Release of the version 1.5 of the gCube software

The new version of the gCube software, version 1.5, has been released on 20 November 2009. This release consolidates the previous version. It adds new functionalities and includes a number of improvements related to the system stability.

Some of the key aspects are:

• Release of a new sub-system called "Applicaton" shipping the new "AquaMaps" service and portlet. "GPod" service and portlets, previously available under Content Management, have been moved inside this sub-system;
• Release of a new sub-system called "Broker and Matchmaker" including services enhancing dynamic deployment in the gCube infrastructure based on packages' software and hardware requirements;
• gCore container upgraded to version 0.5.2;
• a new gCore distribution (version 2.0.6) has been included in the release due to the above gCore upgrade and changes in some enabling services;
• Improvement and patches in other sub-systems: Application Support Layer, Content Management, Index Management, Information System, Messaging, Portlets, Search and VRE Management; and
• Upgrade of third-party software.

Binaries, documentation and code for gCube 1.5 are available on the D4Science Software distribution site: http://software.d4science.research-infrastructures.eu

For further information about gCube: http://www.gcube-system.org