Hey all, A few announcements today. First, Wildfire 3.0 beta is now available. It includes two major new features:
* Connection manager architecture. Connection managers are light-weight processes that handle load by aggregating client connections to a core Wildfire server. Multiple connection managers can be deployed to handle very large numbers of users. We're developing the connection manager protocol as a JEP, which we hope to make available soon. Our Open Source implementation of the protocol is available at: http://www.jivesoftware.org/wildfire/connection_manager.jsp * Greatly improved plugins. Plugins in Wildfire now support internationalization, automatic database upgrades, and a richer API. We've also added the ability to download and deploy plugins from inside the Wildfire admin console (UI still under development for the beta). :) 3.0 also includes a long list of other improvements and bug fixes: http://www.jivesoftware.org/builds/wildfire/docs/3.0.0_beta/changelog.ht ml Second (and the big news from our perspective!) -- I'm pleased to announce Wildfire Enterprise. Enterprise is a commercial extension that builds on the Open Source Wildfire base. It includes deep functionality around reporting, archiving, and client management. It also includes Spark Fastpath (for customer chat) and the Spark Skinning service to build custom-branded versions of Spark for your organization. Wildfire Enterprise is deployed as a plugin, so is a simple upgrade from the Open Source version of Wildfire. Details on all the features in Enterprise can be found at: http://www.jivesoftware.com/products/wildfire/features/enterprise.jsp We also put up a tour of all the IM features (both Open Source and Enterprise): http://www.jivesoftware.com/products/wildfire/features.jsp So, what does this all mean for the Wildfire Open Source project? Jive Software is committed to building a strong Open Source business. The commercial extensions to Wildfire let us invest in the Open Source project and drive it as a leading open alternative to proprietary instant messaging. You can read more about our Open Source philosophy at: http://www.jivesoftware.org/about.jsp Regards, Matt
