CA ERwin Modeling Suite r 7.2
Product Announcement

To: CA ERwin Modeling Suite Customers
From: The CA ERwin Modeling Suite Product Team
Subject: General Availability Announcement for ERwin Modeling Suite (formerly AllFusion Modeling Suite) r7.2
Date: May 23, 2007

On behalf of CA, we appreciate your business and the opportunity to provide high-quality, innovative software and services. As part of our ongoing commitment to customer success, we regularly release updated versions of our products. Today, we are pleased to announce that CA ERwin Modeling Suite r7.2 Gen Level 0705 is now available. Included in the Modeling Suite are:

• CA ERwin Data Modeler
• CA ERwin Process Modeler
• CA ERwin Model Manager
• CA ERwin Model Navigator
• CA ERwin Data Model Validator

New features for CA ERwin Data Modeler (CA ERwin DM) include:

• Out of the box full relational support for SQL Server 2005
• Forward Engineering (FE) schema generation for all physical properties associated with relational syntax
• New Reverse Engineering (RE) script parser
• Improved ALTER script generation to support features/functions associated with relational syntax
• New editors, dialogs and wizards that reflect the physical objects and database properties required to support SQL Server 2005 FE and RE features and functions
• Updated Database Support
• Sybase ASE 15 and Sybase IQ
• DB2 UDB v9
• MySQL 5.0
• Enhanced "Check Model" SQL syntax validations
• Integration with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Database Professionals (VSDB Pro)
• Visually design, define and generate VSDB Pro managed objects
• RE existing CA ERwin DM models into VSDB Pro managed objects (including extraction of schema information from databases other than SQL Server 2005)
• FE VSDB Pro managed objects into CA ERwin DM for visualization and metadata reporting purposes
• Usability and UI Enhancements
• Global Find-and-Replace
• Name Hardening
• Action Log Filtering
• PDF Indexing
• Enhanced IDEF1x Supertype-Subtype discriminator selection
• Logical Volumetric Information
• Improved Complete Compare Functionality
• Improved interface with new differences indicators
• New post-comparison filters
• Streamlined Results Dialog

New features for CA ERwin Model Manager (CA ERwin MM) include:

• Security banner message that displays when a mart connection is established
• Support for non-versioned model libraries

New features for CA ERwin Process Modeler (CA ERwin PM) include:

• Bi-directional IDEF3 arrows
• Model templates
• Enhanced model property inheritance during model split operations
• IDEF3 junction renumbering
• Single instance design (when opening multiple models from Windows Explorer)
• Native CA ERwin PM models (.BP1)
• IDL files
• XML files

To obtain your copy of ERwin Modeling Suite in North America, please call 1-800-841-8743 or contact your local account representative. If you are outside of North America, please call your local account representative or the local CA office.

You may also Download your copy by visiting the CA ERwin Modeling Suite Support web page on SupportConnect (click on Knowledge/Product Home Pages and select your product from the drop down list) or by going directly to the AllFusion Modeling Suite Product Home Page, for detailed information concerning this Service Pack, up-to-date support information, and the latest technical bulletins.

Please note: Once you login to Support Connect you will need to go to the Product Home Pages under the Knowledge link and then select your licensed product. The Solution & Patches section houses the order form necessary to receive the product. Keep in mind the order form will not be posted until 2-3 weeks after the Product Announcement date.

Should you need any assistance in understanding these new features, or implementing this latest release, our CA Technology Services experts can help. For more information on CA Technology Services and how you can leverage our expertise, please use the online "Call Me Form" at: https://www3.ca.com/callme/default.aspx?wherefrom=Services.

Thank you again for your business,

The CA ERwin Modeling Team