Altova Adds Word 2007 (OOXML) Capabilities to its Graphical Stylesheet Design Tool

Altova announced the availability of Altova StyleVision Version 2008 Release 2 (v2008r2). The latest update to StyleVision provides users with numerous features and enhancements, including capabilities for generating output in Microsoft Word 2007, which uses the Office Open XML (OOXML) file format, support for grouping functionality when designing XSLT 2.0 stylesheets, and more, all at a significantly reduced price point compared to previous versions. Altova StyleVision is a drag-and-drop, visual stylesheet design tool for transforming XML and database content into HTML pages, RTF documents, PDF reports, Word 2007 (OOXML) documents, and electronic forms for use with Altova Authentic StyleVision produces all these output documents, as well as the corresponding XSLT and XSL:FO stylesheets. StyleVision will now generate the corresponding XSLT 2.0 code for output in Word 2007 in addition to the other stylesheet and output formats listed above. Now available in StyleVision v2008r2 is a feature that allows users to exploit XSLT 2.0 grouping functionality. StyleVision v2008r2 allows users to create global templates based on the complex and simple types defined in the XML Schema specification. Support for database views allows users to create and render custom virtual tables based on the result set of a query. Designers can add complexity to their database reporting designs with new support for inline primary key / foreign key creation. In addition, StyleVision now supports any SQL SELECT statement as input for rendering. Altova StyleVision Version 2008 Release 2 is currently available in Standard, Professional, and Enterprise Editions, each of which provides increasingly advanced functionality. Prices of all three editions have been significantly reduced and start at $139 (USD). http://www.altova.com