeler CA ERwin Data Modeler (ERwin) is a software tool for data modeling (data requirements analysis, database design etc) of custom developed information systems, including databases of transactional systems and data marts. (DM)--the first data modeling tool to be integrated with Microsoft Visual Studio Microsoft Visual Studio is Microsoft's flagship software development product for computer programmers. It centers on an integrated development environment which lets programmers create standalone applications, web sites, web applications, and web services that run on any platforms 2005 Team Edition for Database Professionals. CA ERwin DM r7.2 is a key component of CA ERwin Modeling Suite--an integrated set of technologies that enables best practices for relational database relational database Database in which all data are represented in tabular form. The description of a particular entity is provided by the set of its attribute values, stored as one row or record of the table, called a tuple. design and modeling. As Microsoft SQL Server has emerged as a leading enterprise-class database platform, it has given rise to a new generation of database professionals who need enterprise-class database design and management tools. CA ERwin Modeling Suite r7.2 uniquely facilitates a managed, model-based approach for business analysis and requirements gathering, as well as the design and implementation of high quality database and data warehouse applications. It also enables database professionals using SQL Server An earlier relational DBMS from Sybase and from Microsoft. Sybase introduced SQL Server in 1988 for various Unix versions. In that same year, with help from IBM, Sybase created an OS/2 version that Microsoft licensed and branded as Microsoft SQL Server. to visually design and generate managed objects for use in the Microsoft Visual Studio development environment. "Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Database Professionals enables database professionals who use SQL Server to deliver business solutions that fulfill the constantly evolving requirements of enterprise customers," said Matt Nunn, group product manager for Visual Studio Team System at Microsoft Corp. "By integrating its popular ERwin Data Modeler with Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Database Professionals, CA is helping customers further streamline their development processes, reduce design defects and assure the proper business alignment of their critical applications." Database professionals also can leverage CA ERwin DM to quickly migrate existing SQL Server data schemas to accelerate deployment of Visual Studio projects. Managed objects can be reverse engineered from Visual Studio into CA ERwin DM for metadata visualization, integration and reporting purposes. CA ERwin DM r7.2 also delivers full native support of the relational syntax in SQL Server 2005, including the round-trip engineering Round-trip engineering is a functionality of software development tools that provides generation of models from source code and generation of source code from models; this way, existing source code can be converted into a model, be subjected to software engineering methods and then of objects directly with the database catalog The database catalog of a database instance consists of metadata in which definitions of database objects such as Basis tables, view tables, synonyms, value ranges, indexes, users, and user groups are stored. ≈°220.227.88. and/or via script. The new release also adds support for MySQL, DB2 9 and Sybase IQ Sybase IQ, formally Sybase Adaptive Server IQ, is a relational database software system used for data warehousing, produced by the Sybase corporation. Features . One of CA's partners in delivering the ERwin Data Modeler to market is Ingram Micro Ingram Micro, Inc. NYSE: IM a Fortune 100 company founded in 1979 and based in Santa Ana, California. It is the world’s largest technology distributor and a leading technology sales, marketing and logistics company. Inc., the world's largest technology distributor and a leading technology sales, marketing and logistics company. "At Ingram Micro, we are constantly looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. new high-value technologies that address a real market need," said Jodi Honore, vice president, vendor management, Ingram Micro Inc. "The new release of CA ERwin DM will help us continue to deliver new value to our channel partners, and ultimately to end users." Other new features in CA ERwin Data Modeler r7.2 include: * Enhancements to the "Complete Compare" feature to make it easier for users to discover unplanned or unscheduled model changes * New, flexible name management capabilities that enable modelers to rigorously enforce or globally modify naming structures to support more coherent model meta data standards across the enterprise * A new PDF (Portable Document Format) The de facto standard for document publishing from Adobe. On the Web, there are countless brochures, data sheets, white papers and technical manuals in the PDF format. index that eases navigation of the large reports that the ERwin DM Report Template Builder can generate in enterprise environments for sharing model metadata for review by various stakeholders Stakeholders All parties that have an interest, financial or otherwise, in a firm-stockholders, creditors, bondholders, employees, customers, management, the community, and the government. "Enterprise IT organizations are under increased pressure to deliver more sophisticated, high-performance business solutions within their existing resource constraints and to fully minimize the risk of error in their development process," said Danny Sandwell, CA's product manager for CA ERwin Modeling Suite. "By enabling best practices for model-driven development, the latest release of CA ERwin Data Modeler empowers today's database professionals to meet these technically challenging objectives." In addition to CA ERwin Data Modeler, all components of CA ERwin Modeling Suite now support Microsoft SQL Server 2005. CA ERwin Modeling Suite is part of CA Database Management, which helps reduce the total cost of database ownership by automating day-to-day operations and increasing overall service responsiveness. Components of CA ERwin Modeling Suite can be licensed individually or together through authorized CA resellers and at CA's online store http://store.ca.com. Pricing for CA ERwin Modeling Suite starts at $6,995. For a free trial, please visit http://ca.com/trials. About CA CA (NYSE: CA), one of the world's largest information technology (IT) management software companies, unifies and simplifies the management of enterprise-wide IT. Founded in 1976, CA is headquartered in Islandia, N.Y., and serves customers in more than 140 countries. For more information, please visit http://ca.com. Copyright (c) 2007 CA. All Rights Reserved. One CA Plaza, Islandia, N.Y. 11749. All trademarks, trade names, service marks, and logos referenced herein belong to their respective companies. |
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