AppSuite:Versioning and Numbering

Versioning and Numbering of Open-Xchange Products

Abbreviations

The Open-Xchange versioning 2009 (After SP5 Update 1) will be structured in the following way:

<generation>.<major release>.<minor release> Rev<build number>

Abbreviation	Meaning	Comparison
<generation>	The first number is the product generation number. A new generation may contain new architecture, different technology and many more.	OX App Suite 7
<major release>	The second version number (major release) indicates significant program changes in terms of added functionality. Major changes to design and enhancements of APIs are possible. All APIs shall be backward compatible, which means, that mainly new functions can be added. If Open-Xchange releases a new major release this will be an even number, unstable interim releases have odd numbers.	OX App Suite v7.0
<minor release>	The third version number (minor releases) indicates an update with consolidated bug fixes and non-intrusive feature enhancements. APIs and database will not be changed if this can be avoided. All changes must be backward compatible.	OX App Suite v7.0.1
<build number>	The Rev-number (Revision) shows the progress of the development in single steps	OX App Suite v7.0.1-Rev3
Public Patch Release / Patch Release	A Public Patch Release enables Open-Xchange to publish a feature together with a patch. This in turn enables Open-Xchange to react more flexibly to time requests for certain features, thus relieving minor releases and making it possible to shift them. Delivering a feature with a Public Patch Release requires: It can be implemented without far-reaching side effects. This is especially true for features that are implemented as plug-ins. To a limited extend, features affecting a limited sub set of core functionality can be included. Technical pragmatism is fine to reach the goal (e.g., copy & paste of functionality instead of abstraction into a service). This pragmatism has to be leveled out though as soon as the feature is ported into a more flexible branch. It can be deactivated and is deactivated by default. If a customer installs a Public Patch Release, the familiar feature set does not change. Only if explicitly activating the enhanced features, will they be available to the end user. If features require changes to the data base schema or configuration files, they have to be developed in such a way that they do not impair the running system. Side-effects of Public Patch Releases are evaluated by the respective developers. Together with the QA team, they make a test plan for checking for those side effects and other effects.

Release Levels of Open-Xchange

These are the new Open-Xchange Release Levels 2011:

OX Release Level (new)	New Generation	Major Release	Minor Release	Patch Release	Public Patch Release
Target Audience	All	Public/All	Maintenance customers & Partners	L3 Support Customers, Value Package Partners	Public/All
Purpose	Provide new technologies	Provide functional enhancements including Bug Fixes, accumulate earlier Patch Releases's/ major releases	Provide common bug fixes for all customers, accumulate previous Patch Release's	Provide fixes for severity level 1/2 tickets, for a specific Support Customer, small features, temporary until next Maintenance Release accumulative	Provide fixes for severity level 1/2 tickets, for all Support Customer, small features, temporary until next Maintenance Release accumulative
Frequency	Open-Xchange Roadmap	Every 6 to 12 weeks	Decided by Open-Xchange	According to SLA	As soon as required
Support Committment	5 years after First Customer Shippment (FCS)	6 months after FCS (Latest Minor Release at the Major-Release cycle will be official supported)	Last Minor Release of a supported Major Release	Next (Public) Patch Release	Next Public Patch Release
Requested by	Product Management	Product Management, Professional Services	Support, QA, Product Management, Professional Services	Entitled Customer (Support, Professional Services)	Entitled Customer (Support, Professional Services), Product Management
Compatibility requirements/backward compatibility		Database updates, Changes of configuration files	Backward compatibility to last major release. In urgent cases there could be database updates or configuration file changes	Backward compatibility to last major release	Backward compatibility to last major release
Test Efforts OX (QA)	Smoke Tests, Always Tests, Bug Fix Tests, Feature Tests, Dependencies Tests, Heuristic Tests, Performance Tests	Smoke Tests, Always Tests, Bug Fix Tests, Feature Tests, Dependencies Tests, Heuristic Tests, Performance Tests	Smoke Test, Always Tests, Bug Fix Tests, Dependencies Tests, Heuristic Tests, Performance Tests	Smoke Tests, Always Tests, Bug Fix Tests - Support: Fix Approval	Smoke Tests, Always Tests, Bug Fix Tests - Fix Approval
Test Efforts Customer/Partner	Smoke Tests, Bug Fix Tests, New Feature Tests, Integration Tests	Smoke Tests, Bug Fix Tests, New Feature Tests, Integration Tests	Smoke Tests, Bug Fix Tests, Integration Tests	Smoke Tests, Bug Fix Approval	Smoke Tests

Open-Xchange Server 6

Editions

Abbreviation	Description	Target usage
OX:HE	Open-Xchange Hosting Edition	Designed for organizations that want to provide a scalable, multi-tenant e-mail and collaboration solution to their customers. Focus: Software-as-a-Service offerings
OX:SE	Open-Xchange Server Edition	Designed for medium and large size organizations, educational institutions and public administrations seeking a customizable communication solution. Focus: System Integrators
OX:SEforUCS	Open-Xchange Server Edition for Univention Corporate Server	Integration to in-house customer environments

Open-Xchange App Suite

Editions

Abbreviation	Description	Target usage
OX App Suite	Open-Xchange App Suite Community Version	Need to revitalize business growth and increase your competitive advantage? OX App Suite integrates smoothly into existing infrastructures and massively scales across multi-tenant architectures securely and reliably. Offer your users a seamless messaging experience to deliver branded, app-economy services and take back the user experience. German engineered and designed for a mobile world, OX App Suite uses open API's to deliver device independent access to email and messaging, social collaboration and digital media via a rich web-based interface. Through a modular App-based portal, HTML5 interoperability gives providers a new basis to up-sell and cross-sell white-labeled services and mobile applications.

Releases

2014

Please Note: Minor and Major Product Releases in bold

GA	Product	Major Release	Minor Release	Public Patch Releases	Shipped Packages
2013-01-04	Open-Xchange HE / SE v6.22				Open-Xchange Server 6 (Version: v6.22.0 Rev 11)
2013-01-08	Open-Xchange HE / SE / ASE / SEforUCS v6.20.7				Open-Xchange Server 6 (Version: v6.20.7 Rev 10)
2013-01-16	Open-Xchange Connector for Microsoft Outlook				OXtender 2 for Microsoft Outlook 7.0.60; OXUpdater 6.18.16
2013-01-18	OX App Suite v7.0				OX App Suite backend 7.0.0-rev5 OX App Suite frontend 7.0.0-rev13
2013-01-28	Open-Xchange HE / SE v6.22				Open-Xchange Server 6 backend 6.22.0-rev12
2013-01-30	Open-Xchange HE / SE				Open-Xchange Server 6 backend 6.22.1-rev12 Open-Xchange Server 6 frontend 6.22.1-rev8 Open-Xchange Server 6 usm 6.22.1-rev7
2013-02-06	Open-Xchange HE / SE / ASE / SEforUCS v6.20.7				Open-Xchange Server 6 (Version: v6.20.7 Rev 12 built 2013-02-05)
2013-02-15	Open-Xchange HE / SE v.6.22.1				Open-Xchange Server 6 (Version: v6.22.1 Rev 9/13 built 2013-02-15)
2013-02-20	Open-Xchange App Suite v7.0.1				OX App Suite Version 7.0.1-Rev 4 (built 2013-02-19) Connector for Microsoft Outlook Version 7.0.62 OX Updater Version 6.18.18 OX Notifier Version 1.0.1
2013-02-25	Open-Xchange Microsoft Outlook Uploader				Open-Xchange Outlook Uploader (Version: v6.20.4 built 2013-02-11)
2013-02-28	Open-Xchange HE / SE / ASE / SEforUCS v6.20.7				Open-Xchange Server 6 (Version: v6.20.7 Rev 14 built 2013-02-27) Open-Xchange Updater (Version: v6.18.18) OXtender 2 for Microsoft Outlook (Version: v7.0.62)
2013-02-28	Open-Xchange HE / SE v6.22				Open-Xchange Server 6 (Version: v6.22.0 Rev 13 built 2013-02-26) Open-Xchange Updater (Version: v6.18.18) OXtender 2 for Microsoft Outlook (Version: v7.0.62)
2013-02-28	Open-Xchange HE / SE v6.22.1				Open-Xchange Server 6 (Version: v6.22.1 Rev 14 (backend) built 2013-02-25) Open-Xchange Updater (Version: v6.18.18) OXtender 2 for Microsoft Outlook (Version: v7.0.62)
2013-03-01	Open-Xchange HE / SE v6.22.1				Open-Xchange Server 6 (Version: v6.22.1 Rev 15 (backend) built 2013-03-01)
2013-03-01	Open-Xchange HE / SE / ASE / SEforUCS v6.20.7				Open-Xchange Server 6 (Version: v6.20.7 Rev 15 built 2013-03-01)
2013-03-04	Open-Xchange HE / SE v6.22				Open-Xchange Server 6 (Version: v6.22.0 Rev 14 built 2013-03-04)
2013-03-05	OX App Suite v7.0.1				OX App Suite 7.0.1-Rev 5 (built 2013-03-04)
2013-03-12	Open-Xchange HE / SE v6.22.2				Open-Xchange Server 6 v6.22.2 Rev 6 frontend (built 2013-03-12) OX App Suite v7.0.2 Rev 6 backend (built 2013-03-12)
2013-03-14	Open-Xchange Mobile Web Interface v1.2				Mobile Web Interface 1.2.0-rev7
2013-03-26	Open-Xchange Mobile Web Interface v1.2				Mobile Web Interface 1.2.0-rev8
2013-04-04	Open-Xchange HE / SE / ASE / SEforUCS v6.20.7				Open-Xchange Server 6 backend 6.20.7-rev16
2013-04-04	Open-Xchange HE / SE v6.22				Open-Xchange Server 6 backend 6.22.0-rev15
2013-04-04	Open-Xchange HE / SE v6.22.1				Open-Xchange Server 6 backend 6.22.1-rev17
2013-04-04	Open-Xchange HE / SE v6.22.2				Open-Xchange AppSuite backend 7.0.2-rev7 Open-Xchange Server 6 frontend 6.22.2-rev7
2013-04-04	Open-Xchange App Suite v7.0.2				Open-Xchange AppSuite backend 7.0.2-rev7 Open-Xchange Server 6 frontend 6.22.2-rev7
2013-04-11	Open-Xchange App Suite v7.2				OX App Suite / OX 6 Backend Version 7.2.0-Rev 4 (built 2013-04-10)
2013-04-18	Open-Xchange Connector for cPanel				Connector for cPanel 1.0.0 Rev4
2013-05-02	Open-Xchange App Suite v7.0.2 & v6.22.2				Open-Xchange AppSuite backend 7.0.2-rev9
2013-05-06	Open-Xchange App Suite v7.2 & v6.22.2				Open-Xchange Server 6 v6.22.2 backend 7.2.0-rev7 Open-Xchange AppSuite backend 7.2.0-rev7 Open-Xchange AppSuite frontend 7.2.0-rev5
2013-05-14	Open-Xchange 6 and OX App Suite Security Patch v6.20.7, v6.22.0, v6.22.1, v7.0.1, v7.0.2 and v7.2				Open-Xchange Server 6 backend 6.20.7-rev18 Open-Xchange Server 6 backend 6.22.0-rev16 Open-Xchange Server 6 backend 6.22.1-rev19 Open-Xchange AppSuite backend 7.0.1-rev7 Open-Xchange AppSuite backend 7.0.2-rev11 Open-Xchange AppSuite backend 7.2.0-rev8
2013-05-15	APS package for Parallels Operation Automation System				The APS Package 7.0-x requires: POA 5.0 or higher, Open-Xchange v6.20.7, Open-Xchange v6.22.2 or higher, OX App Suite v7.0.2 or higher
2013-05-22	OX App Suite v7.0.1				Open-Xchange AppSuite backend 7.0.1-rev8
2013-05-23	OX App Suite v7.2				Open-Xchange AppSuite backend 7.2.0-rev10
2013-05-27	Open-Xchange App Suite v7.2.1				OX App Suite Version 7.2.1-Rev 3 (built 2013-05-23/27) OXtender 2 for Microsoft Outlook Version 7.0.63 OX Notifier Version 1.0.2
2013-06-04	Open-Xchange Mobile Web Interface v1.2				Open-Xchange Mobile Web Interface Version: 1.2.1 Rev 2 (built 2013-05-31)
2013-06-07	Open-Xchange App Suite v7.2.1 & v6.22.2				Open-Xchange App Suite frontend 7.2.1-rev4 Open-Xchange App Suite backend 7.2.1-rev4 Open-Xchange Server 6 v6.22.2 backend 7.2.1-rev4
2013-06-12	Open-Xchange App Suite v6.22.0				Open-Xchange Server 6 (Version: v6.22.0 Rev 17)
2013-06-18	Open-Xchange App Suite / OX 6 v7.2.1				Open-Xchange App Suite / OX 6 backend 7.2.1-Rev 5 (built 2013-06-10)
2013-06-18	Open-Xchange SE / App Suite for UCS				Open-Xchange Server 6 User Interface v6.22.2 Rev 7 OX App Suite User Interface v7.2.1 Rev 3 OX Backend v7.2.1 Rev 5 Univention Corporate Server v3.1
2013-07-03	Open-Xchange App Suite v7.2.2 / Open-Xchange 6 v6.22.3				Open-Xchange Server 6 v6.22.3 OX App Suite v7.2.2 OXtender 2 for Microsoft Outlook v7.0.64 Open-Xchange Notifier v1.0.3 Open-Xchange Client Updater v6.18.20
2013-07-03	Open-Xchange App Suite v7.2.1				Open-Xchange App Suite backend 7.2.1-rev9 Open-Xchange Server 6 backend 7.2.1-rev9
2013-07-11	Open-Xchange App Suite v7.2.2				Open-Xchange App Suite backend 7.2.2-rev8 Open-Xchange App Suite frontend 7.2.2-rev8 Open-Xchange Server 6 backend 7.2.2-rev8
2013-07-16	Open-Xchange Connector for cPanel v1.1				open-xchange-cpanel-1.1.0-rev3
2013-07-17	Open-Xchange App Suite v7.2.2				OX App Suite USM 7.2.2-Rev 8 (built 2013-07-17) Open-Xchange Server 6 USM 7.2.2-Rev8 (built 2013-07-17)
2013-07-18	Open-Xchange 6 and OX App Suite Security Patch v7.0.2, v7.2.0, v7.2.1 and v7.2.2				Open-Xchange AppSuite backend 7.0.2-rev14 Open-Xchange AppSuite backend 7.2.0-rev11 Open-Xchange AppSuite backend 7.2.1-rev10 Open-Xchange AppSuite backend 7.2.2-rev9
2013-08-06	Open-Xchange 6 and OX App Suite Security Patch v7.2.2				OX App Suite 7.2.2-Rev 11 (Frontend, built 2013-08-05) OX App Suite 7.2.2-Rev 13 (Backend, built 2013-08-05)
2013-08-06	Open-Xchange 6 and OX App Suite Patch v7.2.2 Updater				OXUpdater 6.18.21 (oxupdater 7.2.2-Rev 8, built 2013-08-06)
2013-08-27	Open-Xchange 6 and OX App Suite Security Patch v7.0.2, v7.2.2				Open-Xchange Server 6 backend 7.0.2-rev15 Open-Xchange AppSuite backend 7.0.2-rev15 Open-Xchange Server 6 backend 7.2.2-rev16 Open-Xchange AppSuite backend 7.2.2-rev16
2013-08-30	Open-Xchange Mobile Web Interface v1.2.1				Open-Xchange Mobile App 1.2.1-rev4
2013-09-03	Open-Xchange 6 and OX App Public Patch v7.2.2				Open-Xchange Server 6 backend 7.2.2-rev18 Open-Xchange AppSuite backend 7.2.2-rev18 Open-Xchange AppSuite frontend 7.2.2-rev14 Open-Xchange USM 7.2.2-rev12
2013-09-05	Open-Xchange 6 and OX App Public Patch v7.2.2				Open-Xchange Server 6 backend 7.2.2-rev19 Open-Xchange AppSuite backend 7.2.2-rev19
2013-09-10	OX Connector for WHMCS				OX Connector for WHMCS Version 1.0.0-Rev 2 (built 2013-08-27)
2013-09-11	Connector for Microsoft Outlook				Connector for Microsoft Outlook 7.0.66 OXUpdater v7.2.2-Rev 10 (built 2013-09-10)
2013-09-12	Open-Xchange 6 and OX App Suite Security Patch v7.0.2, v7.2.2				Open-Xchange Server 6 backend 7.0.2-rev16 Open-Xchange AppSuite backend 7.0.2-rev16 Open-Xchange AppSuite frontend 7.0.1-rev6 Open-Xchange Server 6 backend 7.2.2-rev20 Open-Xchange AppSuite backend 7.2.2-rev20 Open-Xchange AppSuite frontend 7.2.2-rev15
2013-09-17	Connector for WHMCS				Connector for WHMCS 1.0.0-3
2013-09-26	OX App Suite 7.4 and OX 6 v6.22.4				Open-Xchange App Suite: Version 7.4.0-Rev 11 (built 2013-09-24/25) Open-Xchange 6 GUI: Version 6.22.4-Rev 11 (built 2013-09-24) OX Connector for Microsoft Outlook: Version 7.2.0 OX Connector for Business Mobility: Version 7.4.0-Rev 11 (built 2013-09-24/25) Open-Xchange Notifier: Version 1.0.4 Open-Xchange Client Updater: Version 6.18.21
2013-09-30	OX App Suite v7.2.2 and OX 6 backend v7.2.2				Open-Xchange Server 6 backend v7.2.2-Rev 21 (built 2013-09-26) OX App Suite backend v7.2.2-Rev 21 (built 2013-09-26)
2013-10-07	OX App Suite v7.2.2 and OX 6 backend v7.2.2				OX App Suite 7.2.2-Rev 13 (usm, built 2013-10-04)
2013-10-07	OX App Suite v7.4 and OX 6 backend v7.4				OX App Suite v7.4.0-Rev 12 (backend and USM, built 2013-10-09)
2013-10-21	Open-Xchange 6 and OX App Suite Security Patch v7.2.2, v7.4				Open-Xchange AppSuite backend 7.2.2-rev25 Open-Xchange OX6 backend 7.2.2-rev25 Open-Xchange AppSuite backend 7.4.0-rev14 Open-Xchange OX6 backend 7.4.0-rev14 Open-Xchange USM 7.4.0-rev12 Open-Xchange EAS 7.4.0-rev13
2013-10-21	Connector for MS Outlook Public Patch				Connector for Microsoft Outlook 7.2.1 OX Updater 7.4.0-Rev 12 (built 2013-10-22)
2013-10-24	OX App Suite v7.4.0				OX App Suite 7.4.0-Rev 13 (frontend built 2013-10-23)
2013-10-21	Open-Xchange 6 and OX App Suite Security Patch v7.2.2, v7.4				Open-Xchange AppSuite backend 7.2.2-rev26 Open-Xchange OX6 backend 7.2.2-rev26 Open-Xchange AppSuite backend 7.4.0-rev16 Open-Xchange OX6 backend 7.4.0-rev16
2013-11-05	Connector for MS Outlook Public Patch				Connector for Microsoft Outlook 7.2.2 OX Updater 7.4.0-Rev 13 (built 2013-11-04) OX Updater 6.18.23
2013-11-12	Open-Xchange 6 and OX App Suite Security Patch v7.2.2, v7.4				Open-Xchange AppSuite / OX 6 backend 7.2.2-rev27 and Open-Xchange OX6 frontend 6.22.3-rev5 Open-Xchange AppSuite / OX 6 backend 7.4.0-rev20 and Open-Xchange OX6 frontend 6.22.4-rev12
2013-11-13	OX App Suite Public Patch v7.4				OX App Suite 7.4.0-Rev 16 (frontend built 2013-11-12)
2013-11-21	OX App Suite 7.4.1 and OX 6 v6.22.5				Open-Xchange App Suite: Version 7.4.1-Rev 5 (built 2013-11-20) Open-Xchange 6 GUI: Version 6.22.5-Rev 5 (built 2013-11-20) OX Connector for Microsoft Outlook: Version 7.2.3 Open-Xchange Notifier: Version 1.0.5 Open-Xchange Client Updater: Version 6.18.23
2013-12-03	OX App Suite v7.4.1 and OX 6 backend v7.4.1				Open-Xchange Server 6 backend 7.4.1-Rev 6 (backend built 2013-12-03) OX App Suite 7.4.1-Rev 6 (backend built 2013-12-03)
2013-12-16	Open-Xchange Microsoft Outlook® Uploader v6.20.5				Open-Xchange Microsoft Outlook® Uploader v6.20.5
2013-12-16	Open-Xchange 6 and OX App Suite Security Patch v7.4.0 and v7.4.1				Open-Xchange AppSuite backend 7.4.0-rev21 Open-Xchange AppSuite office-web 7.4.0-rev12 Open-Xchange OX6 backend 7.4.0-rev21 Open-Xchange AppSuite backend 7.4.1-rev9 Open-Xchange AppSuite office-web 7.4.1-rev6 Open-Xchange OX6 backend 7.4.1-rev9
2013-12-16	Open-Xchange 6 and OX App Suite Public Patch v7.4.1				Open-Xchange Server 6 USM 7.4.1-Rev 8 (built 2013-12-13) OX App Suite USM 7.4.1-Rev 8 (built 2013-12-13)
2013-12-17	Open-Xchange 6 and OX App Suite Public Patch v7.4.1				OX App Suite 7.4.1-Rev 10 (backend, built 2013-12-17) OX App Suite USM 7.4.1-Rev 10 (built 2013-12-17) Open-Xchange Server 6 backend v7.4.1-Rev 10 (backend, built 2013-12-17) Open-Xchange Server 6 USM 7.4.1-Rev 10 (built 2013-12-17)
2013-12-17	Open-Xchange 6 and OX App Suite Public Patch v7.4.0				OX App Suite USM 7.4.0-Rev 13 (built 2013-12-17) Open-Xchange Server 6 USM 7.4.0-Rev 13 (built 2013-12-17)
2013-12-23	Open-Xchange 6 and OX App Suite Security Patch v7.2.2, v7.4.0 and v7.4.1				Open-Xchange App Suite backend v7.2.2-rev29 Open-Xchange OX6 backend v7.2.2-rev29 Open-Xchange App Suite backend v7.4.0-rev24 Open-Xchange OX6 backend v7.4.0-rev24 Open-Xchange App Suite backend v7.4.1-rev11 Open-Xchange OX6 backend v7.4.1-rev11 Open-Xchange App Suite frontend v7.4.1-rev7

Maintenance expires

Product-, Release- and Component Name	Maintance expires
Open-Xchange would like to provide you with early notification of an upcoming name change for one of our modules, OX Files. As part of our product strategy we are currently developing clients for different desktop and mobile devices to provide improved file handling and synchronization. During development it became clear that a change of name would better reflect customer expectations of the features and functionality provided by OX Drive and provide greatest consistency and clarity for users across devices. The name change from OX Files to OX Drive is planned for January 2014.	January 2014
Support for AJP based communication between the HTTP server and the OX backend server. Open-Xchange already provides a new HTTP connector which is based on the Grizzly project. Download and configuration instructions are available at http://oxpedia.org/wiki/index.php?title=AppSuite:Grizzly	OX App Suite v7.6.0, planned in April 2014
Open-Xchange will discontinue OX App Suite web frontend support for Internet Explorer 9 with the major release of OX App Suite v7.6.0, planned for April 2014. Starting with this release Open-Xchange will officially support Internet Explorer 11.	OX App Suite v7.6.0, planned in April 2014
Open-Xchange will discontinue Open-Xchange Server 6 and OX App Suite calendar and contact synchronization (CalDAV/CardDAV) support for Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) and Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion) with the major release of OX App Suite v7.6.0, planned for April 2014.	OX App Suite v7.6.0, planned in April 2014
Open-Xchange will discontinue Connector for Business Mobility support for Windows Mobile 6, 6.5, Symbian (Mail for Exchange 3.x), Apple iPhone iOS 5 and Blackberry with the major release of OX App Suite v7.6.0, planned for April 2014. Further information about the supported platforms are available at http://oxpedia.org/wiki/index.php?title=AppSuite:OX_System_Requirements#Mobility_Solution_-_Supported-_Platforms.2C_Features_and_Devices	OX App Suite v7.6.0, planned in April 2014

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