Hi all,

once more, we are glad to announce a new version of BaseX. Beside continuous tweaks, fixes, minor changes and alignments with the XQuery 3.0 specification, it offers the following enhancements:

Main Features: [ADD] Native EXPath Packaging system support: http://docs.basex.org/wiki/Packaging [ADD] Client/server event notification: http://docs.basex.org/wiki/Events [ADD] Persistent document index added to speed up access to large collections

XQuery: [ADD] New database and full-text functions: http://docs.basex.org/wiki/Database_Functions http://docs.basex.org/wiki/Full-Text_Functions [ADD] Event function added to fire events [MOD] Index optimizations, better cost estimations

Commands: [ADD] Glob syntax added to database commands: http://docs.basex.org/wiki/Commands [ADD] New commands added: REPLACE, RENAME, REPO DELETE/INSTALL/LIST, CREATE/DROP EVENT [MOD] BACKUP optimized, renamed to CREATE BACKUP

Next, beside our local trainings, we are also offering a two- and three-day course on XML, XQuery and BaseX now in Germany's renowned LinuxHotel: http://www.linuxhotel.de/kurs/xquery/basex.

We are looking forward to your feedback, have fun,

Christian, BaseX Team