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:. Friday, April 20, 2007

  Secure Desktop 6.85

Changes for 6.85

  • Improved Administrator detection, previously we checked for local Administrator only.
  • Updated iLock to version 2.0, to support Mozilla Firefox 2.0.
As always, please contact us with any questions or comments. Thank you. - Duane
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Duane Fahey
Visual Automation, Inc.
http://www.visualautomation.com
517.622.1850 517.622.1761 fax
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Secure Desktop | iLock | ColdKey
  4/20/2007 10:29:00 AM

:. Thursday, December 28, 2006

  Secure Desktop 6.84

New Features for 6.84

- Added checkbox to enable opening a new window in Internet Explorer 6.
Previously, it was always disabled when IE6 was in Full Screen mode.
This checkbox also disables Ctrl-N system-wide.

- Added Vista detection so that Secure Desktop 6.84 can not run in
Vista. Secure Desktop 7 will be designed for Vista.

- Added Internet Explorer 7 detection when the Internet Explorer button
is clicked in Secure Setup. The settings in this dialog will not work
for Internet Explorer 7, that support will be in Secure Desktop 7.

Please contact us with any questions or comments. Thank you. Happy
New Year! - Duane
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Duane Fahey
Visual Automation, Inc.
http://www.visualautomation.com
517.622.1850 517.622.1761 fax
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Secure Desktop | iLock | ColdKey
  12/28/2006 02:35:00 PM

:. Wednesday, April 26, 2006

  New Secure Desktop 6.83

New Features for 6.83

* Added checkbox to disable Close/Minimize buttons in Internet Explorer 6. Previously, they were always disabled when IE6 was in Full Screen mode. The Restore button is always disabled to keep IE6 in Full Screen mode.
* Added checkbox to enable Local File access in IE6, but only when the URL can not be modified by the user.
  4/26/2006 02:36:00 PM

:. Monday, March 27, 2006

  New Secure Desktop 6.82 and ColdKey 3.02

New Features for 6.82

* Internet Explorer 6 Dialog
o Added Tab called Approved Sites to aid in creating a white-list using Internet Explorer's Content Advisor
o Start in Full Screen Mode checkbox now disables Alt-E, Alt-F, Alt-T, and Alt-V system-wide
o New checkbox to enable Printing and Print Button. If Printer Dialog is displayed, printer selection is disabled.
* Supervisor Mode Dialog
o Dialog completely re-designed in new style (like Internet Explorer 6)
o Can Now apply 5-digit PIN number calculation to all passwords in Secure Desktop
* Options Dialog | Alarms Tab
o Audit Trail enhanced with new Secure Desktop events (programs started, tabs clicked, and toolbar buttons clicked)
o Audit Trail now includes Firefox 1.5 URLs
o Audit log file now tries to mask passwords and secure web sites. If a text field has the ES_PASSWORD flag (* character), it will log *. HTTPS sites in Internet Explorer or Firefox also log * characters.

Changes for 3.02

* Changed the masking character for a password to an asterisk, as the bullet did not work in some other language versions of Windows.
  3/27/2006 12:32:00 PM

:. Monday, February 06, 2006

  Secure Desktop 6.81 Released!

We've just released a new version of Secure Desktop, as follows:

- Added the ability to disable USB storage devices (OS Registry
dialog).
- Added Firefox dialog to easily start/re-start Firefox and install the
iLock Firefox extension.
- Fixed a couple of tab order user interface items.
  2/06/2006 03:57:00 PM

:. Friday, January 20, 2006

  New Secure Desktop 6.80 with New iLock 1.5

Happy New Year!

The Browser is the Desktop

Secure Desktop 6 plus Firefox 1.5 or Internet Explorer 6 is simply the
best way to create a browser-based desktop system for factory
automation, retail point-of-sale, hospitality kiosks, libraries,
museums, schools, labs, and cafes. Anywhere a browser-based desktop is
needed, Secure Desktop 6 provides the right solution.

New Features for Secure Desktop 6.80:


  • Added a Mozilla Firefox 1.5 Extension, called iLock 1.5, to lock down
    Firefox for kiosk use

    • Native Mozilla Firefox Extension operates within Firefox system.
    • One password protects iLock options, Firefox options,
      about:config, and the Extension Manager.
    • Automatically clear private data due to inactivity, by re-starting
      Firefox when not on the home page.
    • One checkbox automatically sets Firefox to full screen mode and
      disable non-browsing keyboard shortcuts creating a kiosk mode.
    • Optionally run Firefox as a windowed program with no menu bar,
      still disabling non-browsing keyboard shortcuts.
    • One checkbox will disable all protocols not related to normal web
      browsing.
    • Set location bar (URL) to read-only.

  • Re-designed the Internet Explorer dialog to truly lock down IE 6 in
    full screen mode.

    • One checkbox automatically sets IE to full screen mode and
      disables non-browsing keyboard shortcuts creating a new type of kiosk
      mode.
    • Clear private data stored while browsing automatically when IE
      auto re-starts due to inactivity or when closed and auto re-started.
    • Turn Address Bar (URL) off in Full Screen mode or set it to
      Read-Only.
    • Disable Downloads or force to specified folder.

  • Fixed a small problem with Terminal Services detection.
  • Fixed a small problem with the Window Wizard.
  • Fixed a small problem with the tray icons.

We're excited about this new version of Secure Desktop, and we hope you
are too. Many of our customers are using the browser as their primary
program with Secure Desktop, so we think this new functionality makes
this easier and better than before. We have new web pages and PDF data
sheets that contain screen shots and details. Please give us feedback!

Secure Desktop 6.80 is a free upgrade for any existing Secure Desktop
6.xx customer. To upgrade, simply visit
http://www.visualautomation.com, click on Secure Desktop and then
Download.
  1/20/2006 10:41:00 AM

:. Monday, September 19, 2005

  ColdKey Pricing

We have just lowered our price on ColdKey 3.01 to $95.00 USD!

Other changes to the web site include discontinuing iLock and iLockNess. We may use the iLock name for future products, but we have decided to discontinue a product designed for Windows 95, 98, and Me only.

Also, www.mozilla.org has changed the name of the Mozilla browser to SeaMonkey, and we have stopped development on iLockNess anyway (in favor of Firefox), so we are discontinuing this product as well.
  9/19/2005 03:26:00 PM

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