Dear Xbase++, Visual FoxPro and FoxPro developer,

Right now, the development team at Alaska Software is working hard to ensure 
that the next community technology preview (CTP3) is available for download 
before Christmas. This means that with the start of the new year, we will 
begin the final run towards the release of Xbase++ 2.0. We want to move 
forward with an agressive refresh schedule, like we did with the CXP CTPs. 
According to our current plans, there will be no CTP4. Instead, we intend 
the release candidate of Xbase++ 2.0 to be ready around Q1/Q2 2013.


The following is a list of the most outstanding features included in CTP3.

- Universal SQL support: SQL for PostgreSQL, Advantage Database Server, dbf 
tables,
  objects and arrays.
- PostgreSQL ISAM upsizing support: existing dbf/ntx/cdx-based applications 
become
  PostgreSQL client/server solutions with only a few code changes.
- Object prototyping and DataObjects as the new way to transport your data
  between the application layers.
- WebSocketHandler and WebHandler: create a websocket server with only a few
  lines of code, push data in real time between workstations or to the 
browser.
- WebUI for windows: create views with HTML and CSS for your Win32 desktop
  applications.
- CXP build and execution infrastructure: create web or connected mobile
  applications.
- Xbase++ Workench, formerly known as Visual Xbase++ IDE.
- New data model for the sample collection. Available as dbf tables, Visual 
FoxPro
  database container, Advantage Database Server dictionary, PostgreSQL 
database
  and SQLite database.

While previous CTPs had been made available for download to everybody, the 
CTP3 and the release candidate will be made available only to active 
subscription customers and customers which have purchased Xbase++ in the 
last 12 months.

Regards,
Alaska Software