Hi Guys,

We're happy to let you know that the first Beta of JIRA 4.3 is now available. As always, we gladly invite you to test it out and provide us with any feedback you may have about it.

Some highlights of 4.3:

• Full LDAP integration
• User Directory management via JIRA Admin UI
• New Plugin Management System
• AppLinks pre-installed and configurable from the JIRA Admin UI
• Add another application's Gadgets to your JIRA Gadget Directory
• Dashboard Performance Improvements (enhanced since EAP 5)
• Search the Change History with JQL 'WAS' Function (improved since EAP 5)
• Revamped User Avatars
• Enhancements to Quick Search
• Improvements to Issue Links (new since EAP 5)
• Remembered Assignees
• Mail Server Configuration Improvements
• User Email Change is now Password Protected
• Support for Chrome and Safari 5 Browsers
• REST API improvements
• Other Enhancements and Fixes

For more details, check out the JIRA 4.3 Beta 1 release notes

Please note that this is for testing purposes only and should not be used for production. The download is here.

Regards,
Roy Krishna
JIRA Product Management