Stylus Studio 2008 Release 2 Now Available

DataDirect Technologies, an operating company of Progress Software Corporation (NASDAQ: PRGS), announced the immediate availability of Stylus Studio 2008 XML Enterprise Suite, Release 2. This latest release features new and enhanced XML productivity tools designed to simplify and automate data integration tasks including increased support for several EDI data formats, code generation and enhanced scalability. Stylus Studio now supports the Edig@s EDI dialect. With a new Edig@s to XML Schema wizard, as well as support for the IATA 07.1 revision and numerous other formats including EANCOM, X12, and HL7. Code generation improvements include enhanced support for the Microsoft .NET processor and new support for the Saxonica Saxon .NET Processor when generating C# code for .NET. Stylus Studio can automatically create or update a Microsoft Visual Studio project to include the C# for .NET class for the XQuery, XSLT, or XML Pipeline for which you are generating code. The new release leverages enhanced optimization techniques, including streaming, to improve application performance and scalability when accessing and converting multiple, large data sources including relational databases and flat files. There is new support for XML processing APIs in the generated Java code, and various enhancements to the XML Editor, XQuery Mapper, XML Pipeline Designer, and XML Schema Editor. Stylus Studio 2008 XML Enterprise Suite, Release 2 is now available for free trial download, and for purchase at the Stylus Studio online shop. Stylus Studio 2008 XML Enterprise Suite, Release 2 is offered at $595 (USD) for a single-user license. Stylus Studio XML Professional Suite, Release 2 is now offered at $350 for a single-user license. http://www.datadirect.com