SPARX has released Enterprise Architecture 7.1.  You must be a registered user to get it. 

They have also posted MDG Technology for UPDM (The UML Profile for DoDAF/MODAF). UPDM integrates tightly with Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect and provides a model-based framework for planning, designing and implementing DoDAF and MODAF architectures. Registered user can check out UPDM here.

Some of the cooler features added to EA 7.1 are listed below (from SPARX site):

• Rich Notes support
  • Added formatting such as Bold, Italic, Underline and Lists to Notes.
  • Formatting rendered to diagrams, element list and search view.
  • Formatting included in generated HTML and RTF reports.
  • Formatting is stored as simplified HTML markup for portability and ease of use.
  • Automation interfaces added to retrieve notes as plain text, HTML markup or RTF
• Model Merge based on Baselines
  • Merge changes from saved baselines into current model package.
  • Single item, batch item and full restore supported using merge functions.
  • Many improvements to speed and capability of baseline comparison functionality.
  • Ability to load, compare and merge with baselines stored in other models (.EAP or DBMS repository), for the same package based on GUID.
  • Ability to load, compare and merge with an external file
  • Added functions to automation interface to run comparison or merge with baseline.
  • Expanded differences reported in model comparison.
  • Improved keyboard navigation of Baseline dialogs
  • New options to show and hide relevant results from compare
• Model Views Window
  • New dockable window containing custom sets of model elements and diagrams
  • Use inbuilt or new searches to define new views of your model.
  • Create custom views for specific diagram or element types
  • Create special views based on specific "favorites" within a model
  • Views may be shared with other users of the same model (Model Views), or set as private (My Views)
  • Easily export views from one model and import into other models.
  • MDG Technology defined views may also be loaded when a profile is activated in a model.
• RTF Documentation
  • New Master Document (stereotyped package) element - generate and link multiple
  • Model Documents in one action
  • New Documentation toolbar linked to new "Model Document" diagram type
  • Link different RTF templates to Model Document elements (using tagged value) for complete control of final output
  • New context menu commands for bulk generation of RTF Resource Documents (in the Resource View).
  • New options to split large diagrams across multiple report pages.
  • Model Document elements may now refer directly to a named element search (tagged value) as the source of the elements they will document.
  • Redesigned RTF generation dialog to make various options more visible.
  • Improved context menu in RTF template editor for Package.Element section.
  • Improved handling of hyperlinks from linked documents in RTF report.
  • Improved diagrams only report to handle option for inverted metafile text.
  • Improved handling of missing ole interfaces referenced from linked documents generated in RTF report.

You can check out a complete list of the new features in 7.1 and download it here.

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