Visual Paradigm
Visual Paradigm is a collection of online tools that are used for keeping track of business related events. Some of the software's better known customers include Adobe, Apple, AT&T, CAT, Intel, the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Nokia and Toyota. The company behind Visual Paradigm is also partnered with some well-known schools, such as the Berkeley University of California, the University of Washington, Stuttgart University, Oxford University, the University of Georgia and the University of Reading. According to the Visual Paradigm website, the software is used by over 320,000 people. Clients include small businesses, Fortune 500 companies, blue chip organizations, government units, universities and consultants. The company is headquartered in Laford Center, Hong Kong. The company won major tech industry awards in 2004 and 2005: Dr. Dobb's Jolt Award, the Applications and Infrastructure Tools award from the Asia Pacific ICT Awards conference, Oracle JDeveloper Extension Developer of the Year (Oracle Magazine) and the Enterprise Product Award (IT Excellence Awards), among a few others.
- Create stunning visual blueprints for virtually any subject
- Extensive programming compatibility for custom improvements
- Large database of knowledge is available online on the Visual Paradigm website
- A 30-day free trial is available with no registration needed
- Supports 64- and 32-bit versions of Windows, as well as Linux and Mac OS X systems
- The cheapest version of the software is $99 and is severely limited in features. Those who want more will be paying $349 for a small step up and $799 for the professional version. The fully-featured enterprise version costs $2000 (more reasonable monthly subscription plans are available)
Make no mistake, Visual Paradigm is a tool for businesses who want to keep their important data on one platform. The software handles different events, such as task management customer journey mapping, and is able to display it in a handsome story board. The diagrams created by Visual Paradigm are clean and responsive, and the fact that the software is based online means that it's easy to share these beautiful flow charts and graphs with other users. Visual blueprints can be designed with UML, ERD, SysML, DFD and SoaML programming. The product specializes in mapping software development activities, allowing an administrator to view progress of each and every step of the development process. Visual Paradigm can also generate and design databases using ERD. All revisions can be kept on the cloud, or for businesses that desire extra security, the entire platform can be housed on a self-hosted server. The possibilities are endless.
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