PowerDesigner
PowerDesigner is a data modeling tool produced by Sybase.
PowerDesigner includes support for:
- Object Modeling (UML diagrams)
- Data Modeling (works with most major RDBMS systems)
- Business Process Modeling (ProcessAnalyst)
- XML Modeling
- Data Warehouse Modeling (WarehouseArchitect)
History of PowerDesigner
PowerDesigner started life as S-Designer, which was written by Xiao Wang of SDP Technologies. SDP Technologies was French company that was started in 1983. Powersoft purchased SDP in 1995, and Sybase purchased Powersoft later that same year. Sybase currently owns all rights to PowerDesigner.
Version History and Time-line
- 1989 - The first commercial release of S-Designer (version 2.0) in France
- 1992 - The first commercial release of S-Designer and in the US.
- 1994 - ProcessAnalyst was added to the suite in 1994.
- 1997 - PowerDesigner 6.0 releases.
- 1998 - WarehouseArchitect was added.
- 1999 - PowerDesigner 7.0 was rewritten to take advantage of newer technologies and to provide an interface more consistent with other Sybase products.
- December [[2001] - PowerDesigner 9.5 was initially released, with maintenance releases through 2003.
2003 - Version 10.0 (Minerva release)