]po[ V5.0.Beta2 Release Status & What is New?
Dear All,
]project-open[ V5.0 is advancing, and we prepare for a
release early next year. We would like to inform you
up-front about this release and ask for your feedback,
before we start a mass mailing to all ]po[ customers.
So What's new?
- New Gantt Editor
- New Portfolio Editor
- New Task Management using Sencha HTML5
- New Earned Value Diagram
- New Mobile Timesheet Logging
- New Rule & Notification Engine
- New CRM Opportunity Tracking
Non-Functional:
- V5.0 now includes Sencha ExtJS for HTML5 apps
- Based on OpenACS 5.9, Naviserver 4.99, CentOS 7
and PostgreSQL 9.x - Windows installer now using VirtualBox
- Performance improvements for up to 40.000 users.
- Security improvements after a security audit
V5.0 Release Status & Download
A V5.0.2.beta2 VMware appliance is available for
download here on SourceForge:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/project-open/files/project-open/V5.0/
It's in production at ~20 customers already.
There is a demo server available:
http://po50demo.project-open.net
We now publish the development status of V5.0 online:
http://www.project-open.net/en/version-5-0-2-0-0
In a few weeks we will offer a "Windows installer"
which consists of exactly the same CentOS VM image
as above, but adds a "VirtualBox" for executing the
VM appliance in Windows.
The ]po[ V5.0 "final release" will be in the 1st
Quarter 2017. However, such a date is more marketing
tactical than anything else. The V5.0 "base system"
is stable now, and the Gantt Editor and the other
HTML5 components will gradually mature until the end
of next year or so.
HTML5 Sencha ExtJS - No more TCL Development!
The biggest change in V5.0 is the use of the Sencha
ExtJS HTML5 library in order to create interactive
one-page applications. Apart from supporting the new
usage scenarios (Gantt Editor, Portfolio Planner)
this techology allows you to customize ]po[ without
the need to learn TCL. So any experienced front-end
developer will be able to modify and add functionality.
We have started to write up tutorials for you to
encourage customization:
http://www.project-open.com/en/tutorial-sencha-ajax-portlets
http://www.project-open.com/en/tutorial-building-sencha-touch-applications
Please contact us directly if you are interested in
learning Sencha ExtJS. We are prepare a number of
free tutorials via GoToMeeting.
Upgrades Not Free Anymore
As announced in the forum, we have changed our
policy towards semiautomatic updates of ]po[.
In the past, you could just update the source code
of ]po[ and execute a number of "upgrade scripts"
to update the data-model without loosing any data
or configuration.
From V5.0 on, these upgrade scripts require a CVS
account which is tied to a support contract or an
active partner role.
https://sourceforge.net/p/project-open/discussion/295937/thread/1bd5743a/
Please contact us if you plan to upgrade your system
or the system of your customers. We'll provide free
accounts to partners who participate actively in the
development of ]po[, report bugs, contribute patches,
translate the system, publish articles etc. However,
we will ask for a monetary contribution (a support
contract) from everybody else.
Gantt Editor
The biggest functional change in V5.0 is the "Gantt
Editor". It's a simple Gantt Editor like GanttProject
or ProjectLibre, and without a scheduling engine at
the moment. It supports what MS calls "manually
scheduled tasks". At the moment we don't recommend
it for planning large projects, but it's useful for
smaller projects and as a viewer for large projects
for users without MS-Project licenses.
The Gantt Editor is our highest priority at the moment
and we'll start integrating the "Task Juggler" open-
source scheduling engine. Please provide us with
feedback and contact us directly. We'll fix any bugs
ASAP.
V5.0 Press Kit, Articles & PR
Do you know press or PR people? Do you want to
release an article about ]po[? We will prepare a
Press Kit (not finished yet) at:
www.project-open.net/en/press-v50-kit
You can just take this press kit or other material,
translate it and offer it to your local press contacts.
Please contact us if you need help or support.
V5.0 Localization
Please help us to improve the translation of ]po[ into
your language! You can participate as an “editor” (just
providing comments and final QA) or take a more
active role as a first or second translator. Please
contact us if you are interested.
V5.0 Translation Vertical
Functionality for translation agencies is not part of
the standard ]po[ V5.0 installer anymore, because it
it is confusing for the large majority of customers.
Instead, we will release a dedicated VMware for
translation companies some time after the official
release.
Links to Other Packages
Please see these links for additional information on
the new packages and features in ]po[ V5.0:
- Gantt Editor
www.project-open.net/en/package-intranet-gantt-editor - New Portfolio Editor
www.project-open.net/en/package-intranet-portfolio-planner - New Task Management using Sencha HTML5
www.project-open.net/en/package-intranet-task-management - New Earned Value Diagram in community edition
www.project-open.net/en/package-intranet-earned-value-management - New Mobile Timesheet Logging
www.project-open.net/en/package-senchatouch-timesheet - New Rule & Notification Engine
www.project-open.net/en/package-intranet-rule-engine - New CRM Opportunity Tracking
www.project-open.net/en/package-intranet-crm-opportunities
Best Regards,
Frank
2016-11-29
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