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Sugar Suite v3.5.1b
October 27, 2005

-=Overview=-
Our goal continues to be to build the customer relationship management system
that you have always wanted, so your input is vital. Based on your input we have
provided important bug fixes in 3.5.1b that continue to enhance the stability of
Sugar Suite.

One item of particular note in 3.5.1b is a resolution to a problem with Sugar Suites
handling of Daylight Savings Time (DST). It is important to upgrade to patch 3.5.1b
in order for task, meeting and call records to properly display the due date. See
below for details.... read more

Sugar Suite v3.5.1a
October 6, 2005

-=Overview=-
For a quick list of new features in Sugar Suite 3.5.1, check out the information
below.

Our goal continues to be to build the customer relationship management system
that you have always wanted, so your input is vital.

To share ideas with the Sugar Community, ask questions, find answers and submit
feedback, please visit our Sugar Forums at http://www.sugarcrm.com/forums.... read more

Sugar Suite v3.5.1
September 26, 2005

SugarForge.org Download
http://sugarforge.org/frs/?group_id=6&release_id=5

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Note: Sugar Suite now requires PHP 4.3 or greater. PHP 4.2 is no longer supported, due to architectural changes in Sugar that rely on PHP 4.3 or greater.... read more

Sugar Suite v3.5.0b
August 26, 2005

-=Overview=-
For a quick list of new features in Sugar Suite 3.5.0, check out the information below.

Our goal continues to be to build the customer relationship management system that you have always wanted, so your input is vital.

To share ideas with the Sugar Community, ask questions, find answers and submit feedback, please visit our Sugar Forums at http://www.sugarcrm.com/forums.... read more

Sugar Suite v3.5.0a
August 19, 2005

-=Overview=-
For a quick list of new features in Sugar Suite 3.5.0, check out the information below.

Our goal continues to be to build the customer relationship management system that you have always wanted, so your input is vital.

To share ideas with the Sugar Community, ask questions, find answers and submit feedback, please visit our Sugar Forums at http://www.sugarcrm.com/forums.... read more

Sugar Suite v3.5.0
August 15, 2005

-=Overview=-
For a quick list of new features in Sugar Suite 3.5.0, check out
the information below.

Our goal continues to be to build the customer relationship management
system that you have always wanted, so your input is vital.

To share ideas with the Sugar Community, ask questions, find answers and
submit feedback, please visit our Sugar Forums at
http://www.sugarcrm.com/forums.... read more

Aching for your latest Sugar fix? The Sugar Suite 3.5 Beta is now available to help you get through your day. You can either check out the on-line demo or download the installation package from www.sourceforge.net or www.sugarforge.org.

Our goal continues to be to build the customer relationship management system that you have always wanted, so your input is vital. For a quick list of new features for 3.5, check out the information below. Feedback about Sugar Open Source can be submitted to the Sugar Forums located at http://www.sugarcrm.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=44.... read more

Sugar Suite v3.0.1b
July 1, 2005

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http://sugarforge.org/frs/?group_id=6&release_id=5

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Fixed: Syncing a contact from Outlook with changes can cause the contact to be unrelated from other components.
Fixed: Lead conversion doesn't associate notes to Contact, only Account
Fixed: Lead conversion doesn't create Account if Account has required custom field... read more

SugarCRM v3.0 released on May 3rd. A fully featured customer releationship management (CRM) system. Manage leads, opportunities, contacts and more inside of a state-of-the-art user interface. Built on PHP and MySQL. See home page for a demo and more. Sugar Open Source 3.0.1a is a bugfix release.

Sugar Suite v3.0.1a
June 21, 2005

SugarForge.org Download
http://sugarforge.org/frs/?group_id=6&release_id=5... read more

Sugar Suite v3.0.1
June 13, 2005

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http://sugarforge.org/frs/?group_id=6&release_id=5

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* New: Added HTTPS support to Outlook plug-in
* New: Added Contact and Calendar synchronization to the Outlook plug-in
* New: Added three new themes Sugar Lite, Rip Curl, Pipeline
* Fixed: Project ListView.html did not work properly with the Custom Layout Editor. This file must be overwritten in order for Project ListView data to be visible.
* Fixed: Various Outlook plug-in fixes (searching, multiple record actions, date time conversion and format)
* Fixed: Collection of SOAP API fixes added
* Fixed: Reports To button not visible to those with correct permissions
* Fixed: Error with attachments on email
* Fixed: Error with selecting user roles
* Fixed: Corrected problem where activity showed up multiple times in activities list on home screen
* Fixed: Dashboard Opportunities by Lead source can now include empty lead
* Fixed: Script error when viewing a note attachment
* Fixed: Duplicate call that did not retain Contact, or select user
* Fixed: Script error when printing from list view
* Fixed: Error when exporting Prospect list
* Fixed: Problem in Lead conversion resulting in php error
* Fixed: Error sorting Employee list view, by Reports To

Download and enjoy our latest Surfing inspired themes!

The SugarCRM Team!

Sugar Open Source v3.0c
May 17, 2005

SugarForge.org Download
http://sugarforge.org/frs/?group_id=6&release_id=5

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* Fixed: Drop down editor loses or doesn't contain None value
* Fixed: Import Opportunity doesn't split rows for CSV files
* Fixed: MySQL error showing in Mass Email Queue Management
* Fixed: The vCard format from the Leads DetailView screen is invalid.
* Fixed: Custom fields lose drop-down options in Meetings
* Fixed: In some scenarios Pop-up screens were not saving relationships to the
selected item, or not showing the returned item name, even though it was present.
* Fixed: Intermittently opportunity details were not always saving
* Fixed: Newly created custom field tables had extra columns
* Fixed: Can't create Meetings from shortcut panel
* Fixed: Collection of localization bugs and strings added
* Fixed: "Reports To" Change button was not accessible by Admin
* Fixed: Task due date not saved correctly with certain default date format.
* Fixed: Mass update on Bug Tracker not sending notifications
* Fixed: Can't add email attachments with IE
* Fixed: Custom field problem with Opportunities
* Fixed: Project Task sub-panel did not support sorting
* Fixed: Project module didn't support Layout Editor
* Fixed: Changing date formats results in wrong date being displayed in Documents
* Fixed: Deleted opportunities show up in search... read more

Sugar Suite v3.0b
May 6, 2005

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http://www.sugarforge.org/frs/?group_id=6&release_id=50

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* Fixed: Hitting Enter in the guided upgrade defaulted to the Back button.
* Fixed: My Account displayed the wrong Calendar Options Publish URL when logged in as an administrator user.
* Fixed: Installer stopped if the MySQL database and user already existed.
* Fixed: Guided upgrade checks for correct file permissions before copying any files.
* Fixed: Email notifications were not being sent after account assignments.
* Fixed: Javascript alerts were appearing for users not invited to a meeting.
* Fixed: Document expiration date is now optional, and create date defaults to current date.
* Fixed: Meeting scheduler subpanel now appears under HTTPS connections.
* Fixed: Tooltips now appear on the accept and decline buttons for calls and meetings in Home.
* Fixed: My Account now displays the Calendar Publish and Search URLs to use in Microsoft Outlook(R).
* Fixed: Canceling a Campaign produced an error.
* Fixed: Canceling an Email Marketing campaign redirected to Home.
* Fixed: Change button for Reports To in My Account is now hidden if user does not have permission to change their Reports To value.
* Fixed: Open Projects Tasks subpanel now appears in Home.
* Fixed: Meeting Scheduler displays properly when using either an IP address or hostname.
* Fixed: Project and Project Task pop-ups were not displaying in certainmodules.
* Fixed: Convert Lead check for account duplication was not associating leads to existing accounts.
* Fixed: Select File dropdown in Field Editor is now sorted alphabetically.... read more

New Features
New features in version 3.0 include:

* Campaign management, allowing users to organize marketing activities
and measure their effectiveness and influence on the sales pipeline.
Users can manage and track marketing efforts associated to leads,
contacts and opportunities for closed-loop marketing analysis.

* List designer, providing query, list management and list filtering
tools that allow personnel to segment contact databases for target
marketing purposes. Users can query the system to generate lists
targeting specific audiences, and then save the queries for re-use
for similar future campaigns. Users can also import temporary lists
such as those rented from brokers or data service providers.... read more

Sugar v2.5.1c
April 8, 2005

-=Overview=-
The 2.5.1 maintenance release is primarily a bug fix release with some
minor new features. For a quick overview of the release, check out the
information below. For more details on bugs fixs, check out the bug tracker
at http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=107819&atid=648812.

You can send us an email any time with your feedback at
support@sugarcrm.com. Our goal continues to be to build the customer
relationship management system that you have always wanted, so your
input is vital.... read more

Sugar Suite v2.5.1b
March 14, 2005

-=Overview=-
The 2.5.1 maintenance release is primarily a bug fix release to v2.5 with some minor new features. For a quick overview
of the release, check out the information below. For more
details on bugs fixs, check out the bug tracker
at http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=107819&atid=648812.

You can send us an email any time with your feedback at
support@sugarcrm.com. Our goal continues to be to build
the customer relationship management system that you have
always wanted, so your input is vital.... read more

Sugar Suite v2.5.1a
March 07, 2005

-=Overview=-
The 2.5.1 maintenance release is primarily a bug fix release to v2.5 with some minor new features. For a quick overview of the release, check out the information below. For more details on bugs fixs, check out the bug tracker at http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=107819&atid=648812.

You can send us an email any time with your feedback at support@sugarcrm.com. Our goal continues to be to build the customer relationship management system that you have always wanted, so your input is vital.... read more

Sugar Suite v2.5.1 is now available for download. This minor release of Sugar Suite includes mostly bug fixes to v2.5 but also does introduce new outbound email functionality and enhanced control over user access to modules.

You will now find a new "Mail" tab that allows your Sugar users to send out emails from Sugar. Each user will need to configure his/her SMTP settings in the "My Account" screen. ... read more

Greetings from the Sugar Team -

Sugar Suite 2.5 Patch C is now available for immediate download. We recommend that all production implementations apply this patch immediately.

You can download this latest patch to the v2.5 release at SourceForge:
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=107819

Sugar Suite 2.5.0 Patch C
Fixed: Install permission setting
Fixed: Patch missing files

Sugar Suite 2.5.0 Patch B
Fixed: Some default settings missing from config.php
Fixed: Clear button in search tag does not work
Fixed: Caching of Query does not let you get out of advanced search... read more

Hi folks -

Patch B is now available for download. Patch A had a very short lifespan, so don't worry that you might have missed an announcement for that patch. You didn't. :)

You can download v2.5 patch B at: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=107819&package_id=116411

To upgrade your 2.5 system, simply unzip SugarSuite-Patch-2.5.0b.zip into your existing Sugar web root. No database upgrade steps are necessary. ... read more

We're proud to annouce the immediate availability of Sugar Suite v2.5. This release includes new features such as customizing the application without needing to write any code, a new RSS reader, portal functionality for turning Sugar into the single user interface for your business and much, much more.

The Sugar Team is excited to bring you the most feature-rich release yet. Not only have many new usability enhancements been added in this release, but a lot of work has gone on underneath
the covers to make Sugar an easier to customize and far more scalable system.... read more

Due to popular demand, the Calendar module is now part of the base SugarCRM open source distribution.

Download the full build of v2.0.1 Patch E to get Sugar with Calendaring.

Patch E fixes a few minor bugs and a cross-site scripting security issue. See the release notes for more details at http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=294297.

The Sugar Team recommends that all production sites running Sugar Sales v2.0.1 deploy this patch.

SugarCRM released a relaxing theme named Paradise as an additional UI template option for 2.0. This is a tropical inspired theme which is perfect for companies who encourage their sales staff with presidents club incentives, or for end users who would like to have a vacation like interface!
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=107819&package_id=129504

Many thanks to Michael Whitehead, one of our newest contributors, for this outstanding end user guide. You will find the new Sugar Sales Open Source v2.0.1 End User Guide in the SugarCRM Documentation release. Enjoy!