Which Visio 2003 Edition Is Best for You?
Published: December 16, 2005
Visio 2003 is a universal graphics program that provides the right tools for visualizing most business and technical tasks with one easy-to-use product. Visio enables all types of business, engineering, and information technology (IT) users to create and share diagrams of processes, systems, and numerical data. Visio illustrations make it easier to communicate information, build consensus across an organization, optimize business processes, design and configure complex systems, and monitor and maintain IT systems. Whether you are in a large organization or a small business, Visio will help you make profound and lasting improvements in your operations.
The Visio 2003 product line includes Visio Standard 2003, Visio Professional 2003, and Visio Enterprise Architect. Each Visio edition delivers powerful tools tailored to meet a variety of visual communication needs for business and technical professionals. You can easily determine which edition is best for you by the type of work you do.
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Visio Standard 2003
Visio Professional 2003
Visio Enterprise Architect
Visio 2003 Edition Comparison
Visio 2003 Diagram Types
Visio Standard 2003
Visio Standard 2003 is best for business users who need to visualize, document, communicate, and share ideas with attention grabbing flowcharts, office layouts, organization charts, project time lines, and more.
Many new features in Visio Standard 2003 streamline diagramming tasks to improve productivity and help you communicate more effectively, such as:
•Brainstorming drawings: Export a brainstorming style diagram to a Word document in outline form to easily organize and communicate ideas generated in meetings.
•Organization charts: Insert pictures and dotted-line relationships into organization charts to show employee pictures and important reporting structures.
•Calendars: Generate a calendar by importing your Outlook calendar data to Visio 2003 for easy viewing and reference.
•Timelines: Split activities between multiple timelines and synchronize them for clearer illustrations.
•Business process diagramming category: Many specific tools and diagram types to support any business process documentation effort.
Note For additional Visio Standard 2003 feature information, review the
comparison chart.
Visio Professional 2003
Professionals in IT, engineering, and software development will benefit from the diagramming solutions provided for their specific needs in Visio 2003 Professional. The Professional edition includes all of the business diagramming tools of the Standard edition plus additional comprehensive technical and drawing solutions.
Use Visio Professional 2003 to create high value diagrams with new and improved features such as:
•Networks: A rack diagram drawing type and updated network shapes.
•Web development: An improved Web site mapping solution.
•Software development: A Microsoft Windows XP user interface (UI) drawing type.
•Architecture/Engineering/Facilities: Improved support for incorporating data into a building plan.
Note For additional Visio Professional 2003 feature information, review the
comparison chart.
Visio Enterprise Architect
Microsoft Visual Studio Team System includes advanced Visio-based modeling solutions for developers. Visio Enterprise Architect includes all of the solutions in Visio Professional 2003 plus full-featured database and software modeling solutions and is available only as part of Visual Studio 2005 Team System (Developer, Tester, Architect) or as part of Visual Studio Professional with MSDN Premium. Features include:
•Advanced database modeling tools for database administrators and developers
•Advanced software modeling tools for software developers
Visio 2003 Diagram Types
Visio 2003 diagrams allow you to think through, organize, and better understand complex ideas, processes, and systems. The following chart lists Visio 2003-supported diagram types. Clicking on a diagram type will display a Visio Standard 2003 and Visio Professional 2003 version comparison and graphic examples.
Features
Block Diagrams
Building Plan
Business Process
Charts and Graphs
Database Modeling
Electrical Engineering
Network Diagrams
Flowcharts
Maps
Mechanical Engineering
Organization Charts
Process Engineering
Project Schedule
Web Diagram
Software
Source:
http://www.microsoft.com/office/visi.../editions.mspx
Which Visio 2003 Edition Is Best for You?
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