SoftActivity Monitor

• new: improved support of latest versions of Chrome browser
• new: support of latest version of Skype
• minor fixes and improvements

• new: support of Windows 8.1. We recommend to install this version of Activity Monitor and Agents before upgrading your computers to Windows 8.1
• fix: crashes when downloading logs
• (build 2003, October 3, 2013) important fix: version 8.4 build 1981 contained a critical bug: after uninstalling Agent on a monitored computer repair of Windows could be required. Do not uninstall the previous version 8.4. Download and install this new version on top to apply the fix.

• improved: support for web browsing history recording in new version 29 of Google Chrome browser
• fix: fixed an error message in Windows Live Mail
• minor fixes and improvements

• new: Brazilian Portuguese user interface localization added
• new: added Login/Logoff information to export from Central Log Database
• fix: no screenshots displayed in SoftActivity Reports – Top Programs tab if path contains non-English characters
• minor fixed and improvements

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

• new: support of Windows 8 (except Windows RT on ARM based CPU)
  • records usage of Windows Store Apps
  • records visited websites in Internet Explorer store app
  • both the monitoring console and Agent support Windows 8 and run as a desktop app
  • monitoring console supports Windows Server 2012
• new: Auto cleanup of Central Logs Database. Select a number of days/months you want to keep in Options – Database tab. Older data and screenshots will be deleted automatically to save disk space.
• new: support of 64-bit edition of Outlook for email recording. Added support of Outlook 2013
• Fixes since version 7.0:
  • fix: errors with downloading of logs and screenshots. Some screenshots could be missing in central logs DB.
  • fix: Dates filter panel disappears in SoftActivity Reports sometimes when there is an invalid date found in the database
  • other numerous fixes and optimizations

• 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