The development efforts on the new 6.1 (beta) release
As given in the previous news item, we just released WhizFolders 6.1 (beta) for both Pro and Deluxe editions. The new trial version will only be available after the final release expected in a few weeks.
The last big leap was from version 5.6 to version 6. It took considerable effort due to new Windows Vista compatibility issues not only in WhizFolders but in some other software that we are using for the development.
We moved to Delphi 2007 with version 6.1:
After the last official release 6.0.8 in July, 2007, we had hoped to release a new version every quarter. However, we came to know that a major new release of Delphi (our development tool) was available. We have been using Delphi for developing WhizFolders. Version 6.0.8 of WhizFolders was developed with Delphi 7. The new Delphi 2007 itself was a big leap over its predecessor. So we decided to move on to Delphi 2007 so that we can get all the great benefits this has to offer in future. Moving to Delphi 2007 took considerable effort because this also meant that in addition to WhizFolders features, all the third party components were to be updated and thoroughly tested to confirm that they worked properly. We also had to change our licensing software for better Vista compatibility.
Finally we made it to beta 6.1. While WhizFolders 6.1 works quite the same or better, internally it is using new features and components of Delphi 2007. Naturally, Delphi 2007 is more productive, and we hope to release newer versions and fixes for WhizFolders frequently. We sincerely want to thank all the customers for their patience and for sending us valuable suggestions, bug reports, articles and encouraging comments from time to time.
