New maintenance release available with a focus on improving ActiveSync, the performance of the Webmail UI and improvements to the calendar backend.

Like to test-drive the new version? Visit the online demo and Webadmin panel to test the latest release. With over 80 JIRA tickets closed for the release, key enhancements include:

• ActiveSync: Support for new calendar timezone features implemented in 6.20.6
• ActiveSync: Improved new message handling for forwarded messages
• ActiveSync: Improved HTML to plain-text rendering for MIME types
• Calendar: Improved colour palette for events spanning multiple calendars
• CardDAV: Fixed CardDAV support for external accounts in the contacts pane
• Webmail: Improved pagination support for large folders
• Webmail: Improved message ‘loading’ notification for key events
• Webmail: Optimised commonly used Javascript methods for performance
• Webmail: General IE7/IE8 improvements for CSS layout
• Webmail: Improved loading settings panel, user-quota is calculated via a background Ajax call to improve performance
• Webadmin: Improved CSS layout for aliases, IP-relay, and user-manager pane
• Webadmin: Activated Mass-mail support for Webmail-client version. Admin can email all external users announcements

Verbose details on the release are available via the JIRA portal, existing clients can login then navigate to the verbose release-notes for full details on the release (Login required)

Atmail continues to evolve with each new patch, we thank our clients for their valuable feedback and support for this release!

Previously, we announced the creation of a new quality control team and an open ticket system for Atmail. A tighter development regime and your input enabled us to create one of our best releases yet: Atmail 6.20.6

One of the biggest features in this major upgrade is the new Calendar interface. The Calendar features a fresh, new way to manage and view your own calendars - while sporting refined functionality. This further improves on what makes Atmail great: our commitment to your user experience.

This major update also includes:

• Week view
• Faster, more responsive Calendar interface
• Support for Multi-day events
• Full timezone support - Add events in one timezone, and users in another will see the events adjusted to their local time
• Improved pane for editing events, with a quick inline popup to edit event details
• Support for changing Calendar colors

We recommend that all existing customers upgrade to the new Atmail 6.20.6. Follow these steps to update your install in under 5 minutes. If you need assistance with your upgrade, don’t hesitate to contact our support team. We are more than happy to make the upgrade an easier process for you.

If you are an existing client and wish to see a full list of all changes in this release please visit:
Our Jira ticketing system

Are you an existing Atmail client? We have 10 beta invitations to the new Atmail 6.20.6 download version, which includes a new calendar user-interface and a host of Webmail improvements.

We aim to release the next version 10th March, and welcome feedback on the latest beta release. Interested? Tweet us or comment on the blog to receive an email invitation, existing clients only.