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Poseidon gets new look, features
Tue Sep 3, 2002 The latest release of Poseidon has a new look and a lot of new features. The new look incorporates a new tool and icon bars, zoom/bird's eye. New features include selectable languages, and Rational Rose import - new functionality for the sequence diagram and the ability to print all diagrams.
. Gentleware . Launch Poseidon for UMLCE immediately
(with Java
WebStart)
. Download
Posiedon Dev/Pro/Enterprise editions & Plug-ins . Download Poseidon
CE
. What's in each edition?
Letter to Poseidon users: Poseidon for UML 1.4 released
[Hamburg, DE, 3 Sep 2002] Marko Boger, CEO, Gentleware AG Poseidon for UML 1.4 is now finished. We have made great improvements and are truly proud to announce its release. You can download the free Community Edition or 'try-and-buy' the Standard or Professional Edition from http://www.gentleware.com. If you have JavaWebStart installed (included in Java 1.4) you can immediately start using the Community Edition by following this link:
http://www.gentleware.com/download/Poseidon4umlJWS.jnlp
New user interface
The most obvious change is the new front end design. Brand new
icons with a crisp new look and feel, combined with good handling and thought through navigation make it a real
joy to use.
Zoom
The new zoom and a bird-eye overview also add much value in usability. If you are using Java 1.4 you can zoom in
and out using the mouse wheel (keep Ctrl pressed).
Usability
Usability was the main focus of this release. You will notice this in many places. But you might want to give special
attention to the navigation pane and the sequence diagram. The navigation pane has gone through a big overhaul.
It now really shows the value of model-oriented tools over mere drawing tools.
But also in other places is usability improved. For example the coloring of model elements from the style panel
now is very elegant. You can select from a palette or color multiple selections at a time. Hide compartments or
different method types (i.e. getter/setter or private). The UI language (as well as the look and feel) can be selected
and changed at runtime. Changing the namespace for diagrams and model elements is now fully implemented. Existing
features like printing and round-trip are further improved.
Sequence diagram
In the sequence diagram you can now select actions from the set of available methods of the according class. They
are also synchronized if a method name is changed. You can even define the values of parameters.
.mdl-import
Another important feature is the import of Rational Rose files (.mdl). It gives you the freedom to choose the tool
you like over the one you are tied to (available in the Professional Edition).
Seminars
We are offering a special UML seminar series for this fall. We have a long history in leading in-house seminars.
In addition, we are now offering public seminars, available to individuals or small groups. Find out more at http://www.gentleware.com/services/seminars.php3. We also offer coaching and training as well as custom-tailored versions of
Poseidon.
Public events
If you want to meet us in person, we will be presenting Poseidon at the UML 2002 conference in Dresden, September
30 to October 4, and the NET.ObjectDays 2002 in Erfurth, October 7 to 10.
Best regards,
Marko Boger
{Note: He
also mentioned:
E-Com Hamburg, http://www.e-comhamburg.de and <<UML>>2002 Dresden, http://www.umlconference.org
- Ed}