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VERSION HISTORY

 November 18, 2009 version # 2.07

Issues Addressed

#699

Fixed bug with scrolling remote desktop.

Improvements

#698

Added cusomizable Admin Online Statuses. This feature allows to specify current admin status and message and whether to accept incoming connections. The message, if specified, will be displayed to the end user upon connect.

#700

Improved desktop scanning procedure to consume less CPU.

 September 22, 2009 version # 2.06

Improvements

#664

Added optional remote user authentication using login and password pairs, stored in users.cfg file. Each login and password allows for masks, so the system could authorize any user with certain password (*=1111) or certain user with certain set of passwords (John=x34d*). The user name is NOT case sensitive as well as the password mask, while the password, if specified without masking characters (*?[]) will be case sensitive.

#665

Added hidden Password edit box to Remote Host. This edit box can be made visible via configuration file (see Password folder under demos).

#666

Remote Host window hides itself from the Windows task bar when minimized and shows back when restored.

 March 30, 2009 version # 2.05

Issues Addressed

#575

Fixed problem with compression not begin always utilized during file transfer.

#576

Fixed minor problems in Options dialog.

Improvements

#577

Added extensive progress monitoring to the file transfer dialog (current/total size, transfer speed, total/estimated time).

#578

Added History File path to Options dialog (General Page).

 January 30, 2009 version # 2.04

Issues Addressed

#573

Fixed several minor problems.

Improvements

#574

Added option to select several IP addresses that Remote Admin will listen for incoming connections.

 May 17, 2007 version # 2.03

Issues Addressed

#553

Fixed bug with threading. The remote desktop thread was being resumed twice, which caused errors under Win98.

#554

Fixed bug with Alpha blending, which is not supported under Win98.

#555

Fixed bug with colors not being mapped correctly under Win98 when the desktop is set to true color and the target color depth is 256 colors.

Improvements

#544

Tested for Vista compatiblity. All windows now dehave and minimize correctly under Vista.

#545

Captions are corrected to be consistent across all Remote Admin windows.

#546

Added semi-transparent status window on the Remote Host side to nitofy user about all operations perfrmed by admin.

#547

Screen scanning is improved to conusme as little CPU resources as possible. CPU usage is reduced to 3-5% on average low end computer.

#548

Added options dialog for RemoteAdmin, allowing to specify default settings for Remote Desktop, Chat, TCP\IP filtering and more.

#549

Remote desktop options reworked to be more self-explanatory.

#550

Remote Admin shows all connections in the tray-icon popup menu, allowing for simple access to their desktop, file explorer and chat.

#551

All opened Windows of Remote Admin made top level windows, so they are shown correctly on taskbar when minimized.

#552

Added Screen sizing and scaling on Remote Admin. Optional anti-aliasing makes scaled screen look readable.

#556

Added sound to Remote Admin to alert administrator when a connection is requested.

#557

Added IP filtering (white and black list) to Remote Admin.

#558

Added ability to resume/recommence aborted file transfer.

#559

Improved behaviour in full screen mode. Toolbar is now automatically hiding and showing when the mouse pointer reaches top of the screen. The remote desktop is scaled automatically if necessary in full screen mode in order to fit all screen contents.

#560

Added automatic connection pinging to keep connection during long periods of inactivity.

#561

Added option to determine Remote Admin's WAN IP address, using external services, such as www.whatismyip.org. This can be configured in Remote Admin options.

 February 21, 2007 version # 2.0 RC2

Issues Addressed

#523

Fixed bug in Remote Admin. File Explorer showed incorrect name or remote computer.

#528

Fixed problems with Tab and some other keys not working properly.

Improvements

#524

Chat's content is retained during whole session even if chat window is closed.

#525

Added complete localization of RemoteHost. All messages and captions can be specified in RemoteHost.cfg file.

#526

Added Mesage Beep alert when opening Chat session.

#527

Added support for dual monitor mode. In RemoteAdmin user can select which monitor to control on client side.

#529

Added forward compatibility features to RemoteHost.

 December 21, 2006 version # 2.00 RC1

Issues Addressed

#265

Remote Admin hangs up if several sessions are open.

Improvements

#491

New extensible protocol with 64 bit encryption and fast compression.

#492

Fast and efficient screen compression (up to 20-30% decrease in traffic, compared to v.1).

#493

Mouse cursor and movement synchronization. Mouse shape and position is transferred to desktop view, so the administrator may notice mouse moved by remote user.

#494

Added options to turn off Windows effects (like full window dragging) which significantly reduces traffic.

#495

Added option to capture alpha-blended windows.

#496

Session history is preserved, including name and address of remote user, connection time and duration and traffic. Session history can be stored or exported to the external file for processing (e.g. for billing purposes).

#497

Improvements in performance and UI for all subsystems, including chat, desktop viewer and file explorer.

 March 15, 2005 version # 1.2

Improvements

#296

Added Look & Feel customization to RemoteHost, using RemoteHost.cfg file.

#297

Customization & localization of messages using RemoteHost.cfg file.

#298

Port aliases added to RemoteHost (specified in RemoteHost.cfg file, [Ports] section).

 
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