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It has been a long road for Octane 2.0 and I know many people are anxious and excited to get the new update. I will begin using the blog to update everyone on the status new things coming and release dates.

Octane 2.0 is a complete re-write of Octane. We made a decision long ago to update and change the underlying framework used and to begin using hibernate as our database abstraction. We will also be supporting MySQL in the 2.0 release. We will be adding features to the ECN or request management module as well as releasing a brand new project management module.

So, where are we at today? Octane 2.0 has the underlying framework in place, the administration module is complete and the request module is 70% complete. New exciting additions to the request module are;

• User specific review step prior to submission.
• Unique custom fields for each request type.
• User specific approval requirements as well as the standard department level approval requirement.
• Task dependencies, sub-tasks.
• Follow up task sets for after completion.
• Observer function to let non involved users be kept up to date on the request status.
• Sortable tables for tasks and affected items.
• Improved text input and style tools for  the description field.
• Approval reminder emails,both automatic based on priority and manually push feature.

Soon I will add some screen shots of the new look and request features. We are very happy with the new direction it is taking and with the release of the project module.

Next week I will talk about the Project module in general as will as give a progress update.