Researchware, Inc.

Researchware, Inc. released HyperRESEARCH™ 4.5.5 on Monday, August 7, 2023. This release is a maintenance release in the HyperRESEARCH 4.x.x series. HyperRESEARCH is Researchware's Simply Powerful Tool for Qualitative Research. Version 4.5.5 provides a number of improvements to HyperRESEARCH 4.5.4:

Improvements to:

• Mixed Methods tool
• Report Builder tool
• Copy and Paste performance
• Position Adjuster tool
• Reporting
• Printing
• (59 improvements in all)

This maintenance release continues Researchware's commitment to quality products and customer service, while enhancing the customer experience through a variety of feature updates, improvements, and added benefits not available in prior versions.

For customers upgrading to HyperRESEARCH 4.5.5 from HyperRESEARCH version 3.0 through HyperRESEARCH version 3.7.5, a paid upgrade is required for a new license key. (Contact sales@researchware.com if you would like more information or assistance.)

For customers upgrading to HyperRESEARCH 4.5.5 from HyperRESEARCH version 4.0.0 through 4.5.4, version 4.5.5 is a free upgrade. Your current version 4 series license key will work to unlock version 4.5.5.

Upgrading to the new version is easy:

1. Download & install HyperRESEARCH 4.5.5 from our HyperRESEARCH Downloads page: https://researchware.com/downloads/downloads-hyperresearch.html
2. Launch the software and:
   • Choose "Use Free Limited Edition" if you wish to "try before you buy," OR
   •  Enter a valid HyperRESEARCH 4.x.x license key if you wish to lift the restrictions placed in Free Limited Edition mode.
3. Open your current study file (created or saved in HyperRESEARCH version 4.x.x) or convert your older study files (created in version 3.x.x) and continue with your work. Please note: Due to changes in macOS Catalina and higher, HyperRESEARCH 4.5.5 is unable to convert older HyperRESEARCH 3.0.0 - 3.7.5 study files (.hs2 files) on those versions of macOS. If you are running Catalina, Big Sur, Monterey, Ventura, or higher and need to convert an older .hs2 study to version 4.5.4, please do so on an earlier version of macOS or a Windows computer — or contact Researchware technical support for conversion assistance.

Requirements for Windows:

If you plan to work with digital audio or video, we strongly recommend installing the free "LAV Filters". This provides support for many more media formats than the limited number Microsoft supports by default in its operating system. For more information, see here or download the LAV Filters installer from here.

The HyperRESEARCH Installer requires Administrative permissions to install HyperRESEARCH into the "Program Files x86" folder (default location).

Requirements for macOS:

The HyperRESEARCH Installer requires Administrative permissions to install HyperRESEARCH into the "Applications" folder (default location). When installing to macOS Catalina or higher, please follow the instructions on the last screen of the installer to grant HyperRESEARCH "Full Disk Access" permission before Finishing the Installer and launching HyperRESEARCH. 

Take Advantage of the FREE Trial

A free trial version of HyperRESEARCH 4.5.5 is available for download at the Researchware website: https://www.researchware.com/sales/before-you-buy/try-before-buy.html.

The "Free Limited Edition" of HyperRESEARCH 4.5.5 has all the features enabled with no time limit. The only limit is on the number of codes, cases, and references (3 cases, 30 codes, and 30 references per case) that may be created in a study. The free trial version is suitable for trying before you buy, as well as for use for small studies in qualitative research methods classes. It also serves the function of a free reader, able to open full HyperRESEARCH studies for viewing and analysis.

About ResearchWare, Inc.

Researchware, Inc. develops cross-platform software products for researchers doing qualitative analysis. Founded in 1991, the company remains committed to the ongoing development of its flagship product, HyperRESEARCH, while developing other software products for academic and corporate research markets. Researchware has been in the business of bringing people simply powerful tools for qualitative data analysis for more than 25 years. https://www.researchware.com.

Press Contact:
Ann Dupuis

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Researchware, Inc.
(781) 961-3909
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