Plone 2.5: Catching up with Zope

Added By Janus Boye at 26-Jul-2006 |

The Plone Foundation has recently announced the new Plone 2.5. According to the press release, the new version comes with performance improvements and also focused on "streamlining code, strengthening stability, and increasing flexibility." Just like the recent upgrade to BEA Portal which caught up with the underlying platform (BEA WebLogic), Plone is catching up to Zope. As Enterprise Portal Report readers know, Zope is now in version 3.2, but existing Plone installations still runs on the older and very different Zope 2. Plone 2.5 sets the groundwork for the anticipated 3.0 release, available early 2007, which will come with substantial user interface improvements and also run on even newer versions of Zope. With a major new release around the corner, new Plone users should consider waiting to avoid a complex and potentially expensive upgrade. Note that some third party components may not (yet) work with Plone 2.5. [Updated: August 2]

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