August 7th is the tentative release date for Active Forums 4.2. That really means that I'm confident that we we will have an official release the week of August 10th. Just as we have done with other releases in the past, customers will have access to a preview, if not the final version prior to the public release announcement. I should have the final feature list ready later next week.
We will also be releasing an updated version of Active Social at the same time as Active Forums 4.2. The exact version of Active Social has not been decided yet, but I'm hoping it will Active Social 1.2.
We will also be making changes to our licensing and version options with the release of Active Forums 4.2. Some of the changes include:
- Removing Active Forums Professional
- Active Forums Enterprise will become Active Forums
- Active Forums Standard and Express will become one.
- Active Forums Lite will get an increase in the number of forums.
- Changes to support policies across all versions.
Support and Upgrade policies for those that have a current Active Forums Enterprise or Active Social license will remain unchanged until their renewal.
The changes are designed to make us more efficient and provide the best service possible.