Our next sneak peek involves a few new features for K2 blackpearl that were released to our beta participants today. Below is some info about each of the components that were released. If you're interested in being involved in the beta program for these or any other K2 components, please send an email to beta@k2.com.

64-bit support

We've updated our installer for K2 blackpearl to include support for installation on 64-bit Windows 2003 server as well as support for the following 64-bit components: SQL Server K2 databases, SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services, SharePoint 2007 (WSS/MOSS), K2 Server and K2 Workspace. 64-bit and 32-bit components can communicate with each other on the same network and the table below lists the scenarios in which this will be supported.

Internationalization

Provides support for installing the English version of K2 blackpearl components on non-English operating systems. Note that this does not include K2 blackpearl versions that have been localized in languages other than English. Localization support will be in a future release.

Installer Enhancements

Updated installer for K2 blackpearl to support rich distributed enterprise configurations

Post SP1 patch rollups

All patches that have been released since SP1 will be included in the new installer

These components will be released to the public once the beta cycle is complete, so stay tuned to K2 underground and the K2 Customer/Partner portal for RTM release information. And, once again, if you're interested in participating in the beta program for these or other K2 components, please email us at beta@k2.com.