PRADO 3.1.0 alpha is released

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We are proud to announce the ALPHA release of PRADO 3.1.0. This is the result of nearly nine months of hard work from the PRADO Group and represents a major milestone in the PRADO development. We hereby thank all PRADO supporters.

Please note, since this is an alpha release, parts of the code (especially those related with new features) may not be stable and are subject to change. Be very cautious if you intend to use this release in a production environment.

What's New in this Release

- DB access: added three layers of database support, including PDO-based data access, active record and SqlMap.
- AJAX: added a whole array of AJAX-enabled Web controls (called active controls).
- Web services: added SOAP and JSON services.
- Output caching: added support to caching selective parts of rendered HTML pages.
- New demos: added five new demos, including chat, currency-converter, soap, sqlmap and time-tracker.
- and many other minor enhancements and bug fixes.

Compatibility Information

Please see the upgrade instructions included in the release. In general, upgrading to PRADO 3.1.0 from 3.0.x should be very safe without much effort.