Stylus Studio XML IDE Used to Showcase Advanced XQuery and SQL/XML Concepts and Technologies at JavaOne 2004

Bedford, Mass. — June 29, 2004 — Stylus Studio (http://www.stylusstudio.com), the world's leading XML IDE was featured today in a technical session and breakfast chaired by XML expert Jonathan Robie. The session discussed SQL/XML, XQJ, XQuery, and data integration scenarios for XML queries. Stylus Studio was used to demonstrate how these technologies work using DataDirect XQuery and Connect for SQL/XML to perform XML queries on relational sources.

Mr. Robie is co-author of the W3C XQuery specification and the XML Program Manager for DataDirect Technologies. His informational technical session featured the recently released Stylus Studio Release 5.3, the award-winning XML IDE known for its quality and innovation by hundreds of thousands of developers worldwide.

"Stylus Studio makes it very easy to understand XML queries, since it lets me visualize the data sources, helps me write the queries, and allows me to see the data sources, the query, and the output at the same time. I first used Stylus for an XQuery tutorial at XML Europe 2004, and I am very happy with Stylus Studio and with the Stylus Studio XQuery implementation," said Jonathan Robie, XML Program Manager for DataDirect Technologies.

As XML Program Manager, Mr. Robie defines the vision and leads the development of XML products for DataDirect Technologies, including DataDirect Connect for SQL/XML and the upcoming DataDirect XQuery. Mr. Robie is a co-author of the W3C XQuery and specification, and he has participated in many other W3C Working Groups, including the XML Schema Working Group. He is co-author of a recently published book entitled XQuery from the Experts (Addison Wesley, 2004).

"Emerging XQuery, XQJ, and SQL/XML technologies are changing the way enterprises express and exchange data," said Carlo Innocenti, the senior product architect for Stylus Studio. "Stylus Studio provides crucial XML tools XML tools, including an XQuery editor with integrated debugging, mapping, and performance profiling utilities to enhance developer productivity in building these new classes of data integration applications. Our new XQuery and SQL/XML visual mapping features provide intuitive visual diagrams that are a great help to developers trying to learn and understand these new XML mapping and data integration concepts."

For more information about Stylus Studio's support for SQL/XML and DataDirect's Connect for SQL/XML, visit DataDirect at the JavaOne 2004 Pavillion, booth #1425, or on the Web.

About Stylus Studio

Stylus Studio®, a product from DataDirect Technologies, an operating company of Progress Software Corporation, is the industry's most innovative XML IDE providing advanced support for XML and its related technologies: XSL, XSLT, XML Schema, DTD, SOAP, WSDL, SQL/XML, XML mapping and XQuery. Used by leading software developers world-wide, Stylus Studio simplifies XML programming and enhances developer productivity through innovation. Visit the Stylus Studio Web site to learn more.

About DataDirect Technologies

DataDirect Technologies is focused on standards-based data connectivity, enabling software developers to quickly develop and deploy business applications across all major databases and platforms. DataDirect Technologies offers the most comprehensive, proven line of data connectivity components available anywhere. Developers worldwide at more than 250 leading independent software vendors and thousands of corporate IT departments rely on DataDirect® products to connect their applications to an unparalleled range of data sources using standards-based interfaces such as ODBC, JDBC™ and ADO.NET. Developers also depend on DataDirect to radically simplify complex data integration projects using XML products based on the emerging XQuery and XQJ standards. DataDirect Technologies is an operating company of Progress Software Corporation, a US$300+ million global software industry leader. Headquartered in Bedford, Mass., you can visit DataDirect Technologies on the Web, or you can call +1-800-876-3101.

Stylus Studio is a trademark of Progress Software Corporation in the U.S. Any other trademarks or service marks contained herein are the property of their respective owners.

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