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IP.Download Manager 1.2.0 Beta 1 We are pleased to announce that the public beta of IP.Download Manager 1.2.0 has been released. Note that this public beta is only available to existing IP.Download Manager customers. This is the first public beta release (earlier betas were released internally) so please take a moment and read this entire announcement before downloading. As this is a BETA release there will be bugs and issues with the software. Please report any issues using our bug tracker. Before reporting please first quickly check to see if anyone has already reported your issue. Technical support is not available for public betas. Do not use this software on a public install. Wait for the final series for your public download manager installation. If you wish to test the upgrade please do so on a copy of your database. Do not perform an upgrade on your live data. We will not be able to assist you if the upgrade fails. You will be able to upgrade from IP.Download Manager 1.2.0 Public Beta 1 to 1.2.0 final when it is available. In general, only download and participate in the beta test if you are comfortable doing so. New Features and Changes since IP.Download Manager 1.1.3 Estimated download times popup Lightbox integration for screenshots (optional) Reversed page titles on file information pages (SEO suggestion from James) When editing file, indicate that the file is still present Optionally add individual custom fields to auto-generated topics Ability to search custom fields AJAX-enabled progress meter for uploads (Requires PHP 5.2 and APC to be installed on the server) Portal plugin: random files Portal plugin: top downloads Search by title/description/both option (does not apply to soundex search method) Search results show the category a file is located in Ability to email download link ACP: Transfer file ownership feature Ability to change categories a custom field applies to from custom field management screen Category multi-mod (move/delete/hide/unhide) Comments feature updated to be more fully featured (ala Gallery) Store name, member id, and time of broken file report Updated file rating to match topic rating Added ability to configure which groups can link to remote files Added task/configuration to auto-prune logged downloads over set number of days old Added bulk import options (directory and zip) Converted to a component from a module General skin and source file updates to improve resource usage General ACP interface updates Download Existing IP.Download Manager customers can login to the client area to download. Quelle: http://forums.invisionpower.com/index.php?showtopic=238425

We are pleased to announce the release of IP.Board 2.3.3 is now available This version is a bug-fix release only. No new features have been introduced. We invite you to download and install this update to fix various issues reported in the last version. Quelle: http://forums.invisionpower.com/index.php?showtopic=237990

IP.Nexus.Core 1.0.0 Beta 2 Now Available IP.Nexus.Billing 1.0.0 Beta 1 Now Available Invision Power Services, Inc. is pleased to announce the second public beta of IP.Nexus and the first public beta of the Billing application is now available for download to all existing IPS customers with an active license in your client area. IP.Nexus is our business management application. The IP.Nexus system consists of a primary application and the ability to add-in applications to expand the capabilities of the system as business needs change. IP.Nexus is a complete business management system with an extensible framework to expand its functionality as your business needs change. Features include: Customer database management Support Desk Ticket based support via Client Area submission or email routing Multiple departments and categories Assign task to departments Multiple ticket statuses to help prioritize responses Ticket weighting by rules Emailed tickets automatically attached to customer account if it exists Knowledge base system shown in client area and inserted into ticket replies [*]Client Area Customer login to private client area Integration with other IPS products Submit support tickets to the IP.Nexus support desk [*]Content Management Simple page publishing for a front end web site [*]Global Features Calendar, task lists, projects, and other organizational management Customizable dashboard per staff person to manage their interface with movable widgets Unique tab-based interface to increase productivity Search, bookmark, and note pages in IP.Nexus without leaving your page IP.Nexus and will be made available in future beta releases. Other features such as hosting, dynamic content, and more are included as applications within Please note that this beta release is Zend or IonCube encoded, will expire 30 Nov 2007, and is (as with all beta software) unsupported and not fit for a production environment at this time. It is important that you only participate in the beta testing if you are comfortable working with Zend or IonCube encoded software and software in a beta stage of development. We welcome your feedback. A bug tracker category for reporting issues has been created and a special IP.Nexus beta feedback discussion forum is available. Upgrading From Beta 1 Currently there is no upgrade path for existing installations. To take advantage of all the bug fixes, we recommend that you install a new copy of the software. Installing the Billing Application Once you have installed the main IP.Nexus application, upload the contents of the 'upload' folder from the 'Billing' download. The file structure has been preserved in the zip. Once the files have been uploaded, log into your IP.Nexus ACP and click on 'Applications & Modules' -> 'Manage Applications & Modules'. You'll see the Billing application at the bottom of the screen. Click on its 'Install' link to start the installation procedure. Quelle: http://forums.invisionpower.com/index.php?showtopic=237867

IP.Nexus 1.0.0 Beta 1 Now Available Invision Power Services, Inc. is pleased to announce the first public beta of IP.Nexus is now available for download to all existing IPS customers with an active license in your client area. A full public beta for those who are not currently IPS customers will be made available later in the beta process. IP.Nexus is our business management application. The IP.Nexus system consists of a primary application and the ability to add-in applications to expand the capabilities of the system as business needs change. This first public beta consists of only the core IP.Nexus capabilities without any additional applications installed. Services like billing, hosting management, dynamic content management, and more are all applications within IP.Nexus and are not included in this first beta release. Future beta releases will of course include these applications for testing. IP.Nexus is a complete business management system with an extensible framework to expand its functionality as your business needs change. This first public beta of IP.Nexus includes only features that are included in the core software package before installing additional applications. Features include: Customer database management Support Desk Ticket based support via Client Area submission or email routing Multiple departments and categories Assign task to departments Multiple ticket statuses to help prioritize responses Ticket weighting by rules Emailed tickets automatically attached to customer account if it exists Knowledge base system shown in client area and inserted into ticket replies [*]Client Area Customer login to private client area Integration with other IPS products Submit support tickets to the IP.Nexus support desk [*]Content Management Simple page publishing for a front end web site [*]Global Features Calendar, task lists, projects, and other organizational management Customizable dashboard per staff person to manage their interface with movable widgets Unique tab-based interface to increase productivity Search, bookmark, and note pages in IP.Nexus without leaving your page IP.Nexus and will be made available in future beta releases. Other features such as billing/invoicing, hosting, dynamic content, and more are included as applications within We welcome you to have a look at the first IP.Nexus beta. Please note that this first beta release is Zend encoded, will expire 30 Oct 2007, and is (as with all beta software) unsupported and not fit for a production environment at this time. It is important that you only participate in the beta testing if you are comfortable working with Zend encoded software and software in a beta stage of development. We welcome your feedback and first impressions. A bug tracker category for reporting issues has been created and a special IP.Nexus beta feedback discussion forum is now available. Information on pricing, final availability, and service offerings will follow the beta release series. Everyone here at IPS is extremely excited about launching our new business product line. When launched it will introduce an entire new business services division. Thank you for your interest! Quelle: http://forums.invisionpower.com/index.php?showtopic=237583

We are pleased to announce the release of IP.Board 2.3.2, IP.Gallery 2.2.1, and IP.Converge 1.0.0 IP.Board 2.3.2 This release is a bug fix and maintenance release for IP.Board. While there are skin changes to fix skin-related bugs, those changes are not critical. There is no need to revert your custom skin changes on upgrade if you are not experiencing problems. You can download the latest release of IP.Board in your client area. If you are currently running IP.Board 2.3.1 there is a changed files only download in the client area. IP.Gallery 2.2.1 This release is a bug fix and maintenance release for IP.Gallery. You can download the latest release of IP.Gallery in your client area. IP.Converge 1.0.0 This is the first full release of IP.Converge. IPS will support use of IP.Converge with all IPS products. While IP.Converge is designed to allow for custom modules to be integrated, we cannot directly support any custom modules created. All current license holders of IP.Board will be able to download in the client area. Quelle: http://forums.invisionpower.com/index.php?showtopic=237481

IP.Nexus Video Preview Now Available Invision Power Services, Inc. is pleased to announce the first video preview of IP.Nexus our new complete business management application. For those of you who have been with IPS for some time, please see our company blog for a history and explanation of the previously announced development of Nexus and Dynamic. IP.Nexus is a complete business management system with an extensible framework to expand its functionality as your business needs change. The first version of IP.Nexus, when available, will be capable of: Customer database management Ecommerce Capabilities Invoicing Credit card processing Reporting Sell physical products or services Sell hosting services Recurring or one time billing Custom package definition per-customer Custom events on package order, payment, or expiration [*]Hosting Management Integration with popular hosting control panels Domain management Support for multiple servers Ability to distribute accounts among all servers Reporting on server capacity [*]Support Desk Ticket based support via Client Area submission or email routing Multiple departments and categories Assign task to departments Multiple ticket statuses to help prioritize responses Ticket weighting by rules Emailed tickets automatically attached to customer account if it exists Knowledge base system shown in client area and inserted into ticket replies [*]Client Area Customer login to private client area Ability to view, print, and pay invoices Order new products and services Integration with other IPS products File downloads based on purchases Submit support tickets to the IP.Nexus support desk [*]Content Management Simple page publishing for a front end web site Advanced content management option with articles, file attachments, and more Ability to restrict access to pages based on permissions of visitor [*]Global Features Calendar, task lists, projects, and other organizational management Customizable dashboard per staff person to manage their interface with movable widgets Unique tab-based interface to increase productivity Search, bookmark, and note pages in IP.Nexus without leaving your page IP.Nexus is a modular application there are many more features currently in production. Through this module interface, we can release new features and capabilities at regular intervals without always having to release a completely new version of the software. You will be able to pick and choose which modules you have installed to customize the system to your needs. This is just a short list of current capabilities and because We welcome you to have a look at the first IP.Nexus preview. Over the next few weeks, we will be posting more detailed preview videos on our company blog going into individual features of the system. We welcome your feedback and first impressions. Once we have completed this preview phase we will open IP.Nexus for the first public beta download for everyone to try on their own site. Information on pricing, final availability, and service offerings will follow the upcoming beta release series. Everyone here at IPS is extremely excited about launching our new business product line. When launched it will introduce an entire new business services division. Thank you for your interest! Video Preview: http://www.invisionpower.com/nexusdemo Please use this topic to discuss this announcement. Quelle: http://forums.invisionpower.com/index.php?showtopic=237153

IP.Blog 1.3.3 Released We are pleased to announce the release of IP.Blog 1.3.3. This version is a maintenance release that fixes all known bugs found in IP.Blog 1.3.2. Fixed bugs: IP.Blog shows links to secret Gallery Albums IP.Blog Search errors Last 10 Entries PHP/MySQL Error Problem adding names to Private Club ICBlog 1.3.2 and IP.Board 2.3.1 (2.3.0) Bag? Quick Edit buttons not consistent with forum Strange voting IP Blog [1.3RC1] ACP Display Bug Switching from local to remote blog - Profile Portal "Forums" link in Blogs username when upgrading Search finction with errors on company forums Link Back Changing entry status cause IPS Driver Error Unable to add members to private club New features: Added DB table/index diag for Blog tables Added Google Blog Search to ping services Those with current active licenses can download IP.Blog 1.3.3 in the IPS client area. Quelle: http://forums.invisionpower.com/index.php?showtopic=237104

IP.Board Security Enhancements We are releasing three minor security updates to address issues recently reported regarding areas of IP.Board 2.3.1. These security issues are rather low priority and require specific sets of circumstances to be utilized. Even then the impact is minimal due to other security features in the software. Issue 1 (Reported by http://www.turkish-media.com/forum/ ) If you use a character set other than iso-8859-1 or utf-8, it is possible to submit javascript to your user profile fields. The potential damage is mitigated by the use of httpOnly cookies in IP.Board. Please note that IP.Board ships with iso-8859-1 set by default. Therefore, unless you have specifically changed the character set in the Admin CP your installation is not impacted by this issue. Issue 2 (Reported by http://www.criticalsecurity.net/ ) A user is able to upload a non-image file if the file is given an image name in a specific format. The security implications are very low because IP.Board automatically resets the file to a .txt file and treats it as such, however this could result in broken photo or avatar images being displayed, and script files with a .txt extension saved in your uploads directory. Again the potential damage is mitigated by the use of httpOnly cookies in IP.Board thereby disallowing javascript access to cookies. Issue 3 (Reported by http://communityseo.com/forums/ ) If you have subscription packages enabled on your site using the subscriptions manager included with IP.Board which promote a paying user to a new user group, it is possible to recraft a payment form to set the member's ID to a different member. The issue would require that an actual valid payment is made and no unauthorized access could be gained, however a specially crafted form could result in all administrators/moderators of a site being demoted to a subscriber group, for example. The reverse, a user being promoted to admin, is not possible in this issue. Patching Your IP.Board The IP.Board 2.3.1 download in the client area has already been updated with the required changes. If you download IP.Board after the date of this announcement your installation will be up to date. Changed Files Download the zip file below which includes only the changed files for this update. Simply upload and overwrite the old files. http://forums.invisionpower.com/index.php?...e=post&id=11869 Manual Instructions The following file contains manual patch instructions for those who want to edit php files by hand. http://forums.invisionpower.com/index.php?...e=post&id=11870 Quelle: http://forums.invisionpower.com/index.php?showtopic=237075

IP.Gallery and IP.Converge Updates Released We are pleased to announce updates to IP.Gallery software now available to current customers of this product. The next Release Candidate of IP.Converge is also now available. Please login to your client area to download. IP.Gallery 2.2.0 Released New Features and Changes Use of IP.Board internal and alternative cache stores to reduce overhead ACP language abstraction IP.Gallery has been converted to a component from a module Redesigned ACP interfaces for managing categories, post form, and groups Post form fields automatically insert into the post form and image view page without manual skin edits Import/export of media types to allow sharing of media type codes Zip import capabilities for members Latest images honor permissions accurately / Improved recursive latest image and count handling for albums and categories Image dimensions display on fileview Slimmed templates, better use of foreach and other html logic to make skinning easier Added "Forum style" for album listings Various image listing pages use the global settings (as opposed to hard-coded 9 image display) Internal code overhaul - reduced queries, reduced number of queries in SQL cache files, less template files loaded Improved search - search capabilities expanded, search results use image listing format Improved full image popup options: show in new window, show in popup, use IPB attachment (Gallery 2.1) style, and lightbox integration capabilities Added ability for members to choose default sorting for albums when creating them, added sort options to album view Notification option for new comments to an image (with ability to subscribe during image submission) Notification options for new images in a category or album Control panel to manage notification options Ability to view more than last 10 comments (view all, 10 per page, ordered by submission date desc) Ability for administrators to disable private albums Added easy bbcode options to image view page Added ability to set an image as your avatar Redesigned image view page slightly to clean it up a little Added ajax controlled photostrip navigation Added ability to find all images by a user from the Gallery tab in profiles Ability to moderate albums, including move images to and from albums, hide and unhide images in albums, pin and unpin images in albums, etc. Plus dozens of small cleanups here and there. Much of the work went into the backend - there was a lot of abstraction of common functions, and a lot of work put into making Gallery run more efficiently. There is now a much stronger base moving forward to work from than before, and adding new features should be much easier than it was previously. IP.Converge 1.0.0 RC 2 Available IP.Converge is our system which allows you to link multiple IPS products allowing them to use one central login authentication system. Power users can also write their own authentication modules to allow for single sign on across other applications. This is the second public release candidate for IP.Converge. As a release candidate, we will not be able to provide technical support. Please submit any bugs you may find to our bug tracker. IP.Converge requires IP.Board 2.3.1 to function. Quelle: http://forums.invisionpower.com/index.php?showtopic=236993

IP.Gallery and IP.Converge Updates Released We are pleased to announce updates to IP.Gallery software now available to current customers of this product. The next Release Candidate of IP.Converge is also now available. Please login to your client area to download. IP.Gallery 2.2.0 Released New Features and Changes Use of IP.Board internal and alternative cache stores to reduce overhead ACP language abstraction IP.Gallery has been converted to a component from a module Redesigned ACP interfaces for managing categories, post form, and groups Post form fields automatically insert into the post form and image view page without manual skin edits Import/export of media types to allow sharing of media type codes Zip import capabilities for members Latest images honor permissions accurately / Improved recursive latest image and count handling for albums and categories Image dimensions display on fileview Slimmed templates, better use of foreach and other html logic to make skinning easier Added "Forum style" for album listings Various image listing pages use the global settings (as opposed to hard-coded 9 image display) Internal code overhaul - reduced queries, reduced number of queries in SQL cache files, less template files loaded Improved search - search capabilities expanded, search results use image listing format Improved full image popup options: show in new window, show in popup, use IPB attachment (Gallery 2.1) style, and lightbox integration capabilities Added ability for members to choose default sorting for albums when creating them, added sort options to album view Notification option for new comments to an image (with ability to subscribe during image submission) Notification options for new images in a category or album Control panel to manage notification options Ability to view more than last 10 comments (view all, 10 per page, ordered by submission date desc) Ability for administrators to disable private albums Added easy bbcode options to image view page Added ability to set an image as your avatar Redesigned image view page slightly to clean it up a little Added ajax controlled photostrip navigation Added ability to find all images by a user from the Gallery tab in profiles Ability to moderate albums, including move images to and from albums, hide and unhide images in albums, pin and unpin images in albums, etc. Plus dozens of small cleanups here and there. Much of the work went into the backend - there was a lot of abstraction of common functions, and a lot of work put into making Gallery run more efficiently. There is now a much stronger base moving forward to work from than before, and adding new features should be much easier than it was previously. IP.Converge 1.0.0 RC 2 Available IP.Converge is our system which allows you to link multiple IPS products allowing them to use one central login authentication system. Power users can also write their own authentication modules to allow for single sign on across other applications. This is the second public release candidate for IP.Converge. As a release candidate, we will not be able to provide technical support. Please submit any bugs you may find to our bug tracker. IP.Converge requires IP.Board 2.3.1 to function. Quelle: http://forums.invisionpower.com/index.php?showtopic=236993

Due to unexpected maintenance on our core router in our Washington DC facility, all IPS sites will be offline for approximately 30 minutes total between 5:00PM and 6:30PM EST. We will make every effort to minimize downtime and carry out our maintenance as quickly as possible. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience. Quelle: http://forums.invisionpower.com/index.php?showtopic=236718

We are pleased to announce the latest release candidate of IP.Gallery 2.2.0 is now available. Note that this release candidate is only available to existing IP.Gallery customers. This is the third release candidate so please take a moment and read this entire announcement before downloading. As this is a release candidate there may be bugs and issues with the software. Please report any issues using our bug tracker. Before reporting please first quickly check to see if anyone has already reported your issue. Technical support is not available for public betas. Do not use this software on a public install. Wait for the final series for your public galleries. If you wish to test the upgrade please do so on a copy of your database. Do not perform an upgrade on your live data. We will not be able to assist you if the upgrade fails. You will be able to upgrade from IP.Gallery 2.2.0 RC 3 to 2.2.0 final when it is available. In general, only download and participate in the beta test if you are comfortable doing so. Please see this topic for a full change log from version 2.1.2. Existing IP.Gallery customers can login to the client area to download. This release fixes bugs reported from the last beta release. Please continue to report bugs to our bug tracker. Quelle: http://forums.invisionpower.com/index.php?showtopic=236497

The IPS web sites, client area, forums, email, and telephone support will be offline today for up to 4 hours. This downtime is necessary to upgrade the software which powers our client area and our company web sites. During this time you will not be able to place new orders, submit new tickets via the client area, or submit new tickets via email. Please be sure to place your orders or submit tickets prior to this downtime window. Our staff will be able to answer previously submitted tickets during this time but you may not be able to reply until the sites come back online. Please note this downtime only impacts IPS company sites. If your site is hosted with IPS Hosting it will not be impacted. We apologize for this downtime and will make every effort to keep it as short as possible. The upgraded software will allow us to continue to enhance our support and services. Quelle: http://forums.invisionpower.com/index.php?showtopic=236181

We are pleased to announce the first release candidate of IP.Gallery 2.2.0 is now available. Note that this release candidate is only available to existing IP.Gallery customers. This is the first release candidate so please take a moment and read this entire announcement before downloading. As this is a release candidate there may be bugs and issues with the software. Please report any issues using our bug tracker. Before reporting please first quickly check to see if anyone has already reported your issue. Technical support is not available for public betas. Do not use this software on a public install. Wait for the final series for your public galleries. If you wish to test the upgrade please do so on a copy of your database. Do not perform an upgrade on your live data. We will not be able to assist you if the upgrade fails. You will be able to upgrade from IP.Gallery 2.2.0 RC 1 to 2.2.0 final when it is available. In general, only download and participate in the beta test if you are comfortable doing so. Please see this topic for a full change log from version 2.1.2. Existing IP.Gallery customers can login to the client area to download. This release fixes bugs reported from the last beta release. Please continue to report bugs to our bug tracker. Quelle: http://forums.invisionpower.com/index.php?showtopic=236133

We are pleased to announce the second public beta of IP.Gallery 2.2.0 has been released. Note that this public beta is only available to existing IP.Gallery customers. This is the second public beta release so please take a moment and read this entire announcement before downloading. As this is a BETA release there will be bugs and issues with the software. Please report any issues using our bug tracker. Before reporting please first quickly check to see if anyone has already reported your issue. Technical support is not available for public betas. Do not use this software on a public install. Wait for the final series for your public galleries. If you wish to test the upgrade please do so on a copy of your database. Do not perform an upgrade on your live data. We will not be able to assist you if the upgrade fails. You will be able to upgrade from IP.Gallery 2.2.0 Beta 3 to 2.2.0 final when it is available. In general, only download and participate in the beta test if you are comfortable doing so. Please see this topic for a full change log from version 2.1.2. Existing IP.Gallery customers can login to the client area to download. This beta release fixes bugs reported from the last beta release. Please continue to report bugs to our bug tracker. Quelle: http://forums.invisionpower.com/index.php?showtopic=235821

We are pleased to announce the public beta of IP.Gallery 2.2.0 has been released. Note that this public beta is only available to existing IP.Gallery customers. This is the first public beta release (beta one was released internally) so please take a moment and read this entire announcement before downloading. As this is a BETA release there will be bugs and issues with the software. Please report any issues using our bug tracker. Before reporting please first quickly check to see if anyone has already reported your issue. Technical support is not available for public betas. Do not use this software on a public install. Wait for the final series for your public galleries. If you wish to test the upgrade please do so on a copy of your database. Do not perform an upgrade on your live data. We will not be able to assist you if the upgrade fails. You will be able to upgrade from IP.Gallery 2.2.0 Beta 2 to 2.2.0 final when it is available. In general, only download and participate in the beta test if you are comfortable doing so. New Features and Changes since IP.Gallery 2.1.2 Use of IP.Board internal and alternative cache stores to reduce overhead ACP language abstraction IP.Gallery has been converted to a component from a module Redesigned ACP interfaces for managing categories, post form, and groups Post form fields automatically insert into the post form and image view page without manual skin edits Import/export of media types to allow sharing of media type codes Zip import capabilities for members Latest images honor permissions accurately / Improved recursive latest image and count handling for albums and categories Image dimensions display on fileview Slimmed templates, better use of foreach and other html logic to make skinning easier Added "Forum style" for album listings Various image listing pages use the global settings (as opposed to hard-coded 9 image display) Internal code overhaul - reduced queries, reduced number of queries in SQL cache files, less template files loaded Improved search - search capabilities expanded, search results use image listing format Improved full image popup options: show in new window, show in popup, use IPB attachment (Gallery 2.1) style, and lightbox integration capabilities Added ability for members to choose default sorting for albums when creating them, added sort options to album view Notification option for new comments to an image (with ability to subscribe during image submission) Notification options for new images in a category or album Control panel to manage notification options Ability to view more than last 10 comments (view all, 10 per page, ordered by submission date desc) Ability for administrators to disable private albums Added easy bbcode options to image view page Added ability to set an image as your avatar Redesigned image view page slightly to clean it up a little Added ajax controlled photostrip navigation Added ability to find all images by a user from the Gallery tab in profiles Ability to moderate albums, including move images to and from albums, hide and unhide images in albums, pin and unpin images in albums, etc. Plus dozens of small cleanups here and there. Much of the work went into the backend - there was a lot of abstraction of common functions, and a lot of work put into making Gallery run more efficiently. There is now a much stronger base moving forward to work from than before, and adding new features should be much easier than it was previously. Existing IP.Gallery customers can login to the client area to download. Quelle: http://forums.invisionpower.com/index.php?showtopic=235718

We are pleased to announce the release of IP.Board 2.3.1 and IP.Converge 1.0.0 RC 1 IP.Board 2.3.1 This release fixes some bugs reported in the 2.3.0 release and includes a command-line post rebuild script for larger boards. As with any new release please be patient for upgrade requests as our staff works through the queue. An upgrade pack from 2.3.0 to 2.3.1 with only changed files is available in the client area for easier upgrading. IP.Converge 1.0.0 RC 1 IP.Converge is our system which allows you to link multiple IPS products allowing them to use one central login authentication system. Power users can also write their own authentication modules to allow for single sign on across other applications. This is the first public release candidate for IP.Converge. As a release candidate, we will not be able to provide technical support. Please submit any bugs you may find to our bug tracker. IP.Converge requires IP.Board 2.3.1 to function. Getting Started Guide For our new or novice users, a getting started guide has been added to our documentation page. This guide provides a quick overview on setting up an example board on a new installation. Our full documentation and developer documentation has also been updated. Quelle: http://forums.invisionpower.com/index.php?showtopic=235584

IP.Board 2.3.0 Released We are pleased to be able to announce IP.Board 2.3.0 is now available in your client area. This release focuses on performance improvements for IP.Board running on sites with heavy traffic. New Features Include: Resource Improvements Improved skin caching methods to limit cache file loading Improved memory handling with objects and data Improved profile functions to reduce Ajax overhead [*]Skin URL Mapping Feature [*]Improved IP.Converge integration [*]New ACP Splash Screen [*]New ACP in-line Help system [*]New "Pro" Theme designed to make designing new skins easier IP.Board 2.2 series skins will work with IP.Board 2.3.0. Just be sure you do not revert skin changes when you run the upgrade script. Current versions of IP.Gallery, IP.Blog, and IP.Downloads will work with IP.Board 2.3.0. New versions of these modules are in development with the first being IP.Gallery scheduled for a new version release in about three to four weeks. We have also designed this release with skinning in mind. Your Downloading Products Simply login to the client area and go to Your Downloads to download any products you currently have a license to. You can also submit a request for installation or upgrade in the client area. Please note that upgrades may take time to process soon after a new product release. Please don't forget to visit our company forums, our web site, and our new company blog. Quelle: http://forums.invisionpower.com/index.php?showtopic=235358

We have been notified that a vulnerability exists in the profile updating functions of IP.Board 2.2.0 - IP.Board 2.2.2. Although the vulnerability cannot change any authentication credentials such as the email address or password and the vulnerability cannot be used to craft XSS (cross site scripting) attacks it can be used to cause a nuisance by updating another user's AIM name, Yahoo! identity, et. cetera. The update (attached) is a single file update to "sources/action_public/xmlout.php". Manual patch instructions are also supplied. The main download zip has been updated at the time of this announcement. We would like to thank "iMMENSE" for bringing this to our attention. Patch File: http://forums.invisionpower.com/index.php?...e=post&id=11699 Manual Patch Instructions (for power users): http://forums.invisionpower.com/index.php?...e=post&id=11700 Quelle: http://forums.invisionpower.com/index.php?showtopic=235316

New Default Skin for IPS Community Products Now Available We are pleased to be able to reveal the new default skin for all IPS community products. This new skin will be offered as an alternative to the classic blue skin currently available. Both the classic blue and this new skin will both still be available. The new default skin was designed with ease of modification in mind. There are no gradients and the CSS is much more simplified thereby allowing for easier modification and matching your web site. The new skin also takes a much cleaner approach to displaying your conversation which is, after all, what everyone uses their communities for. We invite you to look around and let us know if there are any errors in the new skin you might come across. Of course the new skin will not be for everyone and that is why we will be offering both as an option. In the coming weeks expect more information on the next series of software updates for our products. Thank you for your continued interest and business! Quelle: http://forums.invisionpower.com/index.php?showtopic=235197

IP.Board 2.2.x Possible XSS Issue It has come to our attention that IP.Board 2.2.x may be vulnerable to an XSS (cross-site scripting) attack by injecting Javascript into supplementary files used by our rich text editor. It should be noted that this damage is mitigated by the "HttpOnly" cookies which were introduced into IP.Board 2.2.0. This means that sensitive cookies in IP.Board 2.2.0 and higher cannot be read by Javascript which could be crafted using this issue. This update is very simple and straightforward and only affects these supplementary files. The attached zip file contains all the required files. Simply upload them over the existing files on your server. Quelle: http://forums.invisionpower.com/index.php?showtopic=235069

Possible XSS Issue Addressed in IP.Board It has come to our attention that a bug in Internet Explorer 6 and 7 can allow an XSS (cross-site scripting) attack by forcing uploaded image and PDF files to run as HTML which could allow an attack to run code through a user's browser. It should be noted that the XSS damage is significantly mitigated by the "HttpOnly" cookies which were introduced in IP.Board 2.2.0. This means that sensitive cookies in IP.Board 2.2.0 and higher cannot be read by Javascript which could be crafted using this bug. Although this is a significant flaw within Internet Explorer, we have made a work around to resolve this issue by scanning uploaded files for possible malicious code. If a file is found to contain code that should not exist, such as HTML or Javascript in an image file, the upload will be denied. The download packages for IP.Board as of this date have been updated to include the patch. To patch an existing installation of IP.Board 2.1.x or 2.2.x, download the appropriate patch file: Version 2.1.x: http://forums.invisionpower.com/index.php?...e=post&id=11582 Version 2.2.x: http://forums.invisionpower.com/index.php?...e=post&id=11583 Simply upload the class_upload.php file for your appropriate version into the ips_kernel directory overwriting the existing file. Quelle: http://forums.invisionpower.com/index.php?showtopic=234377

Welcome to IP.Board 2.3.0 Testing We have applied IP.Board 2.3.0 to our company forums to begin testing the system under load. This new version of IP.Board contains: New URL skin mapping - ability to apply a skin based on the URL a visitor is viewing Bug Fixes Performance Enhancements Changes to better integrate with IP.Converge The key focus on IP.Board 2.3.0 is performance improvement and of course we take advantage of every release to fix minor bugs discovered since the last release. As most changes to the software are at a lower level, IP.Board 2.2 series skins will work on 2.3.0 without having to revert your skin templates. There are some bug fixes in some skin areas but unless you are experiencing problems there is no need to revert your skin templates. More details on what has changed in the skins and a complete list of fixed bugs will be available at release time. We expect most third-party modifications that worked on the 2.2 series will work with little if any changes in 2.3.0 version. As per our usual release process, we will test IP.Board 2.3.0 here on our company forums until all upgrade issues are resolved, our beta testing group reports in, and our staff is comfortable with a public release. We expect this process to last one to two weeks. More updates forthcoming. Thank you for your feedback. Note: Please clear your browser cache if you experience any Javascript issues. Quelle: http://forums.invisionpower.com/index.php?showtopic=234125

Invision Power Servcies is now using IP.Converge IP.Converge allows a single authentication to be used across the forums as well as the client area, therefore providing easy access to all our client areas. The customer client area will be available via Converge tomorrow. Please be reminded that the IP.Converge application requires the user's email address as the login method. If you are having problems logging out please either try from Converge or use the delete cookies set by this board link. Quelle: http://forums.invisionpower.com/index.php?showtopic=233837

We will be switching the IPS Company Forums from username to email login on March 22, 2007. We are preparing to apply IP.Converge to the company forums, customer database on IP.Nexus, and other areas that are forthcoming. The IP.Converge application requires email as the login method so we are going to apply this change a few days early to allow everyone to get used to the change. Also, please take a moment to be sure your IPS customer account login and forum account login are using the same email address. Although not strictly needed, it will allow the merging of your accounts in the coming days to be much easier. This is the first step in the introduction of some new products and services we are in the final stages or completing. Keep an eye on the IPS blog over the next week for updates and information. Quelle: http://forums.invisionpower.com/index.php?showtopic=233436