News

New release 4.7.3.8

- New build March 2010

-WoW Client added (BETA)
The WoW (Wake on WAN) Client can be used to wake up a remote PC and keep it running as long as needed.
For example, if remote access from home office to an office desktop is required. For more details, see the newest manual.

-Modified timing for visual shutdown warnings
A shutdown initiated by the idle timer is warned 60 seconds before the shutdown gets executed.
Shutdowns initiated via Time Rules or remote shutdowns initiated by the administrator on the server are warned 90 seconds before execution.
The administrator can decide if the users should be warned at all – and if they may prevent and stop the shutdowns or not.

- A new Time Rule Action “Display a short message” added
With this time rule a message can be displayed to the users of a specified group. This is for example to warn users about a planned shutdown long before it really happens.

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New Release 4.6.9.10

- New build December 2009
- WOL. Now WOL is supported via directed broadcasts as well as via the Internet.
- New Sleep Mode: Logoff users automatically before the system enters the standby or hibernation shutdown mode
- Support of VMware Server 2 and higher
- Counters: more detailed analysis and a help button with detailed info about each counter added
- User data protection: added new script that automatically saves open documents (for now Word, Excel & PowerPoint) before shutdown.
- Auto Group Assignment: Assign PCs based on the PC name fragments to setting groups automatically.
- Performance and stability improvements as well as a improvements to the user interface
- Auto online updates
- Time Rules fixes
- Network wide deployment: issue via server.ini fixed

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New Release 4.5.9.9

- New build September 2009
- Log off current users before entering the Standby or Hibernate mode.
This function is helpful for security reasons. It automatically logs off users before the system is put into a sleep mode.
- Automatically save unsaved documents before shutdown
- Fixed protocol timing & reporting issues based on different culture settings (international)
- Some smaller GUI fixes
- Improved WOL timing
- Improved scalability to support hundreds and thousands of clients per server
- Optimized the Client Monitor (reporting about all clients status, uptimes, downtimes, power down, power up timings, savings etc.)
- Some other minor corrections
- Hidden Mode on client PCs (so now, the program icon can be made invisible on client PCs. This can be done in the management console on the server)

New Release 4.5.8.64

- New Update build July 2009
- Some minor corrections
- Hidden Mode on client PCs

New Release 4.5.8.78

- New Update build June 2009
This build is a consolidation of recent bug fixes
New Feature added:
- Expired Auto Shutdown Manager trail licenses are automatically switched into a free light editon. (free license for private use only)