EA Academic Solutions

Academic
"With support for the new UML 2.1 standard, a wide range of standard and high-end features, ease of deployment, a simple and intuitive interface and an affordable price point, Enterprise Architect offers a comprehensive entry-level package, with advanced capabilities there when you are ready for them - ideal for the student and teacher alike. "

Aiding in your entry into the UML world, Enterprise Architect comes equipped with the corporate industry standard UML 2.1 diagrams. EA's intuitive design enables you to create professional looking models, diagrams and reports with the click of a button. Simple features like reverse engineering source code and instant RTF reporting will ensure you save time and effort in the course of your studies.

Harnessing the power of UML 2.1, the Enterprise Architect - Academic Edition is a fully featured package that provides a cost effective solution for training tomorrow's software engineers. With the Academic Corporate edition also available - containing Enterprise Architect’s high-end modeling capabilities - you won't stranded when your modeling needs become more advanced. With total cost of the software and access to the latest versions for 12 months, EA's Academic Edition is still cheaper than most text books.

Based on the industry standard UML 2.1, EA is a great stepping stone into the Software Development world with advanced features like:

  • Support for many popular DBMS systems as the back-end repository
  • Integrated user security
  • Support for CVS and SCC based version control
  • Baseline capability to capture "point in time" snapshots of model contents
  • Comprehensive "compare and diff" capability to help track change
  • Support for very large models
  • Support for distributed development using version control, replication or shared model

Add to the above, standard features like:

  • Support for all 13 UML 2.1 diagrams from the OMG's UML 2.1 specification
  • Powerful and easy to use WYSIWYG document generator producing high quality RTF output
  • HTML report generation
  • Code generation and reverse engineering for many popular languages
  • Model Driven Architecture (MDA) Transformations
  • Industry standard XMI import/export facility
  • Schema generation
  • Database modeling
  • UML Profile support for defining standard extensions
  • UML Patterns support
  • Comprehensive automation interface for scripting and plug-ins
  • Dependency graphs and matrix support
  • Plug-ins to link and integrate EA with leading IDEs such as Eclipse and Visual Studio .NET 2003 and Visual Studio 2005 and Team System
  • Free "Viewer" edition for distribution to clients and staff only interested in reading models

And support/deployment:

  • Training from a wide range of capable and experienced 3rd party professionals
  • Consulting and deployment services from the extensive VAR network
  • Competent and effective email support from Sparx staff
  • Excellent documentation in both PDF and HTML Help format
  • Lightweight installer (~27 MB or less)
  • Floating license available
  • Standard Windows Installer based setup
  • Support for Windows NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista
  • Linux support running under Cross-Over Office
  • Mac support running under VM-Ware or MS Virtual PC

For more information on academic licenses, please see our Academic Pricing Schedule. To purchase an academic license, please fill in our Academic Status Approval form.