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vtiger CRM 5.1.0 RC released !

Asha — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:43:52 +0000

We are glad to announce the availability of 5.1.0 RC today.

This release covers several new features, enhancements and bug fixes.

RC Release Notes is available here.

Download links are given below:

Exe Installer - Bundled with MySQL, Apache, PHP and vtiger CRM Source
Bin Installer - Bundled with MySQL, Apache, PHP and vtiger CRM Source
Source .tar.gz - vtiger CRM Source
5.0.x to 5.1.0 Patch
Firefox plugin
Outlook plugin
Thunderbird plugin
Customer Portal

Note: vtiger CRM 5.0.4 Office plugin should continue to work with vtiger CRM 5.1.0 RC

Online Demo: http://en.vtiger.com/wip

Following are some of the videos to help you start with vtiger:

5.1.0RC Exe Installation Video
5.1.0RC Source Installation Video
Migrating to 5.1.0RC - by pointing to previous installation source video

Please evaluate it and share your feedback.

Report any issues you notice at http://trac.vtiger.com with version set to 5.1.0 RC. Make sure to provide complete details of the issue.

PS: Did you get a chance to Vote for vtiger CRM ( Sourceforge CCA09 )

Sourceforge Community Choice Awards 2009 - vtiger CRM is a Finalist

Prasad — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:33:02 +0000

Thank you for nominating us for Community choice award. With your support, vtiger CRM has been selected as a finalist in the ‘Best Project for Enterprise‘ category. You can vote for vtiger by clicking the link below.

We also have a small video that shows: How to cast vote?

vtiger CRM 5.1.0 - progress update

Prasad — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:31:02 +0000

Its been several weeks without updates on 5.1.0 development, we apologize for it.

What was achieved?

Post validation build2 of 5.1.0, our major focus was on improving performance of vtiger CRM.

We have now rolled in performance changes on our SVN (which will be available in next build).

What is happening now?

* Internal validation of the product is carried out to get ready for the next build.

* Migration wizard enhancements to make the migration process better.

We are aiming at freezing the changes this week (or early next week), so that we can firm up date for RC release.

Kindly bear with us till next update.

Regards,
Prasad
vtiger Team

Your chance to promote vtiger CRM!

svk — Wed, 13 May 2009 21:55:34 +0000

Dear vtigers!

Sourceforge.net has opened up the nominations process for this year’s community choice awards. Please click the link below to show your support and nominate the vtiger CRM for ‘Best Project for Enterprise’ category.

thank you,

vtiger Team

vtiger CRM 5.1.0 - 2nd validation build

Prasad — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:31:13 +0000

We are happy to share 5.1.0 validation build2 with community.

This build is intended for seeking feedback from community members to identify any issues that needs to be addressed before RC/Final release.

Please do not use the 5.1 validation build on your production server.

Open issues with 5.1.0 are accessible at http://trac.vtiger.com

Reporting Issues:

1. Login to trac.vtiger.com (To get access to trac.vtiger.com, email to info@vtiger.com)
2. Set Milestone 5.1.0. Version to 5.1.0-val2
3. Set appropriate Priority
4. Provide clear description on the issue.

Download links for build:

http://www.vtiger.com/products/crm/510-val2/vtigercrm-5.1.0-val2.exe
http://www.vtiger.com/products/crm/510-val2/vtigercrm-5.1.0-val2.bin
http://www.vtiger.com/products/crm/510-val2/vtigercrm-5.1.0-val2-Source.zip
http://www.vtiger.com/products/crm/510-val2/vtigercrm-customerportal-5.1.0-val2.zip

http://www.vtiger.com/products/crm/510-val2/vtigercrm-firefox-plugin-5.1.0-val2.xpi
http://www.vtiger.com/products/crm/510-val2/vtigercrm-thunderbird-plugin-5.1.0-val2.xpi

List of Features and Documentation available at:
http://wiki.vtiger.com/index.php/Vtiger_CRM_5.1.0_Features_List

Demo Links:
http://en.vtiger.com/wip
http://en.vtiger.com/wip/customerportal

Note: To login to customer portal
1. Create a contact by providing email address and enable Portal user checkbox (in ‘more information’ tab).
2. Login details will be send through mail to the email address used.

vtwsclib - 1.2 released

Prasad — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 09:50:56 +0000

I’m happy to make the availability vtwsclib - version 1.2

Download URL: http://forge.vtiger.com/frs/?group_id=181&release_id=503

Thanks to community for providing support & feedback on the earlier version of the library.

Highlights of this release:

* Fixed bug that was happening during Login and Describe operation.

* doListTypes API return data-structure was changed to Map instead of List.

* New API lastError was added to get error information sent for the unsuccessful operation.

* Sample Applications (vtclient - using PHP wrapper classes and vtoffline - using Javascript wrapper classes) were updated.

Please refer the documentation for more information and share your feedback.

What vtwsclib?

vtwsclib (vtiger CRM Web Services Client Library) provides wrapper classes for PHP, Javascript, and Python, to use vtiger CRM web services. Using this library you can write new applications that integrate with vtiger CRM.

Project URL: http://forge.vtiger.com/projects/vtwsclib/

CRM Journal published

Balduin — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 10:51:09 +0000

For the last couple of weeks we have collected the FAQ addressed to our vtiger related support in a new Journal. The collection is based on average users questions with less or non technical background and suppose to provide simple hints and tricks for a better CRM experience.
This is growing now and I thought it is a good idea to make this available to the vtiger community.

You may access the German version at: http://blog.crm-now.de/

most of the articles are also available in English at: http://blog.crm-now.de/en/

Have a look and let me know what you think.

Vtiger CRM 5.1.0 - 1st validation build

Asha — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:31:39 +0000

Today, we are announcing the release of the first validation build forthe 5.1 release.This build is intended for seeking feedback from community members and to identify and fix issues before the final release. Developers intending to develop on 5.1 can start developing on the validation build and make use of the Web Service APIs and the vtlib module creation libraries and report issues.

Please do not use the 5.1 validation build on your production servers

Open issues with 5.1.0 are accessible at http://trac.vtiger.com

Reporting Issues:

1. Login to trac.vtiger.com (To get access to trac.vtiger.com, please email info@vtiger.com.)
2. Set Milestone to 5.1.0, Version to 5.1.0-val1.
3. Set appropriate Priority.

4. Provide a clear description of the issue.

Steps to the 5.1 Release

We will release another validation build (VB2) after fixing some of the issues reported during the first validation cycle. Based on the feedback on VB2, we may need another validation build or go directly to Release candidate. The final release can be expected a few weeks after Release candidate.

Download links for build:-
http://www.vtiger.com/products/crm/510-val1/vtigercrm-5.1.0-val1.exe
http://www.vtiger.com/products/crm/510-val1/vtigercrm-5.1.0-val1.bin
http://www.vtiger.com/products/crm/510-val1/vtigercrm-5.1.0-val1-Source.zip
http://www.vtiger.com/products/crm/510-val1/vtigercrm-customerportal-5.1.0-val1.zip

http://www.vtiger.com/products/crm/510-val1/vtigercrm-firefox-plugin-5.1.0-val1.xpi
http://www.vtiger.com/products/crm/510-val1/vtigercrm-thunderbird-plugin-5.1.0-val1.xpi

List of Features and Documentation available at:-
http://wiki.vtiger.com/index.php/Vtiger_CRM_5.1.0_Features_List

Update:-

http://en.vtiger.com/wip/ is update with the Validation Build 1.

Note:
Customer portal is deployed at http://en.vtiger.com/wip/customerportal/
To login to customer portal, create a contact, and in ‘more information’ tab of the create form, check Portal user. Login details will be send through mail to that contact’s email id.

vtmessages - vtiger CRM Messages Module

Prasad — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 07:58:30 +0000

vtmessages is an add-on module for vtiger CRM 5.0.4 which provides basic messaging (communication) among vtiger users, including email support.

It helps keep track of message threads for groups of users within vtiger CRM, and can be used for message-based tracking of CRM user activities.

The screenshot below (click for enlarged view) captures the basic features of vtmessages:

This extension download is available at vtiger Market Place, visit now.

Project URL: http://forge.vtiger.com/projects/vtmessages

Release URL: http://forge.vtiger.com/frs/?group_id=193&release_id=493

To know more about Marketplace for vtiger Extension, check out this post

New Marketplace for vtiger Extensions - Now Live!

svk — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:50:46 +0000

We are excited to release the new vtiger Extensions marketplace for free and commercial vtiger CRM addons. This new section of the vtiger.com site will help vtiger CRM users easily find and install new modules, plug-ins, language packs and all other vtiger CRM extensions. Each listing allows comments and ratings so that the vtiger user community can exchange feedback and ideas for improvement.

On the marketplace, the extensions are categorized by

function (ex: office/productivity, language pack, …)
vtiger CRM version (ex: 5.0.4)
and by popularity. (ex: Most viewed, Top rated,..)

Easy to install extensions with Module Manager

An important enabler for simpler installation of extensions is the new Module Manager functionality that is part of the vtlib package. With Module Manager, installation of addons can be accomplished with a few simple clicks. Module Manager and vtlib will be a standard part of the 5.1 release, but will need to be downloaded and installed for 5.0.4.

Easy to develop extensions with vtlib

We highly recommend that vtiger CRM addons be built using vtlib, to enable easy installation with Module Manager. Many existing add-ons can also be converted using vtlib, to enable easy installation for vtiger CRM users. For more information on vtlib and to see the community discussion about it, please check out the vtlib 2.1 blog post, and the vtlib discussion on the forums.

Please try out the new marketplace, and provide your feedback about the site and the individual extensions listed. We request that all providers of vtiger CRM add-ons list their extensions in the marketplace.

For more information, please visit the vtiger Extensions FAQ .