We are finally ready to show version 1.4.  We have been taking our time to release it simply to gain confidence in all the technologies we have integrated. 

Converting to MasterPages required us to edit every ASPX file.  We should be able to duplicate all the existing SugarCRM themes, but we have been more focused on stability.

WebParts required that we write a Personalization Provider.  It was surprisingly easy to integrate ASP.NET 2.0 personalization into our existing user and role management. 

AJAX was a last-minute inclusion.  Microsoft recently released ASP.NET AJAX 1.0 and we could not resist taking advantage of the technology.  The beauty of ASP.NET AJAX is that it takes very little code in order to implement.  Actually, with version 1.4, we are just testing the waters, so we have only sprinkled a little AJAX on the home page and the dashboard.  In the near future, we expect to take advantage of the hover control and auto-complete.