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InstantForum.NET 4.2 Gets a New Name

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Hi All,

Hope your all very well. First let me apologize for not posting for a little while. We've been heads down working non-stop on the next forum update.

We've recently been posting updates here within the blog & via twitter and referring to the next InstantForum.NET update as version 4.2.

I'm excited to announce today that we'll be changing the way we name future updates and moving towards a Visual Studio.NET / MS Office style naming convention using the current year to indicate major updates. You can expect a new product logo, graphics & text on our web site to indicate this very soon.

The forthcoming InstantForum.NET update will be InstantForum.NET 2010.

The next major InstantKB.NET update will be InstantKB.NET 2010 - early 2010.

We are making these changes for a number of reasons.
  1. We want to move towards at least 1 major release each year with Service Packs throughout the year to resolve any minor issues.
  2. We wanted to signify the amount of development investigated in this next InstantForum.NET update and don't feel 4.2 did it justice
  3. We feel it's a little less geeky and a little more consumer friendly

What can i expect to find in InstantForum.NET 2010

  • AJAX / JSON based UI (reducing server load, minimizing page size & response times)
  • Improved search & search API (making it possible to subscribe, consume or link to results matching specific criteria)
  • Web Services layer for all key objects (JSON & XML supported with examples of how to consume this from your existing web site)
  • Post Tags (Similar to InstantKB.NET users can tag posts & navigate via a tag cloud)
  • Completely re-written cross-browser WYSIWYG editor with a focus on performance & ease of use for the end user
  • Support for multiple authentication providers (InstantASP, OpenID, Google, AOL, Yahoo, Active Directory)
  • Improved AJAX based User Control panel making it much easier for users to build a InstantForum.NET profile
  • Improved profile pages allowing you & others to quickly see your posts & followers
  • Twitter style following system (you can now follow friends within your community and get notified when they post)
  • Improved RSS support (several new feeds will be available and it will be possible to create your own feeds from search results)
  • Now uses standard  ASP.NET master page
  • Shared login & roles with InstantKB.NET (if installed)
  • Quick Reply option when replying to posts
  • Improvements to how settings & permission data is stored. This will allow us to add new setting groups or permission set options without having to touch the database.
  • Single Sign On with InstantKB.NET 2010 (further integration to come in future updates)
  • Lots of mark-up & CSS optimizations
  • Lots of code refactoring & performance improvements

We are excited about these changes and the direction it will help us take the products in the future.

As always if you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact us on sales@instantasp.co.uk, use our contact form or post a comment below.



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