SoftActivity Monitoring Software blog

SoftActivity is glad to announce the update to its terminal server tracking software SoftActivity TS Monitor. New version 3.2 is available today for download.

New features in version 3.2 of TS Monitor include:

• Button to clear the filter by a program or a website on Screenshots tab in Reports Viewer
• Next/Previous buttons on Screenshots tab in SoftActivity Reports Viewer to navigate screenshots easier
• Support of 64-bit edition of Outlook for email recording. Added support of Outlook 2013
• fix: some email messages not recorded
• fix: error message when monitored users log into Windows Server 64-bit with Oulook installed
• fix: characters typed with AltGr not recorded (in languages such as Polish)
• minor improvements and fixes

SoftActivity announces the release of new version 7.1 of its home PC monitoring software SoftActivity Keylogger.

New features include:

• Clear button to remove filter by program/website on Screenshots tab in SoftActivity Reports Viewer
• Next/Previous buttons on Screenshots tab in SoftActivity Reports Viewer to navigate screenshots easier
• fix: characters typed with AltGr (in languages such as Polish) were not recorded
• multiple fixes and improvements

SoftActivity is proud to announce the availability of new version 8.1 of Activity Monitor software.

Changes in version 8.1

• new: Added Clear button to remove filter by program/website on Screenshots tab in SoftActivity Reports Viewer
• new: Added Next/Previous buttons on Screenshots tab in SoftActivity Reports Viewer to navigate screenshots easier
• new: Polish localization added. Thanks to our Polish reseller SIRTOM
• new: Japanese localization added. Thanks to our distributor in Japan NETTOOL
• new: Copy to clipboard menu command added on all tabs in SoftActivity Reports viewer. You can copy the report as a table to Word or Excel, for example
• new: Go to Screenshots menu command added in Top Programs and Top Websites tabs in SoftActivity Reports
• new: Download Logs from All Computers button opens a separate window that shows download progress. It will download logs from all computers in the list, not just connected ones as previously
• fix: improved reliability of logs download process
• minor fixes and improvements

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SoftActivity is glad to announce the release of Activity Monitor 7.0

New features and changes in this version:

• new: View screenshots in sync with reports in Central Logs Database [screenshot]:
  • select a program and view all screenshots for this program in Top Programs report  [screenshot]
  • select a website and view a history of screenshots taken during visits of this website in Top Websites report [screenshot]
  • view screenshots at the bottom of the screen as you navigate through history of used programs, emails, chats, etc.
  • double click a screenshot thumbnail in the bottom panel to view it full size
  • zoom in/out screenshots, view as slide show [screenshot]
  • recommended setting now is to take screenshots from active window only instead of full desktop. It is now default
• new: View History button added in every tab in the Monitoring window that opens Central Log Database for this computer and user
• new: screenshots from remote computers are now downloaded together with logs. Get Agent Screenshots command removed. Click Get Agent Log instead
• new: Options – Location tab: removed folders for screenshots and exports. Screenshots are now stored in the Central Log Database folder under \SCR subfolder
• new: Improved compatibility with antivirus products. Now it’s easy to exclude Agent folder from scans in your antivirus to avoid any positive detection
  with future updates of your antivirus product
• Fixes since version 6.5:
  • fix: database conversion error on some computers: “error in statement near s”
  • fix: Activity Monitor crashed on some computers when monitored PC’s IP address changes
  • fix: Adobe Reader hanged on some computers with Agent installed resulting in user unable to open PDF files
  • fix: compatibility issue with Microsoft Security Essentials antivirus caused extremely slow file downloads and copying
  • fix: rare crashes when displaying some HTML email messages
  • fix: on some monitored computers Administrator users could find recorded screenshots by searching for jpg files in Windows
  • improved: support of more than 65K rows for export to Excel 2007 or newer
  • fix: error message on computers with MS Outlook 2010 64-bit about no default email client

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SoftActivity is glad to announce availability of new version 3.0 of its SoftActivity TS Monitor software for employee monitoring for terminal servers.

New features in SoftActivity TS Monitor 3.0:

• new: view screenshots together with all reports on new Screenshots Timeline:
  • new: select a program and view all screenshots for this program
  • new: select a visited website and view history of screenshots for this website
  • new: view screenshots as you navigate through history of used programs, emails, chats, etc.
  • new: double click a screenshot thumbnail in the bottom panel to view it full size
  • new: zoom in/ zoom out screenshots, view them as slide show
  • new: recommended setting is to take screenshots from active window only instead of full desktop. It is now default
• new: Licensing is now for concurrent user sessions instead of named users. For example, 6 users license allows recording of up to 6 any users simultaneously logged to a terminal server. For your existing license this means you can monitor more users than before
• new: Select users and/or groups to monitor. Selecting a Group or All Users option allows monitoring of user accounts created in future or not known by administrator at time of setup
• new: Exclude users and/or groups from monitoring, such as managers and administrators
• new: Recording file operations on all drives: local, network, removable. Select monitored folders and change other settings on Files tab. By default, records removable drives and user’s Documents folder. Previously recorded only USB drives
• improved: Recognizes external hard drives as removable and records file operations on such drives
• new: export File operations report to Excel
• new: improved and more reliable keystrokes recording algorithm, especially on 64-bit Windows editions
• new: database can be stored on a network shared folder on another server. To allow this grant write NTFS permissions to COMPUTER$ account for the shared folder. Only supported in domain. This allows storing databases from multiple servers in a single location
• improved: support of more than 65K rows for export to Excel 2007 or newer
• lots of other improvements and fixes

Registered users can update to SoftActivity TS Monitor 3.0 here

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SoftActivity is glad to announce major update 6.0 to its SoftActivity Keylogger parental controls and monitoring software.

New features in version 6.0

• new: added Screenshots Timeline panel in SoftActivity Reports viewer that shows snapshot images in sync with other information
• new: select an application on Top Programs tab to view all screenshots recorded for this application
• new: select a website on Top Websites tab to view complete usage history for this website as a series of screenshots. Makes it easy to track your child’s activity on social networks, such as Facebook, Google Plus and their webmail such as Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo Mail, etc.
• new: view screenshot of a selected action as you navigate through history of used programs, emails, chats, files, etc.
• new: view screenshot in full size by double clicking a thumbnail in Screenshots Timeline
• new: zoom in/zoom out recorded screenshots, view them as slide show
• recommended option now is to take screenshots from Active Window Only instead of Full Desktop. It is now a default behavior
• new: free trial now works in stealth mode invisibly for monitored users
• improved compatibility with antivirus products
• lots of other improvements and fixes

Registered users can upgrade to SoftActivity Keylogger 6.0 here

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SoftActivity is glad to announce the release of Activity Monitor 6.5
New features and changes in this version:

• new: Documents security: records file operations on all types of drives: local, network, removable. Select monitored folders and change other settings in Agent Properties on Files tab
• new: recognizes external hard drives as removable and records file operations on such drives connected via USB or Firewire 1394 interface
• new: export File operations report to Excel
• new: added “Do not restart remote computer” option for installation of Agent update. Note: will work only for future updates. During update to this version remote computers may still restart to finish installation. It’s recommended to update Agent when users are not at their computers
• new: improved and most reliable keystrokes recording algorithm, especially on 64-bit Windows editions
• new: correctly records group chats in Skype
• new: grouped display in Reports Viewer that is easier to read (no duplicate lines)
• new: Next/Previous buttons in Agent Properties window for quick navigation between Agents. Makes it easy to view and change settings for multiple Agents
• new: (minor) Ability to start Activity Monitor minimized to system tray (notification area). To do it: open Activity Monitor shortcut Properties in Start menu or on your Desktop, select Run: Minimized instead of Normal Window; in Activity Monitor Options select Minimize to system tray check box,
• fix: email messages in KOI-8 (Russian) encoding are displayed correctly
• fix: chat in Windows Live Messenger sometimes was not recorded
• fix: minor fixes and improvements

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SoftActivity is glad to announce the release of SoftActivity Keylogger version 5.1 monitoring software tool for parents.

New features include:

• recording of files accessed by users on all drives: local, network, removable. Select monitored folders and change other settings on Files tab
• recognizes external hard drives as removable and records file operations on such drives
• exclude files/folders from future recording on Files tab in Reports Viewer
• records group chats in Skype
• improved and more reliable keystrokes recording algorithm, especially on 64-bit Windows editions
• fix: chat in Windows Live Messenger sometimes was not recorded
• fix: numerous improvements and minor fixes

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Deep Software introduces online update system for registered users of Activity Monitor. This system enables our customers to download new version of Activity Monitor software online on our website.

It requests for user’s full name, email and the registration key that was used to activate the software. It allows then to download newest version of Activity Monitor software. You will also see expiration date of your subscription to updates and support.

If your updates and support subscription has expired the system will offer an easy option to renew your subscription for 1 more year.

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SoftActivity has released a major update of its employee monitoring software Activity Monitor version 5.0. Update is recommended to all users.

List of changes in Activity Monitor 5.0:

• new: secure connection between Monitor and Agents using SSL. All monitoring data is securely encrypted for network transfer
• new: redesigned architecture that makes the software more reliable, secure, scalable, and easier to add new features in future
• new: more than one Monitor can connect to the same Agent computer and simultaneously watch activity in real time
• new: connect to a remote computer when no user is logged on. Screen tab will show a logon screen. You can use such commands as Turn Off, Restart Computer, Transfer Files from Agent, Change password
• new: download logs when no user is logged on to monitored computers. If a user logs off from Windows at the end of a day before leaving, Monitor can still collect logs and screenshots
• new: filter in Agents list view: Show Only Online Agents/Only Offline/Show All
• new: improved reliability of Agent service. If monitoring process stops due to crash it will restart automatically and monitoring continues
• new: full usage of multi-core capabilities of modern CPUs for improved performance and UI responsiveness
• new: Agent uses less memory (RAM) and CPU resources
• new: Agent uses only one TCP port #15163 and one UDP port #15164 for communications. This makes it easier to setup firewall exceptions. In firewall rule for Agent allow all network activity for amsvc.exe process. Such rule is created automatically in Windows Firewall during setup
• new: support of Google Chrome browser for Internet monitoring
• new: collecting recordings in Activity Monitor from remote computers silently in background without popping up Download progress window
• new: uninstall Agent remotely on any OS and not dependent on what user is logged on
• new: support of Windows 7
• new: view user activity in remote desktop (RDP) sessions on the monitored computer. This means you can now monitor even when user logs in to his office computer remotely from home.
• new: monitored users can not see files with recordings. There are no access rights to files with recordings that are temporarily kept on their computers
• new: Licensing change: now the license is required also for computers where monitoring part of the software is installed, i.e. for manager’s PC. For example, to monitor 10 employee computers by 2 managers from their computers an organization needs 12 computers license

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