From jnw@realvnc.com Thu Mar 3 19:05:01 2005 From: jnw@realvnc.com (James Weatherall) Date: Thu Mar 3 19:05:01 2005 Subject: [VNC-Announce] VNC Free Edition 4.1 released Message-ID: <200503031901.j23J1QP09189@realvnc.com> RealVNC is pleased to announce the release of VNC Free Edition 4.1. VNC Free Edition 4.1 is a major overhaul of the previous VNC 4.0 release, benefitting from the significant stability and performance improvements made in the development of VNC Enterprise Edition (http://www.realvnc.com/products/enterprise). New Features & Improvements vs VNC Free Edition 4.0: - New support for "?" (Query) action in the Hosts (Access Control) parameter. - New support for disabling idle timeouts, by setting IdleTimeout to zero. - Improved support in ZRLE for large desktops. - Improved handling of log files. - Improved anti-brute-force measures. New Unix Features & Improvements vs VNC Free Edition 4.0: - New support for the QueryConnect option. - Xvnc supports the X backing store, which is now enabled by default. - Several important bug-fixes (see release notes for details). New Windows Features & Improvements vs VNC Free Edition 4.0: - New support for only querying the local user if they are logged on. - New support for automatically reconnecting to servers. - New support for direct pass-through of special Windows keys. - Connection attempts may now be cancelled via the Viewer's Connecting dialog. - Improved VNC Hooks and polling implementations. - Several important bug-fixes (see release notes for details). Binaries and source can be downloaded from the RealVNC website at http://www.realvnc.com/download.html Documentation and notes on this release can be found at http://www.realvnc.com/documentation.html Please direct bug reports for this release to v4bugs "at" realvnc.com Enjoy! The VNC Team From jnw@realvnc.com Fri Mar 11 17:23:01 2005 From: jnw@realvnc.com (James Weatherall) Date: Fri Mar 11 17:23:01 2005 Subject: [VNC-Announce] VNC Free Edition 4.1.1 released Message-ID: <200503111656.j2BGu5P13278@realvnc.com> RealVNC is pleased to announce the release of VNC Free Edition 4.1.1. VNC Free Edition 4.1.x is a major overhaul of the previous VNC 4.0 release, benefitting from the significant stability and performance improvements made in the development of VNC Enterprise Edition (http://www.realvnc.com/products/enterprise). Improvements vs VNC Free Edition 4.1: - Western-European accented characters are now supported in clipboard data. Windows Improvements vs VNC Free Edition 4.1: - Viewer now respects the Monitor parameter and fits itself within the working area. - Server tooltip text now updates correctly. - Server respects the Disable local inputs setting. - Server no longer wrongly enables Active Desktop on pre-XP systems on disconnect. - Installer can be used over an active VNC installation without requiring a reboot. Unix Features & Improvements vs VNC Free Edition 4.1: - Improved the vncviewer, vncconfig and x0vncserver event loops. - Enabled the XInputExtension in Xvnc by default. - Fixed the build settings & binary for the vnc.so module for XFree86. See the VNC Free Edition 4.1 release notes for details of the changes between versions 4.1 and 4.0: http://www.realvnc.com/products/free/4.1/release-notes.html Binaries and source can be downloaded from the RealVNC website at http://www.realvnc.com/download.html Documentation and notes on this release can be found at http://www.realvnc.com/documentation.html Please direct bug reports for this release to v4bugs "at" realvnc.com Enjoy! The VNC Team From jnw@realvnc.com Thu Apr 21 13:46:02 2005 From: jnw@realvnc.com (James Weatherall) Date: Thu Apr 21 12:46:02 2005 Subject: [VNC-Announce] VNC Enterprise Edition 4.1 Message-ID: <200504211144.j3LBiDG19043@realvnc.com> RealVNC is pleased to announce the availability of VNC Enterprise Edition 4.1 for Unix & Windows platforms. VNC Enterprise Edition builds on the streamlined core at the heart of the VNC 4 series, and has been developed for use in corporate environments and across the Internet. Designed and built from the ground up by the original inventors of VNC, Enterprise Edition provides robust and easily-administered security with a minimum of fuss. RealVNC Ltd. are committed to continually improving VNC Enterprise Edition with new features and enhancements, while retaining its high standards of stability, performance and security. All Enterprise Edition customers can receive these upgrades free of charge for the first 12-months. Core features of VNC Enterprise Edition: - Legacy VNC 3 Compatibility - VNC 4 Free Edition Compatibility - 2048-bit RSA Server Authentication - 128-bit AES Session Encryption & Tamper-Proofing - Native User Authentication . Windows - NT Domain, Active Directory, LDAP, etc. . UNIX - Password file, NIS/NIS+, LDAP, etc. - One-Port HTTP & VNC - Dedicated help and support channel Extra features of VNC Enterprise Edition for Windows: - Desktop Scaling - Single Sign-On - Powerful Deployment Tools VNC Enterprise Edition is available for the following platforms, with more on the way: - Windows (x86) . Windows 98/Me, NT 4, 2000, XP, 2003 Server - UNIX . Linux (x86) . HP-UX 11/11i (PA-RISC) . Solaris 7 (SPARC) To download binaries (including trial option) or documentation, or to purchase licenses, please visit the VNC Enterprise Edition Homepage at: http://www.realvnc.com/products/enterprise -- The VNC Team