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Today Trolltech has announced the first stable release in Qt 4.4 line. New features include integrated WebKit, new multimedia and concurency frameworks, XQuery implementation, support for Windows CE and possibility to place widgets on canvas. Also Qt's performance was improved through introduction of alien widgets and other changes. Full changelog is available here.

Bedford, Mass. — Integrated Computer Solutions today launched the ICSNetwork™, an online training and resource center produced for Qt® developers. The new network will release a series of recorded webcasts focused on teaching advanced techniques for developing with Qt. The first webcast, An Introduction to Qt, is available for download now at www.ics.com/icsnetwork.

The ICSNetwork will feature expert speakers from the ICS Qt consulting staff and prominent authors from the Qt community, such as Johan Thelin, Jasmin Blanchette, and Alan Ezust.

A few of the topics to be featured on future ICSNetwork webcasts include:

• An Introduction to QThreads

• Getting Started with Qt Embedded

• The GraphicsView Framework

• An Introduction to Design Patterns, with Alan Ezust.

The ICSNetwork is sponsored by Prentice Hall Professional (www.informit.com/ph), publishers of several essential Qt technical books including “An Introduction to Design Patterns in C++ with Qt 4,” by Alan and Paul Ezust, “C++ GUI Programming with Qt 4, Second Edition” by Jasmin Blanchette and Mark Summerfield, and “Rapid GUI Programming with Python and Qt,” by Mark Summerfield. “We are very pleased to be able to support the ICSNetwork in their work to educate developers on Qt,” says Stephane Nakib, Marketing Manager at Prentice Hall Professional.

The ICSNetwork is also sponsored by Apress (www.apress.com), publishers of “Foundations of Qt Development,” by Johan Thelin. “We’ve recognized the importance of continued Qt education, and the valuable training offered by the ICSNetwork. We’re very happy to be working together,” says Julie Miller, Marketing Product Manager at Apress, Inc.

The official ICSNetwork forum is hosted by QtCentre.org. Join the ICS Qt experts there to ask questions about the current webcast and share ideas about future topics. "QtCentre.org, the leading forum for engineers that use Qt as a foundation for both open source and proprietary applications, welcomes the ICSNetwork to its site," said Johan Thelin, an administrator of QtCentre. "We believe that the hosting of the discussion forums for the ICSNetwork will provide an additional source of information and knowledge to the vibrant community surrounding Qt."

About Integrated Computer Solutions, Inc.
Integrated Computer Solutions, Inc. (ICS), of Bedford, MA, is the largest independent supplier of add-on products, training, and professional services for the Qt cross-platform application framework developed by Trolltech^®. ICS is a Trolltech Preferred Qt Training and Consulting Partner in North America. ICS provides training services to individuals, small groups, and over half of the Fortune 500 companies, including many whose technology defines their core business. In addition, ICS has been providing professional services to its customers since its inception in 1988. ICS’ professional services include activities at the project management, design, analysis, and technical assessment level. More information can be found at www.ics.com.

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April 7th, 2008. QtCentre today launches the second edition of the Qt Programming Contest, the only programming contest focused on the Qt/Qtopia community. Last year a range of innovative Qt-based applications were awarded with various electronic devices - Qtopia(R) enabled mobile phones, laptop, recreational devices, various books on software development and more. Perhaps more important, the contestants were shown to the Qt community and new contacts between developers were made.

Today Trolltech has announced the fourth bugfix release for 4.3 series. It fixes a security issue with certificate verification in QSslSocket and few bugs that could lead to a crash. Also the GPL exception was updated to include GPL v3. Full changelog is available here.

froglogic announced availability of version 3.3 of their application testing product.

A list of new features can be found at http://www.froglogic.com/new-in-squish. A detailed ChangeLog and release notes can be found in the packages.