Release Notes for B2 | Virtual Arena

Version 5.0.0 - August 2014

  • Support for single sign on authentication using Kerberos
  • Better handling of network disruptions
  • Simplified the options dialogue
  • Fixed some crashes that only occurred on 32-bit windows machines
  • Special characters in project names are now supported
  • Upper case characters in username (Users.xml) are now supported
  • Arena now releases interaction when a subscribed client disconnects unexpectedly
  • Version 4.4.0 - January 2014

  • Update release to align the versions of B2 core components used by the various clients, B2|CIS and B2 Media Server.
  • Various minor bug fixed and improved stability.
  • Version 4.3.0 - October 2013

  • The project list will now correctly only show projects the user has access to.
  • B2|Virtual Arena now works after locking / unlocking the screen.
  • Improved logging in the B2|Media Server.
  • Improved the installer and install procedure.
  • Various minor bug fixed and improved stability.
  • Version 2.2.2 - March 2013

  • Solved deadlock with shared interaction when someone leaves the meeting.
  • Improvements to B2|Virtual Arena invitation to a meeting.
  • Uninstaller was not available from the windows control panel.
  • Improvements to robustness when connection to server is lost.
  • Improvements to shared scene consistency.
  • Improvements to options dialog, especially when cancelling current option changes.
  • Under some circumstances B2|Virtual Arena would not consistently exit or allow windows to exit.
  • Audio improvements including better device handling and interoperability with other collaboration software.
  • Shared mouse pointer colour was wrong when revisiting a project.
  • User name/password challenge is now implemented and effective when enabled in the server.
  • Version 2.2.1 - November 2012

    Release 2.2.1 is an incremental minor release that solves issues present in version 2.2. The user manual is updated to reflect new camera settings. B2 Virtual Arena makes use of JAVA for communication with the B2 | Collaboration and Integration Server. Java version 1.7.0_05 is bundled with this release.
  • Improvements to installer/uninstaller compatible with windows add/remove programs.
  • Shared mouse pointer colour is now correct when joining a project for a second time.
  • When logging out of Windows or shutting down the machine, Virtual Arena shuts down gracefully.
  • Options dialog properly restores previous values when clicking "CANCEL".
  • Improvements to "invite" option.
  • Improvements to the installer so that it now removes all traces of the application when uninstalling.
  • With version 2.2 on some platforms with external audio configurations, the audio device was not enabled by default and it was necessary to go to the configuration menu to initialise the audio device.
  • Tool-tips used a very small font by default. This has been solved and alarger more readable font is now used.
  • User authentication against Active Directory if enabled in B2 server.
  • Supports multiple camera sources and can choose which camera to use. Camera choice is persistent between sessions.
  • Version 2.2 - June 2012

  • Advanced display and application sharing compatability with B2|Virtual View (version 4.2 and newer)
  • Improvements to user authentication and authentication against Active Directory.
  • Single Sign-on availability (optional product add-on - check with BB Visual Solutions support team to determine whether your installation can support this)
  • Known issues with Virtual Arena 2.2

  • If a shared application window lies partially outside of the desktop, then a black stripe is visible in the Arena share widget.
  • Version 2.1

  • Improvements to stability, startup and integration with B2|Meeting Workflow Recorder.
  • Improvements to video transcoding/streaming in constrained environments (ie if packets are lost in transmission due to network limitations).
  • Improved bandwidth management and congestion control when streaming application shares in limited bandwidth environments.
  • Centric automatic widget layout for meeting organisation.
  • Improvements to audio/video where these were sometimes missing from the session.
  • Version 2.0

    This is a major release and introduces several new features.

    New Features

    Known issues