Hello,

We've just released ATK 5.3.0, the next stable version of the Achievo ATK framework. The new release can be downloaded here:

http://www.achievo.org/atk/download/releasenotes/5_3_0

This release contains numerous changes and improvements.

Some highlights of the changes since ATK 5.2.2:

• Improved performance and reduced memory footprint
• New debug console for tracing debug statements and debugging queries
• Added Open Office document generation engine
• Added a preliminary MS SQL driver
• Improved atkMetaNode (see previous blog posts)
• Recordlist caching for dramatically increased performance in admin pages
• New attributes such as an atkLiveTextPreview
• Direct linking feature for example for linking directly to edit pages from inside e-mails
• New atkConfig class for easier per-module configuration settings
• Added Traditional Chinese translation
• Hierarchical group support in authorisation
• Support for multiple named database connections

And many, many more fixes and improvements. The complete change log can be found on the release notes page:

http://www.achievo.org/atk/download/releasenotes/5_3_0