Performance Breakthrough!

This release makes PointFire run 10-50 times faster on the most common types of pages.  If you received an interim release from IceFire support for testing, it must be updated with this release.  This release is a bug fix and performance enhancement release, with no new functionality beyond the ability to turn off the performance enhancement.  It is recommended that you update.

The next update release is expected in December 2015.

PointFire 2010  v 2.0

Please note that PointFire 2010 v1.0 license keys do not work with PointFire 2010 v2.0.

Deploying PointFire 2010

Once PointFire 2010 is installed on the target server you can deploy the feature by navigating to:

                Start -> IceFire Studios -> PointFire 2010 -> PointFire Deployment Manager

Note: If you experience issues running the configuration tool from the shortcut, you can navigate to the PointFire directory and run PFConfig or one of the installation scripts directly.

                Start -> IceFire Studios -> PointFire 2010 -> Browse Directory

• PFConfig.exe – PointFire Deployment Manager
• install.bat - to install PointFire using PowerShell.
• ists.bat - To install using STS commands.

Note: Deploying using the scripts requires additional configuration steps. Please see the install guide for detailed information.

Updating PointFire 2010

If you are updating an existing PointFire 2010 deployment launch the PointFire Deployment Manager and follow through the upgrade process or navigate to the installation directory to run the upgrade script.

Note: If configuration keys in the web.config files have been edited manually after PFConfig initially set them, using PFConfig to update the PointFire may erase or overwrite some of those keys.  For safety, note the values of the keys currently in web.config prior to updating.

What's New In PointFire 2010

• Performance breakthrough! 10-50 times faster on most pages that require translation.
• New optional configuration key, PFPerf (numeric), allows you to return to the original processing method or use the new one. Some minor differences in the treatment of whitespace mean there is a chance some translations may not be found in some cases. PFPerf=1, faster processing, is the default. PFPerf=0 is the old processing model.

Resolved Issues

• Activation from Powershell or C# code
• Ribbon buttons not available on meeting workspaces when PFSupportAllTemplates=TRUE
• Minor fixes and enhancements

Documentation

Documentation for PointFire 2010 is available to be downloaded from the following links:

PointFire 2010 Installation Guide:

http://community.icefire.ca/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/123/23/pointfire-2010-v20-installation-guide

PointFire 2010 Administrators Guide:

http://community.icefire.ca/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/121/23/pointfire-2010-v20-administrators-guide

PointFire 2010 Users Guide:

http://community.icefire.ca/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/122/23/pointfire-2010-v20-user-guide