{"id":37771,"date":"2015-05-21T05:55:33","date_gmt":"2015-05-21T12:55:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/exoblog\/?p=8851"},"modified":"2023-06-05T16:50:12","modified_gmt":"2023-06-05T14:50:12","slug":"exo-platform-4-2-hits-the-release-candidate-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/exo-platform-4-2-hits-the-release-candidate-stage\/","title":{"rendered":"eXo Platform 4.2 hits the release candidate stage!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/exo-platform-4-2-hits-the-release-candidate-stage\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/eXo-Platform-4.2-Release-Candidate.jpg\" alt=\"eXo-Platform-4.2-Release-Candidate\" width=\"650\" height=\"220\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8856\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s it. Here we are! eXo Platform 4.2 is feature complete and we have tagged the release candidate as 4.2-RC1.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the first release of the 4.2 stream that will let you try all the features that have been introduced over the past six months.<\/p>\n<p>Compared to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/exo-platform-4-2-milestone-2-released\/\">previous milestone<\/a>, the following features have been added:<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/08\/platform-4-2-feature-scope-a-sneak-peak-into-whats-coming-next#on-site-notifications\/\">On-site notifications<\/a>, because so many of you have requested those little badges<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/platform-4-2-feature-scope-a-sneak-peak-into-whats-coming-next#open-in-office\/\">Open in Office<\/a> lets you edit the files stored remotely in eXo with your desktop application<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/platform-4-2-feature-scope-a-sneak-peak-into-whats-coming-next#document-preview\/\">Document preview<\/a> of all kinds of documents in a beautiful full-page interface<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/platform-4-2-feature-scope-a-sneak-peak-into-whats-coming-next#profile-redesign\/\">A fully redesigned profile page<\/a> because the previous one was becoming embarrassing<\/li>\n<li>A brand new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/platform-4-2-feature-scope-a-sneak-peak-into-whats-coming-next#calendar-api\/\">REST API for the calendar app<\/a> will let developers unleash their creativity to build great new integrations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And here is a reminder of the things that were released in previous milestones:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/platform-4-2-feature-scope-a-sneak-peak-into-whats-coming-next#skin-module\/\">Skin module<\/a> or an improved way to customize the look and feel of your eXo Platform instance<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/platform-4-2-feature-scope-a-sneak-peak-into-whats-coming-next#juzu-support\/\">Official Juzu 1.0<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/platform-4-2-feature-scope-a-sneak-peak-into-whats-coming-next#spring-mvc-support\/\">Spring MVC<\/a> web framework support<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/platform-4-2-feature-scope-a-sneak-peak-into-whats-coming-next#sso-addons\/\">SSO add-ons<\/a> to facilitate the integration of single-sign-on solutions with eXo Platform<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/platform-4-2-feature-scope-a-sneak-peak-into-whats-coming-next#answers-addon\/\">Answers add-on<\/a>: starting with 4.2, answers and FAQ apps need to install an add-on<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Additionally, RC1 is coming with tons of bug fixes including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/exo-platform-4-1-1-released-along-with-exo-chat-1-0-1-and-exo-video-calls-1-0-1\/\">those in 4.1.1<\/a>, which was recently released to eXo customers.<\/p>\n<h2>What\u2019s next?<\/h2>\n<p>We are right on time for this release candidate. So we are still shooting for a final release by the end of June.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, QA is seriously busy making sure Platform 4.2 will run on the <a href=\"https:\/\/community.exoplatform.com\/portal\/intranet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">desired environments<\/a> and our developers are smashing bugs as they show up.<\/p>\n<p>This is giving us some time to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/launch-of-exo-platform-4-2-documentation-with-many-technical-updates\/\">polish the docs <\/a>and upgrade the instructions.<\/p>\n<h2>How can I try it?<\/h2>\n<p>You can <a href=\"https:\/\/sourceforge.net\/software\/product\/eXo-Platform\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">download <\/a>the <a href=\"https:\/\/sourceforge.net\/software\/product\/eXo-Platform\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">eXo Platform 4.2-RC1<\/a> community edition from the usual location and customers will be sent a copy of the enterprise edition upon request.<\/p>\n<p>Please try it and report anything that looks wrong. Another great way to contribute would be to help finalize the translations.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, we are working on upgrading the tribe website with RC1 so that more people can preview it.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/community.exoplatform.com\/portal\/dw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Join the eXo tribe<\/a> by registering for the community and get updates, tutorials, support, and access to the Platform and add-on downloads!<\/b><\/p>\n<p><!--begin adv-events--><\/p>\n<div class=\"adv-events\" style=\"background: #476fad;padding: 30px 20px;color: white\">\n<div class=\"media\">\n<div class=\"pull-right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/contact-us\/\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6587 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/how-to-make-the-most-of-eXo-platform41.png\" alt=\"make-the-most-out-of-eXo-platform4\" width=\"161\" height=\"85\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"media-body\">\n<h4 class=\"media-heading\">Make the most out of eXo Platform 4<\/h4>\n<p>Register to the next weekly live demo session and get a complete overview of what you can do with eXo Platform 4. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/contact-us\/\">Reserve your seat now!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--end adv-events--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"That\u2019s it. 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