[QuantLibAddin-cvs] QuantLibAddin NEWS.txt,1.2,1.3

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! Release 0.3.13 - ??? 2006
! 
! REQUIRED PACKAGES
! 
! - QuantLib version 0.3.13
! - QuantLibFunctions version 0.3.13
! - ObjectHandler version 0.1.4
! 
! FUNCTIONALITY
! 
! - xx new functions / xx in total
! - support for Value Objects (Plamen Neykov) (see ObjectHandler documentation for details)
! - Random Sequence Generators (Aurelien Chanudet)
! - Additional functionality for options - greeks, Bermudan payoffs, other minor enhancements
! - complete interface for YieldTermStructure class
! - New function qlSetEvaluationDate() to set the global value of the evaluation date,
!   qlPiecewiseFlatForward() no longer sets the evaluation date
! - Support for Sessions compiled into binary installation.  Please see the QuantLibAddin 
!   documentation of the Evaluation Date for details.
! - renamed QuantLibAddin functions to correspond to underlying QuantLib functions:
!         0.3.12                      0.3.13
!         qlBlackScholesProcess       qlGeneralizedBlackScholesProcess
!         qlBondAccrued               qlBondAccruedAmount
!         qlEvalDate                  qlEvaluationDate
!         qlFutureRateHelper          qlFuturesRateHelper
!         qlGetDf                     qlDiscount
!         qlSimpleSwap                qlVanillaSwap
!         qlSwapFixedLeg              qlSwapGetFixLeg
!         qlSwapFloatLeg              qlSwapGetFloatLeg
! - revise processing for Enumerations: blah blah blah.
!   rename "Enumeration" -> "EnumeratedType", "ComplexType" -> "EnumeratedClass"
!   rename associated functions:
!         0.3.12                      0.3.13
!         qlListRegisteredEnums       qlListEnumeratedTypes
!         qlListEnum                  qlEnumeratedType
!         qlListRegisteredTypes       qlListEnumeratedClasses
!         qlListType                  qlEnumeratedClass
! 
! CALC
! 
! - renamed project to avoid conflict with core QuantLibAddin lib file
! - upgraded VC workspace to Visual Studio 2003 (latest version supported by OOo) (thanks 
!   to Joe Byers)
! - upgraded OpenOffice.org Calc version from 1.1.3 to 2.0.2 for Windows (thanks to Joe Byers) 
!   and Linux
! 
! 
! 
! Release 0.3.12 - March 2006
! 
! REQUIRED PACKAGES
! 
! - QuantLib version 0.3.12
! - ObjectHandler version 0.1.3
! 
! FUNCTIONALITY
! 
! - 11 new functions / 81 in total
! - backward & forward flat interpolators (Aurelien Chanudet)
! - enhancements to xibor / rate helper / term structures / 
!   utilities (Marco Marchioro)
! - support for new QuantLib functionality for sessions,
!   allowing multiple instances of the global evaluation date  
! - documentation revised and extended
! 
! EXCEL
! 
! - unregister functions when XLL unloaded (Lars Schouw)
! 
! 
! Release 0.3.11 - October 2005
! 
! REQUIRED PACKAGES
! 
! - QuantLib version 0.3.11
! - ObjectHandler version 0.1.2
! 
! FUNCTIONALITY
! 
! - 13 new functions / 70 in total
! - Coupon Vectors, Interpolation, Schedules, Swaps (Aurelien Chanudet)
! - Polymorphic behavior in exported QuantLibAddin functions (Plamen Neykov)
! - support for direct calls to underlying QuantLib functions (Plamen Neykov)
! - optional function parameters (Plamen Neykov), default values
! - source code generation refactored for improved OO/maintainability
! 
! 
! Release 0.3.10 - July 2005
! 
! OVERVIEW
! 
! Initial release consisting of prototype framework:
! - core library of supported classes
! - function metadata
! - script to autogenerate source for target platforms
! - sample client applications and spreadsheets
! 
! REQUIRED PACKAGES
! 
! - Boost version 1.31.0 or later
! - QuantLib version 0.3.10
! - ObjectHandler version 0.1.1
! 
! FUNCTIONALITY
! 
! - bonds & zero curves (Walter Penschke)
! - caps & floors, term structures (Aurelien Chanudet)
! - swaps, xibor, enumeration type factory (Plamen Neykov)
! - options, volatilities, processes
! - diagnostic and utility functions
! 
! PLATFORMS
! 
! - Microsoft Excel
! - OpenOffice.org Calc
! - C/C++
! - Guile (Aurelien Chanudet)
! 
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! For a rundown of changes per QuantLibAddin release please visit
! http://www.quantlibaddin.org/history.html