Hi,
Unless I am missing something, I only stumble across new releases and hot-fixes for STM on the Customer Portal when I log in, or if I happen to see a forum update on Thwack.
It would be good if I can opt in via my Customer Portal account to have a "New Release (or Hot-fix) is available for Product X (that you own)" sent to my email address. Update notification for owned products might be beneficial if it is enabled by default, and would cover any products attached to a Customer Portal account.
Additionally, it would be good to have a similar opt-in subscription for notifications of Beta and RCs via the Customer Portal.
Unless a customer has the time to explore Thwack, then they may miss updates for products associated with their account. The Customer Portal would be the best location to implement update email notifications, at least for stable releases and hot-fixes.
There is a lot of noise on the web these days (even with optimally managed subscriptions and email filtering), and many of us have to keep track of multiple platforms from multiple vendors. Where possible, we do not want to have to chase information. The Customer Portal provides a single and fundamental point of communication for owned products; adding a notification subscription (that can be enabled/disabled) would enhance the existing portal infrastructure.