[Quickfix-announce] QuickFIX 1.11.0 is now available

[Oren M. <or...@qu...>]

ON QUICKFIX
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QuickFIX 1.11.0 is now available at http://www.quickfixengine.org

You can get the release notes for all versions here: 
http://www.quickfixengine.org/NEWS

We did a lot of work to make it easier to build the project.  For 
windows users, everything is now under one solution file.  This includes 
the C++, .NET, jni, and example programs.  So it should be much more 
obvious to new users what is available.  The documentation has also been 
slightly restructured into categories which I hope will make it easier 
to find things.  Feedback is appreciated.

Ok, so first of all the project has been updated to be compatible with 
the latest compilers.  This means gcc 4.x and Visual Studio 8/2005/.NET 
2.0.  I know many of you have begun to use these, so you will no longer 
have to use hacked up versions of the source.  JNI should also work on 
64 bit systems.

The FileLog is no longer separated into .incoming and .outgoing files.  
It all goes into one .messages file.  This is so the exact message 
sequence that occured in a session can be accurately reconstructed.  
This should make it a lot easier to figure out exactly what happened 
when analyzing the logs.  Likewise, the databases will place all 
messages into a single table where they can share a auto-incrementing id.

There is native support for a couple of databases.  PostgreSQL and MSSQL 
(windows only currently).  And MySQL and PostgreSQL store and log 
implementation now support connection pools.

The sequence reset functionality should be useable now.  The previous 
version had problems, which I believe have all been resolved in this 
release.  Please continue to give feedback.

Much more, so read the release notes for a full account.

ON QUICKFIX/J
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You will notice on the download page that QuickFIX/J, clearly marked 
with a bright red *beta* disclaimer is available.  We will begin placing 
the latest QuickFIX/J beta releases here (which will turn into real 
releases at some point).  We are putting these here to make them easier 
to find so we can expand the beta user base and get more feedback.  The 
QuickFIX/J documentation is available online as well.  Remember to 
report anything you find in the bugtracker: 
http://www.quickfixengine.org/bugtracker.  Steve Bate is leading the 
development of this port, so he is the guy to contact if you want to 
become involved.

ON OTHER STUFF
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There are several companies that provide services surrounding QuickFIX 
which range from training to support to project work.  If you are in 
need of any of these check out this page for information about these 
companies:  http://www.quickfixengine.org/services.html

Does your company provide any such services?  Send me information and 
we'll add you to the site if appropriate.