Alterante Changelog

What's new in Alterante 1.0 Build 20161016 Beta

Oct 21, 2016
  • NEW: Upgraded to AngularJS v1.5.8
  • NEW: [Mac] Upgraded to Java8 runtime

New in Alterante 1.0 Build 20151120 Beta (Nov 21, 2015)

  • NEW: Grid/Tile view (Great for quick photo navigation)
  • NEW: Two-click sharing (Just select the files you want to share, then select "Share" from the action bar).
  • NEW: Sort by date (oldest/newest)
  • NEW: Added ability to index CAD files (AutoCAD, Solidworks, etc.)
  • NEW: Remote audio/video playback

New in Alterante 1.0 Build 20151112b Beta (Nov 13, 2015)

  • NEW: Complete new redesign of the user interface for Desktop/Webapp.

New in Alterante 1.0 Build 2015111103 Beta (Nov 13, 2015)

  • NEW: Complete new redesign of the user interface for Desktop/Webapp

New in Alterante 1.0 Build 20150813c Beta (Aug 14, 2015)

  • FIX: When searching for a tag, only return the files that are tagged.
  • FIX: Null pointer when there is no network interface available.
  • FIX: Standardized font family/size/weight
  • NEW: When Remote is enabled, show the remote access link in Settings
  • NEW: Added "Shares" link to the Navbar
  • NEW: Shares view contains remote access link (when remote is enabled)

New in Alterante 0.9 Build 2015021801 Beta (Feb 21, 2015)

  • NEW: End-to-end encryption between PC/Mac and Mobile
  • NEW: Desktop Web app Analytics (via Google Analytics)
  • FIX: Store filepath w/case sensitivity (For Linux case)

New in Alterante 0.9 Build 20141204 Beta (Dec 18, 2014)

  • NEW: Backup your mobile media (photos, videos) to your PC/Mac via WIFI
  • FIX: Fixed case where filename/path may contain commas (e.g. old version of iPhoto)

New in Alterante 0.9 Build 20141024 Beta (Oct 28, 2014)

  • NEW: Audio streaming support for mobile devices (MP3, M4A, WAV files)
  • PERF: Improvements to optimize mobile queries w/large data sets.

New in Alterante 0.9 Build 20141013 Beta (Oct 15, 2014)

  • FIX: [Mac] Network interface retry required for OSX 10.10 (Yosemite) compatibility
  • FIX: Only launch VaultService when in Server mode
  • FIX: Retrieve Processor Log Path from config
  • FIX: For VideoURL, Skip node availability check for nodes that ping

New in Alterante 0.9 Build 20140930 Beta (Oct 1, 2014)

  • FIX: Scan for new videos was consuming unnecessary CPU cycles
  • NEW: Upgraded local DB engine to MapDB 1.0.6
  • FIX: Installer/Update: Purge old JAR files prior to upgrade

New in Alterante 0.9 Build 20140912 Beta (Sep 16, 2014)

  • NEW: HLS protocol support for mobile devices (HTTP Live streaming)
  • FIX: Hidden tags visible only to admin (full cluster access insufficient).

New in Alterante 0.9 Build 20140703b Beta (Jul 7, 2014)

  • NEW: LocalDB engine upgraded to MapDB 1.0.4 (file format compatible with 1.0.3, so it won’t reindex)
  • NEW: [Mac Installer] Added Icon on Desktop to launch admin console
  • PERF: Significant performance enhancements for general queries (All Photos/All Time, etc).

New in Alterante 0.9 Build 20140502 Beta (May 6, 2014)

  • FIX: Bug in first-time setup (Wizard) was causing exception.
  • FIX: Remote file backup incorrectly computing/displaying 0 file replicas in some cases.

New in Alterante 0.9 Build 20140401 Beta (Apr 3, 2014)

  • NEW: Users can now manage Alterante directly from System Tray (Auto-Updates,
  • Start/stop services, Startup preferences, etc.)

New in Alterante 0.9 Build 20140221 Beta (Mar 5, 2014)

  • Server (PC/Mac)
  • NEW: Upgraded local DB engine to MapDB 0.9.10
  • NEW: Vault Service integration with Cloud Bridge.
  • FIX: Authenticate all *.fn calls from mobile devices (local & remote)
  • FIX: When filename matches MD5, skip indexing the token (backup files).
  • FIX: [Mac] Try to decode filename path, prior to indexing (On Mac may come encoded).
  • FIX: Stop probe when mode switches to client , spawn probe when mode switch to server.
  • Client Web:
  • NEW: Settings: Ability to enable/disable remote sharing via Settings UI
  • (default=false)

New in Alterante 0.9 Build 20140124 Beta (Jan 25, 2014)

  • Server (PC/Mac):
  • NEW: Mac & Win installer includes the JRE runtime (7u51). That way, users
  • don't need to install Java separately.
  • NEW: Mac update manager will check for updates every 6 hours (previously this was
  • set to 1hr).

New in Alterante 0.9 Build 20140114c Beta (Jan 18, 2014)

  • Server (PC/Mac):
  • FIX: Username with special characters were not decoded properly, prior to
  • authentication.
  • FIX: Uncaught NullPointer exception with a DB read op immediately after
  • write/commit/close.
  • Client Web:
  • FIX: Home: JS exception was causing auto-refresh to fail in some cases.
  • FIX: Home: queued files per node was including temporary files in the file count.
  • FIX: Home: Page resize was not dynamically adjusting the layout.
  • NEW: Home page: Added splash screen with logo and instructions, when user is not
  • signed in.
  • NEW: Ability to play M4A files in browser.