CS Odessa Announces Chen Notation Addition to ConceptDraw Solutions

New free addition for ConceptDraw PRO in ConceptDraw Solutions provides a set of libraries for database modeling.

February 14, 2017, San Jose, California — CS Odessa is pleased to announce the addition of Chen Notation Model Solution for ConceptDraw PRO v11. The new addition to ConceptDraw Solution Park is a free item for current users of ConceptDraw PRO v11, and is available immediately.

In 1976 Dr.Peter Chen, then a professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, proposed a new entity-relationship model for database design. Dr.Chen’s entity-relationship model objective was designed to leverage the advantages of the three entity-data models (network model, relationship model, entity model) in use at the time. The entity-relationship model proposed by Dr.Chen is constructed using a more natural view of how the real world comprises entities and the relationships that exist with these identified entities. Dr.Chen’s model minimizes the semantic ambiguities present in the data models that were in use at the time.

The entity-relationship model is comprised of a number of 2D representational shapes and some visual conventions to describe data and data structures. CS Odessa has released a free Chen Notation library and samples that are available for use with ConceptDraw PRO v11. This new Chen Notation solution can be downloaded from Solution Park located on the ConceptDraw web site. The Chen Notation Model is a popular standard and is widely used worldwide in database and software design.

ConceptDraw PRO v11 is compatible with Apple macOS and Microsoft Windows. ConceptDraw PRO retails for US$199. ConceptDraw PRO v11 is included in ConceptDraw Office v4 which retails for US$499.

ConceptDraw Productivity Line:

Chen Notation Solution — contains vector stencil libraries with full standardized Chen notation included.
ConceptDraw PRO v11 — business graphics and diagramming product (compatible with MS Visio file format).
ConceptDraw MINDMAP v9 — brainstorming, planning, and mind mapping software (compatible with MS Office applications).
ConceptDraw PROJECT v8 — project and resource management tool (compatible with MS Project).
ConceptDraw Office v4 — powerful and economical business suite that contains the entire ConceptDraw Desktop Product line.
ConceptDraw Solution Park — an online collection of visual solutions designed to provide productivity increasing solutions for all ConceptDraw products.

Operating Systems Supported

• OS X 10.10, 10.11 (Yosemite, and El Capitan) and macOS Sierra (10.12)
• Microsoft Windows 7, 8.1, and 10
• Apple iOS 8

About CS Odessa

Founded in 1993, Computer Systems Odessa supplies cross-platform productivity tools and graphic technologies to professional and corporate users around the world. With headquarters in Odessa, Ukraine, and a U.S. office in San Jose, California, CS Odessa sells internationally in over 150 countries, both directly and through resellers. The ConceptDraw line of products has won numerous awards and is used by hundreds of thousands, including Fortune 500 companies, U.S. Federal Government agencies, small and medium businesses, and students and educators around the globe.

Press Contact:
Olin Reams
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