Recent Announcements
10 May 2012 — Today’s edition of The Latest Word explains why today’s edition of The Latest Word is not the expected announcement of Preliminary Release #12.
10 Apr 2012 — Helix RADE 6.2 Preliminary Release #11 is available today. Read all about it in today’s issue of The Latest Word.
10 Mar 2012 — Helix RADE 6.2 Preliminary Release #10 is available today. Read all about it in today’s issue of The Latest Word.
10 Feb 2012 — Helix RADE 6.2 Preliminary Release #9 is available today. If last month’s changes were “big,” this month’s are “enormous!” Read all about it in today’s issue of The Latest Word.
16 Jan 2012 — Helix RADE 6.2 Preliminary Release #8 is available today. This one contains some really big changes, which you can read about in today’s issue of The Latest Word.
10 Jan 2012 — Due to a digital Keystone Cops episode, there was no New Year’s Eve message at the end of 2011. But yes, Virginia, there is a New Year’s Eve message. And due to an amazing bit of serendipity, we are not shipping Helix RADE PR8 today. Read about both of these items in today’s issue of The Latest Word.
10 Dec 2011 — Helix RADE 6.2 Preliminary Release #7 is available today. Read about it in today’s issue of The Latest Word.
22 Nov 2011 — Helix 6.1.10 (211) is released today. You can read about this new release on the Helix 6.1.10 page, or read the philosophy behind this update in today’s edition of The Latest Word, or go directly to the downloads page to get the update.
18 Nov 2011 — techdb is updated to Helix 6.1.10 — the final step before we ship this bug fix update. Download the latest OS X or Classic Client installer to access techdb.
11 Nov 2011 — QSA responds to the uproar over yesterday’s The Latest Word.
10 Nov 2011 — Helix RADE 6.2 Preliminary Release #6 is available today. Read about it in today’s issue of The Latest Word.
10 Oct 2011 — Helix RADE 6.2 Preliminary Release #5 is available today. Read about it in today’s issue of The Latest Word.
10 Sep 2011 — Helix RADE 6.2 Preliminary Release #4 is available today. Read about it in today’s issue of The Latest Word.
15 Aug 2011 — A new Helix RADE 6.1.9 Installer is available on our downloads page, addressing the installation issues with the first one.
10 Aug 2011 — Helix RADE 6.2 Preliminary Release #3 is available today. Read about it in today’s issue of The Latest Word.
03 Aug 2011 — Helix 6.1.9 (209) is released today. You can read about this new release on the Helix 6.1.9 page, or read the philosophy behind this update in today’s edition of The Latest Word, or go directly to the downloads page to get the update.
10 Jul 2011 — Helix RADE 6.2 Preliminary Release #2 is available today. Read about it in today’s issue of The Latest Word.
10 Jun 2011 — Nine years to the day, Helix RADE 6.2 takes its first step into the spotlight. Read about it in today’s issue of The Latest Word.
21 Feb 2011 — Helix 6.1.8 (198) is released today. You can read about this new release on the Helix 6.1.8 page, or read the philosophy behind this update in today’s edition of The Latest Word, or go directly to the downloads page to get the update.
31 Dec 2010 — In preparation for OS X Helix RADE, we announce the immediate availability of the Helix RADE Readiness Kit and the Learning AppleScript with Helix newsletter. You can read all about the intent behind this new offering (plus more) in our year-end edition of The Latest Word.
In other news: the sky is falling, so make frequent backups for a while.
Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion) Compatibility
See this technote for up-to-date information on Helix products and OS X 10.7.
Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) Compatibility
The following products are fully compatible with Mac OS X 10.6:
- Helix Server 6.1.6 and later
- Helix Client 6.1.6 and later
- Helix Engine 6.1.6 and later
The following products have been tested and turned up no major incompatibilities with Mac OS X 10.6:
- Helix Server 6.1.4 and later
- Helix Client 6.1.4 and later
- Helix Engine 6.1.4 and later
Earlier versions of Helix may be compatible, but were not tested.
Helix Maintenance Manager 1.0.5 has been discovered to experience problems with OS X 10.6. See this technote for details and a workaround.
Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) Compatibility
The following products are compatible with Mac OS X 10.5:
- Helix Server 6.1 and later
- Helix Client 6.1 and later
- Helix Engine 6.1 and later
- Helix Maintenance Manager 1.0.5 and later
Older Announcements & More…
Older announcements and other information that has appeared on this home page in the past can now be found on the news archive page.