IBM Verse On-premises 1.0.2 released and it's a big improvement !

IBM has released yesterday the new version of VOP  1.0.2 with the following partnumber CNL9UML .
Please don't pay attention to the little incrementation of the version number because it's a huge improvement.

In my opinion the most important improvement of this release is the new calendar app, now integrated and with same looks of Verse cloud:

we could also use drag&drop to move appointment and propose new time :

inside the inbox the invitation will get also a dedicated icon:

Below you can find the complete list of the features released  from the IBM documentation :

For Administrators:

• Verse On-Premises 1.0.2 runs on Domino 9.01 FP9 (Install Domino 9.0.1 FP9 before deploying Verse On-Premises)
• Improved performance and scalability
• Integration with IBM Connections 6 (or 5.5 CR2) and IBM Docs 2.0 CR2 for enhanced preview of file attachments
• Notes ID passwords and HTTP passwords do not have to be kept in sync
• You can now deploy Verse extensions

For developers:

• Extend Verse with live text
• Extend Verse to disable the send button before Send

For users:

• Mail threads are now enabled by default
• The new Calendar Inbox organizes all your calendar notices in one place
• Preview attachments such as PDFs and Microsoft Office files while reading messages.
• Preview attachments such as images, PDFs, and Microsoft Office files while composing messages. Click any attachment to view it.
• Share attachments to Connections Files while in read mode. Simply click the Add to Files icon to add an attachment to Files.
• You can now read and send encrypted messages, even if your Notes ID password and HTTP password don't match. Verse On-Premises will automatically prompt for your Notes ID password in this case.
• Automatically show remote images
• Replied to and forwarded icons on messages

Today I've upgraded our environment from Vop 1.0.1 and I've spent about 10 minutes to perform the complete upgrade. IBM has speed up the upgrade process because the VOP view are now already contained by the IBM Mail 901 FP9 template.

I've also appreciate the availability of the new live text options and we will try this features during next days.

Read this page,  to get the step by step instructions and upgrade your VOP environment soon as possible !