The glyphs above (compliments of Wikipedia) represents the evolution of the number 5. If you haven't had a chance, check out this posting on what has evolved into xMatters 5.0: xMatters Five Ohhhhhhh!

We are still tracking 5.0 for a Jan 31st release for new installations on Linux and Oracle (see the presentation reference above for our timing on upgrades and other platforms), but things are going to be close. Life in the software world is an exciting one to say the least!

Here are a few new features of our re-written installer to keep you guys warm while we finish cooking the release...

We now support directly entering Oracle RAC settings. Previously you would have to jump through a few post-install hoops to get RAC up and running. Here are a few screenshots (as always, click to see more detail):

And one other really cool feature allows you to record your installation steps so you can silently replay them on other nodes (I know... I teased Tobias about this feature, but I must confess that it really is cool):

Until next time...