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It is with great pleasure and relief that we announce the public beta release of Grid Junction Version 1.2. As always, many thanks to the Grid Junction contributors and active beta testers who helped make this latest release possible.

Grid Junction has been in private beta since early May 2008 and we have to say we are very pleased with the response to it. We have yet to see any bugs reported in version 1.1 that would stop or significantly delay 1.2 developments. The amount of bugs reported by 800+ beta users is actually a lot less then we were expecting.

I truly believe that the credit for such a clean release goes to our beta testers who have been testing everything and to those who have supported us and added some fresh blood and enthusiasm that has helped considerably.

Changelog

• Improved Graphical User Interface
• Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 PP1 RTM Ready
• NEW brownout / dropout / self-test filter
• NEW Grid Junction Update Notification feature
• NEW event overview and event logging revisions
• Code optimization / performance improvements
• Improved battery-name detection algorithm with manufacturer name override (applicable models i.e. Belkin UPS)
• Previously configured Grid Junction settings and event entries will be cleared/reset to default

GridJunction 1.1.0.0 Beta is now available for download. Download it, install it, and let us know what you think!

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Changelog

• Revised: Windows Home Server Shutdown graceful methodology
• Revised: event notifications and logging system
• Windows Events auditing improvement
• Fixed: battery name issue
• Fixed: Event hyperlinks in client environments
• Fixed: Battery Critical event raised when battery levels reach within 10% relative to shutdown margin
• Fixed: Critical Error! Please try to uninstall and re-install GridJunction message at shutdown
• Fixed: Battery Name Exception or Generic Failure
• Added: Windows UPS Battery Alerts deactivation
• Serial RS232 connections are no longer supported; USB connection is required

We thank all of our current 500+ beta participants who provided valuable feedback, advice and recommendations.
In addition to fixing the currently known issues we are doing our best to further analyze all the data and create something even more useful.
Going forward we are planning on improving the current beta system by adding a closed discussion forum / group as a distribution and collaboration point. We continue looking for participants who are excited about this program and are willing to provide useful feedback throughout the entire beta period.

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Brand and Connection Statistics as of 05/09/2008

Reflecting current beta population and is only used to gather metrics.

Successfully tested UPS devices.

Bug reports and documented known issues.

As a GridJunction Beta Tester, you will play a critical role in helping develop a “Uninterruptible Power Supply management add-in for Windows Home Server”. Testers receive early access to new technologies and serve as key source of sugguestions, comments, and criticism that help us make GridJunction the best it can be. (more…)