Catalyst Development

One of the more frequent questions that we get from customers is whether an update is available for their software, or when a new version has been released. We have a number of RSS newsfeeds that can easily provide you with exactly that kind of information. You can subscribe to these feeds and receive update and product information as soon as it’s released. There’s no registration required, and our feeds are publically available to both customers and evaluators alike.

RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is an XML-based format for sharing and distributing news and other web-based content. Using an RSS news aggregator you can download and view feeds from various sources, including our site. A news aggregator is an application that downloads and displays RSS news feeds. Internet Explorer 7 has the built-in ability to display feeds, and there are a number of stand-alone news aggregators available, such as SharpReader and FeedReader. Popular e-mail clients like Outlook 2007 and Thunderbird also include RSS aggregators.

The following Catalyst feeds are available for you to subscribe to:

General Site News
This feed provides general site updates and product information, such as upgrades and new products that have been released. If you’re a customer or evaluator, we recommend that you subscribe to make sure you’re kept up to date with the latest news.

Product Updates
This feed provides notifications for updates and hotfixes as they’re released. This is another feed that we strongly recommend that customers and evaluators subscribe to so that you know when a new version of your software is available to download.

Knowledge Base Articles
This feed provides notifications for new additions to our online Knowledge Base of troubleshooting and how-to articles, as well as fixes for known issues. Because product hotfixes are also published in the Knowledge Base, this feed will also notify you of when a new hotfix has been released.

Support Forums
This feed displays the latest messages that have been posted to our public technical support forums. If you read and/or post regularly to our forums, this is a great resource to keep on top of what has been posted lately. Of course, if you’re a customer or evaluator who would like to participate in the forums, you’re welcome to create a free account at forums.catalyst.com