[AG-TECH] Access Grid 3.0 beta1 available !

[Thomas D. Uram]

Mike:

You should be able to get in now.  I tracked the state and restarted the server.
Thanks for your help testing.

Tom


On 1/31/06 3:50 PM, Michael Elmore wrote:
> I am unable to get into vv3 default venue.  Is the server up?
> Mike
> 
> Thomas D. Uram wrote:
> 
>>
>> The Access Grid 3.0 beta1 software is available for download at:
>>
>>   
>> http://www.mcs.anl.gov/fl/research/accessgrid/software/releases/3.0-beta1
>>
>> Note: This version of the software is not compatible with the current 
>> AG2 software;
>> see important notes at the end of this email for more specifics.
>>
>> This release is built on standard Internet technologies with the 
>> intent of
>> bringing greater stability, performance, and interoperability.  This 
>> shift,
>> and improvements from lessons learned in AG2, combine to make AG3
>> a well-rounded basis for collaborative software development going
>> forward.  We would welcome your contributions to the future of the
>> AccessGrid software in the following areas:
>>
>> - Core development
>> - Testing and bug reporting
>> - Bug fixing
>> - Documentation
>>
>> If you're interested in contributing, please let us know at 
>> ag-info at mcs.anl.gov.
>> Many thanks to those who have already contributed in these and other 
>> areas.
>>
>> Features of this release include:
>>
>> - Jabber client integration (thanks to LBNL)
>> - Integrated meeting schedule viewer
>> - Improved venue navigation
>>    - View all Venues on server, exits from current Venue, or MyVenues
>>    - Tree-based perusal of Venue space (without entering)
>> - VenueClient user preferences
>> - Certificate not required by VenueClient
>> - Improved control of media tools through VenueClient
>> - Multicast indicator on VenueClient
>> - Integrated per-Venue Multicast Beacon client
>> - Integrated beacon matrix
>> - New bridging facility (available in any venue)
>> - Encrypted network communications throughout
>> - Simplified node configuration through discovery of
>>    node services and service managers
>> - RAT:  silence suppression off by default
>> - VIC:  stale streams time out and are removed
>> - Windows WDM capture device support, enabling
>>    use of capture cards with new style drivers (e.g. Winnov,
>>    iTuner) (thanks to UCL)
>>
>> For the technically curious:
>>
>> - More interoperable SOAP implementation (thanks to LBNL
>>    and the pywebsvcs project)
>> - FTPS-based file transfer
>>
>>
>> The software ships pointing at the test AG3 VenueServer here
>> at Argonne National Laboratory; the URL of the VenueServer
>> lobby is:
>>
>>    https://vv3.mcs.anl.gov:8000/Venues/default
>>
>> Note that this is beta software, intended for testing rather than 
>> production
>> use.  As always, user feedback is welcome. Please file bug reports,
>> feature requests, or enhancements via the Access Grid Bugzilla
>> page ( http://bugzilla.mcs.anl.gov/accessgrid ).
>>
>> DOCUMENTATION
>> Documentation has not been updated for this release.  Work on
>> the documentation will proceed following the beta release.
>>
>> NO INTEROPERABILITY
>> The AG3 software is not in any way compatible with the AG2 software.
>> No combination of AG2 and AG3 clients and servers will work together.
>>
>> COEXISTENCE
>> The AG3 installers have been built to allow AG2 and AG3 to be installed
>> on a single machine without conflicting with each other.  This means
>> that users should be able to install AG3 on machines where they have
>> AG2 installed, and use either one.
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> The Access Grid team
>> Argonne National Laboratory/University of Chicago
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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