Earlier in the week, OpenX version 2.6.3 was released. This upgrade is all about fixing bugs and introducing small enhancements. The OpenX blog has a link to the release notes and there is also a list of the 80+ changes that are part of this upgrade.

I’ve done a dozen upgrades from earlier versions to this one over the last few days, and the upgrade process is pretty smooth, since there are no changes in the database structure this time (unless you’re coming from OpenX 2.4). In any event, it’s always a good idea to follow a proven procedure for OpenX upgrades. If you’re interested, I can also do the upgrade for you. Check out my Fixed price upgrade service.

Earlier in the week, an important upgrade to OpenX 2.6 was released. This version 2.6.2 fixes a security issue that was reported a few days ago. Because of this, it’s very important that all users of OpenX 2.6 upgrade their installations. To download the new software, just go to the OpenX download page. I’ve posted a tip about how to do an OpenX upgrade earlier on this blog.

By the way, if you’re still running OpenX 2.4, it had an upgrade too, the most recent version is now 2.4.9, and you can download it from here. It fixes the same security issue.

Update: added link to OpenX blog post announcing this upgrade.

This week saw the release of a new product from Google, their web browser Chrome.

I downloaded and installed Chrome and tried it out on a few sites and applications I use a lot. One of them, of course, is OpenX, and it works fine there. What I like is that you can create a so called ‘application short cut’ that sits as an icon on your desktop. When you click that icon, the browser opens with almost no clutter, so you get maximum work space for the application.
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OpenX have released version 2.6.1 of the OpenX ad server product. According to the blog post, there are no less than 58 bug fixes and enhancements. There have been some reports of people having problems with upgrades from OpenX 2.4 to 2.6.0, and this new fix release should be an answer to those problems. Also fixed is the issue where targeting channels for websites could be created but not used when defining delivery limitations on banners.

Starting today, I’m offering a fixed price OpenX 2.6 Upgrade Service. I’ve been doing upgrades for a long time now, but with the demand for this service increasing, I decided it was time to put together a complete description of what I do when performing an upgrade, what the conditions are, and how the procedure works in detail.

The OpenX team have released the latest upgrade to the popular OpenX 2.4 software. It carries version number 2.4.8. According to the OpenX blog post earlier today, the main reason for this upgrade is a security fix, but they’ve also fixed 13 bugs and added some enhancements. More information and a download link are available here.