DataArchitect 4.1 for SQL Server on LINUX/SOLARIS/WINDOWS/..

Rancho Santa Margarita, CA -- 16 December 2008 -- theKompany.com,
producers and distributors of high-quality open source and commercial
Linux software, are pleased to announce the release of DataArchitect
4.1.

DataArchitect is a powerful tool that provides ERD capability like
PowerDesigner as well as the ability to graphically reverse engineer,
create and modify a database through ODBC and perform advanced SQL
functions. For a single price you get all the supported platforms,
Linux (32, 64 bit and PowerPC), Solaris, Windows (32 and 64 bit), HP-
UX and Mac OS X. Discover what database professionals have known for
years - that enterprise databases are designed with enterprise
modeling tools. Why has this been a secret for so many? Why do so many
labor with buckets full of error prone, undocumented, SQL? Well it
seems no one has been able to pack the features of a quality data
modeling tool into a product at an accessible price - not until now.

Data Architect is an emerging enterprise tool for designing databases
at all levels of an organization using the same concepts found in
tools costing thousands of dollars!

Major Features:
* Workspace/Project oriented environment
* ERD centric data modeling
* Logical Data Model
* Physical Data Model (Oracle, ODBC, SQL92, MySQL, PostgreSQL, DB2,
FireBird, MS SQL, SQLBase)
* model panner ('birds eye view')
* quick find and navigation from output window
* model validation
* full documentation capabilities
* integrated Advanced SQL Editor with syntax highlighting
* save/load SQL sessions
* integrated ODBC
* multi-platform (Linux,Windows XP, Solaris, HP-UX and OSX)
* open file format (XML)
* DBMS specific features such as data types and SQL syntax
* reverse engineer existing databases
* generate create-scripts
* print model
* print data dictionary
* liberal use of tool-tips to help Users
* integrated Team Diagram (general purpose diagramming)
* supports table inheritance
* supports; table, view, domain, sequence, procedure, and more

DBMS's supported;

* generic using ODBC
* generic using SQL92
* MySQL
* PostgreSQL
* DB2
* InterBase/FireBird
* MS SQL
* Gupta SQLBase
* Oracle

What’s new and updated in this release:

* commercial plugins (DB2, Oracle, SQLBase and SQL Server) are
packaged in the demo releases.
* paint engine redesigned. This adresses a performance isssue on OSX.
* fixed icon apearance for OSX Intel and Solaris Sparc
* improved look and feel
* improved error logging, including stack tracing.
* added support for windows 64 bit all version.
* added vista support.
* added support for linux on PowerPC 32 bit.
* added support for SQLBase 11.5
* added triggers and user defined function on Firebird.
* generate primary/unique/foreign keys attached to table definition or
external base on preferences
* allow foreign keys on tables with unique keys.
* bug fixes on all models supported.

DataArchitect is just $84.95 for the download version and $99.95 for
the boxed version, this includes support for MySQL, Firebird,
PostgreSQL, SQL92, ODBC. SQLBase support is an additional $49.95, DB2
support is an additional $74.95 and Oracle or SQL Server support is an
additional $99.95. The price for base DataArchitect will rise to
$149.95 download and $179.95 for boxed set on February 1, 2009. All
supported platforms are included for the single price. You can get
more information, try a demo or order from http://www.thekompany.com/products/dataarchitect/

About theKompany.com

<a href=”http://www.thekompany.com”>theKompany.com</a> is a California-
based company with developer teams in North America and Europe.
theKompany.com fills a need in the Linux community for mass-marketed,
quality Linux software by producing developer tools and desktop
applications. theKompany.com's products are marketed both online and
through B&M channels such as Microcenter and Fry’s Electronics. Visit
<a href="http://www.thekompany.com">www.thekompany.com</a> for more
information.