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• Joe

  Posted on Feb 12, 2010 (permalink)

  I know I had heard sometime in February. Just curious.

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• Ivan Dimitrov Ivan Dimitrov

  Posted on Feb 13, 2010 (permalink)

  Hello Joseph,
  
  We will try to release the beta of Sitefinity 4.0  in the middle of June.
  
  Sincerely yours,
  Ivan Dimitrov
  the Telerik team

  
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• Martin Meixger

  Posted on Feb 15, 2010 (permalink)

  @Ivan
  
  Is this a typo or was the beta delayed?
  
  Martin

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• Ivan Dimitrov Ivan Dimitrov

  Posted on Feb 15, 2010 (permalink)

  Hello Martin Meixger,
  
  There is not a typo. Our plans for the beta release are for May-June. We will try to release the beta earlier if we could. We are ready with the alpha, so we start working on the beta.
  
  Kind regards,
  Ivan Dimitrov
  the Telerik team

  
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• Kalina Kalina

  Posted on Feb 25, 2010 (permalink)

  Hi all,
  
  This is to let you know that the Sitefinity Beta Release is now officially scheduled for the middle of April.
  
  We apologize for the conflicting messages issued previously.We needed some time after the Alpha release to sit down and update our plans.
  
  The official 4.0 release is tentatively scheduled for the middle of the year. We will have an exact date for you after the release of Beta. At that moment an assessment of all remaining tasks will be don in order to provide a precise estimation.
  
  Best Regards,
  Kalina
  the Telerik team

  
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• Markus Berchtold Master

  Posted on Mar 4, 2010 (permalink)

  Dear Kalini

   

  If the beta should realy be available at the end of April how soon would you (conservativaly speaking) expact the product to be released to the public?

   

  How stable has the alpha been in your eyes

   

  Is it possible to start working with a beta version and then upgrade to the final 4.0 version.

   

  *************

  I am asking because I have a project with a deadline end of June and of course would love to start with 4.0 to save me the trouble of upgrading.

   

  Regards Markus

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• Kalina Kalina

  Posted on Mar 5, 2010 (permalink)

  Hello Markus,
  
  We expect the official release to come out approximately 3 months after the Beta.
  We will have a more exact estimate at the time of the Beta release.
  
  That said, it would be better if you develop your project on v. 3.7.
  Thus, you would not risk any delays.
  
  Let me know if I can be of further help.  
  
  All the best,
  

  Kalina
  the Telerik team

  
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• RSewell

  Posted on Mar 9, 2010 (permalink)

  Hi, Kalina.
  
  Is there a list of new features and modules for 4.0 available for us to see?  This knowledge would help my company make a decision on what CMS product to purchase.

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• Haddicus

  Posted on Mar 9, 2010 (permalink)

  http://www.sitefinity.com/asp-net-cms-features/roadmap.aspx

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• RSewell

  Posted on Mar 9, 2010 (permalink)

  Thanks! So, there are no new modules?

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• Haddicus

  Posted on Mar 9, 2010 (permalink)

  I saw a post a while back about a possible commerce module, but it hasn't been confirmed in the roadmap, so I am skeptical of that to be released or even in the alpha.

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• Georgi Georgi

  Posted on Mar 10, 2010 (permalink)

  Hello Sean Haddy,

  There will be Forms Builder out of the box, coming with API of course and Analytics module as well. E-commerce will come in later releases, after 4.0.

  Sincerely yours,
  Georgi
  the Telerik team

  
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• Muhammad Saqib Intermediate

  Posted on Mar 18, 2010 (permalink)

  So, is there any launch date for SF4.0?Final version? as i read  that beta will be available within month or so...
   and is there any update on forums Modules in SF4?

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• Ivan Dimitrov Ivan Dimitrov

  Posted on Mar 18, 2010 (permalink)

  Hello Muhammad Saqib,
  
  The official 4.0 release is tentatively scheduled for the middle of the year. We started working on modules and public controls. We will provide more information about the status of development in the next webinnar of Sitefinity 4.0.
  
  Greetings,
  Ivan Dimitrov
  the Telerik team

  
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• cesare passerini

  Posted on Apr 13, 2010 (permalink)

  === QUOTE ================================
  This is to let you know that the Sitefinity Beta Release
  is now officially scheduled for the middle of April.
  ==========================================
  
  any news?
  
  how to join the beta testing program?
  what about the new licenses?
  http://www.sitefinity.com/support/forums/sitefinity-3-x/suggestions/editions-more-flexible-and-marketable-pricing.aspx#1106520
  
  thanks!

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• Ivan Dimitrov Ivan Dimitrov

  Posted on Apr 13, 2010 (permalink)

  Hello cesare passerini,
  
  The beta will be available for all users, so you will be able to give a try. If you have questions related to the pricing, please contact our sales department.
  
  All the best,
  Ivan Dimitrov
  the Telerik team

  
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• Joe

  Posted on Apr 13, 2010 (permalink)

  Will Sitefinity 4 utilize .NET 4? We're early adopters of MVC 2 (Highly Recommend) but are unable to use it in conjuction with Sitefinity 3 ( unless I am missing something, let me know if anyone has gotten 3 to run in an ASP.NET 4 App Pool).

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• Ivan Dimitrov Ivan Dimitrov

  Posted on Apr 13, 2010 (permalink)

  Hello Joseph,
  
  Sitefinity 4.0 will support .NET 4.0. The 3.x versions of Sitefinity support only .NET 2.0 and .NET 3.5.n Sitefinity 4.0 will not support MVC.
  
  Best wishes,
  Ivan Dimitrov
  the Telerik team

  
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• Joe

  Posted on Apr 13, 2010 (permalink)

  I've had some success getting MVC 1 apps in as virtual directories in 3.x, so I'm pretty confident I'll be able to find a way to continue that practice in 4.

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• Ivan Dimitrov Ivan Dimitrov

  Posted on Apr 13, 2010 (permalink)

  Hello Joseph,
  
  Thanks for getting back to me.
  
  It's good to hear that you have managed to make some integration. I hope that the support for .NET 4.0 will solve some of the issues that you have. The 4.0 beta is almost ready and we will be able to release it within a week or two.
  
  All the best,
  Ivan Dimitrov
  the Telerik team

  
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• Daniel Master

  Posted on Apr 22, 2010 (permalink)

  Hi Ivan,
  
  Will the 4.0 version also be backwards compatible with controls written for 3.x?
  
  -Daniel-

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• Ivan Dimitrov Ivan Dimitrov

  Posted on Apr 22, 2010 (permalink)

  Hello Daniel,
  
  The 4.0 will use wrappers to make the 3.x code working, but we could not ensure that custom code will work properly.
  
  Kind regards,
  Ivan Dimitrov
  the Telerik team

  
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• Daniel Master

  Posted on Apr 22, 2010 (permalink)

  In which way will the architecture be different?
  
  -Daniel-

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• J.Hoventer Master

  Posted on Apr 22, 2010 (permalink)

  Hey there Telerik guys,
  
  I think what cesare was trying to ask about pricing is whether or not you guys are going to launch 4.0 with a new pricing model as suggested in the post he referred to?
  
  Regarsd,
  

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• Ivan Dimitrov Ivan Dimitrov

  Posted on Apr 23, 2010 (permalink)

  Hello J.Hoventer,
  
  We are in process for consideration of the pricing and licensing and there has been a final decision taken yet.
  
  Best wishes,
  Ivan Dimitrov
  the Telerik team

  
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• payam

  Posted on Jun 23, 2010 (permalink)

  hi
  today is 2010/06/24 but there is no beta release available .
  when will the beta be available?

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• Ivan Dimitrov Ivan Dimitrov

  Posted on Jun 23, 2010 (permalink)

  Hi payam,
  
  The BETA is rescheduled for the middle of August, beginning of the September. So far there is no certain date that we can announce due to many code changes and new features that we are adding. We have added some features that came from UsersVoice, so this results in more hours of development.
  
  Kind regards,
  Ivan Dimitrov
  the Telerik team

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• Markus Berchtold Master

  Posted on Jun 24, 2010 (permalink)

  Dear Ivan
  
  Thanks for your feedback. I support Telerik all the way an the pushback of the release date. I stated this many times. 3.7 SP3 is a good product and has no urgent need to be replaced.
  
  So please take your time and release the best SF ever.
  
  You mentioned that you are listening to sitefinity.uservoice.com and I think thats great. (I don't say that only because I wish for many things there) but community/user involvement in a early stage seems to me very important.
  
  When you are not to far down the read there is still room for new directions/ideas.
  
  So for that reason I do hope that you will release another CTP soon. I don't care how much stuff works there if it's alpha or beta or just a CTP. But I would love to be involved in the process of building the next best CMS on the market.
  
  So please as soon as you have another CTP that has some new featurs let us have it so we can play with it and provide feedback.
  
  Thanks for all the great support and that you are listening to us.
  
  Markus

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• Jean Intermediate

  Posted on Jun 30, 2010 (permalink)

  The date just keeps on shifting. Can you please bed down the functionality and timeline, we also need to plan new implementations/upgrades, and it is making it very difficult.
  
  Regards,
  Jean Erasmus

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• Ivan Dimitrov Ivan Dimitrov

  Posted on Jun 30, 2010 (permalink)

  Hello Jean,
  
  We will announce the official release data of Sitefinity 4.0 after the BETA.
  
  Regards,
  Ivan Dimitrov
  the Telerik team

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• Chris

  Posted on Aug 27, 2010 (permalink)

  I was wondering when sitefinity 4.0 RC 1 will be available.  Will this support the .net 4.0 framework?

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• Ivan Dimitrov Ivan Dimitrov

  Posted on Aug 27, 2010 (permalink)

  Hello Chris,
  
  The RC will support .NET Framework 4.0. The release data for RC is currently not scheduled, but Sitefinity 4.0 is planned for official release in October or November of this year (2010)
  
  Kind regards,
  Ivan Dimitrov
  the Telerik team

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• Markus Berchtold Master

  Posted on Aug 27, 2010 (permalink)

  Hello Ivan
  
  I rather have a March 2011 start but with a more finished product. Lots of users gave great feedaback on sitefinity.uservoice.com.
  
  As in the past if November Date will not be held you have lots of '.... bla bla bla stated that . ..... bla bla bla.
  
  So better give an March 2011 date and be ready in February.
  
  Markus

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• Chris

  Posted on Aug 27, 2010 (permalink)

  Has anyone had success upgrading the current beta version from .net framework version 3.5 to 4.0.  We are using LINQ to Entities with the Entity Framework 2.0 and need this to run on the 4.0 Framework.

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• Radoslav Georgiev Radoslav Georgiev

  Posted on Aug 27, 2010 (permalink)

  Hi Chris,
  
  Thank you for getting back to us.
  
  As we have mentioned previously in the thread support for .NET 4.0 will come with a later release. You will not be able to successfully run the Beta in .NET 4.0.
  
  Sincerely yours,
  Radoslav Georgiev
  the Telerik team

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