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Seth Berman
V9.1 Release: Linux 64-bit & Largest New Feature Set Yet!
 
  • For more info, download the v9.1 data sheet by clicking here
  • 64-bit VA Smalltalk FAQ and info available by clicking here
  • To go directly to the new release download site click here

     
Dear Smalltalk User,

     Instantiations is excited to announce the availability of its new v9.1 release of VA Smalltalk™. In addition to Linux being the newest platform to harness the power of our state-of-the-art 32 and 64-bit virtual machines, this release also includes an incredible new feature set to make it one of the largest releases Instantiations has ever done!

    All VA Smalltalk customers who have active support subscriptions can download the new release free of charge.

If you're not a current Instantiations customer try our fully functional evaluation version of VA Smalltalk free of charge here.


What’s New in Version 9.1?
• Linux joins the lineup of platforms using the stable and standards-based 32 and 
        64-bit virtual machines
• Infrastructure:
     - New Regular Expressions Library
     - New JSON Library
     - New UUID Library (version 3, 4, 5)
     - Cross-Platform High-Resolution Timers

     - High-Performance String>>match: implementation
     - Streams now auto-detect line endings with no performance loss
• GUI Look and Feel:
     - Complete overhaul of the Linux L&F and IDE experience
• Internationalization:
     - New Policy-Based code page conversion
     - Major improvements to UTF-8 handling within the product
• Compression:
     - New Codec Stream Framework with Unified API
     - New LZ4 Codecs and Streams
     - New Zip Archive Stream (with Zip64 Support)
     - Enhanced Deflate and Gzip stream support
• Communications:
     - New LDAP Library (OpenLDAP and Windows LDAP compatible)
     - Improved HTTP Client with proxy enhancements
• Security:
     - OpenSSL 1.1.1 Compatible (TLS 1.3, SHA3, ARIA Cipher and more!)
     - All VA Smalltalk binaries now compiled with ASLR and DEP security features
• Deployment:
     - 64-bit Cross-Development (XD) packaging
• Development Tools:
      - New Dark & Solarized editor themes
      - Improved Monticello Importing
      - Enhanced browser integration with SUnit
• Installation:
     - All new 32 & 64-bit Linux installers with automatic dependency installation
• Documentation:
     - 64-bit Updates
     - Updated Migration Guide

     If you are still using IBM VisualAge® or an older release of VA Smalltalk, upgrading to this new release gives you:
  • IBM VisualAge Smalltalk compatibility,
  • full access to all the modern features and capabilities of the latest version of VA Smalltalk (v9.1),
  • State-of-the-art virtual machine technology based on industry standards,
  • a full year of enterprise-level technical support, future upgrades and bug fixes.
     In addition to extensive modernization, Instantiations' VA Smalltalk continues to be IBM VisualAge Smalltalk compatible so older VisualAge implementations can be easily migrated forward to today's high productivity, fully supported Smalltalk platform. To support you in updating from IBM VisualAge Smalltalk to VA Smalltalk Instantiations offers a free downloadable "VA Smalltalk Migration Guide". To get your copy click here.

VA Smalltalk continues to evolve aggressively with new modernized platforms and features while continuing to maintain stability to help protect your investment. We look forward to continuing this evolution!

Onward and upward!
 
Seth Berman
President & CEO

PS. Remember, if you have a current support subscription this update is free of charge!
 
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(1-855-476-2558)
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Re: VA Smalltalk V9.1 Released: Linux 64-bit & Largest New Feature Set Yet!

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Excellent work, folks!

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V9.1 Release: Linux 64-bit & Largest New Feature Set Yet!
 
  • For more info, download the v9.1 data sheet by clicking <a href="http://www.instantiations.com/PDFs/datasheet_vast.pdf" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" onmousedown="this.href=&#39;http://www.google.com/url?q\x3dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.instantiations.com%2FPDFs%2Fdatasheet_vast.pdf\x26sa\x3dD\x26sntz\x3d1\x26usg\x3dAFQjCNHUWp6Bw7-RZaRa9As1BxSiHraYvg&#39;;return true;" onclick="this.href=&#39;http://www.google.com/url?q\x3dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.instantiations.com%2FPDFs%2Fdatasheet_vast.pdf\x26sa\x3dD\x26sntz\x3d1\x26usg\x3dAFQjCNHUWp6Bw7-RZaRa9As1BxSiHraYvg&#39;;return true;">here
  • 64-bit VA Smalltalk FAQ and info available by clicking <a href="http://www.instantiations.com/docs/FAQ/wwhelp/wwhimpl/js/html/wwhelp.htm#href=64bit.html" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" onmousedown="this.href=&#39;http://www.google.com/url?q\x3dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.instantiations.com%2Fdocs%2FFAQ%2Fwwhelp%2Fwwhimpl%2Fjs%2Fhtml%2Fwwhelp.htm%23href%3D64bit.html\x26sa\x3dD\x26sntz\x3d1\x26usg\x3dAFQjCNGFTQzH8mqosulm7IOZHuSKopIHlQ&#39;;return true;" onclick="this.href=&#39;http://www.google.com/url?q\x3dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.instantiations.com%2Fdocs%2FFAQ%2Fwwhelp%2Fwwhimpl%2Fjs%2Fhtml%2Fwwhelp.htm%23href%3D64bit.html\x26sa\x3dD\x26sntz\x3d1\x26usg\x3dAFQjCNGFTQzH8mqosulm7IOZHuSKopIHlQ&#39;;return true;">here
  • To go directly to the new release download site click <a href="http://www.instantiations.com/products/vasmalltalk/download.html" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" onmousedown="this.href=&#39;http://www.google.com/url?q\x3dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.instantiations.com%2Fproducts%2Fvasmalltalk%2Fdownload.html\x26sa\x3dD\x26sntz\x3d1\x26usg\x3dAFQjCNHBNhb8CKZcV4M1vnKfcWbMBHW9GA&#39;;return true;" onclick="this.href=&#39;http://www.google.com/url?q\x3dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.instantiations.com%2Fproducts%2Fvasmalltalk%2Fdownload.html\x26sa\x3dD\x26sntz\x3d1\x26usg\x3dAFQjCNHBNhb8CKZcV4M1vnKfcWbMBHW9GA&#39;;return true;">here

     
Dear Smalltalk User,

     Instantiations is excited to announce the availability of its new v9.1 release of VA Smalltalk™. In addition to Linux being the newest platform to harness the power of our state-of-the-art 32 and 64-bit virtual machines, this release also includes an incredible new feature set to make it one of the largest releases Instantiations has ever done!

    All VA Smalltalk customers who have active support subscriptions can download the new release free of charge.

If you're not a current Instantiations customer try our fully functional evaluation version of VA Smalltalk free of charge <a href="http://www.instantiations.com/products/vasmalltalk/download.html" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" onmousedown="this.href=&#39;http://www.google.com/url?q\x3dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.instantiations.com%2Fproducts%2Fvasmalltalk%2Fdownload.html\x26sa\x3dD\x26sntz\x3d1\x26usg\x3dAFQjCNHBNhb8CKZcV4M1vnKfcWbMBHW9GA&#39;;return true;" onclick="this.href=&#39;http://www.google.com/url?q\x3dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.instantiations.com%2Fproducts%2Fvasmalltalk%2Fdownload.html\x26sa\x3dD\x26sntz\x3d1\x26usg\x3dAFQjCNHBNhb8CKZcV4M1vnKfcWbMBHW9GA&#39;;return true;">here.


What’s New in Version 9.1?
• Linux joins the lineup of platforms using the stable and standards-based 32 and 
        64-bit virtual machines
• Infrastructure:
     - New Regular Expressions Library
     - New JSON Library
     - New UUID Library (version 3, 4, 5)
     - Cross-Platform High-Resolution Timers

     - High-Performance String>>match: implementation
     - Streams now auto-detect line endings with no performance loss
• GUI Look and Feel:
     - Complete overhaul of the Linux L&F and IDE experience
• Internationalization:
     - New Policy-Based code page conversion
     - Major improvements to UTF-8 handling within the product
• Compression:
     - New Codec Stream Framework with Unified API
     - New LZ4 Codecs and Streams
     - New Zip Archive Stream (with Zip64 Support)
     - Enhanced Deflate and Gzip stream support
• Communications:
     - New LDAP Library (OpenLDAP and Windows LDAP compatible)
     - Improved HTTP Client with proxy enhancements
• Security:
     - OpenSSL 1.1.1 Compatible (TLS 1.3, SHA3, ARIA Cipher and more!)
     - All VA Smalltalk binaries now compiled with ASLR and DEP security features
• Deployment:
     - 64-bit Cross-Development (XD) packaging
• Development Tools:
      - New Dark & Solarized editor themes
      - Improved Monticello Importing
      - Enhanced browser integration with SUnit
• Installation:
     - All new 32 & 64-bit Linux installers with automatic dependency installation
• Documentation:
     - 64-bit Updates
     - Updated Migration Guide

     If you are still using IBM VisualAge® or an older release of VA Smalltalk, upgrading to this new release gives you:
  • IBM VisualAge Smalltalk compatibility,
  • full access to all the modern features and capabilities of the latest version of VA Smalltalk (v9.1),
  • State-of-the-art virtual machine technology based on industry standards,
  • a full year of enterprise-level technical support, future upgrades and bug fixes.
     In addition to extensive modernization, Instantiations' VA Smalltalk continues to be IBM VisualAge Smalltalk compatible so older VisualAge implementations can be easily migrated forward to today's high productivity, fully supported Smalltalk platform. To support you in updating from IBM VisualAge Smalltalk to VA Smalltalk Instantiations offers a free downloadable "VA Smalltalk Migration Guide". To get your copy click <a href="http://www.instantiations.com/docs/mi/Migration%20Guide.pdf" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" onmousedown="this.href=&#39;http://www.google.com/url?q\x3dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.instantiations.com%2Fdocs%2Fmi%2FMigration%2520Guide.pdf\x26sa\x3dD\x26sntz\x3d1\x26usg\x3dAFQjCNEYDsdUfpuhlaiD95MzsuEQpxR2mw&#39;;return true;" onclick="this.href=&#39;http://www.google.com/url?q\x3dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.instantiations.com%2Fdocs%2Fmi%2FMigration%2520Guide.pdf\x26sa\x3dD\x26sntz\x3d1\x26usg\x3dAFQjCNEYDsdUfpuhlaiD95MzsuEQpxR2mw&#39;;return true;">here.

VA Smalltalk continues to evolve aggressively with new modernized platforms and features while continuing to maintain stability to help protect your investment. We look forward to continuing this evolution!

Onward and upward!
 
Seth Berman
President & CEO

PS. Remember, if you have a current support subscription this update is free of charge!
 
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Re: VA Smalltalk V9.1 Released: Linux 64-bit & Largest New Feature Set Yet!

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Congratulations to everyone at Instantiations!

Lou

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V9.1 Release: Linux 64-bit & Largest New Feature Set Yet!
 
  • For more info, download the v9.1 data sheet by clicking <a href="http://www.instantiations.com/PDFs/datasheet_vast.pdf" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" onmousedown="this.href=&#39;http://www.google.com/url?q\x3dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.instantiations.com%2FPDFs%2Fdatasheet_vast.pdf\x26sa\x3dD\x26sntz\x3d1\x26usg\x3dAFQjCNHUWp6Bw7-RZaRa9As1BxSiHraYvg&#39;;return true;" onclick="this.href=&#39;http://www.google.com/url?q\x3dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.instantiations.com%2FPDFs%2Fdatasheet_vast.pdf\x26sa\x3dD\x26sntz\x3d1\x26usg\x3dAFQjCNHUWp6Bw7-RZaRa9As1BxSiHraYvg&#39;;return true;">here
  • 64-bit VA Smalltalk FAQ and info available by clicking <a href="http://www.instantiations.com/docs/FAQ/wwhelp/wwhimpl/js/html/wwhelp.htm#href=64bit.html" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" onmousedown="this.href=&#39;http://www.google.com/url?q\x3dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.instantiations.com%2Fdocs%2FFAQ%2Fwwhelp%2Fwwhimpl%2Fjs%2Fhtml%2Fwwhelp.htm%23href%3D64bit.html\x26sa\x3dD\x26sntz\x3d1\x26usg\x3dAFQjCNGFTQzH8mqosulm7IOZHuSKopIHlQ&#39;;return true;" onclick="this.href=&#39;http://www.google.com/url?q\x3dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.instantiations.com%2Fdocs%2FFAQ%2Fwwhelp%2Fwwhimpl%2Fjs%2Fhtml%2Fwwhelp.htm%23href%3D64bit.html\x26sa\x3dD\x26sntz\x3d1\x26usg\x3dAFQjCNGFTQzH8mqosulm7IOZHuSKopIHlQ&#39;;return true;">here
  • To go directly to the new release download site click <a href="http://www.instantiations.com/products/vasmalltalk/download.html" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" onmousedown="this.href=&#39;http://www.google.com/url?q\x3dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.instantiations.com%2Fproducts%2Fvasmalltalk%2Fdownload.html\x26sa\x3dD\x26sntz\x3d1\x26usg\x3dAFQjCNHBNhb8CKZcV4M1vnKfcWbMBHW9GA&#39;;return true;" onclick="this.href=&#39;http://www.google.com/url?q\x3dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.instantiations.com%2Fproducts%2Fvasmalltalk%2Fdownload.html\x26sa\x3dD\x26sntz\x3d1\x26usg\x3dAFQjCNHBNhb8CKZcV4M1vnKfcWbMBHW9GA&#39;;return true;">here

     
Dear Smalltalk User,

     Instantiations is excited to announce the availability of its new v9.1 release of VA Smalltalk™. In addition to Linux being the newest platform to harness the power of our state-of-the-art 32 and 64-bit virtual machines, this release also includes an incredible new feature set to make it one of the largest releases Instantiations has ever done!

    All VA Smalltalk customers who have active support subscriptions can download the new release free of charge.

If you're not a current Instantiations customer try our fully functional evaluation version of VA Smalltalk free of charge <a href="http://www.instantiations.com/products/vasmalltalk/download.html" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" onmousedown="this.href=&#39;http://www.google.com/url?q\x3dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.instantiations.com%2Fproducts%2Fvasmalltalk%2Fdownload.html\x26sa\x3dD\x26sntz\x3d1\x26usg\x3dAFQjCNHBNhb8CKZcV4M1vnKfcWbMBHW9GA&#39;;return true;" onclick="this.href=&#39;http://www.google.com/url?q\x3dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.instantiations.com%2Fproducts%2Fvasmalltalk%2Fdownload.html\x26sa\x3dD\x26sntz\x3d1\x26usg\x3dAFQjCNHBNhb8CKZcV4M1vnKfcWbMBHW9GA&#39;;return true;">here.


What’s New in Version 9.1?
• Linux joins the lineup of platforms using the stable and standards-based 32 and 
        64-bit virtual machines
• Infrastructure:
     - New Regular Expressions Library
     - New JSON Library
     - New UUID Library (version 3, 4, 5)
     - Cross-Platform High-Resolution Timers

     - High-Performance String>>match: implementation
     - Streams now auto-detect line endings with no performance loss
• GUI Look and Feel:
     - Complete overhaul of the Linux L&F and IDE experience
• Internationalization:
     - New Policy-Based code page conversion
     - Major improvements to UTF-8 handling within the product
• Compression:
     - New Codec Stream Framework with Unified API
     - New LZ4 Codecs and Streams
     - New Zip Archive Stream (with Zip64 Support)
     - Enhanced Deflate and Gzip stream support
• Communications:
     - New LDAP Library (OpenLDAP and Windows LDAP compatible)
     - Improved HTTP Client with proxy enhancements
• Security:
     - OpenSSL 1.1.1 Compatible (TLS 1.3, SHA3, ARIA Cipher and more!)
     - All VA Smalltalk binaries now compiled with ASLR and DEP security features
• Deployment:
     - 64-bit Cross-Development (XD) packaging
• Development Tools:
      - New Dark & Solarized editor themes
      - Improved Monticello Importing
      - Enhanced browser integration with SUnit
• Installation:
     - All new 32 & 64-bit Linux installers with automatic dependency installation
• Documentation:
     - 64-bit Updates
     - Updated Migration Guide

     If you are still using IBM VisualAge® or an older release of VA Smalltalk, upgrading to this new release gives you:
  • IBM VisualAge Smalltalk compatibility,
  • full access to all the modern features and capabilities of the latest version of VA Smalltalk (v9.1),
  • State-of-the-art virtual machine technology based on industry standards,
  • a full year of enterprise-level technical support, future upgrades and bug fixes.
     In addition to extensive modernization, Instantiations' VA Smalltalk continues to be IBM VisualAge Smalltalk compatible so older VisualAge implementations can be easily migrated forward to today's high productivity, fully supported Smalltalk platform. To support you in updating from IBM VisualAge Smalltalk to VA Smalltalk Instantiations offers a free downloadable "VA Smalltalk Migration Guide". To get your copy click <a href="http://www.instantiations.com/docs/mi/Migration%20Guide.pdf" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" onmousedown="this.href=&#39;http://www.google.com/url?q\x3dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.instantiations.com%2Fdocs%2Fmi%2FMigration%2520Guide.pdf\x26sa\x3dD\x26sntz\x3d1\x26usg\x3dAFQjCNEYDsdUfpuhlaiD95MzsuEQpxR2mw&#39;;return true;" onclick="this.href=&#39;http://www.google.com/url?q\x3dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.instantiations.com%2Fdocs%2Fmi%2FMigration%2520Guide.pdf\x26sa\x3dD\x26sntz\x3d1\x26usg\x3dAFQjCNEYDsdUfpuhlaiD95MzsuEQpxR2mw&#39;;return true;">here.

VA Smalltalk continues to evolve aggressively with new modernized platforms and features while continuing to maintain stability to help protect your investment. We look forward to continuing this evolution!

Onward and upward!
 
Seth Berman
President & CEO

PS. Remember, if you have a current support subscription this update is free of charge!
 
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Re: VA Smalltalk V9.1 Released: Linux 64-bit & Largest New Feature Set Yet!

Klaus Breker-2
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Congratulations too and in time :-)

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