Announces Beta-Test of Cittera, Including Native XML Support,
Enhanced Usability, Unique Pricing Model, Other Advanced Features
SAN JOSE, Calif., April 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Today at SD West 2001,
CanyonBlue unveils Cittera(TM), a dramatic leap forward for Unified Modeling
Language. Cittera is the first UML tool to support true real-time
collaboration -- allowing multiple parties across various geographic locations
to work together, simultaneously, on the same UML model. CanyonBlue is now
accepting applications to participate in a public beta test for Cittera. The
test will begin in May, with final product expected this summer.
"Based on initial feedback we have received, there will be strong demand
for Cittera, which offers a variety of features not available in any other UML
tool," said CanyonBlue founder and chairman N. Venu Gopal. "Further, our
unique pricing model makes it possible for any company, large or small, to
improve productivity and save money by deploying Cittera. It is very
gratifying to finally show the world the results of thousands of person-hours
of work by our development team."
Other UML vendors require companies to purchase a license for each
individual who might use the product. However, CanyonBlue is introducing a
subscription-based payment structure, so that companies only pay for users who
actually use the tool each month. This can result in tremendous cost savings
and dramatic ROI. (Exact pricing has not yet been determined.)
In addition, Cittera offers unprecedented flexibility, power and
scalability. The software can be hosted on CanyonBlue's servers and run as an
ASP tool over the Internet, or hosted on the customer's own servers. Since
Cittera will support both the Java and C++ programming languages, it can be
easily deployed on a wide variety of computing platforms. Cittera's
performance advantages are also unparalleled -- as well as supporting
real-time communication, Cittera maximizes and shares existing resources to
dramatically reduce aggregate loading time.
"Until now, support for true real-time collaboration has been
conspicuously absent in Unified Modeling Language offerings," said Rikki
Kirzner, director, IDC application development and deployment. "The potential
benefits to organizations, which include increased time efficiencies and cost
savings due to shared resources, as well as the ability to create a virtual
workplace across geographic boundaries, are significant. As a result, there is
considerable marketplace demand for a UML tool that can fill this gap."
CanyonBlue also supports a variety of advanced capabilities not currently
available from other UML vendors. These include import/export from a separate
model, object annotation, advanced audit trail support, native XML support,
support for the full UML 1.3 feature set, code preview mode, and enhanced
usability features such as color-coding and integrated real-time chat and
visual whiteboard.
"OGIS needed to improve the efficiency of its software development
process, so we carefully evaluated a number of UML vendors. Ultimately,
CanyonBlue made our decision easy, since Cittera was the only tool which
offered all the features we needed, including real-time collaboration, object
annotation, and superior ease of use," said Masahiro Sento, president of
OGIS-RI (Osaka Gas Information System Research Institute Co., Ltd.) "We're
proud and excited to be a part of the Cittera beta test, and are eagerly
anticipating deployment of the final product."
CanyonBlue, a software development toolmaker, is headquartered in New York
City with additional offices in Palo Alto. For more information, please visit
us on the Web at http://www.canyonblue.com.
SOURCE CanyonBlue
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Related links:
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CONTACT:
Allister Yu of CanyonBlue, 212-725-7646, ext.
3190, ayu@canyonblue.com; or Ethan Rasiel of Edelman PR
Worldwide, 212-704-4521, ethan.rasiel@edelman.com, for CanyonBlue
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