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Offline iHRIS Has Now Been Renamed to Windows iHRIS 20 November 2008

To better reflect its functionality, we have renamed the Windows version of the iHRIS Suite from “Offline iHRIS” to “Windows iHRIS.”

Although originally developed to be used in locations with limited or no Internet connectivity, Windows iHRIS can now be accessed via a local network or the Internet. Therefore, it is not strictly an “offline” application.

In conjunction with the release today of iHRIS Suite 3.1.3, we have also released a minor update to Windows iHRIS (version 3.1.3). This update incorporates some minor bug fixes. In addition, the job application in iHRIS Manage is now a module that can be enabled or disabled.

To download the latest version or for more information, please visit the Windows iHRIS page on our website.

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Announcing the Release of Offline (Windows) iHRIS 3.1.2 14 October 2008

We are pleased to announce the release of a major update to the Windows version of iHRIS, Offline iHRIS. Version 3.1.2 includes for the first time all three components of the iHRIS Suite: Manage, Qualify and Plan, our workforce planning and modeling software. This version also has all Version 3.1 updates, including support for building custom reports and the new in-service training management module for iHRIS Manage.

In addition, Offline iHRIS 3.1 has these new features and fixes:

• Choose to install one or all of the following: iHRIS Manage, iHRIS Qualify, iHRIS Plan, PHP MyAdmin.
• Set the password for the database.
• Choose to install the software for use only on the desktop or on a local area network.
• Install three kinds of sample data: base data, medical base data and sample (fictional) data for demonstration purposes. The user can opt not to install any sample data for a clean install.
• Conflict problem with other programs using Apache or MySQL have been resolved.
• From version 3.1 on, upgrades will be handled by the Offline iHRIS installer. However, this version will *not* upgrade from Version 3.0 of Offline iHRIS.

Offline iHRIS may be downloaded from our Software Download web page. Please read the README file and installation instructions before downloading.

If you have any questions about this release please contact us through our website or at hris@capacityproject.org.

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Offline iHRIS Version 3.0.1 (Bug Fixes) Released 7 July 2008

We are pleased to announce the release of Offline iHRIS version 3.0.1, available for download at the Launchpad hosting site. This release fixes some bugs in version 3.0:

• The software previously crashed when generating reports; this has been corrected.
• Double-clicking the desktop icon now correctly launches the software.
• Some branding issues have been corrected.

If you have previously downloaded and installed Version 3.0, please remove it using Add/Remove Programs (in the Control Panel) and delete the directory C:\ihris before installing this bug fix.

Offline iHRIS can be installed and run on any computer running Windows XP. It installs a single-user version of both iHRIS Qualify and iHRIS Manage on the computer.

Offline iHRIS 3.0.1 has the following known issues:

• To return to the main menu after selecting to run either iHRIS Qualify or iHRIS Manage, you must close the web browser and restart Offline iHRIS.
• You must install Offline iHRIS to the directory c:\ihris.
• Selecting the Print option for a report currently produces an error.
• The Magic Data browser, accessible via the Show Magic Data link, is a debugging module that does not work in this software. It is not necessary for running the software.

These issues will be corrected in Version 3.1, scheduled to be released in July 2008.

The full Release Notes can be downloaded as a README file.

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