Altova Simplifies Transition from HTML to XML

By Bernard Cole
iApplianceWeb
(09/26/02, 08:48:14 PM EDT)

Beverly, Ma. -- Altova, Inc. has just released a number of easy-to-use software tools to facilitate and advance the adoption of XML technologies -- XMLSPY 5, AUTHENTIC 5, and STYLEVISION 5.

XMLSPY 5 is a standard XML Development Environment for designing, editing, and debugging enterprise-class applications that involve XML, XML Schema, XSL/XSLT, SOAP, WSDL and Web service technologies.

AUTHENTIC 5 is a standards-based, browser-enabled document editor that allows users to seamlessly capture thoughts and ideas directly in XML format. This can then be saved for later retrieval or transformation to any content management system, database, or XML repository for subsequent retrieval and transformation, unlocking corporate knowledge.

It is most useful as an editing component for use in building document frameworks, which are standard-based, XML Schema-driven document and content management systems that allow developers to create, manage, search, and publish content for multiple audiences or devices across an enterprise. AUTHENTIC 5 fully supports all popular server repositories, including Oracle9iR2, Microsoft SQL Server 2000, Software AG's Tamino Server, and other leading content management or XML databases.

STYLEVISION 5 is a new XML tool for web developers that provides powerful conversion utilities for painless migration of traditional HTML websites to advanced XML-based sites in full compliance with new Internet standards: XML, XSLT & XML Schema. It also supports HTML Importing, the process by which any traditional HTML page is distilled and separated into three files: an XSLT stylesheet for presentation, an XML Schema (or DTD) that defines the page's content model, and the XML document that contains the page's content itself. Through a visual drag-and-drop interface, a user can separate a page's presentation from content by highlighting content from an existing HTML file, dragging it across the screen, and then assigning it to a content model. Conversion of HTML based websites to XML will facilitate the internationalization, searching, and indexing of billions of documents on the web.

XMLSPY 5, AUTHENTIC 5, and STYLEVISION 5 are available immediately at www.altova.com.