It has been a while since we released a new version of CRE Loaded. Well the time has come. SIX POINT THREE is on the way. It is in private Beta now. Public beta to be announced soon.  Here is the roadmap, err feature list.

CRE Loaded 6.3 Standard Feature Enhancements

• Register Globals = OFF
• Php version 5.2.5
• mySQL version 5.x 
• Customer Edit Page sees all fields, such a voucher and template selection 
• RCI Expansion
• Free Shipping logic enhancements
  • Skip Shipping Page  - if no shipping modules active for customer
  • Free Shipping based on order total.
• Price Formatter Update (general enhancements)
• Header Brand Manager for catalog logo and slogan text
• Admin Home Page content modules 
• Admin header update refinements
• Admin Session length Control
• Admin URL return after login (go direct to an order after login)
• Catalog URL return after login (go direct order history after login)
• Admin Language Editor clean up
• SMTP Mail Server Abstraction
• Image upload into folders
• VVC Configuration (on/off and settings)
• Address Book entries get Phone and Email Address support
• Product Sort enhancement
• Coupon Repmention Enhancements
  • Coupon redemption moved to top of payment page 
  • Coupon Separate from payment selection
• Admin Template Section clean up

CRE Loaded 6.3 Pro  Features 

• All the features of Standard 
• Content Director 1.0 
• SEO URL 4.1 (or something better)
• Single Page Checkout
• Recover Abandon Carts
• Return Merchandise Authorization System 
• Sub Product Presentation enhancements 
• Newsletter Filter Criteria expanded
• Multiple Admin Users (limited to 1 in Standard)
• Multiple Admin  Groups (limited to 1 in Standard)
• Admin Co-Branding Enhacements (replaces whitelabel features)
• Dimensional UPS shipping module support
• Product Listing Blurbs
• Product Info page Tabs
• Quanity Price Breaks (moved over from B2B)
• Quantity Price Break enhancements
  • enter one number for each break
  • set the number of breaks to display
• Language Management for Catalog and Admin seperated
• Select Image from server for products
• Additional Reports
• Upsell on checkout (6.3.1)

 CRE Loaded 6.3 B2B Features

• Everything in the Pro and Standard
• Special Price for Groups
• Multiwarehouse Shipping 
• Multi Vendor Shipping
• Free Shipping Module with Group Support
• Customer Group enhancements
  • Hide Prices
  • Hide Add to cart
  • Create new prices at time of new group creation
  • Set Template per group
  • Admin only Comments
  • Public Group Description
  • Public Group Image
• Expanded Group Access logic
  • Customer can be assinged to multiple access groups
• Group Access extended to other content
  • Pages
  • Articles
  • FAQ Categories
• Newsletter Filter Criteria includes groups
• Affiliate Sales System (now only in B2B - Removed from Standard and Pro)
• Template per Affiliates 
• Affiliate Cobranding (appear to customer that visits using referral url)
  • Affiliate Contact infomation
    • Affiliate Header Logo
    • Affiliate Header Slogan
    • Affiliate Return Url
    • Affiliate Store Name
    • Affiliate Customer Service Email
    • Affiliate Customer Service Phone
  • Affiliate Template modifications
    • Replace store logo and slogan with affiliate info
    • Add infobox for Affiliate Contact Info to be displayed
      • Affiliate Info
        • Store Name
          Phone
          Email
          Website Link

The standard will still free to all. 6.3 series does include features as well as all bug fixes in the 6.2 series. There will be upgraders from 6.2 to 6.3. Pro and B2B users will get a discount on upgrading to 6.3.

Updated:  April 01, 2008 @ 17:27 - Balanced pro and B2B - moved MutliWarehouse shipping to B2b. Updated B2B with notice of Affiliates now only available in B2B. Updated Pro with notice that multiple admin users are now only in pro and b2b.

Updated: August 16th. 2008 Removed Forms and Survey System Basic from B2B due to the addition of Mutli Vendor Shipping and also the incomplete status of Forms and Surveys. FSS will be released as a stand alone system.