CMS Version 9.0.14 Release Notes

Introduction

CMS 9.0.14 includes the 2017 rate changes for UPS and FedEx along with some Product enhancements and bug fixes.

There is also a USPS rate change coming in January. Those rates will be included in a 10.0.7 release which is expected to available Jan 18, 2017.

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

End of Life Announcement - Windows VISTA
Microsoft has announced they will no longer provide support or updates for their Vista operating system as of April 11, 2017. After that date Vista will no longer receive security patches which, aside from the obvious security threats, also means that you cannot be PCI compliant.

We have already seen ramifications at client sites running on other unsupported operating systems. For example, 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 they have/will remove support for those older forms of secure connection which Windows XP and Server 2003 cannot support.

Identify which workstations you may have running Vista and make plans to have them upgraded to Windows 7 or 10 before the April 11, 2017 end of life date.

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.

9.0.14 ENHANCEMENT DETAILS

  1. UPS 2017 Rates

    UPS rate changes are effective December 26th, 2016. Standard fare increases with the following being noteworthy:

    1. Fuel surcharges can now change weekly (previously was monthly)
    2. The dimensional divisor has been reduced from 166 to 139 for packages greater 1728 than cubic inches (e.g. 12x12x12 = 1728). The net effect being larger packages can be rated at a higher dimensional weight that they were in 2016.
    3. The Additional Handling charge will be assessed to packages whose longest side is over 48 inches (previously was 60").

  2. FedEx 2017 Rates

    FedEx rate changes are effective January 2nd, 2017. Standard fare increases with the following being noteworthy:

    1. Fuel surcharges can now change weekly (previously was monthly)
    2. The dimensional divisor has been reduced from 166 to 139 for packages greater 1728 than cubic inches (e.g. 12x12x12 = 1728). The net effect being larger packages can be rated at a higher dimensional weight that they were in 2016.
    3. The Additional Handling charge will be assessed to packages whose longest side is over 48 inches (previously was 60").

    For those paying attention, yes, the same changes that UPS has made.

  3. Bug Fixes and modifications

See Release Notes