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Magento 1.8.0.0

25 September 2013

Magento version 1.8.0.0 is now available (major release).

Upgrading to Magento 1.8.0.0

Magento 1.8.0.0 can be upgraded to (or installed) using any of Installatron's products. Use Installatron's optional Automatic Update feature to automatically apply Magento updates as new versions are released, or use Installatron's Clone feature to duplicate an existing Magento install to test the 1.8.0.0 upgrade prior to applying it live. Get started managing your Magento installations with Installatron

What's New in Magento 1.8.0.0

This new edition improves tax calculations, boosts product quality and stability, enhances performance, and advances security for the rapidly growing Magento community.

Highlights

Major overhaul of tax calculation formulas, correction of rounding errors, and additional assistance with configuration.
Optimized cache adapters for single-server systems
Upgraded Redis cache adapters for multi-server systems.
To set up and use Redis with Magento, see Using Redis with Magento Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE).
Eliminated many types of database deadlocks.