<p>Announcement,</p><p>We have been busy trying to bring you Version 5.2 of vtiger CRM.
Today, we are pleased to release 5.2 Validation Build1 to the community
for testing purpose (details below). There are lot of exciting
features as well as performance improvements that are packed in this
new version. Version 5.2 will bring a couple of highly desired features
to vtiger CRM - Project Management and SMS Notifier. In addition, this
new version will include enhanced APIs to enable the development of
mobile clients.</p>
<p><b>5.2 Key Features</b></p>
<ul><li><a href="http://wiki.vtiger.com/index.php/vtiger520:SMS_Module">SMS
Module</a>.</li><li>Mobile API module (not included in VB1, extension module will be
provided in a week's time).</li><li>Project Management (not included in VB1, extension module will be
provided in a week's time).</li><li>User List view Navigatio.</li><li>Calendar ical Import Export.</li><li>Reports Enhancement- Added Line Item Support.</li><li><a href="http://wiki.vtiger.com/index.php/vtiger520:Assets_Module">Assets
Module</a>.</li><li>and more - Detailed list can be found in the <a href="http://wiki.vtiger.com/index.php/vtiger520:Release_Notes">Release
notes</a>,</li></ul>
<p>We also fixed a number of bugs reported on 5.1 version. Bugs fixes
included in <a href="http://trac.vtiger.com/cgi-bin/trac.cgi/query?status=closed&milestone=5.2.0">5.2
can be found here</a>.</p>
<p><b>5.2 Release Plan</b></p>
<p>Before releasing the final version, we will be releasing a couple of
builds of 5.2 to the community to get feedback and fix issues. We plan
the following releases before the final version.</p>
<ul><li>Validation Build1</li><li>Validation Build2 (if necessary - to be determined based on nature
of fixes changes made after Validation Build1)</li><li>Release Candidate (RC)</li><li>Final Version</li></ul>
<p><b>5.2 Release page on Wiki:</b><br>
We have setup a <a href="http://wiki.vtiger.com/index.php/Main_Page#tab=5.2.0_.28Development_Build.29">5.2
page on Wiki</a> with all the necessary details on the Version 5.2.
Open issues in 5.2.0 can be found on <a href="http://trac.vtiger.com/">http://trac.vtiger.com</a></p>
<p><b>5.2 Validation Build1</b></p>
<p>Today, we are pleased to release 5.2 Validation Build1. This build
is intended for seeking feedback from community members to identify any
issues that needs to be addressed before Final release. <b>Please do
not use the 5.2 validation build on your production server. Data
Migration from Validation Build1 to final version will not be
supported.</b></p><p><b><a href="http://www.vtiger.com/blogs/2010/05/20/vtiger-crm-version-52-validation-build-1/">More information</a> on vtiger CRM 5.2.0 VB1 can be <a href="http://www.vtiger.com/blogs/2010/05/20/vtiger-crm-version-52-validation-build-1/">found here</a></b></p>
<p>Regards,</p><p>Vtiger Team.<br></p>