MONITORING SOFTWARE BLOG

fix: TsmSvc service crashed on some systems

• fix: on some computers caused connection errors in Outlook to MS Exchange server
• fix: user log-on and log-off events where not recorded
• fix: several minor fixes

• new: added support of Windows Server 2003 x64. Now supports all x32 and x64 editions of Server 2003/2008
• fix: some users from domain where not recorded
• fix: after installation sometimes following error appeared: error in RPC communication with domain controller.
• fix: sometimes caused no connection error in MS Outlook with Exchange server

• Initial release

Deep Software has released Activity Monitor version 4.41. This is a maintenance release that includes several important issues fixed. Update is recommended to all customers.

Most changes are made on Agent side, that requires re-installation of Agents on client computers. But Monitor from 4.41 version is compatible with Agents 4.4 and vise versa

Changes in Activity Monitor version 4.41:

• fixed: sometimes user actions were not recorded after fast user switching on Windows XP
• fixed: incorrect fields shown in the bottom part on Email tab in Reports Viewer
• fixed: Agent Description field was always getting replaced with computer name
• fixed: Computers could show up as offline in some situations in a network with Windows Domain
• fixed: Agent Log not recording on computers with international versions of Windows containing non-English characters in “Application Data” folder name
• fixed: Agent log not recording if no Agent password is set

• new: Log Viewer: Top Websites report that shows a list of most visited websites per user
• new: Log Viewer: Search reports on current tab and all tabs
• new: Log Viewer: Filter by date range: today, yesterday, custom range, etc.
• new: Log Viewer: Report tables are divided by days
• new: improved security – password protected and encrypted Central Log Database (strong AES encryption) Set strong Activity Monitor password to have database securely encrypted
• new: improved security – logs stored on monitored computers are strongly encrypted
• new: improved security – list of Agents is stored in encrypted format, icnluding remembered Agents passwords
• improved: improved security – password protected login to Activity Monitor
• new: IntelliSnap™ technology for Screenshots. Activity Monitor takes screenshots based on user actions and not just every few seconds, like in previous versions. This advanced technology allows you to view remote screen in near live mode without using much network traffic
• new: export/import of Agents list. Copy a list with all Agent settigs to Activity Monitor on other user account or computer
• new: view list of open Applications or all Processes in monitoring window similar to Tasks Manager
• new: Applications tab shows program icons
• new: wizard to manage Central Log Database. Move database or select new file
• new: recording of web pages visit duration
• new: Agent works as Windows service now for improved security and reliability
• new: support of Windows Server 2008 added
• improved: select what data to export in Log Viewer (web pages, emails, etc.)
• improved: Agent List tooltips have an updated look
• fixed: unreadable characters in e-mails with different encodings
• fixed: unreadable characters in AIM and ICQ chat clients in some languages
• fixed: mouse pointer disapearing in Monitor when users type text on the remote computers
• available only in English language. For multi-language user intface of Activity Monitor download previous version 4.3. Next version will be multi-lingual.

• new: User interface in 11 Languages:
  • English
  • German
  • Spanish
  • Italian
  • French
  • Portuguese
  • Russian
  • Chinese Simplified
  • Chinese Traditional
  • Japanese
  • Korean
• new: support for 64-bit editions of Windows XP/Vista
• new: copy email to clipboard in HTML format
• new: ability to deploy Agent in your domain via Active Directory