CMS Version 9.0.13 Release Notes

Introduction

CMS 9.0.13 includes the 2016 updates to shipping rates and services for The U.S. Postal Service (USPS). This update also includes the 2016 UPS and FedEx rate changes that were previously made available in other CMS updates.

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 and 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.

PCI Compliance - CMS 9.0 has been successfully validated against the PA-DSS 1.2 specification by Coalfire Systems. Software changes that could affect your compliance are only included in major CMS versions (e.g. 9.0, 10.0) or minor versions (e.g. 9.1, 9.2) and never in releases (e.g. 9.0.5, 9.0.6) or builds (e.g. 9.0.6.159, 9.0.6.160). You can read more about our versioning methodology HERE.

For the latest in PCI compliance, upgrade to CMS TEN which has been validated against the PA-DSS 3.0 specification.

CMS versions 7.x through 10.x are listed on the PCI Council’s list of Validated Payment Applications HERE

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.

9.0.13 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