OpenROAD 4.1 represents a logical evolution of the OpenROAD 4.0 product yet it provides a significant number of enhancements that are designed to allow the creation of better looking applications, allow the creation of N-Tier applications, and support the development and deployment of OpenROAD applications on UNIX platforms.

OpenROAD 4.1 is built on the OpenROAD 4.0 functionality. Migrating from OpenROAD 4.0 to OpenROAD 4.1 is a simple process. By default, an existing application running under OpenROAD 4.1 will look very similar to one running under OpenROAD 4.0. The enhancements to the look and feel of OpenROAD can be exploited as they are desired.