[cpx] CPX progress update

["Mark A. Sharkey" <mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Scott/Jared [bcc's to others],

I'm following up on a few emails that I have posted to this list 
concerning CPX updates and milestones.  I was wondering if you guys 
could give me an update?

In the beginning of December, I asked about a milestone/timeline chart. 
 Scott mentioned that he did have any timelines but did say this:
> I can tell you that beginning next year, both Signature and CPX will
> be receiving a lot more development resources than they have before.
> This should provide much wider functionality improvements in less
> time.

In the beginning of January, I asked if there had been any updates 
pushed out yet and Scott replied that he was not sure (Jared, do you 
have a list?  As I was writing this I noticed that you have a new dist 
going out Wednesday).
> > Hi Scott,
> > > A few questions about how cpx updates will be handled:
> > >
> > > Has there been any cpx updates that have been pushed out since the 
> > > initial live release?
>
>
> Heh--I don't know, to be honest.

My very big concern right now, is the speed at which new features and 
bug fixes are being released.  This email is not meant to sound negative 
(just wanting to know what I can expect); but, we really have not seen 
anything new from CPX for over 2 months.  Personally, I feel much better 
about a project if I can see that progress is being made.  Right now, I 
feel sort of in the dark about when to expect new functionality.  I 
think that it would be great if resellers could be kept informed (at 
least on a high level) about what is being done and when we can expect 
to see the changes.  It is hard to relay to our clients that 'changes 
are coming - hopefully within the next 6 months' (without even knowing 
for sure what *will* be in the next release).

I really liked the fact that CPX was released early in it's development 
stage, so that resellers could help shape it's future.  However, for CPX 
to truely be a success, we need quick turnarounds and updates.  It would 
seem that the control panel issue (along with backroom integration), is 
one of the biggest issues that Verio is facing with it's resellers. 
Hopefully, Verio can treat CPX with a high level of urgency - as I know 
that resellers feel an urgency to see CPX progress!

Thanks!

Mark


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