New Fully-fledged JavaScript App - Sedna CRM
When we started Erbix more than a year ago we envisioned reaching a step where it would be possible to use the Erbix JavaScript platform to build apps that could compete or even surpass the professional high-end webapps from our competitors in terms of design, usability and features. Today we can state that our effort came to fruition:
We're announcing the immediate public availability of Sedna - a brand new customer relationship manager from Erbix that allows you to manage on the web your contacts, deals or pending tasks.
read moreErbix Available Without User Registration
Starting immediately, you can try the Erbix Apps or the development IDE without registering for a user account.
This is now possible due to our launch of the "Test Drive" feature - on the login page you'll see a new button allowing you to try Erbix without registration. Just a quick test to confirm you're human and you're ready to go.
Today we're also launching our integration with Facebook accounts. In addition to Google, Yahoo and OpenID providers, you can now use in Erbix your Facebook account as a third party login provider.
read moreSince the last update, here's what's new:
- improved site design and usability; we simplified the navigation and made it easier to view and access your account's apps. The new design is live at http://www.erbix.com/.
- developer source version control integration - now we offer a web-based shell console that supports SVN and GIT commands. This allows you to interact with external repositories from within the browser. Available here.
- JSheet, a spreadsheet app that allows you to quickly create and store spreadsheet data online using Erbix. Check it out at http://www.erbix.com/jsheet/.
Meeting Planner available in the Erbix App Store
We have launched in the Erbix App Store a new app: Meeting Planner.
Plan your meetings in advance. It's easy to use and manage. Create polls to find when and where people prefer to meet and then send the poll URLs to the desired participants. The tool allows you to specify dates and places for an event and lets invited participants decide on them.
The app is available here.
read moreIncreased Accounts Limits, Custom Domains
We have launched a set of subscription plans that enable users to increase their account limits significantly, i.e. up to 10 GB of disk space. This allows our users to take advantage of the increased limits in order to move more of their data and apps on the Erbix platform.
For some of our plans we offer the ability to host with us a custom domain (example: your-domain.com). Users are no longer limited to Erbix subdomains; you can use the Erbix platform to power your site under your own domain brand. Currently custom domain requests are activated manually; requests should be made by emailing support AT erbix.com; activation takes up to 24 hours. read more
We've made some bugs fixes to the Blog App. The users that run the app from the repository received automatically the updates.
Here's a detailed explanation with the difference between the two install options:
1) Apps running directly from Marketplace repository
When source code files change, you get instant updates and the JavaScript engine is reloaded automatically. However, you cannot customize the code.
Your data is still stored in your account's dedicated database (query it programmatically in JavaScript or use the SQL console).
2) Apps running from the private Erbix account
It's like you wrote the app. You have to install the app files again from the market to receive the updates, but you have the possibility to customize the code.
For each app, the publisher has the option to enable one or both of these installation methods.
read moreJavaScript Database Connectivity
We've added JDBC-compatible support in Erbix. You can run database transactions, execute queries that return multiple returns, get auto generated columns and get most of the Java PostgreSQL driver functionality.
http://www.erbix.com/documentation/js-reference/sql/
http://www.erbix.com/documentation/js-reference/jsdbc/
read moreWe are working on improving the documentation and also provide the community with tutorials and examples. We created a special category in the Marketplace for these types of apps. Please leave your comments on the blog, review the apps and, in general, send us your feedback.
read moreDon't Underestimate The Simple Things
As a redditor kindly pointed out, there's a certain reticent attitude towards a simple online editor:
"So instead of the comfort and features of a real editor or IDE, you have to write your code in a flimsy browser editor?"
I will not attempt to contradict him here, I'm used to Eclipse and other fully-featured IDEs myself. However, after programming Erbix Blog in both Eclipse and Erbix's online editor, I can honestly tell you that I prefer the latter. Here's why:
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