CMS TEN Release Notes

Introduction

CMS 10.0.4 includes the new lower US Postal Service (USPS) rates for First Class and Media Mail that are effective Sunday, April 10th.

Release Notes from all previous versions can be found on our Release Notes page.

End of Life Announcement - WinXP and Server 2003
Microsoft has announced they will no longer provide support or updates for Windows XP or Windows Server 2003.

This is a fairly critical situation. XP and Server 2003 will no longer receive security patches which, aside from the obvious security threats, also means that you cannot be PCI compliant.

We have already started to see some ramifications to our clients running on these unsupported operating systems. PCI is dictating a shift away from using SSL and TLS 1.0 since they are now considered to be insecure methods of connection. As our partners start to follow this dictate and remove any support for those older forms of secure connection, you will need to be on a current operating system that includes support for TLS 1.1 or later. (Windows XP and Server 2003 do not support them)

For a complete list of operating systems we support for use with CMS, see our System Requirements wiki article.

Database and XML Changes - No database or XML changes in 10.0.4 although there were several in 10.0.1 with the initial release of CMS TEN.

Note - We are now deploying Java and Mapforce files with server installs to facilitate our forthcoming Amazon integration. This results in two new directories under \NewHaven Software for \jre and \MapForce.

Integrations - All integrations will continue to work as they had including CommerceV3, UPS Worldship, FedEx Ship Manager, Endicia/DaZzle, ShipRush, MPS, TransFirst, and Authorize.net.

Changes have been made to our integration with Endicia's DaZzle software to meet several new integration requirements in DaZzle v16. Those changes should be transparent to you and will ensure continued error-free operation.

UPS Worldship 2016 is also now supported.

CMS TEN - ENHANCEMENT DETAILS

1. USPS April 2016 Rates

   The U.S. Postal Service has reduced their rates for their "Market Dominant" services effective April 10th, 2016. More information is available on Endicia's page on the topic.
   
   The following corresponding rate changes have been made in CMS:
   
   
   1. First Class Letters and Flats (FCM)
      1. Letters have been reduced from $0.485 to $0.465
      2. Flats down from $0.98 to $0.94
      3. Additional ounces, for both letters and flats, down from $0.22 to $0.21
         
         
   2. First Class Package Services (FCPS)
      The rate for packages weighing up to 3 ounces has been reduced from $2.54 to $2.45. Rates remain the same for packages 4oz or more.
      
      
   3. Media Mail
      1. The 1 lb rate has been reduced from $2.72 to 2.62
      2. Additional pounds have been reduced from $0.50 to $0.48
         

2. Bug Fixes and modifications

See Release Notes