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January 2010

JRE 1.6 Update 18 NOT certified for Maconomy

Changes in the newly released JRE version 1.6 Update 18 cause problems in relation to the Maconomy Java client and the Maconomy Portal when using Java applets:

 - The Maconomy Java client cannot be started from the desktop shortcut. The desktop shortcut becomes non-functional after its first use because of issues with the JRE .jar file cache.

 - The Java applets stop working after having been loaded multiple times in the Maconomy Portal in Internet Explorer browser because of issues related to changes in the shutdown of Java applets. Currently, a workaround is to use Firefox or to disable the new java plug-in. Please note that, on 64-bit Windows platforms, only the new java plug-in is available, so on these platforms this workaround is not an option.

Because of these issues, we currently recommend NOT to install the JRE 1.6 Update 18 and to use the JRE version, which have been used until now.

We aim at making workarounds for these issues in the next service packs: X+ sp 21 and X1 sp 9.

Service Pack Release Notes 

Click here for Maconomy X1 and XPlus release notes  

Upcoming Releases

X1 SP 9 to be released 2/23/10.

X+ SP 21 to be released 2/23/10.

X SP 24 released 12/22/09. This is the FINAL service pack release for this version.

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December 2009

Support for Safari 4 on Mac 0S

The Safari 4 version number has been updated since the release of Maconomy X+ SP 18 and X1 SP6, which leads to showing the 'The version of your browser is not supported' message in the Maconomy Portal for these service packs.

In order the message to be removed, replace the file supportedclients.1.ms, located on the webserver in: MaconomyPortal/Framework/packages/portal/std with the attached file. Remember to make a copy of the old supportedclients.1.ms file, just in case.

For Maconomy X+ SP 19 and later service packs, as well as for Maconomy X1 SP7 and later service packs, the supportedclients.1.ms file is up-to-date from the installation

Windows 7 64-bit

Windows 7 64-bit is certified as a client platform for the Maconomy Java client, Portal and Windows client starting from the following service packs:

Maconomy X1 Service pack 7
Maconomy X+ Service pack 19 

Certified browsers on Windows 7 64-bit

The browsers, which are certified as client platforms for Maconomy Portal on Windows 7 64-bit are:

Internet Explorer 8 32-bit
Internet Explorer 8 64-bit
Firefox 3.5

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November 2009

A potential dead-lock has been identified in the portal's Single Login applet. Apparently the class loaders for the two main threads (progress bar and login thread) could compete for resources in a way that would result in situation where both class loaders would wait for a resource held by the other thread - i.e. a dead lock.

The error was first observed as a regression between X1 SP 6 and SP 7, on the default bundled JRE (1.6_07). It has been observed on 1.6_12 as well, while no problems exist on JRE 1.6_16. No significant code changes were introduced in SP 7, but apparently a refactoring of code drastically increased the probability of the threads deadlocking.

Workaround: use JRE 1.6_16.

Maconomy X1: 

Windows XP and Vista:

Windows client 4.x

• Browsers: 
• Internet explorer 6 and 7
• Internet explorer 8 32 and 64 bit [1]  
• Firefox 3.0 and 3.5

• Java VM
• SUN VM 1.6.0_14 – 1.6.0_16 [2]

Mac OS 10.5.2, 10.6.0 or higher:

• Browsers: 
• Firefox 3.0 and 3.5 
• Safari 4.0 (Require SP6)
  
• Java VM
• Apple VM 1.5.0_06 - 1.5.0_16 

Maconomy X, X+

Windows XP and Vista:

Windows client 4.x

• Browsers:
• Internet explorer 6 and 7
• Internet explorer 8 32 and 64 bit [3]
• Firefox 3.0 and 3.5
  
• Java VM
• SUN VM 1.6.0_14 – 1.6.0_16 [4]

Mac OS 10.4.9 (No support for Portal !!!)

• Browsers:
• Safari 4.0
  
• Java VM:
• Apple VM 1.5.0

Mac OS 10.5.2, 10.6.0 [3] or higher:

[1]  

Mac OS 10.6 32-bit and Mac OS 10.6 64-bit are certified as client platforms for Maconomy Java client and Maconomy Portal from the following service packs:

Maconomy X1 Service pack 7
Maconomy X+ Service pack 19 

Safari 4 on Mac OS 10.6 32-bit and Mac OS 10.6 64-bit is certified as a client platform for Maconomy Portal from the following service packs:

Maconomy X1 Service pack 7
Maconomy X+ Service pack 19 
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The certification includes only the Maconomy standard products and not AnalytiX and People Planner.

Safari 4.0 on Mac OS 10.4 and Mac OS 10.5 will be certified as a client platform for Maconomy Portal from the following service packs:

Maconomy X1 Service Pack 6
Maconomy X+ Service Pack 18

[2]

JRE 1.6 Update 15 & 16 is now certified for use with the Maconomy Java Client and the Maconomy Portal on Microsoft Windows operating systems for the following Maconomy versions:
X sp 23 or later
X+ sp 18 or later
X1 sp 6 or later

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October 2009

Firefox 3.5 is certified on Windows and Mac

Firefox 3.5 is certified as a client platform for Maconomy Portal on the following operating systems:

Windows XP 32-bit
Windows Vista 32-bit
Mac OS 10.4
Mac OS 10.5
Mac OS 10.6 32-bit
Mac OS 10.6 64-bit

from the following service packs:

Maconomy X1 Service pack 7
Maconomy X+ Service pack 19

Safari 4 is certified on Mac OS 10.6

Safari 4 on Mac OS 10.6 32-bit and Mac OS 10.6 64-bit is certified as a client platform for Maconomy Portal from the following service packs:
Maconomy X1 Service pack 7
Maconomy X+ Service pack 19

Mac OS 10.6 is certified as a Maconomy client platform

Mac OS 10.6 32-bit and Mac OS 10.6 64-bit are certified as client platforms for Maconomy Java client and Maconomy Portal from the following service packs:
Maconomy X1 Service pack 7
Maconomy X+ Service pack 19

Single Sign On

Maconomy Single sign on using Kerberos is fully supported when using ‘namemapping’-option on the Maconomy server side.
When using ‘namematch’-option on the Maconomy server side, the network usernames (domain usernames) need to be specified only in lower case when created on the domain and they have to match the Maconomy usernames, meaning it only works for users with usernames created on the domain and Maconomy with lower case letters.

Service Pack release dates:

Maconomy Version	Service Pack	Release Date
X1	7	10/23/2009
X1	8	12/22/2009
X+	19	10/23/2009
X+	20	12/22/2009
X	24	12/22/2009	FINAL SERVICE PACK

Version X will be de-supported on 12/22/09, which is the last service pack release date. This means that there will be no new service packs released to correct errors in the application or tools set.