Readme file ok for the Beta

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readme.txt

@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ The source code of iTop can be found on SourceForge: http://itop.sourceforge.net
 
 1.1 What's new?
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-- Update all utility: select a set of objects and force a value on all of them, or close
-  a set of tickets in a few steps.
-- Synchronization. As a consultant, use advanced tools to integrate tightly iTop.
-  with an external application. See the customization guide for more information.
+- Data synchronization. As a consultant, use advanced tools to integrate tightly iTop
+  with an external application. The documentation is not yet available. Contact us at support@combodo.com for more information.
+- Modify all utility: select a set of objects and force a value on all of them, or close a set of tickets in a few steps.
 - Tickets: the form have been redesigned with some focus on the case log.
+- iTop takes advantage of the APC cache.
 
 
 
@@ -113,8 +113,13 @@ Most of the time CRON.PHP does not use CPU resources. It has been designed so th
 
 2.4. Migrating from 1.0, 1.0.1 or 1.0.2
      ----------------------------------
+The upgrade procedure has changed. We recommend you to copy the files of the new version must be copied to a
+new directory. The updgrade will modify the database schema. This new schema is not compatible with the previous versions of iTop.
+
+If you are executing the upgrade on a production instance of iTop, it is a good practice to make a backup of the database and the configuration file (config-itop.php) prior to running the upgrade.
+
 1) Unpack the files contained in the zipped package, and copy the content of the "web"
-directory in a directory served by your web server, and different than the existing installation of iTop.
+directory in a directory served by your web server.
 2) Point your web browser to the URL corresponding to the directory where the files
 have been unpackaged.
 3) Select "Upgrade an existing iTop instance"
@@ -122,12 +127,6 @@ have been unpackaged.
 
 5) If you were using tickets: CheckSLAForTickets.php has been deprecated in favour of cron.php - see section 2.3.
 
-Note: the upgrade procedure has changed. The files of the new version must be copied to a
-new directory. Moreover, the updgrade could not be reversed: the format of the database
-is not anymore compatible with the format of the database of iTop 1.0.x. If you are executing the
-upgrade on a production instance of iTop, it is a good practice to make a copy of the DB before
-running the installation.
-
 
 2.5. Migrating from 0.9
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@@ -148,7 +147,7 @@ Ticket forms: simple changes for a better productivity:
 - The case log is no more a simple text area: it is now a real log, making it more readable in case of very long discussions.
 - Enhanced layout: attributes are grouped, and the case log can take 100% of the width of the window.
 
-Bulk modify and bulk apply stimulus
+Bulk modify and bulk actions on tickets
 A new wizard to update a given set of objects. E.g.: close a set of incident tickets, or move a set of Servers from a location to another.
 
 Synchronization with external application: an integrated utility to help in developing an integration between iTop and an external (master database). E.g.: integration with inventory tools like OCS-NG.
@@ -165,6 +164,7 @@ We are working actively at providing localization packages online, and statuses
 Minor changes
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 #149 Friendly names: objects such as persons/DB instance/interfaces have a name made of several attributes and formatted in the dictionary
+Plugin API - alpha version - the basis for extending iTop seamlessly... to bo continued...
 #365: Give the user some feedback when the password was successfully changed/set. Note that iTop does not check that the new password is different from the old one.
 OQL: IS_NULL() and REGEXP have been added.
 Adjusted the default ITIL profiles definitions
@@ -172,7 +172,6 @@ Revised styles for a nicer/cleaner display of the details and forms.
 Changed the default character collation to be consistent with the DB definition.
 #362 New capability for attributes derived from AttributeString: specify a validation_pattern (regexp)
 #328 Added the capability to import/export link sets in CSV format
-Plugin API - alpha version - the basis for extending iTop seamlessly... to bo continued...
 Search forms enhancement: when a search criteria is an external (foreign) key, use an autocomplete instead of of drop-down list, when the number of different values is too big, as in other forms.
 #355 CSV Import (non interactive) now supporting localized column headers, making it possible to import directly data generated by the interactive export. NOTE: to achieve this, the default separator is now the coma (whereas the default separator in XCel sheets is the semicolumn)
 #271 Internal - Removed a workaround made unnecessary with fix [1108]
@@ -187,16 +186,12 @@ Email sent in asynchronous mode (relying on cron.php - see dedicated section)
 
 
 Optimizations:
-Delayed startup for all non-important javascript effects to speed-up the display of the pages.
-Implementation of the APC cache. Settings: apc_cache.query_ttl (defaults to 3600s) and apc_cache.enabled = true by default (beta)
+- Delayed startup for all non-important javascript effects to speed-up the display of the pages.
+- Implementation of the APC cache. Settings: apc_cache.query_ttl (defaults to 3600s) and apc_cache.enabled = true by default (beta)
 
 New implementation of the setup:
-- All actions are performed asynchronously at the end of the setup
-- Supports upgrading and reinstalling (to add modules)
- + optimization of the setup execution:
-- grouped CREATE TABLE / ALTER TABLE statements in one single CREATE table
-- 10 queries to insert the 1500 action grant records
-Mention that the database user must have the "CREATE VIEW and TRIGGER" privileges for the setup to work fine.
+- support of upgrade or reinstallation
+- optimizations (3 times faster)
 
 
 Bugs fixed
@@ -204,7 +199,6 @@ Bugs fixed
 The complete list of active tickets can be reviewed at http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/itop/report/1
 
 #375: Display scroll bars appropriately when dealing with big CSV load jobs.
-#367: typo !
 Protect against javascript js files being kept in the browser's cache when upgrading an iTop instance.
 Deletion: the message "object deleted" was displayed twice since the last review of the deletion
 Cosmetic: changed error message when dependencies cannot be solved
@@ -219,8 +213,7 @@ Cosmetic: changed error message when dependencies cannot be solved
 #353: no menu for DBServerInstance objects.
 #305 Specified the charset in any call to htmlentities()
 In read-only mode, stimulus must not be allowed
-xmlnavigator - Removed a "assertion failed" error message.
-xmlnavigator - Fixed an incorrect detection of the maximum recursion level
+Display of relationships: Removed a "assertion failed" error message, and fixed an incorrect detection of the maximum recursion level
 #351: undefined variable sClass...
 CSV import web service - cosmetics on the reporting in case the data set is empty
 
@@ -245,8 +238,8 @@ Internet Explorer 7 is not supported (neither IE7 nor IE8 in compatibility mode)
 #363	Flash charts and IE8
 #372	APC Cache not efficient (multi org usage, global search)
 #373	Error when deleting two network devices connected to each other
-	Cosmetics on IE8: actino menus too large, missing form scrolling (ticket update)
-	Issue with auto-complete in search forms
-	Nested search / auto-complete broken (current fix is partial)
-	Search form / base class lost after a search
-	Deletion of synchronize objects
+#382	Search form / base class lost after a search
+#385	Issue with auto-complete in search forms
+#386	Deletion of synchronized objects not complete (if allowed)
+#378	Data synchronization: update then delete does not stop if update does not work
+#377	Case log: exclude the index from the views