Industry-Leading Charting Tool now available for Lasso on Mac, Linux & Windows
LASSO SUMMIT - OmniPilot Software, Inc., developers of Lasso, has partnered with Software FX to bring Chart FX for Lasso to the Mac and Linux platforms. Brett Circe, president of OmniPilot, made an official announcement during the Lasso Summit, which is being held at Fort Lauderdale's historic Riverside Hotel on Las Olas Boulevard. Chart FX for Lasso enables developers to add graphically dynamic charts to their Web applications quickly and easily.
Chart FX, by Software FX, is the leading charting solution for enterprise developers wishing to add data visualization capabilities to their applications. Now Software FX has engineered Chart FX for Lasso for OmniPilot to deliver to the thriving Lasso development market. Lasso developers can make use of many of the Chart FX for Lasso features, including borders, 2D & 3D, rotation & perspective, transparency & anti-aliasing, labeling, gradients, constants, series attributes, customized legends and many more.
"We are very excited about the release of Chart FX for Lasso, not only are we bringing an enterprise-level solution to the Lasso, Mac and Linux communities, but we are exposing developers to Lasso, our powerful and secure middleware language" added Circe.
"Software FX is happy to provide Chart FX for Lasso developers to display their data in a robust and efficient manner," said Robert Williams, Vice President of Software FX. "Lasso developers will immediately gain over 12 years of data visualization and analysis maturity in Chart FX for Lasso. We hope that solutions like Chart FX add to the enterprise viability of the Lasso platform."
Chart FX for Lasso Developer will be included FREE with the new Lasso Developer 8.5 that is expected to be released in March. This combination will allow developers to build and test dynamic Web applications with data visualization before investing in a server for deployment. In addition to the free developer, the Chart FX Designer for Eclipse will be included within Lasso Studio for Eclipse, and will still retail for $199. Chart FX for Lasso will retail for $999. As a Summit Promotion in the month of February customers can order Chart FX for Lasso for 10% off. Public Beta for Chart FX for Lasso will begin soon, with a release expected in Q2 of 2006.
OmniPilot Software, Inc. is a software development company offering cross-platform business management solutions designed to help small-to-mid-sized businesses (SMBs) optimize their online presence. In 2006, OmniPilot celebrates the 10-year anniversary of Lasso, which survived the boom and bust of the dot.com era because of its loyal following. It has grown from a simple scripting language on the Mac to an enterprise programming language for Mac, Windows and Linux. Lasso is a secure corporate alternative to open source Web development languages. OmniPilot's software is used by over 15,000 corporations worldwide from The Golf Channel to NASA, as well as over 1,000 educational institutions from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to the University of Houston (UH) to name a few. For more information visit www.omnipilot.com
About Software FX, Inc.
Software FX was founded in 1993 with one idea in mind, creating the most powerful, yet easy to use, data visualization solutions for developers. The company continues to be 100% committed to not only providing top of the line components but also supplying the best possible customer and technical support. Today, Chart FX positions itself as the worldwide leader in helping developers integrate and display graphical information between and among diverse markets, platforms and environments. For information visit www.softwarefx.com.
Media contact:
Valerie Milkins
Starmark International
954-874-9000
vmilkins@starmark.com