Product History

Build 2.0.0.98 (Under Development)

09/06/2010

  • fixed service label retrieving in the Setup Wizard
  • Build 2.0.0.97 (BETA)

    09/02/2010

  • XML export is working again in the Activities Viewer
  • fixed GetProcessImageFileName entry point retrieving failure
  • Build 2.0.0.96 (BETA)

    08/27/2010

  • activities database saving is working again in the Storage Wizard
  • process records validation implemented into the Storage Wizard
  • fixed database integrity checking task in the Storage Wizard
  • web browser is invoked again by clicking the web item in the Activities Viewer
  • Build 2.0.0.95 (BETA)

    08/22/2010

  • Activities Viewer sets initial selection of users and computers
  • idle time is not detected when the computer is hibernated
  • get activities dialog preserves status of the checked boxes
  • if the IP address cannot be resolved from the computer name user can enter IP address of the computer to connect to
  • result of the remote installation is shown to the user in the RealTime Monitor
  • Build 2.0.0.94 (BETA)

    07/14/2010

  • it is possible to specify the port to be used for SMTP communication (with semicolon and port number at the end of the server address)
  • all months are accessible from the time range combo box in the Activities Viewer
  • Build 2.0.0.93 (BETA)

    07/13/2010

  • web records with no user are ignored
  • text reports contain name of distribution chanel, its comment and name of the computer
  • fixed bug when enumerating screenshots with no preview
  • Build 2.0.0.92 (BETA)

    07/11/2010

  • web browsing items can be deleted in the Activities Viewer, context menu implemented
  • user can view next/previous screenshot in the Activities Viewer by pressing Page Up/Down keys
  • idle time is not a part of text reports when idle time monitoring is disabled
  • Activities Viewer tries to draw only screenshots of the clipping region
  • not user sessions are not stored and not shown in the Activities Viewer
  • no wait cursor is shown during remote screen capture
  • Build 2.0.0.91 (BETA)

    07/06/2010

  • activities obtained using the RealTime Monitor are processed within single transaction
  • unexpected shutdown message bar is shown again in the local Activities Viewer
  • computer related events are shown on ActivityMon tab again
  • fixed Open command in the Activities Viewer
  • refresh & get distributed data commands ae disabled in the Activities Viewer when no database is opened
  • Activities Viewer can be invoked from the RealTime Monitor
  • Build 2.0.0.90 (BETA)

    06/24/2010

  • fixed desktop screenshot capturing (HWND of foreground window is stored)
  • unused screenshot files are deleted during the database shrink
  • setup icon updated
  • fixed database shrinking task
  • v1.x database conversion dialog canceling is handled as request to make decision later (previously it has been handled as request to delete old data)
  • copy chanels data retrieving dialog can be canceled and shows the duration
  • added button for copy chanels data retrieving
  • fixed distribution of device data
  • redesigned toolbar of the RealTime Monitor
  • storage wizard can be invoked from the RealTime Monitor
  • Build 2.0.0.90 (BETA)

    06/18/2010

  • fixed ActivityMon Network icon in the Programs and Features control panel
  • czech resources fixed for the network build
  • fixed remote installation types in the combobox (invisible installation request was handled as for current user)
  • monitoring service updates data when previous sessions have been terminated unexpectly
  • storage cleanup is performed after monitoring service startup
  • Build 2.0.0.88 (BETA)

    06/17/2010

  • text report with application usage can be generated and send using the e-mail distribution
  • connected devices storage and viewing is working again
  • screenshot details dialog contains size of the file
  • description HTML dialogs implemented for incorrect activation key usage when trying to activate product
  • fixed application active time query
  • Build 2.0.0.87 (BETA)

    06/14/2010

  • remote installation dialog allows to enter activation key
  • database contains version information for future updates
  • monitoring service does not create distributed file for more then 1 day, if there are more data to distribute it is separated into the days
  • RealTime Monitor shows license related message bars
  • there is build information on the status bar
  • handled storing of the idle event when window handle is unknown
  • screenshots can be deselected by the mouse click when Ctrl key is pressed (if the screenshot was selected previously)
  • fixed application path in the home build of Activities Viewer
  • computer can be deleted when sqlite is used as datastore backend
  • desktop screenshot can be moved using the mouse draging
  • desktop screenshot can be refresh by the double-click on it or with F5 shortcut
  • RealTime Monitor user interface improved
  • RealTime Monitor user interface translated into the Czech
  • fixed retrieving language settings in the network build
  • settings can be invoked from the RealTime Monitor menu
  • Build 2.0.0.86 (BETA)

    06/10/2010

  • fixed detection of yesterday in the report control and implemented "this week" time interval
  • distributed activities files the processing fails on are moved into the Failed subdirectory
  • start menu of ActivityMon network contains shortcut for the RealTime Viewer
  • remote installation implemented into the RealTime Monitor
  • fixed crash when the password dialog is canceled
  • Build 2.0.0.85 (BETA)

    06/07/2010

  • handled situation when screenshot selection is invalid after control re-fill
  • fixed session identifier storing in the application event synchronization when sqlite is used as data store backend
  • RealTime Monitor is able to retrieve activities data from remote monitoring client
  • fixed screenshot distribution when sqlite is used as data store backend
  • fixed possible session block replication when several notification received from terminal services subsystem
  • empty directories are removed after deleting screenshots
  • fixed screenshots import from the v1.x version
  • v1.x activities import is based on generic storage, in the other words v1.x database can be imported into MS SQL
  • fixed keystroke distribution within the files
  • fixed computer and domain name distribution
  • monitoring core operating system is handled when MS SQL Server is used as data store backend
  • screenshots can be deleted from MS SQL Server
  • fixed screenshots with no preview vieweing when MS SQL Server is used as data store backend
  • realtime monitor is able to show desktop of loged users
  • copy chanel settings dialog shows error messages when communication with data provider fails
  • fixed activities storing when the service is stoping
  • user can be logged off using the realtime monitor
  • Activities Viewer shows screenshot captions when the MS SQL Server is used as backend
  • Build 2.0.0.84 (BETA)

    06/02/2010

  • Activities Viewer is able to show screenshots stored in the MS SQL Server
  • screenshots are stored in MS SQL when used as data store backend
  • FTP copy chanel processing implemented into the network Activities Viewer
  • screenshots are distributed through the copy chanels inside of single distribution file
  • black skin is applied on Windows XP (instead of blue one)
  • descriptions for operations added into the storage wizard
  • Elevated.exe does not require password in the network build
  • fixed incompatibility with SQLNCLI10.1 data provider
  • ActivityMon Network installation is functional
  • screenshots are deleted from the service on the request from the Activities Viewer (to allow delete screenshots when UAC is on)
  • fixed session identifier storing in the viewer event handler
  • fixed detection of same screenshots
  • screenshot hash is calculated from the original bitmap and MD5 algorithm is used
  • screenshot details dialog stores its position
  • keystrokes are flushed into the database during the nearest transaction
  • monitoring service stores data asynchronously
  • Build 2.0.0.83 (Private BETA)

    05/28/2010

  • Ctrl+A shortcut selects all the items in the users and computers pane
  • computers and users panes preserve their selection after Refresh command
  • Activities Viewer is able to show monitoring data stored on the MS SQL Server
  • Activities Viewer shows the application events and processes again
  • invalid password handled in the Activities Viewer
  • copy chanel dialog preserves its position
  • fixed encrypted database detection
  • fixed user&domain name in the Activities Viewer
  • fixed keystrokes filtering
  • Build 2.0.0.82 (Private BETA)

    05/23/2010

  • fixed crash when import v1.x database invoked from the database wizard
  • fixed keystrokes storing and reading
  • fixed window screenshot importing from the v1.x activities database
  • every second row has different background color in the Activities Viewer
  • fixed stored procedures for process, window, session&service blocks synchronization
  • v1.x activities database is deleted after data has been imported
  • Build 2.0.0.81 (Private BETA)

    05/19/2010

  • unexpected shutdown detection using the file has been removed
  • activities data can be distributed to the MS SQL Server through the copy chanels
  • distributed activities are synchronized with database on refresh in the network viewer
  • distributed data are packed using the zlib library, for serialization boost library is used
  • boost library added into the project and runtime package
  • encryption password can be specified for each copy chanel
  • extension of distributed activities changed to distrib
  • network monitor build created
  • MS SQL database can be created from the Database Wizard
  • Storage, StorageObsolete and StorageMSSQL modules created and all related stuff moved to them
  • settings contains possibility to enable/disable realtime monitoring
  • it is possible to send message to specified user of the computer through realtime monitoring
  • real time monitor module and viewer created and added into the installation
  • start and end timestamp is stored for each visited web page
  • distributed data are packed using the zlib library
  • local activities data can be deleted after its successfull distribution
  • session details dialog contains number of keystrokes within the session block
  • default Activities Viewer style set to black
  • opened activities databases are added into the recent opened file list
  • monitoring service is not marked as interactive
  • Build 2.0.0.80 (Private BETA)

    05/02/2010

  • icons added into the users and computers pane
  • Windows tab contains application name instead of path
  • guid is generated for idle&focus blocks and window keystrokes
  • old activities automatical deleting can be disabled
  • screenshot file are re-encrypted during the activities database password changing
  • activities database movement implemented into the Database Wizard
  • module file version, product version and file size is stored within the activities database
  • service tooltip in the calendar contains starting/ending events
  • modified ribbon for ActivityMon tab of Activities Viewer
  • activities database password change has been added into Database Wizard
  • service details dialog contains version of the monitoring service
  • 256bit AES encryption virtual file system implemented for sqlite
  • sqlite support moved to storage namespace
  • service details dialog remembers its placement
  • service CPU records are also removed when old activities are deleted
  • Build 2.0.0.79 (Private BETA)

    04/23/2010

  • service details dialog shows starting/ending block event and operating system platform
  • activities database shrinking added into the Storage Wizard
  • old activities deleting added into the Storage Wizard and can be invoked directly from the Activities Viewer
  • Open Distributed Activities command removed from the Activities Viewer menu
  • possibility to import v1.x distributed activities data file added into the Storage Wizard
  • support for database transactions implemented
  • window captions timestamp contains starting value instead of the "until" value
  • screenshot details dialog implemented
  • Delete key is working as shortcut to delete screenshots
  • screenshots can be deleted using the command from the Screenshots tab
  • database checking task added into the storage wizard
  • resources moved to their own solution to allow their translation
  • storage wizard implemented and added into the installation
  • shared.dll renamed to basic.dll
  • device tooltip in the calendar contains device label
  • domain and computer names are shown in two columns on the Devices tab
  • Activities Viewer views are filled with the data only when they are accessed
  • default relative time range is set to last 7 days by default
  • sqlite.dll added into the thirdparties installation package
  • service details dialog contains list of computer CPUs
  • Activities Viewer contains context menu for session blocks and allow to show details dialog for them from the Users tab
  • support for sqlite as data store backend implemented
  • testing data store has been removed from the build
  • XTreme Toolkit Pro updated to version 13.3.1
  • Modify command is available in the Programs and Features control panel for commercial build of ActivityMon


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