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Company type Private Subsidiary Industry Computer software Founded 1992 Headquarters Area served
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Altova is a commercial software development company with headquarters in Beverly, MA , United States and Vienna , Austria , that produces integrated XML , JSON , database , UML , and data management software development tools.
Company
Altova was founded in 1992 as an XML development software company.[ 1] Its software is used by more than 4 million users[ 1] and more than 100,000 companies globally.[ 2] The first product was XMLSpy , and around the year 2000, Altova began to develop new tools to augment XMLSpy and expand into new areas of software development.[ 2] The CEO and president of Altova is Alexander Falk,[ 3] who has explained that the development of Altova software has occurred through the inclusion of features most requested by the users of previous program incarnations.[ 4] Falk is also the inventor behind Altova's patents.[ 5]
Altova software attempts to increase the efficiency of program use in order to reduce the amount of time needed for users to learn database software[ 6] and other tasks such as query execution.[ 7] Examples of Altova software includes the XML editor XMLSpy ,[ 8] and MapForce, a data mapping tool.[ 9] [ 10] Altova has also added XBRL capable programs to its XML software line,[ 11] including development tools.[ 12] In addition, they have included Web Services Description Language ,[ 13] project management and Unified Modeling Language capabilities to their software.[ 14] Most recently, the company has introduced a mobile development environment called MobileTogether for developing cross-platform enterprise mobile solutions.[ 15] At the beginning of 2014, the company claimed to have more than 4.6 million users of its software.[ 16]
Programs
XMLSpy —XML editor for modeling, editing, transforming, and debugging XML technologies[ 17]
MapForce—any-to-any graphical data mapping , conversion, and integration tool[ 17]
MapForce FlexText—graphical utility for parsing flat files
StyleVision—multipurpose visual XSLT stylesheet design, multi-channel publishing, and report building tool[ 18]
UModel —UML modeling tool[ 19]
DatabaseSpy —multi-database data management , query, and design tool[ 6]
DiffDog—XML-aware file, directory, and database differencing tool[ 9]
SchemaAgent — graphical XML Schema , XSLT , WSDL and management tool[ 17]
Authentic—WYSIWYG XML authoring tool and database content editor[ 20]
MissionKit—Altova's integrated suite of XML, SQL, and UML software tools[ 9]
MobileTogether—Cross-platform mobile development environment for native apps for the enterprise[ 15]
FlowForce Server—Server software for managing automation of business processes[ 21]
RaptorXML Server—XML and XBRL server with support for XML validation , XBRL validation, and XSLT and XQuery processing[ 22]
Awards
See also
References
^ a b Ilija Šuša (July 28, 2009). "An Interview with Altova" . XBRL Blog Magazine. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved February 6, 2013 .
^ a b Alex Woodie (March 2, 2010). "Altova Adds DB2/400 Support to XML Development" . IT Jungle. Retrieved February 6, 2013 .
^ "Altova Adds Support for Health and Financial Industry-Specific Regulatory Standards" . Database Trends and Applications. October 28, 2009. Retrieved February 6, 2013 .
^ Michael Desmond (November 11, 2009). "Altova Updates MissionKit Suite" . Visual Studio Magazine. Retrieved February 6, 2013 .
^ "Patent: US 7200816" . April 3, 2007. Retrieved February 6, 2013 .
^ a b Sean McCown (April 9, 2007). "Altova DatabaseSpy makes DBs user-friendly" . InfoWorld . Retrieved February 6, 2013 .
^ Scott Mitchell (October 2007). "Manage databases, easier FTP, and clustered caching" . MSDN Magazine . Retrieved February 6, 2013 .
^ John K. Waters (May 15, 2008). "JavaOne Wrap-Up: New Products from dotFX, Canoo, Coverity, Infragistics, More" . Application Development Trends. Retrieved February 6, 2013 .
^ a b c Adrian Bridgwater (February 22, 2011). "Altova Aims For Eye-Catching XML Power" . Dr. Dobb's Journal . Retrieved February 6, 2013 .
^ Jeff Levinson (August 28, 2008). "Performing Comparisons with Team Foundation Server" . Visual Studio Magazine. Retrieved February 6, 2013 .
^ Ken Cox (March 1, 2009). "Altova MissionKit Boasts XBRL Savvy" . Visual Studio Magazine. Retrieved February 6, 2013 .
^ Joab Jackson (May 19, 2009). "Nevada tags financial data" . GCN Magazine. Retrieved February 6, 2013 .
^ "News Briefs" . SD Times . December 1, 2009. Archived from the original on December 13, 2013. Retrieved February 6, 2013 .
^ T. Michael Testi (February 10, 2010). "Software Review: UModel 2010 from Altova" . Retrieved February 6, 2013 .
^ a b David Ramel (May 20, 2014). "Mobile Development Product Watch: Cross-Platform Is King" . ADT Magazine. Retrieved September 22, 2014 .
^ "About Us" . www.altova.com . Retrieved 2023-06-16 .
^ a b c "Altova simplifies building Web services" . Computerwoche . February 15, 2006. Retrieved February 6, 2013 .
^ David Utter (June 27, 2006). "Three Is The Magic XML Number" . WebProNews. Archived from the original on September 14, 2012. Retrieved February 6, 2013 .
^ John Dorsey (September 13, 2007). "Altova Tools Add OOXML and Improved Database Support" . Dr. Dobb's Journal . Retrieved February 6, 2013 .
^ Adrian Bridgwater (September 24, 2012). "Altova Conjures Up XML Alchemy" . Dr. Dobb's Journal . Retrieved February 6, 2013 .
^ Andrew Nusca (April 30, 2013). "Altova debuts enterprise server software trio" . ZDNet . Archived from the original on August 27, 2013. Retrieved August 27, 2013 .
^ David Rubinstein (April 24, 2013). "Altova announces RaptorXML validation server" . SD Times. Retrieved August 27, 2013 .
^ The SD Times 100, 2010: A Noble Gathering of Leaders . [The SD Times 100, 2010: A Noble Gathering of Leaders]
^ "Cool Vendors in Application Development, New Tools" . Gartner Report . 2009.[dead link ]
^ "IN-DEPTH: 2009 Readers Choice Awards" . Visual Studio Magazine. August 1, 2009. Retrieved February 6, 2013 .
^ "2009 Windows IT Pro Editors' Best and Community Choice Awards" . Windows IT Pro Magazine. November 19, 2009. Archived from the original on April 12, 2013. Retrieved February 6, 2013 .
^ Amy Eisenberg (November 7, 2007). "Best of Connections 2007 Winners!" . Windows IT Pro Magazine. Archived from the original on April 12, 2013.
^ "Jolt Product Excellence & Productivity Awards" . Retrieved February 6, 2013 .
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