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An appliance is a reusable application, easily configurable and ready to be deployed and scaled. You replace manual integration by the creation of small templates associated to a data model so an engine can automate most of the tasks: creating logic, views, adding widgets, set up user rights etc. The result is bluffing. You're able to save hundred of hours of manual labor by a couple of hours of modelization, all code free just powered by simple Niagara blocks.
The 3 layers cakecake 
Data modeling is the foundations foundation of a good appliance. We built up a unified representation of the building environment (its geography, subsystems, tenants...) so it's easy to structure your collected devices and points.
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Improving Niagara UI has always been a priority to us with enhanced widgets. A good looking application is always easier to sell no matter the beautiful engineering behind it. So we've worked hard to propose you a complete new experience for designing interfaces. Meet the FlexView: a drag&drop interface made of pages and cards. All html5, you use the same interface to create and to visualize so forget about UI differences between the Workbench and the Browser. You will be able to make dynamic and responsive views. A dozen of cards is already available (charts, tables, information...) , and a lot are is under development.
Blank page syndrome? 
Let's be honest, no matter the technology, it's always hard to start from a blank page. We wanted to give you the opportunity to benefit from existing stations depending on your needs. So we created boiler plates Niagara stations ready to use. A dedicated station to a traditional BAS is now available and includes many awesome features (navigation, alarm and user rights by subsystems, automated detailed views on points and devices, automated point list etc.)
A specific station for data centers (DCIM) is on its way as well as a monitoring application with easy meters commissioning.
New Website
Active-Framework gets a new dedicated Website to explore all the features and see good examples on what can be done with the Framework: https://active-framework.com
Thank you 
We want to extend a huge “thank you!” to the beta testers that provided us really interesting feedback. We are grateful to have had your trust and patience throughout the entire process.
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Getting started
You can follow the Getting Started Tutorial.
Make sure to check out the full release notes for a list of all the fixes and features.
Happy building!