Technical Update

John Howarth

Agenda

• SIMS Releases

• Technical Roadmap

• SOLUS3

SIMS Releases

2014 Releases

Provisional Dates for 2014

• Spring Release: End of March

• Summer Release: End of June

• Autumn Release: Early November

SQL 2012 Migration

SQL Migration

An Updated SQL2012 migration tool is now available

New functionality• Discover client redirection• FMS SQL Binn folder fix

SQL Migration

• End of Support • SQL 2008 is Spring 2014• SQL 2008 R2 is Summer 2014

• Start of Support• SQL2012 support for SIMS, FMS, Discover and

In Touch from Summer 2013• SQL 2014 support from Summer 2014

• CCS looking into 2008R2 > 2014 path

Technical Roadmap

Technical Roadmap

End of Support

• Windows Vista unsupported with the Summer 2013 Release• Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 unsupported with the Autumn

2013 Release• SOLUS 2 – Autumn 2014• Office 2007 – Autumn 2013

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Technical Roadmap

Key Items

• Office 2013 Support – Spring 2014• Windows 8.1 – Spring 2014• Windows Server 2012 R2 – Spring 2014• Internal use of Office 2010 – Summer 2014 • Support for SQL 2014 – Autumn 2014

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SOLUS3

SOLUS3.6.94

• Released 20/09/2013• Resolved issues with Auto-deploy

• Support for• SQL Server 2012• Windows Server 2012• Windows 8 • Server Moves

• Discover Autumn on SOLUS3• Will not upgrade the Server if it is Windows XP or Server 2003

SOLUS3.7

Focusing on Usability Improvements • Reduce skill level needed to install and maintain it• Reduce the time taken to do key actions

Release in March 2014• New GUI

Navigation

Navigation bar always visible

1. Always visible from top

screen

2. Prompt to save changes if

navigating away from page

whilst making changes

Default landing tab

Multiple products

Any Questions?