Also smaller memory footprint

Jun 4, 2010 20:21 GMT  ·  By

Untangle 7.3 has been released, bringing a number of new features and plenty of bug fixes. OEMs have better tools to customize and rebrand Untangle 7.3 to their desire. The release comes with OpenVPN 2.1.1. Several specific applications have also been updated with new capabilities and features. Untangle 7.3 also has better memory management and support for a wider range of network interfaces.

We are pleased to announce general availability of Untangle 7.3. Our latest version has many feature enhancements and fixes. It also includes the capability to completely ‘white-label’ Untangle for OEM purposes,” the official release announcement read. “Enhanced download & upgrade UI progress meter; When Untangle apps are downloaded or when future upgrades occur, Untangle Server will now display more details about the download / upgrade as it happens.

Platform enhancements; Our commitment to support different kinds of hardware and network interface cards (NICs) continues unabated. We now have much broader support, for practically all Intel NICs, and select Broadcomm cards. With this release we have also made performance improvements in Untangle to consume less memory,” the announcement added.

Highlights of Untangle 7.3:

- Improved hardware and network interface support; - More details in the download and upgrade progress meter; - Fixed OK/Apply in config>network; - Memory footprint optimization; - Bugs fixed in reports on localized versions; - CSVs now work properly for weekly and monthly reports; - Report data retention behavior fixed; - Updated to OpenVPN 2.1.1; - OpenVPN client installer checks for admin privileges; - Branding Manager is now a rack application; - Directory Connector has a new ‘Status’ tab that displays current user map; - eSoft Web Filter gets a new, faster and more optimized cache implementation; - The Untangle Administration console can now be customized by OEM partners; - More rebranding options for OEMs.

Untangle 7.3 is available for download here on Softpedia.