SoftActivity

SoftActivity 14.2 on-premise major update

June 24th, 2024

SoftActivity is announces the release of new version 14.2, a major update of its on-premise software for employee productivity tracking and insider threat detection, SoftActivity Monitor and TS Monitor.

The latest update improves web app loading times, adds detailed CSV export for Attendance, fixes issues with PDF exports, email alerts, and screenshot zoom, requires PostgreSQL 12+ by 2025, drops support for Windows Server 2008 in TS Monitor, and more.

What’s new in version 14.2

  • webapp: much faster page loading time on Users live view, and some other reports.
  • webapp: new type of CSV export on Attendance page: work sessions with duration, idle time and keystrokes for each session.
  • [fix]: webapp – Attendance export to PDF. Keystrokes typing rate per hour was missing in previous version.
  • webapp: export to CSV shows date and time in ISO format (for example, 2024-11-27 15:01:18), which is always accepted by Excel.
  • [fix]: email alerts and reports sending stopped working on some customers’ servers.
  • [fix]: webapp – zoom on screenshot images was broken.
  • improved reliability of file operations recording feature in the Client App, and fixed some random crashes.
  • a reminder to admins to upgrade PostgreSQL database server used by SoftActivity. We are announcing the planned retirement of support for PostgreSQL versions older than 12 after January 10, 2025. PostgreSQL version 12 or newer will be required.
  • [TS Monitor] support for Windows Server 2008 has been discontinued. Now supports Windows Server 2012 and later versions. Customers requiring TS Monitor on Windows Server 2008 are advised to continue using version 14.1 for the time being.
  • numerous minor improvements and fixes.
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SoftActivity 14.1 on-premise released

March 19th, 2024

SoftActivity is glad to announce the release of new version 14.1, a major update of its employee productivity tracking software, SoftActivity Monitor and TS Monitor.

Version 14.1 includes new features, fixes and improved performance. Upgrade is recommended to all users.

What’s new in the on-premise version 14.1

  • Image Format Upgrade: Switched screenshots to the new WebP format from JPEG. It reduces images size taken by screenshots by up to 50% without the loss of quality. The WebP format is supported by all web browsers and most image viewers.
  • Server Space Optimization: Free up space on the server. Now it removes old screenshots that are not in the database anymore, as well as old thumbnail images.
  • Numerous performance improvements, fixes and security updates.

SoftActivity Monitor for workstations:

  • Monitor app: to help admins in resolving connection issues, it now shows the resolved IP address of a remote computer, even if not connected. For connected computers, it shows the connection IP address.
  • Monitor app: will now clean up duplicated computers from the list. Host name now must be unique. Computer name is provided just for reference.

TS Monitor for terminal servers:

  • In multi-server configurations improved checking for available space on the main server when uploading screenshots, to avoid low space issues on the server.
  • Improved reliability when recording a lot of user sessions.
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SoftActivity 14.0 on-premise major update

September 11th, 2023

SoftActivity is glad to announce the release of new version 14.0, a major update of its employee productivity tracking software, SoftActivity Monitor and TS Monitor.

Version 14.0 includes improved security features and important fixes. Upgrade is recommended to all users.

What’s new in version 14.0

  • upgraded PostgreSQL database server from version 9.6(x32) to version 15 (x64). This brings improved performance, security, and reliability of data storage.
    Note: Upgrade to PostgreSQL 15 will NOT be performed automatically. Please follow the steps in our guide for admins here: Migrate database from PostgreSQL 9.6 to 15
  • improvements and fixes in screenshots recording.
  • webapp: fixed real time alerts in browser
  • webapp: improved Attendance report export to pdf and sent by email. Added visual session duration representation
  • fixed security vulnerabilities found in older Python version by upgrading to the latest Python 3.11.
  • official support for secure TLS connection to PostgreSQL servers. Bundled server does not come with
    TLS enabled, but if you have an existing PostgreSQL server that supports TLS, SoftActivity will utilize the secure connection. TLS connection should be used when connecting to any other databases than on localhost.
  • webapp: dropped support of IE11 browser.
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SoftActivity 13.0 major update

January 17th, 2023

SoftActivity is glad to announce the release of new version 13.0, a major update of its employee productivity monitoring software, SoftActivity Monitor and TS Monitor. Organizations also use this software for insider threat detection and time tracking for their employees.

Version 13.0 includes improved security features and fixes in the desktop app and the webapp. Upgrade is recommended to all users to keep their system even more secure.

What’s new in version 13.0

  • improved security: switched to TLS 1.3 for network communications, upgraded to the most secure AES_256 cipher from the less secure ones. (Not applicable to TS Monitor).
  • fixed security vulnerabilities found in older version of Python 3.8, by switching to Python 3.10.
  • fix: support of the most resent versions of Firefox browser for recording web browsing history.
  • webapp: automatically delete old computer names with no logs from the list.
  • webapp: added seconds to timestamp in reports export.
  • webapp server component now requires at least Windows 8.1 or Server 2012 R2. Desktop app still can run on older versions. See system requirements
  • other fixes and improvements.
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SoftActivity version 12.9 released

July 12th, 2022

SoftActivity announces the release of new version 12.9 of its employee productivity tracking software products, SoftActivity Monitor and TS Monitor. This software is also used by a lot of organizations for insider threat detection.

Upgrade is recommended to all users.

What’s new in version 12.9

  • [improved]: Attendance report now shows an end of session immediately after a remote computer is shutdown, put into sleep mode, or a laptop lid has been closed. Previously it was not shown until the next day, and some sessions remained active. PDF was showing end of session “unknown”.
  • [fix]: email alert was sent even if it’s disabled for the alert rule.
  • If the client app is in Visible mode (Notify Users option is ON), the UI now does not cover part of the user’s screen. Instead of an always-on, on-screen badge, it will now just remind them daily with a system notifications and show an icon in tray. We encourage customers to switch the client app into Visible Mode, which helps protect employees’ privacy rights.
  • improved security: increased passwords complexity requirements.
  • improved support of high-DPI monitors, and multi-monitor setups with different DPI scaling (100%, 150%, etc.).
  • other fixes and improvements.
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SoftActivity version 12.8 maintenance release

March 2nd, 2022

SoftActivity announces the release of new version 12.8 of its employee productivity tracking software products, SoftActivity Monitor and TS Monitor. This software is also used by a lot of organizations for insider threat detection.

Upgrade is recommended to all users.

What’s new in version 12.8

  • [web console] Attendance PDF report – added total sessions duration for a user for the whole period of a report.
  • SoftActivity Monitor desktop app now supports rounded corners when running on Windows 11.
  • fix: Internet browsing history log – on rare occasions website visit duration was incorrectly recorded as very long, sometimes longer than a day.
  • don’t record website visits of less than one second.
  • [web console] fix: occasional error 500 when exporting PDF report from Dashboard. Email report was also not being sent sometimes.
  • [web console] An obsolete Chat view has been removed from the web console, since recording of chats has been previously discontinued.
  • support of the latest versions of web browsers
  • other fixes and improvements.
SoftActivity Monitor 12.8 on Windows 11 in dark mode
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SoftActivity version 12.7 with support of Windows 11 and Windows Server 2022

November 1st, 2021

SoftActivity is announcing the release of new version 12.7 of its user monitoring software, SoftActivity Monitor and TS Monitor, used by organizations for insider threat detection and employee productivity tracking.

SoftActivity Monitor adds support of Windows 11 and Windows Server 2022. Customers can now install Agent client app and Monitor on any version of Windows starting with 7.

SoftActivity TS Monitor adds supports of Windows Server 2022. Customers can now record user sessions on any version of Windows Server starting with 2008R2.

Other changes in version 12.7:

  • Agent (SoftActivity Monitor Client App) setup program is now more intuitive with more options and explanations in UI, allowing admin to install Agent in visible mode for monitored users, with on-screen warnings. On-screen warnings can turned Off and On in Monitor app later by the admin.
  • Silent installation from command line, and remote installation are still supported and will install Agent in hidden mode.
  • minor fixes and improvements, including support of the latest web browser versions.
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