SoftActivity

MONITORING SOFTWARE BLOG

Activity Monitor 6.0 released

May 5th, 2011
  • new:  Agent now works invisibly even for advanced users. There is no process in Tasks Manager, no Windows service and no files visible on hard drive for monitored users. No SoftActivity\AmSys folder in Program Files anymore on monitored computers
  • new: file operations tracking support on 64-bit Windows editions (32-bit systems were supported since version 5.7)
  • new: support of Skype 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 for text chat recording
  • new: /NoKeys command line parameter to turn off Keystrokes tab in monitoring window. (Requested by users who don’t wish to view keystrokes typed by employees)
  • improved: now records keystrokes in elevated processes (Run As Admin) on Windows 7/Vista
  • improved: better handling of IP address changes by DHCP
  • fix: occasional duplication of Agents in the list
  • fix: occasional problems when monitoring window remained in “Connecting” state but could not connect to Agent
  • fix: filter by custom dates in Log Viewer did not work correctly if single day was selected
  • other fixes and minor improvements

Activity Monitor 5.7 released

January 10th, 2011
  • new: Documents security: record file operations on removable drives (Only on 32-bit Windows. 64-bit support is coming soon). Allows to track files potentially stolen on flash drives or external HDD’s. View results on Files tab in Log Viewer
  • new: chat recording support for Skype v.5
  • new: chat recording support of Windows Live Messenger 2011
  • new: /express installation of updates with less setup pages
  • new: command line parameter /forceconnect to connect to all computers on startup. It will display currently logged on user in Agents List when it’s in Details mode
  • fixes and minor improvements

Activity Monitor 5.6 released

October 27th, 2010
  • fix: in Internet log for IE browser page title sometimes was recorded from another tab or browser window
  • improved compatibility with antivirus products
  • fix: scrolling on Email panel was slow for large emails
  • new: Duration column for visited websites in HTML export
  • more minor fixes

SoftActivity TS Monitor 2.0 released

October 21st, 2010
  • new: recording of Microsoft Exchange email sent/received in Outlook
  • new: recording of secure POP3/SMTP email sent/received in Outlook (previously only non-secure was supported)
  • new: recording IMAP email in Outlook
  • new: recording of Skype instant messages; both sides of conversations
  • new: recording of AIM (AOL Instant Messenger) chat; both sides of conversations
  • new: option to constantly display a warning to monitored users in a small window in top-right corner of the screen
  • new: uses less memory (RAM) and CPU resources
  • new: improved reliability. If monitoring process stops due to crash it restarts automatically and monitoring continues
  • new: support of Google Chrome browser for Internet monitoring
  • new: check for updates button on About tab. Option to automatically check for updates weekly.
  • lots of fixes and improvements

Activity Monitor 5.5 released

August 25th, 2010
  • new: recording of Microsoft Exchange® email sent/received in Outlook
  • new: recording of secure POP3/SMTP email sent/received in Outlook (previously only non-secure was supported)
  • new: recording IMAP email in Outlook
  • new: collect of Agent logs feature now uses Windows Scheduled Tasks. This allows for unattended downloads of logs and screenshots, i.e. when Activity Monitor is not open.
  • new: Agent in Aware Mode (when you want to inform users about monitoring) displays semi-transparent warning window in the top-right corner of the screen
  • Windows 2000 is not supported anymore

Activity Monitor 5.4 released

May 27th, 2010
  • new: recording of Skype instant messages; both sides of conversations
  • new: recording of AIM (AOL Instant Messenger) chat; both sides of conversations
  • new: collect recordings from Agents by schedule without keeping Activity Monitor running
  • new: View Screenshots button that allows to view all screenshots recorded for a selected computer
  • new: view Agent screenshots one by one or as a slide show
  • improved: no flickering of Agents list when connected to a machine with Activity Monitor via Remote Desktop
  • fix: unable to type accented characters in Firefox on Winodws XP/2000 with Agent

Activity Monitor 5.3 released

April 1st, 2010
  • new: added user interface languages:
    • Italian
    • French
    • Russian
    • German
    • Portuguese
    • Spanish
    • Turkish
  • improved: added Duration field for visited websites in export to Excel and CSV file
  • fix: error message “The parameter is incorrect” when installing/updating Agent from Windows 2000 computer
  • fix: minor fixes and improvements