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BEVERLY, MA -- (Marketwire) -- 03/19/09 -- Altova® (http://www.altova.com), creator of XMLSpy®, the industry leading XML editor, announced today that the MissionKit, Altova's integrated suite of XML, database, and UML tools, was selected as winner of the 2009 Jolt Product Excellence Award in the "Development Environment" category. Honored at the 19th annual Jolt Product Excellence and Productivity Awards gala held on March 11, 2009, the Jolt Awards are presented annually in conjunction with the Software Development West 2009 Conference & Expo (SD West), to showcase products that have "jolted" the industry with their significance and made the task of creating software faster, easier, and more efficient.

"We are thrilled that the Altova MissionKit was recognized by such a team of esteemed industry insiders, columnists, and technology leaders as a solution that is universally useful; easy to use; yet rich in functionality; and one that is helping to redefine the development environment space," said Alexander Falk, President and CEO for Altova. "Receiving the coveted 'Oscar' of the software industry is a testament to our company's forward-thinking, customer-focused approach, which is further exemplified in our latest release that now includes support for emerging standards such as XBRL and HL7."

The Altova MissionKit is comprised of the following closely integrated tools:

--  XMLSpy - leading XML editor and development environment for modeling,
    editing, transforming, and debugging XML-related technologies
--  MapForce - graphical data mapping, conversion, and integration tool
    for XML, databases, flat files, EDI, Excel 2007 (OOXML), XBRL, and/or Web
    services
--  StyleVision - visual stylesheet designer for transforming XML, XBRL,
    and database content into HTML, PDF, RTF, Word 2007 (OOXML), and electronic
    forms
--  UModel - UML software modeling tool for visually designing application
    models and generating code or reverse engineering programs into UML 2
    diagrams
--  DatabaseSpy - unique multi-database query, design, and comparison tool
    that connects to all major databases to ease SQL editing and table design
--  DiffDog - XML-aware diff/merge tool for quickly comparing files,
    folders, and databases, and then merging content
--  SchemaAgent - unique tool for analyzing and managing relationships
    among XML Schema, XML, WSDL, and XSLT file relationships across a project
    or an enterprise
--  SemanticWorks - visual RDF and OWL editor for the Semantic Web
    

The Altova MissionKit was judged based on the following criteria: audience suitability, productivity, innovation, quality, ROI, and flexibility. And as a Jolt-award winner, the MissionKit has been recognized as a software solution that developers should be using today. To download a fully-functional 30-day free trial of the Altova MissionKit 2009, visit: http://www.altova.com/download.html

Availability and Pricing

The Altova MissionKit 2009 is available for purchase in the Altova Online Shop: https://shop.altova.com. The affordable Altova MissionKit offering includes up to eight Altova products for less than the price of two,* with prices starting at $739 (USD). Altova recommends the purchase of its Support and Maintenance Package (SMP) with all software purchases. Learn more at: http://www.altova.com/support_package.html

About Altova

Altova® is the creator of XMLSpy® and other leading XML, database, and UML tools. A key player in the software tools industry and the leader in XML development tools, Altova is the choice of over 3 million clients worldwide, including 91 percent of the Fortune 500. An innovative, customer-focused company, Altova offers a product line that fulfills a broad spectrum of business needs for development teams in the world's largest organizations to growing one-person shops. An active member of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and Object Management Group (OMG), Altova is committed to delivering standards-based, platform-independent solutions that are powerful, affordable, and easy-to-use. Founded in 1992, Altova is headquartered in Beverly, Massachusetts and Vienna, Austria. Visit Altova on the Web at: http://www.altova.com.

Note to Editors: *Pricing comparison is edition-specific and is based on Altova MissionKit vs. two individual licenses of XMLSpy and MapForce.

Altova, MissionKit, XMLSpy, MapForce, StyleVision, UModel, DatabaseSpy, DiffDog, SchemaAgent, SemanticWorks, Authentic, and AltovaXML are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Altova GmbH in the United States and/or other countries. The names of and reference to other companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.