New functionalities in build 723:

Schema Compare & Sync: We are pleased to send out the Schema Compare & Sync tool which we have been working on for the last few weeks. More work will be done to provide tigher integration within Nav workflow for you in future Beta releases. You can access to this tool under Tools menu item. We are all looking forward to your feedback on this new component. NOTE: Please make sure that you have Microsoft .Net Framework v2.0 installed before you run SQL Nav 6.0 Release 2 installer. It is a required component to work with Schema Compare & Sync. You can download Microsoft .Net Framework v2.0 from here

Stay tuned for more new features in the next Beta release! We are working on the new Unified Code Editor, in which we have put a lot of effort into improving the work flow and make it easier for you to cut code and doing your work. We are aiming to get this to you in the next Beta release 3, in 2 weeks time.

New functionalities in build 719:

	We have a lot of exciting things planned for SQL Navigator 6.0! This first release only includes bug fixes and enhancements that we were not able to include in the 5.5 release. However, as this is just the beginning of the beta program, you can expect significant updates with each new beta release! Stay tuned for more information...
	A detailed list of bug fixes and enhancements can be found here.

Download details can be found here.

Build 709 addressed the following issues:

- Performance issues when running multi sessions reported by user piotek

- Knowledge Xpert error windows reported by user c_wancio.

- Silent installations where KnowledgeXpert not installed for XPert edition.

New functionalities in build 709:

Build 709 Full release notes can be found here

New functionalities in build 707:

	Support for silent installation has been added.
	Freeware Quest's Toad Data Modeler application is bundled with SQL Navigator.
	Latest version of Knowledge Xpert for PL/SQL version 9.0 added.
	National Language Support (NLS)
	64 bit processor support.
	Transparent Data Encryption (TDE): As part of SQL Navigator support for TDE (as introduced in Oracle 10g Release 2), the following features are available: Selecting columns to be encrypted and decrypted in the Table VOE, as well as specifying the encryption algorithm to be used. Viewing encryption-related table column properties in the DB Navigator Tree. Performing multiple table encryption rekeying from the DB Navigator Tree and Find Object window. Opening and closing the Oracle wallet, as well as setting the encryption key from the new wallet Management menu item under the Session menu and on the toolbar. Extracting the ddl of tables with encryption columns, with a new preference (In Extract DDL | Table/View Specific) to control this behaviour, include encryption clause?
	More enhancements in Job Scheduler: In previous versions SQL Navigator provided a tool for creating and managing jobs - Job Manager. It was based on using the DBMS_JOB package, which is now de-supported by Oracle and will likely be removed in a future version. Starting from the version 10g, Oracle includes a new system package for similar purposes, DBMS_SCHEDULER, and new related system views. It is much more advanced and introduces a number of new concepts: programs, schedules, job classes, etc. It was decided to completely rewrite the Job Manager in v5.5 to take advantage of the new features provided by the Job Scheduler package in Oracle and ensure that the module will not stop working in future versions of Oracle.
	More enhancements in Project Manager: The first changes to the Project Manager (formerly Workspace Manager) allow you to only display windows that are linked to the current project. For example, say you are working on some changes to the CRM system your company is developing when a change request comes through for another project that you are responsible for. The changes to SQL Navigator will allow you switch to another Project within the Project Manager, and have SQL Navigator display only the windows that you need for the Project you are working on.

New functionalities in build 699:

New functionalities in build 693:

	Transparent Data Encryption (TDE): As part of SQL Navigator’s support for TDE (as introduced in Oracle 10g Release 2), the following features are available: Selecting columns to be encrypted and decrypted in the Table VOE, as well as specifying the encryption algorithm to be used. Viewing encryption-related table column properties in the DB Navigator Tree. Performing multiple table encryption rekeying from the DB Navigator Tree and Find Object window. Opening and closing the Oracle wallet, as well as setting the encryption key from the new “Wallet Management?menu item under the Session menu and on the toolbar. Extracting the ddl of tables with encryption columns, with a new preference (In Extract DDL | Table/View Specific) to control this behaviour, “Include encryption clause?
	More enhancements in Job Scheduler: In previous versions SQL Navigator provided a tool for creating and managing jobs - Job Manager. It was based on using the DBMS_JOB package, which is now de-supported by Oracle and will likely be removed in a future version. Starting from the version 10g, Oracle includes a new system package for similar purposes, DBMS_SCHEDULER, and new related system views. It is much more advanced and introduces a number of new concepts: programs, schedules, job classes, etc. It was decided to completely rewrite the Job Manager in v5.5 to take advantage of the new features provided by the Job Scheduler package in Oracle and ensure that the module will not stop working in future versions of Oracle.
	More enhancements in Project Manager: The first changes to the Project Manager (formerly Workspace Manager) allow you to only display windows that are linked to the current project. For example, say you are working on some changes to the CRM system your company is developing when a change request comes through for another project that you are responsible for. The changes to SQL Navigator will allow you switch to another Project within the Project Manager, and have SQL Navigator display only the windows that you need for the Project you are working on.

New functionalities in build 685:

New functionality in build 679:

	Side by side support allows multiple versions of SQL Navigator to be run on the same machine.
	A Profile Manager lets you backup and restore your SQL Navigator user preferences for each version. This function can be accessed via the Start menu.
	A link is available from within SQL Navigator to link to the new Quest community for obtaining or providing feedback to users and Quest support and developers.
	The CodeXpert utility has been improved to provide multi file/objects support.
	Support for LDAP has been added.

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