I am happy to announce that we have just released JIRA 4 Beta 3. This release continues to build upon the 450+ fixes and enhancements to JIRA, including several UI and navigational improvements like the new banner:
and project browser:
Check out the full release notes for all the details.
Download Beta 3 today!
Download the
latest beta of JIRA 4 and read the
JIRA 4 Beta Release Notes for more information. We also continue to add more documentation for JIRA 4.0 including the
JIRA 4.0 Upgrade Guide.
Note: This release requires a new license (any existing Beta 1, Beta 2, or JIRA 3.x license files will not work with JIRA 4.0 Beta 3). You will need to go to my.atlassian.com and generate a new "JIRA 4 Evaluation" license.
Give us your feedback
Kick the tires yourself and let us know what you think by submitting issues / ideas on our public instance of JIRA.
Last week, the folks over at Jama Software released the new JIRA Connector for Jama Contour which is now available for download on the Atlassian Plugin Exchange. This integration is perfect for development teams using Jama Contour for requirements management and JIRA for managing development tasks. Coupled with GreenHopper, a plugin for JIRA, this is a great solution for agile software development all the way from user stories to release notes.
What is Jama Contour?
Jama Contour is an application used by analysts & product managers to gather and manage requirements, track changes, and plan releases. It's available both as an on-premise or hosted solution.
The JIRA Connector is a plugin for Contour that keeps the two systems in sync.
How does the JIRA integration work?
As user stories and requirements are gathered in Contour during release planning, development tasks are generated and approved for development.
These tasks will automatically appear in your JIRA project for the developer team to work on:
Any comments or status changes made in JIRA show up in Jama Contour for historical tracking. You can even view a side-by-side comparison of the task in both systems.
Check out this video demonstrating the JIRA integration with Contour.
Where can I get it?
Check out the Atlassian Plugin Exchange to get more information the JIRA Connector for Jama Contour as well as many other plugins for JIRA and other Atlassian tools.
After launching our first beta of JIRA 4.0 at Atlassian Summit last month, have had already hundreds people download the beta and provide us tons of great feedback. This week, we released JIRA 4.0 Beta 2 which is the second major milestone release leading up to JIRA 4.0. This release contains over 250 fixes and improvements including activity streams, dashboard gadgets, advanced searching with JQL, and a sexy new header and project browser.
What's new in JIRA 4.0?
JIRA 4.0 is packed with lots of great features and here is a quick peek at a few of them:
- Activity streams - Every project has its own activity stream which is also available as RSS. You can also configure a gadget on your dashboard to get a feed of all the activity in your favourite projects and/or by your favourite people.
- Dashboard gadgets - There is a whole laundry list of gadgets available to drag and drop into your dashboard. Since new gadgets are built using Open Social, you can add also add them to other places like your iGoogle too.
- Advanced searching - With the new JIRA Query Language (JQL) you can construct sophisticated searches and filters to find exactly what you need.
- Usability improvements - A new header, project browser, and menu layout makes JIRA easier than ever to use. JIRA automatically tracks your history so you can quickly jump between the active issues you are working on.
- Much, much more - There plenty more goodness in JIRA 4.0, check out the beta release notes for all the details.
Give us your feedback
Download the latest beta of JIRA 4 and check out the JIRA 4 Beta Release Notes for more information. We have also added more documentation for JIRA 4.0 including the draft of the JIRA 4.0 Upgrade Guide.
Kick the tires yourself and let us know what you think by submitting issues / ideas on our public instance of JIRA.
I am happy to announce that JIRA 3.13.5 released this week. This latest point release of Atlassian's bug and issue tracker includes over 30 bug fixes and improvements. Check out the JIRA 3.13.5 Release Notes for all of the details.
Not using JIRA 3.13?
If you don't have JIRA 3.13 yet, you can check out all of the new features in the JIRA 3.13 Release Notes and see what you are missing out on!
Get the download now
Upgrading is simple, just follow the JIRA 3.13.5 upgrade instructions.
You can also check out the JIRA 4.0 Beta, which is the next major release of JIRA coming soon.
I am very excited to announce the release of FishEye 2 and Crucible 2. Both of these products have undergone a complete UI makeover with improved usability and productivity features focused on agile development. FishEye and Crucible help you explore your source code and conduct code reviews that actually work.
After announcing the betas of both products at Atlassian Summit about a month ago, we had several hundred people download and try it, many of which provided us with valuable feedback. Check out the new features below and download the latest version to upgrade or try a free 30-day evaluation.
FishEye 2: Explore your source
FishEye, our source code repository browser, has add a whole new dimension for looking at the activity in your repository by focusing on the people that contribute to your code and letting you follow what they are doing.
Crucible 2: Code review that works!
Crucible, our peer code review tool, has also taken a major leap forward introducing the concept of "iterative code review". Your development environment is constantly changing, and that should not to get in the way of an effective review process.
- Productive code review - Simple, fast review creation. Keyboard navigation, display preferences, inline comments.
- Fit your review process - Post-commit reviews from Subversion, Perforce, CVS, Git and ClearCase. Pre-commit from anything.
- Iterative reviews - Code. Review. Code. Review ... review is usually not the last step.
- Integrate with your toolset - Plays well with others. FishEye, JIRA, Eclipse, IntelliJ or roll your own with REST API or plugin framework.
Join us for a webinar
If you would like to learn more, please join us for a product webinar on July 15, 2009. There will be two session both covering the following:
- Review latest features of FishEye
- Review latest features of Crucible
- Provide demo of both products
- Answer any questions you have
Register for a session now by clicking a time below:
Wed, July 15, 2009 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM PST
Wed, July 15, 2009 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM PST
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