The newest version of the PRO/5 family compatible with Windows 8 is here!
BASIS International Ltd. announces version 12.0 of PRO/5®, Visual PRO/5®, and PRO/5 Data Server®. This major release includes support for Windows 8, improved BLMs to simplify licensing, and enhancements that address customer reported issues. Get 12.0 now from the new, cleaner and leaner BBx-powered BUI download page!
Inside Version 12.0
PRO/5
Updated protocol to the Data Server allows more intuitive user names by increasing the limit from 10 characters to 127 characters
Visual PRO/5
Supports Microsoft Windows 8
Updated protocol to the Data Server allows more intuitive user names by increasing the limit from 10 characters to 127 characters
Ensures integrity and authenticity with digitally signed binary files
PRO/5 Data Server
Supports Microsoft Windows 8
Updated protocol to the interpreter allows more intuitive user names by increasing the limit from 10 characters to 127 characters
BASIS License Manager (BLM)
Attempts to update the license automatically and restart the vendor daemon if the hostid changes
Retrieves its licenses directly from a new dedicated address to improve license delivery
Implements an HTTP/1.1 header containing a host entry to improve the reliability of license requests through passive proxy servers
Adds support for custom license retrieval via a getlicense script in the BLM directory, further improving compatibility with proxy servers
