Hi Chandra Salesforce has a total of 3 release / year. They are as below,
1) Spring (February to May) 2) Summer(June to September) 3) Winter(October to January)
The exact dates of the releases are published a month or so in advance. https://trust.salesforce.com is the best place to find out the exact date for a particular release. So Spring'16 and Summer'16 are the releases for the year 2016.
Some features are turned on by default while others require an administrator to activate (and sometimes a new license add-on). The release notes give full detail of all new features and how they are activated.
Salesforce has a total of 3 release / year. They are as below,
1) Spring (February to May)
2) Summer(June to September)
3) Winter(October to January)
The exact dates of the releases are published a month or so in advance. https://trust.salesforce.com is the best place to find out the exact date for a particular release. So Spring'16 and Summer'16 are the releases for the year 2016.
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