Odessa, Ukraine, April 13, 2006 – CS Odessa releases a free update to the business diagramming and technical drawing application ConceptDraw V. It features faster objects’ rendering while resizing and moving; improved export to EPS, PDF and HTML formats; new libraries for value stream mapping, drawing stream lanes and other.

ConceptDraw 5.5.1. adds library of shapes for diagramming in value stream notation and swim lane shapes. A value stream map graphically depicts the flow of material from suppliers, through internal processes, and ultimately to customers. Swim lanes are useful for displaying the flow of information or materials between resources at a glance. There were also included libraries with mathematical functions (sins, cosines, tangents) and the extended clipart collection with images of transport, animals and mushrooms

The new version offers improved operational speed, text group export to EPS and PDF file formats, page naming in HTML export and other minor enhancements. All improvements facilitate working process and open new opportunities to users.

The updated software is available to all registered users of ConceptDraw 5.5.1. and can be accessed via product page located at http://conceptdraw.com/en/resources/cd5/update.php

PRICING AND AVAILABILITY
ConceptDraw MINDMAP is available in Professional and Personal editions. The Professional edition retail price is US$ 199; and the Personal edition retail price is US$ 99. Please contact for educational and volume discounts.

ABOUT CONCEPTDRAW PRODUCTIVITY LINE
The ConceptDraw product line for Macintosh and Windows is comprised of ConceptDraw V diagramming and drawing software; ConceptDraw MINDMAP, a brainstorming tool that uses standard mind mapping techniques to help organize ideas and tasks; ConceptDraw Project , professional project management software; ConceptDraw WebWave, software for creating professional diagrams and drawings on the stage of website or application prototyping and design, page mocking-up and site-mapping; ConceptDraw NetDiagrammer for network and system design; ConceptDraw Reporter, software for reporting which creates image-based documents; ConceptDraw Presenter, an application for creating slide shows, animated presentations and Flash movies from ConceptDraw documents. Also available is ConceptDraw Medical, a special module for medical and biochemical specialists.

ABOUT CS ODESSA
Founded in 1993, Computer Systems Odessa supplies cross-platform productivity tools and graphics technologies to professional and corporate users. With headquarters in Odessa, Ukraine, CS Odessa sells products internationally through resellers in over 25 countries. The ConceptDraw Productivity Line of products has won numerous awards (http://www.conceptdraw.com) and is used by hundreds thousands of people all over the world.

Contact: Olga Danilina
Email: o.danilina@csodessa.com
Phone: 1-888-539-3729