New suite of integrated, easy to use and affordable tools for network documentation, and database and software modelling
Amanda Abel, Visio`s business development officer in South Africa, has announced that Visio Enterprise 5.0, a design and modelling tool for IT professionals who develop, manage and maintain enterprise information systems is now available in South Africa.
Recently launched in the USA and Europe, Visio Enterprise builds on Visio`s proven diagramming expertise giving IT managers a new and robust suite of tools. Microsoft Office-compatible, Visio Enterprise sits alongside Visio Professional 5.0, which is primarily used by IT professionals for diagramming and documenting networks, but offers additional functionality in the areas of networking, data and software modelling.
`At present, the front-end IT reporting tools market is dominated by expensive, complex and incompatible niche tools that create output that is difficult to share and requires much training to interpret,` says Abel. `In contrast, Visio Enterprise provides an intuitive, Microsoft compatible interface at a cost-effective price. As an integrated `top-ware` tool, users should find tremendous value in designing, modelling, and documenting information systems, from existing network infrastructures to the database and information systems running on top of them.`
Explaining the rationale behind Visio`s decision to launch this product, Guy Tweedale, EMEA product marketing manager for Visio International, says: `Visio developed Enterprise after undertaking a great deal of research which showed a need for a single IT tool that allows companies to address all of the design, documentation and modelling needs of networks, databases and software applications visually. Visio Enterprise meets the needs of real world businesses and we are excited about the practical benefits that features like Auto-Discovery(tm) technology will bring to its users.`
`Correct design is important for the overall performance and security of the network. Visio Enterprise provides a suite of design and documentation tools and is ideal for creating the range of diagrams that network managers and consultants need to build accurate, detailed views of their network architecture,` says Abel.
Large companies like Telkom are currently evaluating Enterprise 5.0 in South Africa.
Pricing and Availability
Visio Enterprise 5.0 is available for the recommended retail price of R8000. Customers may purchase Visio Enterprise from Siltek Distribution Dynamics and Datatec outlets. For more information, customers can contact Amanda Abel on (011) 462-5979. Customers can also visit the company`s website at http://www.visio.com/products/enterprise/.
How Visio Enterprise Works:
Tools for Network Design and Documentation: Ideally suited for network professionals, Visio Enterprise facilitates logical and physical diagrams for local and wide area network designs. The product`s Layer 3, SNMP-based AutoDiscovery, Guided Diagramming(tm) and Guided Updating(tm) technology extends the capabilities of Visio Professional and Visio Network Equipment to enable automatic documentation of networks. This discovery process starts with the address of a single seed router, and builds a comprehensive network database that includes device and connectivity information. The product discovers at both the LAN and enterprise levels as required. Using the information captured during the AutoDiscovery(tm) process, Visio Enterprise then guides users through the generation of logical diagrams that are complete with connectivity and device-specific interface information. The integration of this unique AutoDiscovery(tm) technology and Visio`s Network Equipment library, consisting of more than 14,000 exact-replica, vendor-specific shapes, makes it possible to create accurate network diagrams with port-level detail.
Support for the Novell Directory Services(tm) (NDS(tm)) database lets you:
Diagram NDS trees using more than 40 container and leaf shapes.
Use a direct link to the NDS database to automatically diagram existing trees and export new or updated trees to the NDS database.
Diagram Microsoft Active Directory and NT Domain structures.
Plan and document premises wiring by building from existing CAD drawings and facility designs imported in Autodesk DWG and DXF formats.
Tools for Software and Database Design: Visio Enterprise is the ideal tool for designing and modelling the databases and software applications that support an enterprise information infrastructure. Visio Enterprise provides tools for the design and re-engineering of enterprise databases from IBM, Informix, Microsoft, Oracle, and other leading vendors. Also a three-way comparison detects changes made to the database since the last model-database update keeping models and databases in sync. Whilst the use of Microsoft Data Warehousing Framework allows easy exchange of models and support for multiple relationship notations gives a choice of design methodology.
Visio Enterprise supports software modelling to the full UML 1.2 specification, and allows the storing, retrieval and sharing of models, classes, and objects via Microsoft Repository 2.0. Existing code can be reverse engineered into UML 1.2 models directly from the Microsoft Visual C++ and Visual Basic development environments. Users can also read and write PLATINUM ERwin and InfoModeler models, as well as Visio Professional 5.0 database diagrams.
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Visio International, the leading supplier of enterprise-wide business diagramming and technical drawing software, was founded in September 1990. The Seattle-based company pioneered the drawing and diagramming market with the release of Visio 1.0 in November 1992 and has since released additional Windows-based graphic applications that offer users a unique and effective way to communicate and work. Visio`s powerful product line is becoming a world-wide standard for graphical solutions in business, with the support of partner programs and third-party relationships in key market segments. Visio products are available in as many as 11 language versions and are sold in more than 40 countries with more than 2.5 million users throughout the world.
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Visio International, the leading supplier of enterprise-wide business diagramming and technical drawing software, was founded in September 1990. The Seattle-based company pioneered the drawing and diagramming market with the release of Visio 1.0 in November 1992 and has since released additional Windows-based graphic applications that offer users a unique and effective way to communicate and work. Visio`s powerful product line is becoming a world-wide standard for graphical solutions in business, with the support of partner programs and third-party relationships in key market segments. Visio products are available in as many as 11 language versions and are sold in more than 40 countries with more than 2.5 million users throughout the world.
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