Rocket Software is hosting three programs:
- Rocket MV beta for UniVerse 12.2.1
- Rocket MV beta for U2 Toolkit for .NET 2.2.3
- Rocket MV alpha for D3 10.4.0
By participating, we'll hear your business needs and suggestions as we develop solutions to help you address your business challenges. These alpha/beta programs are also an opportunity to collaborate with the Rocket MV Application Server development team and fellow alpha/beta participants.
Below are some highlights of new functionality you'll get to try as well as timeline details.
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UniVerse 12.2.1 beta
Start timeframe: late September 2021
Duration: 8-10 weeks,
Supported platforms: AIX, Linux, and Windows only
A few of the new features being introduced in 12.2.1 and available in the beta:
- 3rd Mode – turn the System Buffer off so you can run in single-process mode
- Python v3.9 upgrade including the preservation of your Python environment when upgrading UniVerse
- OpenSSL v1.1.1 upgrade with support for the new TLS v1.3 protocol
- Linux 8 certification with support for Linux 8 FIPS
- UTC Datetime support
- Geospatial enhancements
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U2 Toolkit for .NET 2.2.3 beta
Start timeframe: November 2021
Duration: 4 weeks
Supported platforms: UniVerse and UniData only, Windows 2012+
Beta topics and enhancements include:
- U2 Toolkit for .NET (UNDK) 2.2.3 will support the latest .NET version, .NET Standard 2.0.
- Explore the advantages of .NET Standard 2.0 over other versions of .NET
- 2.2.3 will be a U2 Toolkit for .NET Provider release with Entity Framework (Developer) to follow in 2022
- Visual Studio 2019 support
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D3 10.4 Alpha
Start timeframe: late Q3
Supported platforms: RHEL or CentOS 7.0 only
D3 10.4.0 includes a number of new enhancements:
- This version brings together the Windows and Unix implementations into one release.
- D3 Unix implementations now use a multi-threaded architecture
- Common C++ codebase supported on all implementations should lead to better performance.
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We hope you'll join our technical and product management teams in one or more of our alpha/beta programs.
To confirm your participation, please fill out the form at https://info.rocketsoftware.com/2021MVAlphaBetaPrograms.html and check the box to agree to the Restricted Use License agreement. Signing up now helps us plan next steps.
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Christine Rizza
MV Product Manager
Rocket Software
crizza@rocketsoftware.com------------------------------