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BoomBox v3.4 Software Patches

The most recent patches for BoomBox Control Panel v3.4:

Simplified Dashboard page (removed redundant controls)

Repaired Server Settings Editor (now saves stream authorization hash from shoutcast.com)

Repaired Transcoder (AutoDJ) Settings Editor (now applies and restarts liquidsoap settings correctly)

The most recent patches to the relay network v3.4:

All worldwide nodes have been rolled into…

BoomBox 3.4 Rollout Complete.

We are happy to announce the completion of the BoomBox v3.4 infrastructure rollout. As with any major infrastructure release, not everything went as smoothly as we had hoped and we apologize to those who experienced any issues during the changeover.

What was done…

One of the main reasons for the infrastructure rollout was to de-couple SoniXCast’s dependance on a single provider who was…

Updated Rollout BoomBox 3.4

We’ve run into some unforeseen issues while rolling out BoomBox 3.4 and have revised the rollout plan as follows:

CDN: The global content delivery network has been updated to version 3.4 and is functioning normally.

Relay: The global relay network has been updated to version 3.4 and is functioning normally.

SoniXFM:has been updated to version 3.4, however the public facing website is still…

We wish to apologize to all retail customers who have experienced delayed support responses over the last 30 days. Due to an unfortunate series of events, human resources at SoniXCast have been strained to the limit on issues of exceptionally high priority and have only been able to rotate to retail customer issues during overtime hours.

In short, we were hit with a compliance audit of our…

BB38 has reached minimum thresholds.

The master server image for BB38.sonixcast.com has been moved to a new dedicated hardware primarily to allow for more resources for customers, but also to ensure for adequate resources are available for future customer sign-ups.

BB38 has been running in ‘hot-swap’ (switching between dedicated hardware) mode for the last 72 hours due to high loads and the…

New SSL Relay Network

SoniXCast’s Relay Network now supports SSL (https)

For a while customers have been requesting SSL (https) support for the listen urls they give their listeners and for embedding on their secure websites and now we’re happy to announce that SSL support is finally here. Try it for yourself -> https://relay.sonixcast.com

Who needs SSL?

The https protocol is trusted by the internet community at large…

Updates to BoomBox, SoniXFM and CentovaCast

We are happy to announce the release of updates to BoomBox, SoniXFM and CentovaCast which address issues reported by customers and consumers. See the changelog below for detailed information:

BoomBox™ Radio Automation (RA)

Upgraded from 3.1 to 3.2

Complete rewrite of the core subsystem

Expanded monitoring to auto restart account services unless otherwise disabled

Introduction of enhanced media…