Glad you asked. Originally we had scheduled the release of version 2009.100 for the week of July 13th. Between the time we announced that date and now, we've had communication with one of our 3rd party vendors which is causing us to delay the release. As most of you know, we use an ESRI web service to display the maps used in the Groups area of Arena. Just recently ESRI alerted us to the fact that they are changing the process and access to that web service and their intention to discontinue the current method altogether. After a few late nights with lots of caffeine our developers have completed our portion of the rewrite. We’re now waiting on ESRI to complete the setup and deployment of the new hosted solution.

So what does that mean for the release?

Unfortunately, we are forced to move the date back until August 3rd to coincide with their new service. This date gives us adequate time for thorough testing and will produce a solid release (including documentation!).

I realize this is not welcome news and we do not like being unable to fulfill our responsibility to you for an on-time release. But in this situation we feel it is in the best interest of you, our client, that we delay the release until we can ensure a smooth and complete release.

Thank you for your understanding and as always please let us know your thoughts.

Mark