Major bug-fix and feature release (Tested on Magento 1.9.x)

Bug-fixes:

1. The extension is now independent of any frontend theme changes. Earlier theme changes required porting of frontend section to the new theme.
2. Added missing referential integrity for 'default' attributeset that needs to be associated with products having an empty attributesetid.
3. Fixed attribute value import for text, textarea and boolean attributes.

New Features & Improvements:

1. Default turning off search result visibility for simple products associated to configurable ones.
2. Import of special price and related dates to enable scheduling of sale pricing.
3. Inventory control - ATP quantity import and ability to control back-ordering of products.
4. Several major logging improvements.
5. Improved error-handling, data error tolerance and reporting for missing elements in the import file. Report the issue and continue with the next element instead of aborting the process.
6. Performance improvements related to categories and attributes import.
7. Automates the setup and display of "New Products" section for newly imported products. (configurable)
8. Get notified via email when a batch of catalog import is completed with detailed logs.