09.08.04 | ISSUE 3

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 Thanks for subscribing to the Orthogonal Newsletter. Without further ado, some announcements:

Orthogonal Toolbox v1.5


 We are proud to announce the release of version 1.5 of the Orthogonal Toolbox a free add-on to Visio Professional 2002/2003 and Visio for Enterprise Architects.

This new version adds the following enhancements and features:

  • Bulk import of fact types into ORM Source Models
  • Model element browser that displays element properties and can delete most model elements
  • Model selector to limit the open models you wish to export from/import into/browse
  • Sample XSLT for generating a XML schema (XSD) from a Database Model Diagram
  • Full integration with Microsoft Visio 2002/2003 Professional
  • Various UI/XML schema enhancements

... to the existing features of version 1.0:

  • XML export of the majority of the meta-model information contained in the ORM Source Diagram
  • XML export of much of the meta-model information contained in the Database Model and ER Source Model Diagrams
  • User selection of an XSLT style sheet to apply to the XML export
  • User selection of model element types to be exported
  • Full integration with Microsoft Visio 2002 for Enterprise Architects and Microsoft Visio 2002/2003 Professional
  • Corresponding XML schema definition
  • Sample XSLT style sheet for formatting XML results as an HTML report

If you’d like to download your free copy, please visit http://www.orthogonalsoftware.com/products.html.

ObjectRoleModeling.com
 If you haven’t visited our website in a while, you may have missed the announcement of our ORM portal: http://www.objectrolemodeling.com. This site will focus on Object-Role Modeling (ORM) and related topics and currently has a web log (i.e. blog) of mini-articles and general announcements that you might find of interest. For those of you with RSS readers, syndication is available via: http://objectrolemodeling.com/Rss.aspx.

Stay tuned for future updates to the features of this site.

About Orthogonal Software Corporation
Orthogonal Software Corporation provides software consulting and training services in addition to software products and is located in Minneapolis, MN.

Our consulting practice focuses on the requirements analysis, design, and construction phases of orthogonal software projects. We also bridge the gap between business requirements and their technical implementation by acting as a liaison between business stakeholders and technical staff.

Our education services practice focuses on providing the knowledge needed to create orthogonal software. One of the ways we do this is to provide training in Object-Role Modeling (which we are certified to consult and train). We also offer many publications on these topics.

Our software products practice is currently focused on providing tools that enable the development of orthogonal software. One offering towards this goal is Orthogonal Toolbox, now in version 1.0.

For more information on Orthogonal Software Corporation, our services, and/or our products, feel free to contact us.