Version 1.4.1 Released and Available for Purchase!

We are very pleased to announce that v1.4.1 of our software is now available for download for new installation and upgrades!

This release fixes a number of known bugs as well as introducing brand new features.  Upload and new installation instructions may be found here:

http://www.openmindcommerce.co.uk/ecommerce-software/documentation.cfm

Release Notes
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MaxMind MinFraud Service
This release includes a new anti-fraud service in partnership with www.maxmind.com.  The service is completely free (for the basic service) and we are also able to offer a 20% discount for upgrades to the premium service.  To activate the MaxMind service just login to your admin area after upgrading and select the MaxMind configuration option for your store configuration area.

Mass Updates
We have now added the ability to mass update both products and orders.  For products, you can now quickly show or hide products within departments or update stock levels en-masse.  For orders, you can update order statuses and also mass print invoices and packing slips.

Miscellaneous Features
We’ve also added the ability to login as a customer on your store, introduced custom maintenance mode and 404 error pages and print friendly versions of store and CMS sections plus a raft of minor changes to existing features.  The full change log may be found here:

http://bugs.openmindcommerce.co.uk/changelog_page.php

End of Life Announcement
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This release marks the end of new feature development for the 1.x series and further releases for v1.x will be bug/security fixes only.  The reason for this is that v2.0 (The Novus Project) development is well underway and we need to ensure all available resources are available for its release next year.  We hope to have an early alpha/beta ready in Jan/Feb. 2010 at which point we will contact selected store owners for beta testing so watch this space or subscribe to our blog.

And finally, we have completely re-designed the Open Mind Commerce site to fully display all the features our software offers.  It also allows us to simplify order tracking and licensing issues. And one last note, we have been selected as cart of the week by Practical eCommerce (http://www.practicalecommerce.com/) and the interview will be added later today so please take a look and feel free to leave your comments!

That’s all for now and may we wish you and your families a very happy Christmas and prosperous New Year!