ILOG released another preview of the 2.0 version of their charting framework, Elixir, last week. The new release features, among other things:

• A new Gantt task chart that improves upon the existing 1.0 Gantt chart to cover new use cases.


• New heatmaps components


• New OLAP & pivot charts to mimic excel-like pivot charting.


• Improved flex calendar and numerical indicators components.

ILOG has released this preview as part of their beta program, which is free to anyone who wants to sign up.

If you do a lot of charting or are into creating complex data visualizations, ILOG is a component set worth checking out. If you've used Elixir before, we'd love to hear your thoughts in the comments.

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