News Release
October 21, 2009
Change Vision, Inc.
Change Vision Launches New UML/Mind Map Modeling Tool for
Agile Software Development
TOKYO, JAPAN. - Oct. 21, 2009 - Change Vision, Inc. today announces that "JUDE", Change Vision's major-product-for-10-years UML/Mind map tool, will be changing its name to "astah*" and released on October 19th, 2009 with new features in an aggressively cost-effective product line-up.
As Agile software development projects increase, there is more demand for easy-to-use sketching and modeling tools for developers in the project teams. astah*'s motivation is to provide developers worldwide with an easy-to-use sketching and modeling tool for drawing diagrams such as UML, ERD, DFD and Mind Map without too-much-cost-burden on the team.
Change Vision has already been licensed over 350,000 users worldwide.
On the released of astah*, Change Vision (1) introduces new editions, "astah* UML" and "astah* share", and also (2) presents a great reduced-price offer for easy introduction to the development teams.
(1) "astah* UML" is a lightweight edition of "astah* professional"(full featured edition ), but provides powerful supports for complete UML modeling integrated with Mind Mapping features for "$50 per year" including full support service. "astah* share" is a web-based communication server edition that loads astah* diagrams so that developers, testers, analysts and managers can share the diagrams via Web browsers and exchange comments to them like social networking services.
(2) We have a reduced-price offer as follows until March 31st, 2010.
- astah* UML Timed license - $ 40
- astah* professional Support renewal license - $ 60
(For users who already have JUDE/Professional user license)
- astah* share Server license - $ 500
For astah* specific information:
Please visit http://astah.change-vision.com/.
JUDE, astah* Edition table
| (Before) JUDE |
New astah* products |
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| JUDE/Professional |
astah* professional |
Full featured edition |
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astah* UML |
UML edition (Mind Map included) |
| JUDE/Community |
astah* community |
Free edition |
| JUDE/Share |
astah* share |
share astah* diagrams |
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Description
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astah* professional
Full featured edition for total designing/modeling of UML, ERD, DFD, Flowchart and Mind Map. Team Development feature is also supported.
User License $280
Timed License(1 year) $120
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astah* UML
Complete UML modeling and Mind Mapping.
Timed License(1 year) $50 |
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astah* community
Free edition that supports basic UML modeling |
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astah* share
Web-based communication tool to share astah* diagrams via Web browsers with SNS like functions such as commenting and permanent links etc.
Server License $700
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Comparison Table
Edition Comparison Table
Others
- Reduced-price offer on astah* products release
Reduced-price offer applies to following three licenses until March 31st, 2010
- astah* UML Timed license Promotion Price $40
- astah* professional Support renewal license Promotion Price $60
- astah* share Server license Promotion Price $500
- End-of-Life and End-of-sales of JUDE products
- JUDE/Community : Effective Date : December 31st, 2009
JUDE/Professional: Effective Date : March 31st, 2010 (End-of-Sales)
Effective Date : April 30th, 2012 (End-of-Life)
- Price changes
astah* professional（JUDE/Professional）Support Renewal License
astah * share（JUDE/share）Server License
astah * share(JUDE/share) Support License
- Support service for astah* and JUDE
Support and download will end 3 years after the target product is released
Features
UML, ER Diagram, Data Flow Diagram, Flowchart, CRUD, Mind Map
Team Modeling: Reference Model Management, Merge Projects
Convert Diagrams: UML and ER, create CRUD, Hyperlinks
Forward and Reverse: UML-Java, C#, C++
Free Evaluation License, Corporate License
Change Vision, Inc. http://www.change-vision.com/
Change Vision, Inc. will provide tools that visualize both "systems" and "projects" combined with Agile software development consulting services. Our mission is to help you innovate your software development.
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