Past Interchange Developer News
(Note that many links to other websites may no longer work.)
2002-07-22
Interchange 4.9.1 alpha released
We're pleased to release the first alpha test version of Interchange 4.9.
If you'd like to see where we're headed for the next major release of
Interchange, help test it, marvel at possibly broken software, test your catalogs under a bleeding-edge version of Interchange, and
report bugs, please download a copy and try it out on a spare machine.
Please note: We do not recommend using this software for production sites,
and we certainly do not recommend anyone upgrade from an earlier version
to this test release. You have been warned.
Those who remain undaunted can download the standard cross-platform
tarball, RPMs for Red Hat Linux 7.2 and 7.3 (which may also work on other
RPM-based Linux distributions), a source RPM for building your own RPMs,
and eventually Debian packages too.
A full list of recent changes appears in the WHATSNEW file.
We'd love to have you report back to the interchange-users
mailing list with any questions, comments, patches, etc.
2002-05-06
Interchange 4.8.5 released
Interchange 4.8.5 has been released! You can download it now. This fixes a bug with order email in the short-lived 4.8.4 release.
See a full list of recent changes in the WHATSNEW file.
There are also new RPM packages of CPAN modules that Interchange uses, built for Red Hat Linux 7.2.
2002-05-02
Interchange 4.8.4 patch
A bug in the order email routine in Interchange 4.8.4 has been found. Until version 4.8.5 is released, please apply this patch before using 4.8.4.
2002-04-30
Interchange 4.8.4 released
Interchange 4.8.4 has been released! You can download it now. This release includes many improvements. Some of the more important are:
- Updated Bank of America, Skipjack, iTransact, and AuthorizeNet payment modules
- Fixed cgi and value filters
- Prevent converting exchange rates twice for shipping
- Prevent stale &fail and &success values in profile checks
- Avoid potential security problem if unsafe email address passed to Vend::Util::send_mail
- Pass only first 5 digits of ZIP code to UPS, as they require
- Fixed permissions checks in several UI pages
- Fixed funny bug in date widget that occurred only on 29th through 31st days of month
- Removed personal CSS from preferences in UI
- Fix some minor problems with Foundation under Oracle
- Pass mv_successpage from login page in Foundation
- Handle here documents in locale configuration
- New MV_CHARSET locale setting
- Several Quickbooks extension improvements
- Improved expire script
- Updated Debian and RPM packaging
See the full list of changes in the WHATSNEW file.
There are also new RPM packages of CPAN modules that Interchange uses, built for Red Hat Linux 7.2.
2001-12-04
Updates to the Developers Site
We've made a few changes and fixes to this site over the past few days: The Feature Wishlist and Documentation Annotation are now working again. The account functionality is finished, so go ahead and create an account and log in. Once you're logged in, there is some new Developer Project Management functionality to help you with your Interchange projects. There are many much-needed overhauls in the works, so stay tuned.
2001-11-28
Interchange Application Server WebCast
A WebCast will take place on Dec. 12th, 2001 at 2:00PM, detailing the use of Interchange as a Web Application Server, and how this can benefit your business. Don't miss this exciting opportunity to find out about the full potential of Interchange! Please fill out a
WebCast Registration form.
2001-11-28
Interchange 4.8.3 released
Interchange 4.8.3 is now available! You can download it now. This release includes many improvements. Some of the more important are:
- Bank of America payment module added
- New admin UI locales for Hebrew, Japanese, and Brazilian Portuguese
- Fix crash of page servers in PreFork mode
- Changes to limit exposure to cross-site JavaScript vulnerabilities
- Fix frac_digits rounding problem when using no fractional digits
- Workaround for FreeBSD's stock Perl $0 handling
- Documentation improvements (ictags, ic_ecommerce, ic_howto_cvs)
- New filter restrict_html and "filter" order check type
See the full list of changes in the WHATSNEW file.
2001-11-19
WebTechniques reviews Red Hat E-Commerce Suite
WebTechniques reviews the Red Hat E-Commerce Suite. Charlie Cho looks at the whole package, which includes Interchange, PostgreSQL, Stronghold, and Red Hat Linux, and is pretty upbeat about what he sees.
2001-11-08
ZDNet Review of the Red Hat E-Commerce Suite
ZDNet has reviewed the E-Commerce Suite which is powered by Interchange. Jonathan Blackwood concludes that it's a "slick, well thought out and comprehensive solution that's well worth your consideration."
2001-10-16
Linux-Magazin (German) Interchange article
Dennis Schön of Cobolt NetServices has written an excellent overview of Interchange for the October 2001 issue of the German language Linux-Magazin. He covers the overall design, installation, catalogs, session management, tag language and inline Perl, and the web admin.
2001-09-24
Red Hat E-commerce Suite available for purchase
The Red Hat E-commerce Suite combines the features of Interchange,
Secure Apache Web Server, and the Red Hat Database. Together these will help you build and manage your e-commerce applications more rapidly, conveniently, and cost effectively. Also included is CommerceLauncher, a new web-based tool that will get your E-commerce site up and running within a matter of minutes.
Learn more about this product.
2001-09-20
Upcoming Webcast on Interchange
Mike Heins and David Adams will conduct a Webcast on Interchange, usertags, and IPC/SOAP on Thursday, Sept. 27, 2001. It is free of charge and there will be time for Q&A.
2001-09-20
IDC white paper on Red Hat e-commerce available
Michele Rosen, a Research Manager in IDC's Application Development & Deployment Group, is the author of the recently published IDC white paper Red Hat Delivers Open Source E-Commerce. It's available in PDF format for free download to those who respond to a few questions.
2001-09-19
Interchange 4.8.2 released
Interchange 4.8.2 is now available! You can download it now. This release includes many improvements to the admin UI localization, a few minor feature enhancements, and several bugfixes. See the full list of changes in the WHATSNEW file.
2001-08-14
Printed Interchange documentation available
Printed, bound Interchange documentation is now available!
These books are brand new for version 4.8 and are much more complete and helpful than older docs.
Purchase a copy of your very own.
2001-08-13
Interchange 4.8.1 released
Interchange 4.8.1 is now available!
A list of new features is in the WHATSNEW file.
This site is running on Interchange 4.8.
You can download it now.
Be sure to check out the demo on demo space 3.
2001-07-26
Interchange 4.7.7 beta released
A new beta release leading to Interchange 4.8 is now available.
You can check it out from CVS
or download packages. A list of new features is in the WHATSNEW file.
This site is running on Interchange 4.7.x.
You can also check out the demo on demo space 3, and some updated docs can be found.
2001-07-18
Interchange 4.7.6 beta released
The first beta release leading to Interchange 4.8 is now available. The release announcement summarizes some of the important new features.
You can check it out from CVS
or download packages. There
is a long list of new features in the WHATSNEW file.
This site is running on Interchange 4.7.x.
You can also check out the demo on demo space 3, and some updated docs can be found.
2001-07-03
Development release of Interchange 4.7.5
You can try out the latest alpha-test version of the 4.7 development branch of
Interchange by checking it out from CVS, or by
downloading the latest from the download site. There
is a long list of new features in the WHATSNEW file.
This site is running on Interchange 4.7.x.
You can also check out the demo on demo space 3, and some updated docs can be found.
2001-06-16
Development release of Interchange 4.7.4
You can try out the latest alpha-test version of the 4.7 development branch of
Interchange by checking it out from CVS, or by
downloading the latest from the download site. There
is a long list of new features in the WHATSNEW file.
This site is running on Interchange 4.7.x.
You can also check out the demo on demo space 3, and some updated docs can be found.
2001-06-12
Interchange Training Classes
Red Hat offers formal Interchange training courses. IC123 is suitable for a new Interchange developer. IC044 is aimed at e-commerce beginners, well suited for the clients of Interchange developers.
2001-06-12
Development release of Interchange 4.7.3
You can try out the alpha-test version of the new 4.7 branch of
Interchange by checking it out from CVS, or by
downloading the latest from the download site. There
is a long list of new features in the WHATSNEW file.
This site is running on Interchange 4.7.x.
You can also check out the demo on demo space 3, and some updated docs can be found.
2001-05-10
Development release of Interchange 4.7.2
You can try out the alpha-test version of the new 4.7.x branch of
Interchange by checking out with CVS tag DEV_4_7_0, or by
downloading the latest from the download site. There
is a long list of new features in the WHATSNEW file.
This site is running on Interchange 4.7.x.
You can also check out the demo on demo space 3, and some updated docs can be found.
2001-04-17
Interchange 4.6.5 released
Interchange 4.6.5 is now available for download. This release fixes an important security problem in two admin back-office pages and fixes a few minor bugs. Several different packages are available: the standard gzipped tar distribution; an RPM for Red Hat Linux 7; an RPM for Red Hat Linux 6 and Linux Mandrake; and Debian GNU/Linux packages.
2001-04-01
Interchange 4.6.4 released
Interchange 4.6.4 is now available for download. This release (1) fixes an important security problem in the default installation of the demos; (2) adds the Apache module mod_interchange, written by Francis J. Lacoste of iNsu Innovations Inc.; and (3) fixes several minor bugs.
Several different packages are available: the standard gzipped tar distribution; an RPM for Red Hat Linux 6 and Linux-Mandrake; an RPM for Red Hat Linux 7; and Debian GNU/Linux packages.
2001-03-28
Development release of Interchange 4.7.1
You can try out the alpha-test version of the new 4.7.x branch of
Interchange by checking out with CVS tag DEV_4_7_0, or by
downloading the latest from the download site. There
is a long list of new features in the WHATSNEW file.
This site is running on Interchange 4.7.x.
You can also check out the demo on demo space 3, and some updated docs can be found.
2001-03-19
About Interchange
Red Hat's Interchange platform is the most widely distributed open source e-business application available today. Thousands of companies use Interchange or its predecessors, and it is supported by a lively development community. It has a host of features and lots of supporting information.
2001-03-01
Interchange Tutorial
A new tutorial will familiarize you with many of the
basic concepts of Interchange catalogs by leading you through the process
of building a catalog from the ground up, all by hand. You'll create every
directory and file yourself, and understand what each part does. When
you're done, you'll have a very basic but working catalog, but more
importantly, we hope you'll have learned a lot about Interchange.
You can download it here in PDF format or read it on the developer site.
2001-03-01
Interchange Surveys
We are taking two web-based surveys of Interchange users. Each takes about 5-10 minutes to fill out. We're interested in learning about your Interchange training needs and hearing about your Interchange experience overall.
The gathered information will not be shared or redistributed, except in the form of overall numbers, and your contact information will be kept confidential. You will not be spammed.
2001-02-09
Interchange 4.6.3 released
2001-02-08
Interchange 4.6.2 released
2001-02-06
Red Hat Acquires Akopia and Interchange
Red Hat will integrate the Interchange e-commerce platform into
Red Hat's solutions portfolio that now includes Interchange, the Stronghold
Secure Web Server and CCVS e-commerce payment system for a comprehensive
e-commerce solution offering. With the addition of Interchange, customers and
organizations looking to build an integrated e-commerce infrastructure with the
flexibility and low cost advantages of open source can look to Red Hat for
comprehensive open source technologies and global support.
[Press Release]
2001-02-04
#interchange channel on IRC
Victor "Ven" Nolton runs an IRC channel for discussion of Interchange. The server is irc.vensnews.com and the channel is #interchange. There are often several people online sharing Interchange tips, so drop by sometime. (If you don't have IRC, check out the web interface.)
Regularly scheduled chat times where the Interchange development team is present can be found here.
2000-12-03
Interchange 4.6.1 released
2000-10-27
Interchange 4.6.0 released
2000-10-20
Interchange 4.5.8 beta released
2000-10-19
Overhauled documentation available
Completely overhauled documentation is now available both with the Interchange distribution and on this website.
2000-10-06
Interchange 4.5.7 beta released
2000-09-26
Interchange 4.5.6 beta released
2000-08-16
Akopia Developer Resource site launched
2000-08-10
About this Site
The navigation menus in the sidebar to the left list the highlights of this site. If you're new, you may want to start with the beginner's guide, then try out the live demo and download the software if you'd like to try it on your own server.
This web site is just a start. We've greatly improved our documentation in recent months, and though it will take time, this web site takes one step in the right direction: each documentation page on the site is annotatable. If you find any documentation here lacking, unclear, or inaccurate, please make whatever notes or additions you see fit at the end. We will work to incorporate your annotations as we work on the documentation. This is your site. We welcome you to join the interchange-users mailing list and post your feedback.
