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Today we have released a small maintenance patch that fixes a memory problem that could happen in some circumstances.

For instance, during intensive content replication situations, the internal Java memory management (so called Heap memory) would not be cleaned out properly from old transport-route related information, and would gradually fill up, which would in turn lead to slow response or stalled situations. Again, this would occur only occasionally for users with many active members and ongoing replication processes.

This patch fixes this problem. The patch is being provided via the auto-update mechanism. Existing users simply need to restart Collanos Workplace to trigger the automatic update process.

Note for Vista users: On a Windows Vista with the UAC (User Access Control) activated, if Workplace is installed in Program Files, the software update does not work unless you start Workplace with the ‘Run as administrator’ option.

Collanos Workplace 1.3.0.3 contains some new features, many improvements to existing functionality, as well as various minor enhancements and bug fixes. The focus of this release was to further improve the day-to-day work of users by filling in small but essential capabilities, as well as to lay the groundwork for supporting additional language translations.

New language translations can now be deployed independently from product releases in form of download-able language packs.

Workplace now supports external Hyperlinks and Emoticons (Smilies) in Chats and Discussions. Hyperlinks are also supported in the text areas of Note, Task and Link objects.

Existing contacts in popular social networks can be invited directly to join Collanos.

Many enhancements have been implemented and existing functions polished. See the illustrated Release Notes (PDF format) for more details.

As always, Collanos Workplace 1.3.0.3 is available in versions for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. The software ships with built-in English, German and Chinese languages. Additional languages will be rolled out in the coming months, using the new language pack delivery mechanism.

The current version 1.3.0.3 is compatible with all previous 1.3 versions, and to a lesser extent to version 1.2, giving teams with mixed installations a smoother transition. The new release is available both as installer from Collanos’ web site and as automatic update process for existing users (Vista users see note below).

Collanos continues to improve the free version of Workplace. Our gratification is a steadily growing, active and vibrant user community. As always, we look forward to your feedbacks! Please help us by spreading the good news, for instance, by inviting your friends and business contacts to join Collanos as well. Thank you!

Release Highlights
This Workplace release contains a number of important improvements and new features:

• New delivery mechanism and simplified support for new languages
• Hyperlinks supported in Chats, Discussions and text areas of Notes, Tasks and Links
• Emoticons (Smilies) added to Chats and Discussions
• Invite contacts from social networks (Orkut, Friendster, MySpace, Hi5, Facebook, Xing, BlackPlanet)
• Improved usability of “Invite to Collanos” dialog
• Functions “Open With…” and “Save as…” added to Conflict Bin (for File objects)
• Central users directory now supports full name search; plus empty searches more meaningful
• Web page names fetched and filled-in automatically in Link objects
• Plus many more enhancements and over 80 issues resolved…

Compatibility
The current version 1.3.0.3 is protocol-compatible with all previous 1.3 versions, and to a lesser extent to version 1.2, giving teams with mixed installations a smoother transition. Users with older versions will obviously not benefit from new features. For example, a 1.3.0.2 user won’t see Hyperlinks or Emoticos in Chats or Discussions, but only plain text representations.

Automatic Update
We strongly recommend upgrading to the latest version. Existing Workplace 1.3 users will benefit from an automated upgrade process. All you need to do is restart your application to trigger the auto-update process. Note for Vista users: On a Windows Vista with the UAC (User Access Control) activated, if Workplace is installed in Program Files, the automatic software update does not work unless you start Workplace with the ‘Run as administrator‘ option.

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