October 2008

ICEfaces 1.7.2 Released!

ICEfaces 1.7.2 is now ready for download at ICEfaces.org/downloads. ICEfaces 1.7.2 is a certified maintenance release that includes over 100 fixes and improvements. Notable changes includes:

• Numerous enhancements to the ICEfaces Component Suite.
  • New Output Resource component
• ICEfaces framework performance optimizations and fixes.
• Enhanced third party framework support
  • Improved support for Spring WebFlow (v2.0.3)
  • Support for Seam 2.0.2 and Seam 2.1 RC1

For more on features and enhancements included in this release, refer to the ICEfaces v1.7.2 release announcement, or refer to the ICEfaces Release Notes.

Webinar Invite: Filthy Rich Portlets with ICEfaces and Liferay

When a portlet form is submitted, all the other portlets on the same portal page are forced to redraw themselves. Learn how ICEfaces Direct-to-DOM rendering provides a cure for this disruptive end-user experience, and how ICEfaces Ajax Push supplies a rich alternative for inter-portlet communication. Title:   Filthy Rich Portlets with ICEfaces and Liferay Date: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EST

Blog about ICEfaces and Win!

Thanks to all of you that blogged about ICEfaces. There is still plenty of time left to participate. Contest deadline is October 17, 2008. Get a free ICEfaces T-shirt and win other great prizes.

Blog Contest Winners, so far...

Upcoming Events

Come Visit Us at AjaxWorld Conference & Expo

If you are planning to attend this event, don't miss these ICEfaces related sessions:

Presenting: Enterprise Case Studies for AJAX Push - Learn More...

Date & Time: Monday October 20th, 5:20 - 6:05pm
Session 9 - Track: Hot Topics
By: Steve Maryka, CTO, ICEsoft

Presenting: How Can AJAX Improve Homeland Security? - Learn More...

Date & Time: Tuesday October 21st, 11:30 - 12:00pm
Session 4 - Track: Enterprise RIAs
By: Steve Maryka, CTO, ICEsoft & Ryan Moquin, Sr. Software Engineer,
BAE Systems

Presenting: AJAX Push for the iPhone with ICEfaces - Learn More...

Date & Time: Tuesday, October 21st, 12:05 - 12:50pm
Session 5 - Track: iPhone Developer Summit
By: Ted Goddard, Senior Software Architect, ICEsoft

Silicon Valley WebBuilder

Future of Web Standard: HTML5, AJAX, Reverse AJAX, Comet, TCP Connection

Where: Google Campus - 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway - Mountain View, CA
Speakers: Ted Goddard, Senior Software Architect, ICEsoft
Date & Time: Wednesday, October 29 2008, 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm (PT)
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WebBuilder 2.0

AJAX Push and ICEfaces for Enterprise Collaboration

Where: Web Builder 2.0 in Las Vegas at The Mirage
Speakers: Ted Goddard, Senior Software Architect, ICEsoft
Date & Time: Tuesday October 14th 2008 at 3:15pm (Track 1)
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Silicon Valley Web Developer JUG

Applying the Asynchronous Web

Where: Google Campus - 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway - Mountain View, CA
Speakers: Ted Goddard, ICEsoft and Jean-Francois Arcand, Sun Microsystems
Date & Time: October 21 2008, 6:30pm - 8:30 pm (PT)
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