22. May 2012

Version OnSync 4.1.9 r6792
The eagerly awaited EVENTS module is here. But there's so much more in OnSync v4.1.9, see the full list of features and fixes below.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: In order to take advantage of the flash players technology advances, the requirements to join a meeting have changed in this release. While we previously allowed users to join with flash player version 9 or higher, we now require version 10.1 or higher. We also show a warning in the room if you are using version 10.3 or lower and prompt an upgrade - this is due to the important feature of Acoustic Echo Cancellation in version 10.3 which allows our customers to use OnSync without a headset. We always recommend users to keep their flash player installation up to date, using the latest available version.

Flash player requirements
Required: 10.1 or higher
Recommended: 10.3 or higher

IN-ROOM

FEATURE: Created an audio wizard, helping users to configure their microphones.
FEATURE: Created an algorithm to automatically set a users mic level, this has been integrated as part of the new audio wizard in the preferences panel.
FEATURE: Files now auto-convert as soon as they are uploaded.
FEATURE: Optional auto-broadcast for Account Holders and Moderators when joining a session.
FEATURE: Improvements to ML search to allow you to search for less than three characters if required.
FEATURE: Added local video view as mirrored as a user preference, default is off.
FEATURE: Improvements in white labeling.
FEATURE: Better messaging when certain .3GP and .3G2 video files are not supported.
FEATURE: Improved large ppt buffering to make sure late joinees are synced up correctly.
FEATURE: Local video now freezes when muted, rather than going black. This allows you to create a freeze frame of what you are currently showing to your camera.
FEATURE: We can now show friendly server names rather than IP addresses in the preferences panel.
FEATURE: A pop up will recommend an upgrade to the recommended flash player version.
FEATURE: Improved usability of the preferences panel by cleaning up and re-grouping.
FEATURE: Improved recording logic to identify when a recording is faulty and notify the user.
FEATURE: Allow international characters for recording names.
FEATURE: Search of Media Library now allows searching for 1 and 2 letters, previously only three letter searches were allowed.
FEATURE: Re-opened polls are now recorded.
FEATURE: Added logic that allows connection tracking across sessions.
FEATURE: Added a country drop down to system check to allow quicker routing to appropriate support teams.
FIX: Fixed an issue where users could appear several times in user list when playing back a recording.
FIX: Recordings now show in room branding in full dimensions, previously they were cut off at a certain width.
FIX: Media files can now reliably be renamed and deleted.
FIX: Optimized whiteboard playbacks, large whiteboards were occasionally affected causing failed playbacks.
FIX: Fixed and improved bitrate drop down for advanced settings in video preferences.
FIX: Fixed an issue where the pop-up to undo a ban for users was not shown.
FIX: Improved experience for kicked users.
FIX: Fixed the invite to video conference feature. Guests did not see the notification. Also fixed an issue where it was impossible to click accept.
FIX: Fixed a UI issue where the mic and cam could appear muted even though they were not.
FIX: Fixed an issue where users would see different pages in a pdf document.
FIX: Video tiling now works on very small spaces too.
FIX: Fixed an issue where panel sets could unexpectedly change when new user join a session. This was particularly apparent in large events.
FIX: Sometimes the scrubber time was not correct when scrubbing along in recordings.
FIX: Notes can now only be edited by Account Holders and Moderators by default.

 

ACCOUNT CENTER

FEATURE: Events and advanced scheduling features, including email reminders, follow-up emails, public events registration pages, restrict access by time prior to an event, require moderator approval to join head-count, disallow guest access, choose default role type for guest users, registration time-limit, custom registration form field editor, custom exit pages and messages at end of registration process, password protect registration forms, attach agenda as a file.
FEATURE: One-click meetings via the Start Now button.
FEATURE: Send invitation emails only to new users when adding users to a session.
FEATURE: Added PUT, POST, DELETE Invitee to API.
FEATURE: Send email notification to admin and affiliates when a user changes plan.
FEATURE: Change date and time format for scheduling.
FEATURE: Allow adding of more users to a meeting after invites were sent and send email only to new users.
FEATURE: improve DST messaging.
FEATURE: iCAL added to email invitations.
FEATURE: Added access to help features from account center via a menu item in the left menu.
FEATURE: Import accounts from csv or excel in admin.
FEATURE: Import address book contacts from csv or excel.
FEATURE: Show list of users on a certain service plan in admin.
FEATURE: Added uniqueness check for affiliate key.
FEATURE: Email invites are also sent to session organizer.
FEATURE: Restrict access to advanced and events scheduling features in admin and config.
FEATURE: Email invites arrive in users language.
FEATURE: Session status (current meetings, active meetings) now consider session duration.
FEATURE: Added Facebook and Twitter user names to Address Book fields.
FEATURE: Show days until expiry to Account Holders on their dashboard.
FEATURE: Improved behavior of auto-complete in browser on login screen. Enter will pre fill the form instead of logging in.
FEATURE: Search in messages now searches all folders.
FEATURE: Search in address book now searches LDAP users.
FEATURE: Added SMTP email transport.
FEATURE: Upgraded to AMFPHP 2.0.
FEATURE: API now correctly encodes UTF-8.
FEATURE: Drastically improved memory consumption, reducing server load.
FEATURE: System emails are now sent in the servers default language.
FEATURE: Several improvements to white labeling.
FEATURE: Improved messaging for maintenance notices in account center.
FEATURE: ESL's can now be installed without a file converter.
FEATURE: You can now search for users by their ID in admin.
FEATURE: Massive improvements to cloud service redundancy.
FEATURE: Added and improved browser check.
FEATURE: Added custom branded error pages.
FEATURE: Improved the way users are displayed in search results in admin.
FEATURE: Improved various list views in admin.
FEATURE: Login and related pages now display the users language if set.
FEATURE: Improved DST display to make scheduling easier to understand and avoid confusion across time zones.
FEATURE: Custom events registration data is now part of users csv export.
FEATURE: Display of search results in Address Book are improved.
FIX: User search in admin did not show results in IE9.
FIX: Could not edit group names in address book.
FIX: Edit icon in user admin only worked on page 1.
FIX: Long meeting subjects broke the design of the quick start button.
FIX: Disallow access to recordings of deleted users.
FIX: Improved loading times for certain ESL deployment scenarios.
FIX: Increased level of uniqueness check for tokens.
FIX: Cleaned up database table structures.
FIX: Resolved several issues where deleted users were interfering with new signups and the forgot password routine.
FIX: After a mass edit, selection was maintained but menu was greyed out. Selection is now cleared.
FIX: Blue company bar no longer shows "0".
FIX: Phone number is now correctly saved in AB.
FIX: Submit button on system check page is no longer cut off when embedding via iframe.
FIX: Trim point values can now be added manually into the text field and you are able to set the slider to zero.
FIX: Fixed a display issue in statistics where the graph could shoot off the chart.
FIX: Old signup forms now redirect to /free.
FIX: Fixed a display issue when clicking edit on a Service Plan in admin.
FIX: Activated the Enter button in scheduling, allowing you to save and enter a session in a single click.
FIX: Removed redundant Invites filter in messages.
FIX: Removed a scenario where a circular reference could be set by affiliates.
FIX: Fixed an issue where fonts could appear fuzzy on certain windows OS's.
FIX: Long usernames would break breadcrumb navigation in admin.
FIX: Usage stats could cause a fatal error in some account centers.
FIX: Paging of service plans in admin did not always work reliably.
FIX: Fixed a UTF-8 issue in GET SESSIONS API call.
FIX: Improved efficiency of recording events.
FIX: Fixed an issue where users were created without a timezone, this had a knock on effect of scheduling meetings with a faulty start date.
FIX: Renaming Media Library files now works correctly.
FIX: Enter and exit times in stats now reflect the users time zone.
FIX: Fixed an issue where saving would set expiry date to null.
FIX: It's now possible to join other users meetings via the next meeting drop down.
FIX: After saving your account settings you are no longer incorrectly redirected to your profile.
FIX: Fixed an issue with cyrillic characters in email invitations.
FIX: Fixed issues with paging and user count when logging in as an affiliate.
FIX: Fixed an issue where emails were not arriving in the correct language.
FIX: You can now remove a users expiry date correctly to set it to never expire.
FIX: Removed the unneeded credit column in admin.
FIX: Fixed an issue in API where POST session could have incorrect start time.
FIX: You can now remove parent relationships in affiliate admin.
FIX: Fixed a branding issue affecting users that were assigned to a parent affiliate.

HOTFIX

We applied a hotfix for the following issues on 25. May:
FIX: Parent relationship is lost when saving an account with an admin affiliate user.
FIX: Fixed an issue where audio would drop away after changing AEC settings.
FIX: Fixed an issue where scrollbars would not work inside combo boxes in the preferences panel.