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Trillian Astra alpha testing sign-up

Trillian AstraOver at the Cerulean Studios blog they've put up a form you can fill out to get your name on the list for alpha-testing the new Trillian Astra. Those who have paid for Trillian Pro or have done so in the past will get preferential treatment, according to Cerulean's Scott Werndorfer's previous post, but will be preceded by people who "Emailed [him] long ago" and followed by those who write a "snazzy description" of themselves and why they should be a tester. Werndorfer also says that Trillian Astra will eventually be available to the general public, so if you don't get in on this round, don't dismay.

In case you're not up on the latest Trillian Astra, a.k.a. Trillian 4, news, you should check out the Sneak Preview as well as our recent interview with Scott Werndorfer.

Trillian Astra sneak preview

Trillian AstraAt long last, Cerulean Studios has released some more information on Trillian Astra, the long-awaited next version of its popular multi-protocol instant messaging client. Apart from a sparse few screenshots, until now we've seen very little of Astra. Now Cerulean has put up a sneak preview site that pimps some of the features we can expect in the successor to Trillian 3.1. Here's a quick summary of what's new:

Performance:
Astra improves on start-up time, redrawing time (i.e. how quickly skinned elements appear and change), and memory usage. Memory leaks have also been plugged and Cerulean is building some lightweight skins with efficient memory usage in mind.

Interoperability:
Brand new in Astra is support for MySpace IM. They've also created a separate Google Talk component (distinct from the Jabber plugin) and split the AIM and ICQ components apart. Also coming is improved file transfer compatibility, a more informative file transfer dialog, and a cool feature that zips folders on the fly for sending a bunch of files at once, and they've added support for custom MSN status messages. Under the hood, they've created an "IMCore" library that aims to make IM plugins stabler and easier to develop.

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