SAN FRANCISCO – Oct. 7, 2009 – Embarcadero Technologies, a leading provider of multi-platform database tools and developer software, today announced the general availability of ER/Studio® Enterprise 8.5.  This newest version of Embarcadero’s leading data modeling tool combines process modeling, data modeling, application modeling and reporting into a comprehensive design and modeling solution.

The new enhancements now available in ER/Studio 8.5 help data architects streamline the model review process between developers and business users and automate the communication of data lineage between systems. The newest version also enables data architects to centralize process and data models, and document software architecture. The culmination of these advancements enable information and data architects to easily understand, design and communicate software, data and enterprise architecture across the organization for improved traceability, collaboration and data reuse.

“Reliability, performance and innovation matter with data modelers, and that’s why every day we see ERwin® users switching to ER/Studio,” said Michael Swindell, senior vice president of marketing and products, Embarcadero Technologies. “Architects need tools that are trusted to deliver results when time is at stake. Data management teams simply can’t afford downtime or loss of productivity using inferior and unreliable tools. ER/Studio 8.5 delivers new features and technologies that expand its enterprise architecture and UML capabilities, automate model reviews and data modeler feedback, and improve team and enterprise collaboration and communication.”

Additional features now available in ER/Studio Enterprise 8.5 include:

• Integration of ER/Studio® Business Architect with the ER/Studio® Repository and ER/Studio® Portal to understand and design process, conceptual, physical and logical models in a collaborative, integrated and secure environment
• New workflow communication facilities with web 2.0 technologies like bi-directional commenting between ER/Studio® Data Architect and ER/Studio Portal to assist and streamline communication and model review with non-modelers
• Object labeling within the ER/Studio Portal to categorize and tag related content
• New UML modeling features for business and software modeling
• Update DBMS features for the latest editions of Oracle®, SQL® Server, DB2® LUW, InterBase® and Teradata
• Powerful and sophisticated reporting options enable users to create and share models and metadata in HTML, RTF, GIF, PNG and JPEG formats

ER/Studio remains the fastest growing database design and modeling tool on the market by expanding organically and attracting new customers from users of competing tools, such as CA ERwin, who are looking for modeling and design tools to resolve their complex data management challenges.

Embarcadero’s ER/Studio Enterprise 8.5 Modeling Suite
Embarcadero’s suite of modeling tools provides a complete environment for analyzing, designing, creating and maintaining business process models, conceptual models, logical models and physical models to meet the rigorous demands of data architects, developers and DBAs. Embarcadero’s powerful modeling suite includes tools for data modeling and database design (ER/Studio), a server-side model repository for collaborative modeling and security, (ER/Studio Repository), a metadata search and reporting (ER/Studio Portal), business process and conceptual modeling (ER/Studio Business Architect), and a brand new tool for application modeling with UML (ER/Studio Software Architect)

Availability and Pricing
ER/Studio Enterprise 8.5 is available immediately and includes ER/Studio Data Architect, ER/Studio Business Architect, ER/Studio® Software Architect, ER/Studio Repository and ER/Studio Portal supporting both single-platform and multi-platform packages.  Pricing in North America begins at $1,900 USD for single-platform and $5,100 USD for multi-platform. For more information, visit www.embarcadero.com/product/er-studio.

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About Embarcadero Technologies
Embarcadero Technologies, Inc. is a leading provider of award-winning tools for application developers and database professionals so they can design systems right, build them faster and run them better, regardless of their platform or programming language. Ninety of the Fortune 100 and an active community of more than three million users worldwide rely on Embarcadero products to increase productivity, reduce costs, simplify change management and compliance and accelerate innovation. Founded in 1993, Embarcadero is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices located around the world. Embarcadero is online at www.embarcadero.com.

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