Server Version History

SmartTE Server/Administrator V15.5.0 Build 218 dated 10/16/2023
TekTerm Emulation Component for Android Build 43-9
VT-SMARTTE Emulation Component Build 17-15

StayLinked VT-SMARTTE Emulation Enhancements

• Added support for 3rd-party Keyboard Control ESC sequences.
• Enhanced the Parser to support split CSI ESC Sequences.
• Improved Cursor Visibility processing.
• Increased TELNET packet buffer to 4K for improved performance.

SmartTE Screen Recognition, Reformatting and Graphical Screen Processing

• Added new ‘Graphical Menu Block’ designer element to help modernize cursor-driven menus.
• Added support for 5250/3270 Non-Destructive Character Backspace [char ndbackspace] mnemonic.
• Improved processing of cursor positions within Graphical Input Fields.
• Support for comma-separated Host API numbers in the [*api ###, ###, ###] mnemonic.

General Terminal Emulation Enhancements and Improvements

• Added support for Session Reconnect APIs.
• Added support for a Server-side Substitution Lookup Table by SLUID or Device ID.
• Added a new ‘Send Host Input’ API.
• Support for comma-separated Global API numbers in the [*global ###, ###, ###] mnemonic.

Administrator Enhancements and Improvements

• Increased maximum Session API Number to 999.
• Providing enhanced success/fail feedback when transferring files to Android Clients.
• Added ‘Notes’ support for Recognition Screens, Host APIs and Session APIs.
• Added a new Menu Option to open and analyze a Handler Log from the file system.
• Updated Handler Analysis to include a number of new APIs and API Arguments.

Assorted Enhancements and Improvements

• Support for multiple, comma-separated Preferred MAC Addresses for Server Serial Numbers.
• Enhanced the ‘Query Session Status’ API to better detect Session Status from the Client.
• Upgraded HTTP Server Library to a more secure version.

SmartTE Server/Administrator V15.4.0 Build 216 dated 05/31/2023
TekTerm Emulation Component for Android Build 43-9
VT-SMARTTE Emulation Component Build 16-11

StayLinked VT-SMARTTE Emulation Enhancements

• Add support for C1 8-bit Mode Emulation Property and default to C1 7-bit Mode.
• Trim spaces from Host Name to prevent connection errors.
• Add support for 132 column mode via Emulation Property.
• Implement a Graphical 'Session Terminated' dialog for VT-SMARTTE.
• Improved termination of Shared and Partnered sessions.
• Corrected handling of VT BELs to honor the Device Group configuration.

TekTerm for Android TESS Emulation Enhancements

• Suppress 'Scanner Append Enter' and 'Scanner Append F0' while processing a scanned script.

SmartTE Screen Recognition, Reformatting and Graphical Screen Processing

• Improved the processing of Screen Recognition Inactivity Timeouts.
• Added support for the new ‘Play Custom Sound File’ Host API.
• Added support for Session API and Screen Reco Host API Device Type Filter.
• Improved some Tap Spot and Evolve Event Substitution processing.
• Improved Host API Substitution processing for VT-SMARTTE and TESS emulations.

StayLinked Evolve Enhancements

• Added support for Evolve Agent Provisioning and Access Tokens.
• Improved logging of Configuration and Status changes.
• Added support for CA-signed Certificates.

General Terminal Emulation Enhancements and Improvements

• Improved support for SmartTile caching.
• Improved the conversion of Printer Data containing High-ASCII characters.
• Added support for 'Share By Session ID' feature.
• Additional general improvements for Sharing and Partnering features.
• Enhanced the Legacy API01 Embedded Host API to add Client Public IP.
• Enhanced Screen-based Printing StartID to support [NEXTROW] feature.
• Enhanced Screen-based Printing CRLF ID to support [ITE] feature.

Administrator Enhancements and Improvements

• Corrected the validation of Device Names using Public, Private or No Suffix Octets.
• Add support for Evolve Provisioning Configuration User Interface.
• Add support for ‘Play Custom Sound File’ Screen Reco Host API.
• Implement 'Device Type Filter' for Screen Reco and Session Host APIs.
• Add support for a new 'Share by Session ID' emulation type.
• Preserve leading and trailing spaces for GUI Label Captions.
• Added a Honeywell Security Disclaimer to the Login panel.
• Add the [tile_refresh id,page] mnemonic to the SmartTile Host API Tooltip.
• Allow embedded commas and colons in Evolve Event Extras.

Assorted Enhancements and Improvements

• Remove the "No Valid License Keys Found" Server Alert.
• Improved transition from DEMOMODE to licensed connections.
• Do not log DB encryption details.
• Upgraded HTTP Client Library to a secure version.
• Upgraded Encryption Library to the latest version.

SmartTE Server/Administrator V15.3.0 Build 214 dated 08/12/2022
TekTerm Emulation Component for Android Build 42-6 dated 07/06/2022
VT-SMARTTE Emulation Component Build 15 dated 07/06/2022

StayLinked VT-SMARTTE Emulation Enhancements

• Implemented SSH Client Keep Alive feature.

TekTerm for Android TESS Emulation Enhancements

• Enhanced logging of Session properties.
• Improved support for rendering of and data entry into Scrollable Fields.
• Improved support for large Host Commands that span packets.
• Improved support for Printer Pass-through command.

SmartTE Screen Recognition, Reformatting and Graphical Screen Processing

• Implemented new [showpage##] action mnemonic to show specific pages of reformatted screens.
• Allow Recognition Screen Variables to be used in SmartTile Button Captions and Scripts.
• No longer trimming spaces from Ghost Text for Graphical Input Fields to allow for centering the text.
• Refactored processing of old [esc] and new [ESC] mnemonics during Reformatted Screen Input processing.

StayLinked Evolve Enhancements

• Implemented a new Reporting Interval processor in support of regularly occurring Evolve Event delivery.
• Provided more configuration options for Evolve Event delivery.
• Added ‘Device Type’ value to the ‘device.details’ Evolve Event.
• Added a new ‘license.status’ Evolve Event.
• Added a new ‘session.statistics’ Evolve Event.
• Renamed the ‘network.activity’ Evolve Event to ‘session.scan’ and updated the event cargo.
• Added ‘Client Type’ value to the ‘session.start’ Evolve Event.

General Terminal Emulation Enhancements and Improvements

• Added support Screen Recognition Host APIs for Menu Control    to show and hide the menu bar on the client.
• Implemented new [menu_hide] and [menu_show] mnemonics to control the menu bar on the client.
• Implemented SmartTile Caching for enhance performance.
• Implemented a new [tile_refresh #,#] mnemonic to override the Caching for a SmartTile ID, Page.
• No longer delivering SmartTile Button Collections to devices that do not support graphics.
• Implemented a new Graphical UI for the ‘Share Session By’ prompt.
• Added support for client-side Auto-Landscape mode.
• Assorted minor enhancements and bug fixes.

Administrator Enhancements and Improvements

• Corrected various labels and tooltip text throughout.
• Remember the last ‘Host Group’ that was selected, especially if it was the ‘Default’ Host Group.
• Remember the size and position of the ‘Client Settings Search’ dialog.
• Added support for Menu Control Host API configuration.
• Enhanced the options available in the ‘Evolve Configuration’ dialog.
• Assorted minor enhancements and bug fixes.

Assorted Enhancements and Improvements

• Upgraded Twofish encryption to an even more secure cipher.
• Changes take effect immediately when adjusting the Session Statistics Interval and Evolve Reporting Interval.
• Added support for License Status Transactions from the Administrator and to Evolve.
• Allow backup server licenses to be added to the license key ring to allow config. file sharing in HA environments.
• Implemented new Server Maintenance Mode which prevents starting new sessions while enabled.
• Added tracking of Touch Input, Tap Spot Input and Voice Input events to the Server Statistics log.

SmartTE V15.3.0 Build 212 dated 01/14/2022
TekTerm for Android Build 41 dated 06/25/2021
VT-SmartTE Build 14 dated 08/10/2021

StayLinked VT-SmartTE Emulation Enhancements

• Improved support for Host Code Pages.
• Improved parsing of mnemonics.

TekTerm for Android TESS emulation Enhancements

• Left-justify Static Fields when the value is longer than the viewable size.

SmartTE Screen Recognition, Reformatting and Graphical Screen Processing

• Process cursor visibility changes when the cursor does not move.
• Improved the handling of Graphical Image file name changes during Partial Screen Update events.
• Suppress the processing of Telnet Text, Colors and Attributes for Graphical Input Fields.
• Improved the handling of Screen Variable value changes during Partial Screen Update events.

StayLinked Evolve Rebranding and Features

• StayLinked.io BETA licensing is rebranded to Evolve Device Access.
• StayLinked iQ BETA licensing is rebranded to Evolve Server Access.
• Device Groups now support ‘Auto Add Evolve Device Access’ licensing option.

General Terminal Emulation Enhancements and Improvements

• Added new ‘Session Start APIs’ support.
• Added new ‘Session End APIs’ support.
• Added new ‘Session Global APIs’ support using [*global##] mnemonics.
• Added new ‘Session Key Mappings’ support.
• Expanded the availability of the [esc] mnemonic throughout the product features.
• Implemented new [device-exit-all] mnemonic to terminate all active sessions for a specific device.
• Added support to override SSH ‘Keyboard Interactive’ requirements and allow login scripts.
• Cleanup old threads when SSH Login prompts are cancelled.
• Improved the data entry features of the SSH Login Prompts to allow longer values than fit the display.
• Assorted minor enhancements and bug fixes.

Administrator Enhancements and Improvements

• Prevent entry of illegal characters into file names of any exported files.
• Added some missing Barcode Symbologies that have been previously supported in the SmartTE Server.
• Implement Screen Map Preview and Reformatted Screen Preview for Screen Reco Quick Access.
• Implemented new Host Entry Export and Import.
• Added support for configuring Session APIs and Session Key Mappings.
• Implemented rebranding from StayLinked.io and StayLinked iQ to Evolve.
• Functional improvements to the Evolve API configuration user interface.
• New ‘Window Position Options’ to ‘Center on Current Display’ and ‘Center on Main Administrator Window’.
• Add ‘Font Awesome Version Options’ to select between Version 4 and Version 5 for the Screen Designer.
• Added support for new StayLinked font in the Screen Designer for the Unicode Range of EE00 to EEFF.
• Assorted minor enhancements and bug fixes.

Assorted Enhancements and Improvements

• Added support for Twofish encryption between StayLinked Server and StayLinked Client.
• Legacy ‘Device Management’ feature has been fully deprecated.
• Assorted minor enhancements and bug fixes.

SmartTE V15.2.0 Build 210 dated 05/26/2021
SmartTEK Build 39 dated 04/26/2021
VT-SMARTTE Build 11 dated 04/16/2021

SmartTE Screen Recognition and Graphical Screen Processing

• Improved Encoding of Field Data for Graphical Input Fields.
• Improved the Capture of Screen Variable during Partial Screen Updates.
• Improved Support for Dynamic Graphical Input Fields for VT Emulation.
• Added Support for [button_row] Substitution Mnemonic for Dynamic Graphical Tap Spots.

SmartTEK TESS Emulation Enhancements

• SmartTEK TESS Emulation now Supports Screen Recognition and Dynamic Graphical Screens.
• Improved ‘Printer Pass-Through’ Command Support.
• Improved Field Validation for the ‘Open’ Commands.
• Improved ‘Clear Field’ Command Processing.
• Supporting ‘iQ Message’ Host API for Recognized Screens.

StayLinked VT-SMARTTE Emulation Support

• New, Flexible VT Emulation with Improved Support for Non-Standard VT ESC Sequences.
• Improved Support for Modern SSH Encryption Standards.
• Supports Intermec ITE Extended Scanner Commands.
• Full Support for Screen Recognition and Reformatting.

Terminal Emulation Enhancements and Improvements

• Improved Database Encryption Compatibility and Flexibility.
• Enhanced IP-based Device Naming to allow use of Public IP Address.
• Optional New Device Group Filter based upon the SmartTE Server IP.
• Now Supporting up to 50 Rows and 150 Columns for Device Viewport Size.
• Expanded the Remote Program Call API to allow for large [broadcast] data.
• Encoding Reserved Special Characters and Unicode Values for Remote Program Calls.
• Added Support for a New, Convenient [space] Substitution Mnemonic for Keyboard Maps.
• Handle the Telnet Command "Are You There" (0xFFF6) in a 2-byte Packet.

Administrator Enhancements and Improvements

• You can now Toggle the Graphical Button Visibility in the Dynamic Tap Spots Preview Window.
• Implemented New User Interface for StayLinked.io Host APIs.
• Implemented New User Interface for StayLinked iQ Message Host API.
• Added Support for Importing and Exporting Individual Screen Maps.
• Added an 'Explore Storage' Button to the 'About Box' to help find the Current Administrator Storage Folder.
• Added File Dates to the ‘About Box’ for Host Properties and StayLinked.io API Definitions.
• Improvements to List Handling to Remember Last Selections and Ensure Visibility of Last Selections.
• Improvements to the Automatic Port Number updater when changing Emulation Types in a Host Entry.
• Assorted minor enhancements and bug fixes.

V15.1.0 Build 208 dated 08/05/2020
SmartTEK Build 35 dated 06/18/2020

StayLinked iQ BETA Support

• Configuration and status is now available for the embedded iQ Agent in support of the StayLinked iQ BETA.
• New ‘Send iQ Message’ Host API for Screen Recognition in support of the StayLinked iQ BETA.
• StayLinked iQ BETA Licensing support.

StayLinked.io BETA Support

• Powerful configuration UI for sending StayLinked.io APIs to devices using Screen Recognition Host APIs.
• StayLinked.io BETA Licensing Support.

SmartTEK TESS Emulation Enhancements

• SmartTEK Licensing Improvements.
• Added multi-session support for SmartTEK licensing.
• Added support for all 16 TESS colors.
• Added TESS Version information to the StayLinkedManager and StayLinkedStdOut log startup banners.
• Validate the maximum Terminal Number for TESS of 3840 and log any errors.
• Only run the Host Startup Script one time for TESS sessions.
• TESS emulation now buffers SCAN input while TESS LOCK-H is active.

SmartTE Screen Recognition and Graphical Screen Processing

• Administrator supports a new ‘Screen Recognition Quick Access’ option for faster development.
• Use Variable and Mnemonic Substitutions for Graphical Button and Label captions.
• Added ‘Ghost Text’ support for Designer Graphical Input Fields.
• Added configurable color support for Designer Graphical Input Fields.
• Screen Variables values are dynamically updated during Single Character screen update events.
• Added *EXIT Screen Instance for Host APIs so that the APIs will be processed when exiting the screen.
• Improved processing of the 'Printing and Automation' Host API using the input queue.
• Improved Host Cursor update accuracy for GUI Input Fields during multiple field updates.

Terminal Emulation Enhancements and Improvements

• Improved Unicode character processing for Arabic languages.
• SSH User ID is automatically assigned to the [userid] substitution mnemonic.
• SSH User ID is automatically tracked for Usage Tracking – UserID activity.
• Improved SSH Interactive Login processing to handle embedded CR characters in the prompt text.
• Added more version information to the StayLinkedStdOut.log startup banner.
• Added more scrubbing of specific VT ESC Sequences in the Telnet Proxy.
• Added configurable Client2Host Traffic Class for Quality of Service support.
• Added Telnet Version information to the Manager and StdOut log startup banners.
• Now defaulting to Eclipse OpenJ9 for improved reliability on some server platforms.

Administrator Enhancements and Improvements

• Improved the local file storage to use MS-approved storage folders. ‘Storage Mode’ options are configurable.
• Legacy ‘Device Management’ UI elements have been fully deprecated and removed.
• Added new 'Zip All Server Logs' and 'Zip All Session Logs' menu options.
• The Reformatted Screen Designer will no longer block for so long on unreachable Image URLs.
• Improved the UI when editing Device Groups.
• Assorted minor enhancements and bug fixes.

V15.0.0 Build 206 dated 10/28/2019
SmartTEK Build 30 dated 10/30/2019

SmartTEK TESS Emulation

• StayLinked SmartTEK provides TESS (Teklogix Screen Subsystem) Emulation for select Zebra Android devices.

Terminal Emulation Enhancements and Improvements

• Preserve Client Settings Time Stamp when you 'Resend All Client Settings'. This will ensure delivery of new Configuration File Transfers.
• Added a new Emulation Property to enable the Screen Print Data Modification Feature.
• In the server-side Scanner Test, use the less confusing 'Unknown Symbology' description.
• Refactored the session startup process for SSH sessions to be compatible with newer cipher suites.
• Added additional logging for Socket Exceptions.
• Assorted minor enhancements and bug fixes.

Administrator Enhancements and Improvements

• Added support for configuration of SmartTEK TESS emulation sessions.
• Changed the columns headers and labels in the 'Alternate Keyboard Map' dialogs to reduce confusion.
• Changed the symbology description for 'Unknown/Unsupported' to be 'Unknown Symbology' to reduce confusion.
• Improved support for Variable Height Graphical Input Fields in the Screen Designer.
• Assorted minor enhancements and bug fixes.

V14.5.0 Build 204 dated 03/22/2019

SmartTE Recognized Screen and Graphical Screen Processing

• Improved processing of cursor movement detection for VT reformatted screens.
• Added full substitution processing for Graphical Label scripts and Graphical Image scripts.
• Ensure that the ‘screenmaps.xml’ file is created if needed when a [screen_map] mnemonic is processed.

Terminal Emulation Enhancements

• Significant performance improvements when loading Host configuration for many sessions starting rapidly.
• When logging Screen Recognition Events, include the screen instance count to help with optimization.
• Correct processing of ‘Execute Remote Program/Command’ for Android [broadcast] intents.
• If a ‘Host Menu Timeout’ occurs during session startup, we will timeout the session and not consume seats.
• Properly handle wild-card characters for Client Settings using ‘IP Range’ with ‘Device Type’ filter.
• Reduce SmartTiles activity output to the StayLinkedStdOut.log file.

Administrator Enhancements and Improvements

• Save changes to current SmartTile page when adding a new SmartTile page.
• Improvements to the ‘Load Dynamic Content’ feature in the Screen Designer.
• Improved validation of the ‘Substitute Char/String with Char/String’ barcode configuration option.
• Assorted minor bug fixes.

Assorted Enhancements and Improvements

• Improved processing of ‘Get Configuration’ and ‘Menu Execute’ timeouts during session startup.
• Report the ‘Host Group’ name in the ‘No Hosts Defined’ Alert during session startup.
• Windows Serial Number detection is more localization friendly.
• Ensure that files transferred from administrator to the server are validated before replaced.
• Ignore blank lines that might exist in the ‘excludefromlogs.txt’ configuration file.
• Prevent ‘blank’ Serial Numbers from being reported on Linux platform servers.
• Ensure that the StayLinkedSocket.log file includes data from the first ‘reliable’ packet received.
• Improved support for Honeywell Pre-licensed devices and ‘SmartTE Powered by StayLinked’ Licensing.
• Minor bug fixes and improvements.

V14.5.0 Build 202 dated 10/16/2018

SmartTE Graphical Screen Design and Processing

• Added support for the new Variable Height Graphical Input Fields feature.
• Correct the removal of existing GUI buttons affected by consecutive copy block updates.
• Make sure to process pending ‘Show SmartMenu’ Host API for Net Change Reformatted Screen Updates.

Terminal Emulation Enhancements

• Added support for Device Manufacturer Specific Licensing.
• Added support for Virtually Unlimited Length (<=9999) Barcode Input from the Client.
• Corrected the 5250 Numeric Field Detection to ignore Blank and Zero Filled Attributes.

Administrator Enhancements and Improvements

• Added support for Variable Height Graphical Input Fields in Screen Designer mode.
• Added support for Device Manufacturer Specific Licensing Entry.
• Added support for Virtually Unlimited Length (<=9999) Barcode Rules Configuration.
• Implemented consolidated and simplified Keyboard Definition File Format Version 2.
• Improved IP Address validation throughout the Administrator.
• Assorted minor bug fixes.

Assorted Enhancements and Improvements

• Removed the limit on logging of Client Input transactions that are greater than 100 characters.
• Added the scan length to the SCAN message entry in the Session Log.
• Minor bug fixes and improvements.

V14.5.0 Build 200 dated 05/30/2018

SmartTiles Collections

• SmartTiles are now available during SSH Login processing.

Enhanced SmartTE Graphical and Traditional Screen Processing

• When ‘Regular Expression Input Modifiers’ are processed, do not clear the Regex Groups too soon.
• Process [force_recognition], [force_reformat] and [delay] mnemonics originating from keyboard input.
• General improvements and enhancements to Screen Recognition and Reformatting.

Terminal Emulation Enhancements

• No longer will ‘Shared Sessions’ and ‘Console Sessions’ consume licensed TE seats.
• Improved support for TLS v1.2 during the SSL session negotiation.
• Added the ‘CMD’ count to the Server Statistics to enable reporting of user input via graphical elements.

Administrator Enhancements and Improvements

• Enable CTRL-S keyboard shortcut for saving changes in Screen Recognition and Reformatting dialogs.
• Using the resolved Server address when launching the Share, Monitor, Take Control and Console Session.
• Throttle the termination of multiple sessions to one per second with a progress dialog and cancel button.
• When using ‘Open VirtualStore Folder’ from the log viewer, use the correct path for files from the clients.
• Assorted minor bug fixes.

Assorted Enhancements and Improvements

• Corrected the detection and alerting for mismatched IBMi Server Serial Numbers.
• Minor bug fixes and improvements.

V14.4.0 Build 158 dated 12/01/2017

SmartTiles Collections

• SmartTiles provide custom, graphical on-screen buttons for various tasks, independent of the emulation screen.
• SmartTiles can be used to create and maintain custom keyboards, custom toolbars or any collection of buttons.
• Create and update your SmartTiles Collections using a graphical drag-and-drop tile designer dialog.
• Each SmartTiles Collection can contain one or more ‘Pages’ of related, graphical, on-screen buttons.
• SmartTiles Collections can be assigned to devices using Client Settings or Screen Recognition Host APIs.
• SmartTiles Collections are centrally-managed, and changes are deployed to the devices in real-time, on the fly.
• Export SmartTile Collections and import them into other StayLinked SmartTE Servers.

Enhanced SmartTE Graphical and Traditional Screen Processing

• General improvements and enhancements to Screen Recognition and Reformatting.
• Designer Regex Buttons now collect pattern matching text from the host start column to the end of the row.
• Designer Regex Buttons now allow captions longer than the button character width.
• Graphical Labels default font will be 'Roboto' instead of 'Arial'.

Terminal Emulation Enhancements

• Added support for processing Unicode characters in scanned barcode data using the [uni ####] mnemonic.
• [keyboard_######] mnemonics will no longer ‘show’, but will now ‘toggle’ the desired Smart Keyboard type.
• Added support for the [keyboard_cycle] mnemonic in Screen Recognition Host APIs and Keyboard Maps.
• Improved the information recorded in the Telnet Proxy Log in support of SSH connection diagnostics.

Administrator Enhancements and Improvements

• Added support for the new 'Printing and Automation' Screen Recognition Host API configuration.
• Now using 'Roboto' as the default font for Graphical Label and Button captions.
• While processing 'Server Configuration Export', providing a Progress indication with a Cancel button.
• Assorted minor bug fixes.

Assorted Enhancements and Improvements

• Added support for the new 'Printing and Automation' Screen Recognition Host API.
• Enhanced support for Slovakian language Windows Server platforms.
• Minor bug fixes and improvements.

V14.3.0 Build 156 dated 07/19/2017

Enhanced SmartTE Graphical and Traditional Screen Processing

• Added support for Unicode captions for Graphical Labels and Graphical Buttons.
• Embedded support for FontAwesome into the Screen Designer and SmartTE Clients.
• Graphical Buttons will use FontAwesome for button icons when FontAwesome Glyphs are specified.
• Improved net-change processing for full or partial screen updates of Designer Screens with Graphical Elements.
• Improved VT Traditional Reformatted Field Data Entry Processing.
• Improved the Screen Designer to more accurately render screens to match the screens on devices.
• Assorted minor bug fixes and improvements for Graphical and Traditional Reformatted Screen Processing.

Terminal Emulation Enhancements

• Improved processing of ‘Scan Only Fields’ for 5250 Column Separator and Non-Display Attributes.
• Improved session logging to report when scanned barcodes are rejected due to ‘Manage Barcodes’ rules.

Administrator Enhancements and Improvements

• Improved graphical element rendering in the Screen Designer to more closely match the client rendering.
• Added new menu options for manipulating recognition screens, ‘Move to Top’, ‘Move to Bottom’, ‘Find’, ‘Find Next’ and ‘Delete All’.
• For the Recognition Screens dialog, added to the Window Title the number of screens in the list (### Screens).
• Improved the screen designer to support Unicode captions in Graphical Labels and Graphical Buttons.
• Improved Recognition Screen Host API management by supporting ‘Copy’ and ‘Paste’ for Host APIs.
• Enhanced the ‘Connections List’ to show a ‘Device Name’ of ‘{Automatic}’ only when applicable for 5250/3270.
• When adding an ‘Emulation Property’ to a ‘Telnet Host Entry’, the ‘Properties’ drop-down selection list is now sorted alphabetically.
• When viewing the ‘Client Configuration – Client Settings’ listing, the ‘Disabled’ settings will be indicated in red.
• Assorted minor bug fixes and improvements.

Assorted Enhancements and Improvements

• Added Viewport Size and Location information to the Session Screen Dump header.
• Assorted minor bug fixes and improvements.

V14.2.0 Build 154 dated 03/06/2017

Enhanced SmartTE Graphical and Classic Screen Processing

• Optimized net-change processing for full or partial screen updates of Designer Screens with Graphical Elements.
• Enhanced processing of cursor movement between Designer Screen Graphical Input Fields.
• Enhanced processing of cursor movement between Traditional Reformatted Screen Input Fields.
• Commands for Graphical Buttons will get special script processing to support the [inputloc r,c] mnemonic.
• Support for new [keyboard_type] mnemonics that will instruct the client to pop specific keyboard types.
• Support for the new [smartmenu] mnemonic that will instruct the client to pop the SmartMenu.

Terminal Emulation Enhancements

• Enhanced the functionality of the [regexgroup #] feature set to span screens and allow reset.
• Added new ‘Short Scan Mnemonic’ Emulation Property to extend the ‘Append Field Exit to Short Scan’ feature.
• Support the [delay] mnemonic in barcode data, including the Scan Prefix and Suffix.

Administrator Enhancements and Improvements

• Added a new 'SmartTE Tap Spot Collection Preview' feature available from Tap Spot Collection Maintenance.
• Process substitutions on the server for ‘Send Mnemonic Commands’ from the Administrator.
• Added SmartTE Graphical API logging into the Handler Analysis log file output.
• Enhanced the ‘Rename’ feature in the ‘Manage Screen Maps’ dialog.
• Added the new [keyboard_type]  and [smartmenu] mnemonics to the Keyboard Mapping drop-down list.
• Assorted minor bug fixes and improvements.

Assorted Enhancements and Improvements

• Improved the descriptions of Port Blacklist processing the Alerts and Manager log files.
• Assorted minor bug fixes and improvements.

V14.1.0 Build 152 dated 07/27/2016

Enhanced Dynamic Graphical Screen Elements

• Dynamic Graphical Tap Spot Entries can be restricted to a configurable Host Row Range.
• Allow configuration of Caption and Border Colors and Caption Alignment for Graphical Tap Spots.

Enhanced Screen Recognition and Reformatting

• Allow configuration of Caption and Border Colors and Caption Alignment for Graphical Buttons.
• Added Horizontal and Vertical Alignment and Fill feature for Graphical Images.
• Designer Graphical Buttons can be controlled by Regular Expressions
• Dynamic Graphical Buttons can now be applied to ‘Copy Blocks’ on reformatted screens.
• Improved cursor position handling for reformatted VT screens.
• Improved multiple field handling for reformatted VT screens,
• For 5250/3270 emulation, you can tap to move the cursor position in Graphical Input Fields.
• Enhanced the ‘SIP Control’ Host API to specify the Keyboard Type to be shown.
• Added a new ‘Show SmartMenu’ Host API to display the SmartMenu using screen recognition.
• Added substitutions to be applied when processing the ‘Update Device Name’ Host API.
• Enhanced the 'Scan Prefix and Suffix' Input Modifiers to support Host Cursor Column Range values.

Terminal Emulation Enhancements

• Added configurable ‘Hidden Input Field Character’ to provide control over password field characters.
• The Telnet Server Port can be assigned dynamically using the ‘Device ID’ assigned to each device.
• Improved support for VT Function Key mnemonics.
• Assorted minor bug fixes and improvements.

Administrator Enhancements and Improvements

• Reporting the Version Build Date into the ‘About’ dialog.
• Improved the ‘Tap Spot Collections’ dialogs to differentiate between ‘Classic’ and ‘SmartTE’ collections.
• Improved the ‘Compare Keyboard Maps’ feature.
• Display of License Key Details by double-clicking on a license in the Server Licenses list.
• Provided a new feature to load Dynamic Graphical Content into a Reformatted Screen.
• Provided optional support for PNG image rendering in the Reformatted Screen Designer.
• Assorted minor bug fixes and improvements.

Assorted Enhancements and Improvements

• Reporting the Version Build Date into the Manager log file.
• Enhanced Voice Engine support by implementing new ‘Screen Buffer Update’ API.
• Assorted minor bug fixes and improvements.

V14.0.0 Build 150 dated 01/18/2016

StayLinked iQ Technology Preview

• New browser-based iQ Dashboard provides real-time and historical analysis of StayLinked metrics.
• StayLinked licensing status and analysis reveals StayLinked license usage.
• StayLinked Session analysis provides visibility of active and inactive StayLinked sessions.
• Device analysis provides visibility of active and inactive devices.
• Worker analysis provides visibility of active and inactive workers.
• Application Activity analysis measures application activity that you define.
• Interaction analysis provides a breakdown of how workers interact with devices.
• Alerting Capability can issue alerts via email and show on dashboards.

Enhanced Dynamic Graphical Screen Elements

• Added option to configure Graphical RGB Foreground and Background Colors.
• Convert ‘Tap Spots’ into Graphical Buttons with Custom Captions and Colors.
• Tap Spots can now use ‘Regular Expressions’ to recognize patterns to be converted to Graphical Buttons.
• Improved detection and rendering of dynamic VT Virtual Fields.

Enhanced Screen Recognition and Reformatting

• Improve VT Legacy and Graphical Screen Reformatting features.
• Added [screen_map] mnemonic to trigger push-button capture of current Screen Map.
• Copy/Paste for Graphical Labels and Graphical Images in the Reformatted Screen Designer.
• Drag-and-drop Repositioning for all Screen Reformat Elements in the Reformatted Screen Designer.
• Added an ‘RGB Color Picker’ dialog for Graphical Background, Buttons, Labels and Tap Spots.

Terminal Emulation Enhancements

• Added configurable ‘Telnet Input Throttle’ to prevent high-speed input into the hosted data-entry application.
• Implemented ‘Tap Spots Collections’ allowing a specific collection to be assigned to a Telnet Host Entry.
• Assorted minor bug fixes and improvements.

Administrator Enhancements and Improvements

• Allow sorting of 'Device Groups' by 'Telnet Host Group' column.
• ‘Client Settings’ dialog has been improved to support new Settings Groups and Advanced Settings.
• Added ‘Search Client Settings’ feature to make it easier to find the setting that you need.
• Assorted minor bug fixes and improvements.

Assorted Enhancements and Improvements

• Implemented Voice DLL Deployment feature.
• The backup cleanup routine will now run in a separate thread to improve performance.
• The backup cleanup routine can be configured to purge log files older than X days.
• Support reporting of Java 7 and Java 8 versions on IBM I Platform.
• Various improvements in data being logged.
• Added 'Field Length' to the server-side 'Scanner Test' display for 5250 emulation.
• For Tap Spot Collections, added Tap Spot Notes, Copy/Paste Spots, Copy/Paste/Import/Export Collections.
• Added a ‘File -> Open VirtualStore Folder' menu option to the Log Viewer dialog.
• Assorted minor bug fixes and improvements.

V12.1.0 Build 148 dated 11/03/2014

GUI Telnet and GUI Screen Reformatting

• Added a new ‘GUI Telnet’ feature to dynamically convert some TELNET Elements into GUI Elements.
• Tap Spot text and numbers can be converted into GUI Buttons.
• 5250 Input Fields can be converted to GUI Input Text Boxes.
• VT Virtual Fields can be defined and will be converted to GUI Input Text Boxes.
• A GUI Color Scheme can be set for the telnet session.
• A GUI Operator Indicator Area (OIA) can be displayed on the device.
• GUI Dialogs will be used for alerts, messages and other user interaction in the client.
• A GUI Background Image can be used for the telnet session.
• Added a new ‘GUI Elements’ that can be added to Reformatted Screens.
• GUI Background Images can be added to reformatted screens.
• GUI Images can be added to reformatted screens.
• GUI Labels can be added to reformatted screens.
• GUI Input Text Boxes can be added to reformatted screens.
• GUI Buttons can be added to reformatted screens.

Enhanced Screen Recognition and Screen Reformatting

• Add ability to specify Host Cursor Column Ranges instead of a single column position.
• Added support for Input Modifier, Key Remapping Wild Cards, [*alpha], [*numeric], [*cursor] and [*all].
• Added support for new scripting mnemonics, [force_recognition], [defer_recognition] and [force_reformat].
• Assorted minor bug fixes and improvements.

Terminal Emulation Enhancements

• Changed the default ‘Backlight Timeout’ value from 5 seconds to 30 seconds.
• Added support for VT Bold Attribute mapping to Foreground/Background Colors.
• Added support for ‘Enhanced RLE Encoding’ which reduces the number of screen update packets delivered, preserving network bandwidth and improving display performance.
• Added a new emulation property to configure the ‘Tap Number Maximum Value’ which controls which numbers on the telnet screen will be converted into Tap Numbers.
• Enhanced the Telnet Proxy to include the ability to scrub invalid ESC Sequences from VT host traffic.
• Enhanced the ‘Session Screen Dump’ report output with more information and diagnostics.
• The ‘Save Log Snapshot’ feature ([save_logs]) will now include a copy of the ‘Session Screen Dump’.
• Added standard substitution processing to the ‘Update User’ Host API.
• Added standard substitution processing to the ‘Update User Variable’ Host API.
• Assorted minor bug fixes and improvements.

Administrator Enhancements and Improvements

• Improved performance by having the Administrator and Server compare configuration files to determine if a new copy of the configuration file must be transferred to the Administrator PC.
• Configuration Files will be saved into separate, server-specific file storage folders.
• Before changes are being saved to the server, verification is performed to ensure that no changes have been made to the configuration file since it was last downloaded from the server.
• Added the Server Version and Build values to the Log On dialog,
• Allow entry of ‘Custom Device Types’ for the ‘From’ device when defining ‘Alternate Keyboard Maps’.
• Allow creation of ‘Client Settings’ by ‘MAC Address’ level from the ‘Usage Tracking’ list.
• Support the layout of new ‘GUI Elements’ in the Screen Reformatting Designer interface.
• Added new 'Compare Keyboard Maps' feature to allow comparison and synchronization of Keyboard Maps.
• Added new ‘Import’ and ‘Export’ feature for Keyboard Maps.
• Assorted minor bug fixes and improvements.

Assorted Enhancements and Improvements

• Rebranded with new ‘StayLinked’ naming and graphical assets.
• Retain ten copies of the ‘StayLinkedStats.log’ file containing the StayLinked Server Statistics.
• Track JVM thread counts in the StayLinked Manager log, Server Statistics log and Query Heap transactions.
• Assorted minor bug fixes and improvements.

V12.0.0 Build 146 dated 10/22/2013

Enhanced Screen Recognition and Screen Reformatting

• Added 'Enable One-Shot Scan' option to 'Scanner Control' Host API to help users control scanning pace.
• Added new 'SIP Control' Host API to help users control on-screen keyboard visibility.
• Added new ‘Clear User Name’ Host API to allow sessions to be disassociated with the current User Name because of ‘Log off’ events or for other reasons.
• The ‘Screen Recognition’ license is no longer required and all Screen Recognition and Reformatting features are enabled on the Administrator and Server by default.
• Allow mapping of screen-defined Host APIs to keys, tap spots and commands using the new [*api #] mnemonic.
• Added a new ‘Initial Cursor Position’ feature for reformatted screens.
• Allow selection of current recognition screen as the 'Transition Screen ID' for Host APIs and Auto-Responses.
• Added support for new 'Host Cursor Row and Column' criteria for Screen Variables, Host APIs, Auto-Responses and Input Modifiers.
• Added new Input Modifiers, 'Clear Field on Data Entry' and 'Tap Spot'.
• Now supporting the [cursor ##,##] mnemonic when processing Auto-Responses.
• Added support for 'Upscaling' of Reformatted Screens. A single reformatted screen can be shared with devices that have larger viewports.
• Added support for 'Viewport Locking' and 'Telnet Inactivity Timeout' on individual recognized screens.
• Restored behavior that repositioned the cursor on reformatted 5250 screens based upon host cursor after inhibit.
• Added a new [reset_host_cursor] script mnemonic that will reposition the host cursor based on the reformatted screen cursor position.
• Added support for a new Forced Screen Recognition event triggered by the [force_recognition] mnemonic.
• Process any Mnemonic Command Input through ‘Key Remappings’, ‘RegEx’ and ‘Case’ Input Modifiers.
• Improved the Screen Recognition logging to reduce verbosity into the Session Log.
• Assorted minor bug fixes and improvements.

Usage Tracking

• Provide finer control over the ‘Data age’ and ‘Cleanup Interval’ to support real-time usage reporting.
• Enhancement to correct the collection of KEYS and SCANS values for Statistics stored in the USAGE database.
• Added the associated device information to each SESSION record that is archived to CSV during usage export.
• Added ability to drill down into Usage Tracking data by User Name.

Terminal Emulation Enhancements

• Allow Barcode Settings to Substitute Control Code with 0x00 to null out all control codes.
• Honor the ‘Telnet Session Inactivity Timeout’ during the ‘EXIT SESSION?' prompt, Keyboard, Scanner and Tap Spot Test screens, the SSH Login prompt and other server menus.
• Added ‘Inhibited Reason’ description to Session logging for 5250 and 3270 emulation.
• Improved the 5250 WSID error screens on the device to display the problem Workstation ID (WSID) value.
• Improved detection of input that is ‘Able to Modify Fields’ and input that ‘Is Allowed for Numeric Fields’.
• Improved ‘Tap Spot’ processing.

Administrator Enhancements and Improvements

• Added the ability to 'copy to the clipboard' the 'Client IP' from the Connection Details dialog.
• Implement date-sensitive sorting for appropriate 'Date' columns on various listings.
• Allow sorting of the Keyboard Maps listing.
• Now remembers column ‘sort order’ on appropriate listings, ascending or descending.
• Improved ‘Handler Log Analysis’ feature to default screen-rendering to 25 rows x 80 columns.
• Improved ‘Handler Log Analysis’ feature to report all Device, Beep and Printing commands.
• Added the ability to enter ‘Notes’ for ‘Client Settings’ to help users document the settings.
• Added the ability to enter ‘Notes’ for ‘Barcode Symbology Rules’ to help users document the settings.
• Added an ‘Administrator User Management’ feature that controls access to the ‘Change Password’ function.
• Added an ‘Administrator User Management’ feature that controls access to the ‘Launch MobiControl’ function.
• Added an ‘Administrator User Management’ feature that controls access to the ‘Server Import/Export’ function.
• Added a new ‘Edit INI File’ feature that allows direct access to and editing of the Client INI File on the device.
• Added a new ‘Open in Notepad’ feature that allows logs to be quickly opened from the ‘Log File Viewer’.
• Automatically remove a 'DEMOMODE' license key if a 'Multi-Session' license is added.
• Standardized the nomenclature for logging options. ‘Protocol’ is now ‘Handler’ and ‘IP Traffic’ is now ‘Socket’.
• Added support for 'Remember Me On This Server' during login.
• Added standard substitutions to Administrator Execute Remote Program/Command function.
• Corrected determination of the 'Monitor' status in the 'Connections List->Monitor Session’ menu item.
• Provide functions for ‘Tap Spot’ maintenance to ‘Clear All Tap Spots’ and ‘Load Defaults’.
• Improved the nomenclature used in labels, captions and titles on various dialogs.
• Assorted minor bug fixes and improvements.

Assorted Enhancements and Improvements

• Added support for configuring the 'Maximum Connections' per Device Group.
• Added a ‘Device Type’ filter for ‘Client Settings’ by ‘IP Range’.
• Added a ‘Device Type’ filter for ‘Software Provisioning Manifests’ by ‘IP Range’.
• Enhanced Regular Expression processing to save Regex Groups for later use in scripting using the new [regexgroup #] mnemonic.
• Enhanced the Serial Number acquisition on Linux Servers.
• Enhanced the 'Device Identification' prompt to handle [enter] and [device-exit] command mnemonics.
• Enhanced the 'Sharing' and ‘SSH Login’ prompts to handle [enter] and [device-exit] command mnemonics.
• Connections that encounter 'Device Group is Full' and 'Device Not Allowed' conditions will now 'auto-terminate'.
• Added a general ‘inactivity timeout’ that will be used during ‘Device Identification’ and ‘Host Selection’ menus.
• Ports will only be added to the ‘blacklist’ if the server is configured to use a ‘Fixed Port Range’.
• The ‘Save Log Snapshot’ feature ([save_logs]) will now save multiple datetime-stamped snapshots per session.
• The ‘Server Alerts’ log file will honor the ‘Maximum Log Size’ setting and will preserve ten backups.
• Added support for 'excludefromlogs.txt' file to exclude specified log entries from StdOut and StdErr logs.
• Improved the reporting of Java JDK Version and Bits on IBMi – AS/400 platform.
• Added the Stay-Linked Unique ID (SLUID) to the 'Device Info' display in the Stay-Linked Menu.
• Added 'Device Name' and 'Device ID' to the 'Session Info' display in the Stay-Linked Menu (non-5250 only).
• Implemented correction so that startup scripts are NOT RUN when a shared session is started.
• Added a new ‘Telnet Proxy’ diagnostic feature to provide visibility of inbound and outbound Telnet traffic.
• Improvements to the Client2Host Protocol.
• Assorted minor bug fixes and improvements.

V11.0.0 Build 144 dated 09/13/2012

Usage Tracking

• Added a new usage tracking feature to allow tracking of all devices that use the Stay-Linked Server. When devices connect to the Stay-Linked Server, they will be recorded in the Usage Tracking database.
• Usage history can also be tracked for ‘Sessions’, ‘Activity’, ‘User IDs’ and ‘Statistics’.
• Usage 'Activity' is free-form information that can be recorded using a Screen Recognition Host API or the new embedded Host API #24.
• Administrator provides access to the Usage Tracking data where you can view and manage usage information for all devices that have connected to the Stay-Linked Server.
• “Stay-Linked Speech” and “Stay-Linked Speech Direct” licensing is now controlled via the new Usage database.
• Stay-Linked Server Logs for devices can be accessed, even if the device is not running a Stay-Linked Session.
• Usage Tracking is completely configurable to enable or disable the various features and control the amount of historical data is retained in the database. Purged data can be automatically exported to CSV formatted files.

Terminal Emulation Enhancements

• Added a new 5250 Emulation Property to ‘Strictly Enforce Numeric-Only Fields’. This property will allow validation of keyboard input only for strictly ‘Numeric Only’ fields rather than validating for any ‘Numeric’ field.
• Added a new VT Emulation Property to ‘Reject Null Key Characters’. This property will prevent sending 0x00 characters to the Telnet Server.
• Added a new 5250 Emulation Property to ‘Allow Input While Not in a Field’. This property will allow input to be processed when the cursor is not on a 5250 input field.
• Record 5250 Inhibit Status changes to Session Log when the OIA is disabled.

Enhanced Screen Recognition and Screen Reformatting

• Added support for “Reformatted Numeric Input Fields” to change numeric attributes on the reformatted screen.
• Added support for “Auto-Enter” on Input Fields on Reformatted Screens.
• Added support for a ‘Post-Scan Delay’ to the ‘Input Modifiers’.
• Added support for ‘Regular Expressions’ support to the ‘Input Modifiers’.
• Added a new screen matching criteria that specifies the ‘Event Start Position ‘ of the presentation space update.
• Allow ‘Screen Variables’ to be used as substitutions in ‘Auto-Response’ scripts.
• Added support for the [cursor row.col] mnemonic to be used in ‘Auto-Response’ scripts.
• Added support for the [inputloc row,col] mnemonic for input processing on reformatted screens.
• Added support for a "Remember Position" menu option in the Screen Reformatting designer dialog.
• Added feature to "Save All Changes" for most Screen Recognition dialogs in the Administrator.
• Assorted minor bug fixes and improvements.

Administrator Enhancements and Improvements

• Re-organized and enhanced the Administrator User Interface.
• Added an option to “Automatically Expand Server Tree” to the Stay-Linked Server entries.
• Allow column sorting on the “Server List” listing.
• Add ability to re-order the “Connection List” columns to the user's preferred configuration.
• Added basic integration to launch ‘remote control’ through SOTI MobiControl Deployment Server.
• Added the ability to send “Mnemonic Commands” to a Stay-Linked Telnet Sessions from the Administrator.
• Added the ability to ‘Print List’ or ‘Export List’ for the ‘Server List’ contents.
• Added feature to indicate the sorted column on all of the sortable listings.
• Added an Alert message when a server is detected that is running OS/400 V6 and using obsolete Java 1.4.2.
• Enhanced to allow support for the Administrator to run on Windows with Unicode languages.
• Standardize nomenclature to reference ‘Rows and Columns’, in that order, throughout the Administrator GUI.
• Assorted minor bug fixes and improvements.

Assorted Enhancements and Improvements

• Improved Serial Number acquisition for Multi-language Windows Platform.
• Added new [encrypt] mnemonic to provide encryption of text in scripts.
• You can now start a Device Management Remote Control session, even if the device is not connected to an active Stay-Linked Session at the time.
• Added support for dynamic session port blacklisting when using a fixed port range. When a client fails to complete a connection handshake, the target port on the server will be blacklisted to prevent additional attempts to use that port in the fixed port range. This prevents unusable UDP ports from preventing further connections.
• Added support for a new [save_logs] mnemonic that can be assigned to a key in the keyboard maps. This mnemonic will cause a snapshot of the current server logs to be saved to a session-specific copy that can be evaluated at a later time without losing important logged activity.
• Added the option to control activation of the StayLinkedStdErr and StayLinkedStdOut log files.
• Improved the StayLinkedStdErr and StayLinkedStdOut logs to record a date and time stamp for all log entries.
• Improved the “Orphan Detection” feature to be more aggressive and find orphaned sessions even if the client passes an inactive SessionID to the server.
• Assorted minor bug fixes and improvements.

V10.1.0 Build 142 dated 05/03/2011

Enhanced Screen Recognition and Screen Reformatting

• Added a new ‘Input Modifiers’ function to Screen Recognition that will allow for modification of input into recognized screens. Currently supports ‘Allowed Input Type’, ‘Case Modifier’, ‘Key Remapping’, ‘Scan Prefix’ and ‘Scan Suffix’ input modifiers.
• Added ‘Background Color’ selection when designing Reformatted Screens.
• Provided a new ‘Screen Instance’ attribute to the screen recognition ‘Show Screen’ property.
• Enhanced the ‘Host API’ for ‘Run Remote Program/Command‘ to filter by ‘Device Type’.
• Provided a new ‘Input Type’ (*ALL *KEY *SCAN *VOICE) attribute for screen reformatting ‘Input Fields’.
• Improved handling of Host Attributes for screen reformatting ‘Copy Block’ and ‘Input Field’ elements.
• Added Administrator menu option to 'Underline Input Fields' on the host screen map display.
• Assorted minor bug fixes and improvements.

Support for ‘Multi Session’ TE licensing

• Transitioning from ‘Dual Session’ to ‘Multi Session’ Terminal Emulation licensing.
• Provides for 2 to 10 sessions per ‘Multi Session’ seat.
• New ‘Emulation Properties’ in support of ‘Multi Session’ TE licensing; ‘WSID Avoid Duplicates’, ‘WSID Truncate’ and ‘Maximum Attempts to Avoid Duplicates’.
• This feature will require Stay-Linked Client software that supports the new ‘Multi Session’ licensing. Older Stay-Linked Client software will only allow a maximum of two sessions per ‘Multi Session’ TE seat.

Administrator Enhancements and Improvements

• Customizable TCP packet size for Administrator transactions.
• Added feature to allow export and import of Software Provisioning Manifests.
• Added feature to allow export and import of Server Configuration Files.
• Allow sorting of Client Settings by Setting Value.
• Added ‘Demonstration Mode’ warning messages.
• Added temporary license expiration warning messages.
• Added feature to allow maintenance of 'Subnet Description' for the 'Connections by Subnet' listing.
• Improved performance when displaying the ‘File Viewer’ window.
• Implement a 'Refresh' option for all appropriate listings in the Administrator.
• Added feature to allow reverse DNS lookup for the client IP on the 'Connection Details' panel.
• Enhanced the Copy/Paste function for ‘Device Groups’ to allow pasting into other servers.
• Added a new ‘Server Setting’ configuration of Maximum Sessions for ‘Multi Session’ licensing.
• Allow export of ‘Server Statistics’ summary to CSV file format.
• Assorted minor bug fixes and improvements.

Assorted Enhancements and Improvements

• Improved Serial Number acquisition for HP-UX platform.
• Serial Numbers for the AIX platform now include the Partition ID.
• Additional Logging for Pool Server DNS Resolution results.
• Client Deployment now includes support for DM Agent deployment.
• Client Deployment now includes support for ESPCONTROL deployment.
• Added device MAC address to the Authentication log.
• Added device MAC address to the Server Statistics log.
• Enhanced Server Statistics to show Session Counts only.
• Added support for ‘Scale Data’ as a symbology for barcode management.
• Added support for Generic RS232 High Speed Printing.
• Added support for ‘Screen Print’ and ‘Screen Dump’ features.
• Added support for 5250/3270 ‘Reject Scan Too Long’.
• Added support for 5250/3270 ‘Reject Input While Inhibited’ and ‘Beep After Inhibited’.
• Added an override 5250/3270 ‘Auto-Reset’ setting at the ‘Telnet Host Entry’ level.
• Added a new ‘Tap Cursor Action’ feature that specifies an action to take if the cursor is tapped.
• Added a new ‘Tap Cursor Proximity’ setting that controls the user’s ‘Tap Cursor’ accuracy.
• Added an override ‘Tap Cursor Movement’ setting at the ‘Telnet Host Entry’ level.
• Added an override ‘Tap Numbers’ setting at the ‘Telnet Host Entry’ level.
• Added override ‘Print Completion Actions’ settings at the ‘Telnet Host Entry’ level.
• Enhanced startup banner information in, and retain ten copies of the ‘StayLinkedManager.log’ file.
• Enhanced Java Version reporting for Stay-Linked Servers running on the OS/400 platform.
• Automatically terminate sessions for specific session startup error conditions, like ‘No Seats Available’, etc.
• Enhanced ‘Client2Host’ protocol to auto-refresh the device screen after a queue overflow on the server.
• Enhanced the VT ESC Sequence = 'raw' property to handle DView barcode scans.
• Enhanced the Auto-CHECK(FE) property to handle SCAN packets and CHECK(RB/RZ).

V10.0.0 Build 140 dated 04/27/2010

Screen Recognition and Screen Reformatting

• Powerful Screen Recognition feature set allows actions to be taken when host screens are recognized.
• Collect Variables from recognized screens for use in Host APIs, Auto-Responses and Screen Reformatting.
• Process Host APIs when screens are recognized. Use this feature to take specific actions when a screen is recognized, like text-to-speech, voice recognition, disable the scanner laser beam, send a message, sound a beep on the device, etc. Almost all Stay-Linked Host APIs are supported in screen recognition events.
• Process Automatic Responses when screens are recognized. Use this feature to provide responses to recognized screens in order to automate application interaction. Automatic log on, menu selections, etc.
• Reformat 5250/3270 host screens to fit your preferred device screen size.
• GUI Screen Designer tool provides quick and easy design of recognition and reformatting elements.
• All Screen Recognition and Reformatting information is stored on the server. No files are distributed to devices.

Enhanced Support for Screen Attributes and Extended Screen Sizes

• Added support for Normal, Blinking, Italic, Bold and Underline attributes on supported device operating systems.
• Added support for up to 132 columns displays on supported device operating systems.

Administrator Enhancements and Improvements

• Added support for descriptions for Administrator Users.
• Export the Connections List to a CSV file.
• Export the Managed Devices List to a CSV file.
• Multiple Connection Details dialogs can be open at one time.
• Added support for Software Provisioning Download via FTP or HTTP.
• Improved listing of server licenses to indicate any expired or invalid licenses.
• Display configuration file transfer progress in the Administrator Status Bar.
• Added support for copy/paste, import/export of Barcode Regular Expressions.
• Easily edit Keyboard Maps and Device Groups from the ‘Connection Details’ screen in the Administrator.
• Added ‘Caps Lock’ notification to administrator logon and password dialogs.
• Added ‘Auto-Complete’ function to the ‘Client Settings’ dialog when selecting a client setting.
• Allow alphabetical sorting of entries in the ‘Settings’ drop-down list on the ‘Scan2Configure’ dialog.
• Allow sorting of ‘Device Groups’ listing by ‘Description’, ‘Low IP’ and ‘Device Type’.

Assorted Enhancements and Improvements

• Report 'PASSWORD NONE' AS/400 security exception.
• Server-side diagnostic logging can be restricted to a specific device IP range.
• Added support for up to 10 user variables that can be populated using Screen Recognition and Host APIs and can be displayed in the Administrator Connection Details dialog.
• Server Statistics now reports Total Scans and Total Keys values for each session.
• Added new Host API to set the ‘Device Name’ that is displayed in the Connections List.
• Added support for Magnetic Stripe Reader in Barcode Settings.
• Added support for return to 1st Session when 2nd Session is not allowed.
• Enhanced session logging for screen update events, screen recognition events, SSH authentication and others.
• Added support in barcode configuration to allow ‘Trim from beginning/end to fit field’ for 5250 and 3270.
• Added support for up to 132 column displays on the devices.
• Added support for TE VoiceWedge and TE VoiceDirect licensing.
• Enhanced support for Spanish, Turkish and Italian language Windows Server platforms.
• Improved the DEMO MODE license processing on the Server.
• Allow 5250 ‘Column Separators’ and ‘Highlight’ display attributes to be translated into any supported attribute.
• Added the VT100 Function Keys F1 through F4 to the ‘Key List’ menu and allow scanning of these F-Keys.
• Added support for additional 2D barcode symbologies.

V9.1.0 Build 139 dated 07/28/2009

Barcode Management Improvements

• Added support for ‘Regular Expressions’ to provide extremely flexible manipulation of barcode data.
• Added ‘Auto-CHECK(FE) Emulation Property’ to append a FIELD EXIT to barcodes on CHECK(FE) 5250 fields.
• Enhanced the "Clear Field on Data Entry" feature of the Telnet Host Entry to support SCAN data also.

Stay-Linked Host API Improvements

• Added support for a user-configurable ‘Host API Separator Character’.
• Enhanced ‘Scanner Control’ Host API to include beeper options.

Device Management Improvements

• Allow DM-capable devices in selected ‘Device Groups’ be automatically added to the ‘Managed Devices’ list.
• Allow ‘Device Names’ to be displayed in the ‘Connections List’ for clients running ‘DM Only’ sessions.

Stay-Linked Administrator Improvements

• Greatly improved the display and reporting of ‘Session Status’ in the Administrator ‘Connections List’.
• Added display of ‘Server Version’ with the ‘Server Build’ in the ‘Server List’ of the Administrator.
• Added display of ‘OS Name and Version’ and the ‘Java Version’ in the ‘Server List’ of the Administrator.
• Easily add new Keyboard Maps from the ‘Connection Details’ screen in the Administrator during ‘eSP0003’ error.
• Improvements in communications handling between the Administrator and the Server.
• Display the Client CRC value on the ‘Connection Details’ screen in the Administrator.
• Display detailed Client and Server IP and Port information in the ‘Connection List’ and ‘Connection Details’.
• Added right-click and copy to clipboard for some data elements in the Administrator ‘Connection Details’ dialog.
• Allow alphabetical sorting of entries in the ‘Settings’ drop-down list on the ‘Client Settings’ dialog.

Assorted Enhancements and Improvements

• Support ‘Transfer Session’ to a device that is showing the ‘WSID IN USE’ message.
• Added the ‘Session Uptime’ to the ‘Session Info’ screen available from the Stay-Linked Menu on the device.
• Added support for a ‘Session Inactivity Timeout Script’ to be run before inactive sessions are terminated.
• Improved support for German-language Windows Servers.
• Expanded tap-spot zones for various server-side prompts on the client screens.
• Assorted server protocol improvements when supporting WWAN/Cellular connections through a firewall.
• Added support for a new [devicetype] substitution value that can be used in scripts, etc.
• Added additional reliability improvements for License Pool Server Interval processing.
• Enhanced Server-side Log File management.
• Assorted Administrator and Server minor fixes.

V9.1.0 Build 138 dated 10/29/2008

Administrator Management Enhancements

• Administrator Access to the Server is now controlled by User Profiles
  • User and Password are required to access the Stay-Linked Server
  • Highly detailed control over user access to Administrator features
  • Define connection filters to restrict users to manage only specific connections.
  • Users can be restricted by IP to specific computers used to administer a Stay-Linked Server.

VoiceWedge™ enhancement for Voice-Enabled Telnet with Multi-Modal Input

• Stay-Linked Client supports CTG’s ctgTALK software on audio-capable PPC/CE/WM devices.
• Implemented new Host API for Text-to-Speech output from your end-user applications.
• Implemented new Host API for Advanced Speech Recognition input to your end-user applications.
• Speech output can now be added to your end-user application screen displays.
• Voice entry can be added to the existing keyboard, scanner and tap-spot input for your applications.

Enhanced Encryption Support

• Stay-Linked offers Blowfish Encryption (Blowfish/ECB/PKCS5Padding) for extremely secure communications between the Stay-Linked Client (PPC/WM/CE/Win32) and the Stay-Linked Server.
• You can restrict connections only to Blowfish Encrypted Stay-Linked Clients.
• You can specify up to four Blowfish Keys with automatic key rotation at your specified interval.

Unicode Support for 5250 and UTF-8 Support for VT

• Stay-Linked supports AS/400-iSeries Servers running 5250 emulation in multiple Unicode languages.
• Stay-Linked supports VT Telnet Servers running UTF-8 emulation in multiple languages.

Assorted Improvements

• Added support for a Session Inactivity Timeout to terminate unused Stay-Linked Sessions.
• Added a ‘Reconnection Script’ to be executed when a client reconnects to an existing session.
• Added an option to convert 5250 ‘Column Separator’ display attributes to Underlines.
• Added an option to ‘Host API Configuration’ to ‘Display API Screen’ when processing a Host API.
• Added support for Text Cursor Enable Mode in VT emulation (visible or invisible cursor).
• Show the selected ‘Device Group’ in the Connection Details dialog.
• Enhanced the License Pool Server Interval License Request Processing.
• Added a ‘Tap Spot Test’ diagnostic tool to the Stay-Linked Menu.
• Added the ability to open the Log Folder when viewing Log Files.
• Added a Hander Log Analysis diagnostic option when viewing Handler Log Files.
• Added drag-and-drop reordering in Telnet Host, Scan2Command, Scan2Configure and Provisioning dialogs.
• Allow customization of Device Types in Client Deployment Packages.
• Redesigned the ‘Client Settings’ dialog for more efficient lookup of the various client settings.
• Allow various sorting options for the ‘Client Settings’ listing.
• Provide configurable port range for Session Monitor feature.
• Assorted Administrator and Server enhancements and minor fixes.

V9.0.0 Build 136 dated 02/28/2008

Integrated Device Management Features

• Interactive Device Management features including:
  • View Device Information
  • View installed Applications, Install New Applications and Uninstall Applications
  • View, Stop and Kill Running Processes, Start New Processes
  • Manage File System on the Device
  • Manage Registry on the Device
  • View Network and Wireless Adapters and Network Properties
  • Device Remote Control
• 3^rd-Party Software Provisioning
• Supports a ‘Device Management Only’ mode for devices that do not require Terminal Emulation.

Scan2Configure and Scan2Command Profiles

• You can assemble and print Scan2Configure profiles that contain barcodes to be scanned by Version 9 Clients to configure the Stay-Linked Client software.
• You can assemble and print Scan2Command profiles that contain barcodes to be scanned by Version 9 Clients to command the Stay-Linked Client software to take actions in your application or to control the client.

Host Server Support Enhancements

• Partition IDs are now integrated into Server Serial Numbers on the iSeries (AS/400) platform.

Stay-Linked Administrator Enhancements

• Added Firewall Settings support for Administrator connections to the server.
• Improved Administrator dialogs to support PCs running larger DPI values.
• Add support for copy-and-paste of Telnet Host Entries.
• Improved file transfer performance between server and administrator.
• Add support for 'Full-Screen Sharing' using CTRL-Click on the menu.
• Add 'Start Console Session' to Connection List alternate pop-up menu.
• Allow use of spaces for barcode management string substitutions.

Assorted Improvements

• Added support for Print Data Throttling for large print jobs sent to the client.
• Support a ‘Take No Action’ option for handing 5250 error messages on Line 24.
• Support for VT Keyboard Locking allowing only Scanner Input.
• Enhanced handling of server log file names when devices are behind NAT.
• Keyboard Maps are dynamically reloaded when devices reconnect to existing sessions.
• Enhanced Stay-Linked Host API screen and response processing logic.
• User configurable row and column for locating the Stay-Linked Host API control strings.
• Assorted Administrator enhancements and minor fixes.

V8.0.0 Build 134 dated 01/25/2007

Telnet-SSL Support

• Stay-Linked supports SSL connections to your telnet servers. Stay-Linked supports Well-Known Trusted CA Server Certificates, Private Self-Signed Server Certificates and Client Certificates.

DBCS Support

• Stay-Linked supports telnet servers running DBCS sessions and displays these CJK code pages:
  • Code Page 290 Japanese Non-ext Katakana
  • Code Page 930 Japanese Katakana
  • Code Page 939 Japanese English
  • Code Page 942 Japanese ASCII
  • Code Page 1390 Japanese Katakana Extended Euro
  • Code Page 1399 Japanese Latin Extended Euro
  • Code Page 933 Korean
  • Code Page 949 Korean ASCII
  • Code Page 1364 Korean Euro
  • Code Page 935 Simplified Chinese
  • Code Page 1381 Simplified Chinese ASCII
  • Code Page 1388 Simplified Chinese GBK
  • Code Page 937 Traditional Chinese
  • Code Page 948 Traditional Chinese ASCII
  • Code Page 950 Traditional Chinese Big5
  • Code Page 964 Traditional Chinese AIX
  • Code Page 1371 Traditional Chinese Euro

Enterprise Licensing

• You can now use the Stay-Linked License Pool Server to lease seats to multiple decentralized Stay-Linked Servers.

Enhanced Barcode Configuration

• Added support for Control Code Substitution in the barcode data.

Additional Host Server Support

• Added support for the SCO UnixWare Server platform.
• Added support for the Mac OS X Server Platform.

Stay-Linked Administrator Enhancements

• Added new ‘Quick Connect’ option to connect to a server.
• Color-coded the listing for active and inactive license keys.

Assorted Improvements

• Added support for Fast Session Switching between Dual Sessions.
• Added support for Label Printing Data spanning multiple display screens.
• Added support for transmission of VT ESC Sequences as single packets.
• Added support for scripting substitutions for the 3270 LU Host Name property.
• Added support for ‘Keyboard Only’ data entry attribute on 5250/3270 input fields.
• Updated DNS caching to ‘never cache’ for Telnet Host Names.
• Enhanced support for 3270 Reverse Video and Underline display attributes.
• Enhanced Stay-Linked Host APIs to support an optional server response.

V7.2.0 Build 133 dated 09/15/2006

Session Partnerships

• You can now create ‘Partnerships’ between two devices and allow those devices to share the same terminal session. A typical implementation would allow a VMU on a forklift to be ‘partnered’ with a hand-help unit so that the user is no longer restricted by the cable length of a tethered scanner.
• This feature also supports dynamic partnerships where the user at a device can share a session with another device by simply providing the MAC, IP or Device ID.

Support for Devices with Built-in Vibration Notification

• You can now specify ‘Vibrate’ notification for ALARM, BEL and Message Handling.

Enhanced Stay-Linked API for Host Applications

• Added a Scanner ‘Soft-Trigger’ API to allow control of scanner laser from Host Application.
• Added support for ‘Vibrate’ notification to the Beeper Control API.

Enhanced Telnet Host Attributes

• You can now specify 5250/3270 field attributes that will restrict data entry to ‘Scanned Data’ only.

Enhanced Device Management

• Support for new ‘Subnet Device Management Only’ password which will restrict the Stay-Linked Administrator to management of only those devices that are in the same subnets as the Administrator PC.

Assorted Improvements

• Added improved integrity checking for files transferred to the server and to devices from the Administrator.
• You can include substitution mnemonics into Administrator Messages sent to devices.
• Added support for ‘Orphaned Session Detection and Reconnection’ for devices that have volatile storage.
• Added support for a new [long_delay] scripting mnemonic that provide a 1 second delay is script processing.
• Added support for a new [soft_trigger] mnemonic that will allow mapping of the scanner button to any key.

V7.1.0 Build 132 dated 04/24/2006

Integration of 3^rd Party Device Management Software

• Added support for detection and Management of the Odyssey Athena Management Client.

Enhanced Stay-Linked API for Host Applications

• Added a Host API for updating the User ID associated with a Stay-Linked Session.

Enhanced Barcode Management

• You can now specify to trim spaces from the left, right or both sides of a specific symbology.
• For 5250 and 3270 sessions, you can specify that an ENTER be appended to barcodes scanned into the last field of the current screen.
• Character substitutions for barcode symbologies will now support replacement with [null] values.

Enhanced Device Settings Management

• You can now configure specific device settings files to be transferred to devices. These device settings files control the behavior of the Stay-Linked Client and include ‘scanner.ini’, ‘extkeys.ini’, ‘locale.ini’ and ‘servers.ini’.

Assorted Improvements

• Added support for renegotiation of Device Display Size for dynamic font change on PPC/CE.Net devices.
• 5250/3270 Printing Support now allows configuration of the CRLF ID string rather than being hard-coded.
• The PPC/CE.Net ‘Device Name’ value is now available via the new [deviceid] mnemonic and can be inserted into Startup Scripts, VT Answerback Messages or can be used as the 5250 Device Name.
• Improvements for licensing on the Windows Platform.
• Added a new ‘Debug OIA’ area that will display current view port origin and cursor position on the device screen.
• 5250 and 3270 Telnet Hosts can be configured so that data when data is entered in the first position of a field, any other data in that field is automatically erased.
• The diagnostic tools Echo Test and Radio Stats can now be mapped to any available key on the device.
• Enhanced the detection and reporting of Server OS resource limitations.
• You can now sort connection groups and connection lists either ascending or descending.

V7.1.0 Build 131 dated 01/31/2006

Session Transfer Support and Monitoring Improvements

• The Administrator can transfer a session from a disabled device to any other connected device of any type.
• One or more sessions can be monitored from multiple administrators at the same time.

SSH Session Support

• In addition to Telnet Sessions, Stay-Linked now supports SSH v2 Sessions connecting to SSH Servers.

Backup Telnet Host Support

• For each Telnet Host defined, you can specify up to two backup Telnet Hosts. If Stay-Linked cannot create a connection to the primary Telnet Host, then it will automatically attempt to connect to the 1^st and then the 2^nd Backup Telnet Hosts.

Enhanced Device Group Selection

• In addition to ‘High’ and ‘Low’ IP range, you can now specify a ‘Device Type’ for Device Group selection.

Enhanced Stay-Linked API for Host Applications

• Added a Host API for sending Short, Long or Double beeps to devices.
• Added a Host API for determining if a session is running Stay-Linked or not.

Assorted Improvements

• You can now specify that a specific character or string in barcode data be replaced with a different character or string of characters.
• Support for new [userid] mnemonic for inserting the ‘Device ID’ value into Startup Scripts or VT Answerback Messages.
• The Stay-Linked Console Client Keyboard Maps are now available for modification.
• Enhanced session connection performance and connection error reporting.

V7.0.0 Build 130 dated 10/28/2005

Enhanced Support for Client-side Dynamic NAT

• Server can be configured to transparently support client-side Dynamic NAT port timeouts and reassignments.
• Device Group selection can be based on either the device Private IP or the device Public IP.

Enhanced Barcode Settings Management for different Telnet Hosts

• In addition to barcode settings assigned to devices in a ‘Device Group’ level, barcode settings can now also be managed at the ‘Telnet Host Entry’ level.

Enhanced Stay-Linked API for Host Applications

• Added a Host API for disabling and enabling the Scanner Laser in supported devices.

Assorted Improvements

• Enhanced Device Settings selection logic in the server.
• Support for new [devicemac] mnemonic for inserting the device MAC address into Startup Scripts or VT Answerback Messages.
• Support for control codes in Barcode Prefixes and Suffixes.

V7.0.0 Build 129 dated 06/15/2005

New, Improved Stay-Linked Administrator User Interface.

• Newly designed 'Explorer-style' user interface.
• Easily manage multiple Stay-Linked Servers from a single Administrator console.
• Password-controlled Administrator access for 'Full Administration' or 'Device Management Only'
• Remotely disconnect devices, leaving the session running on the host.
• Barcode settings can now be defined for specific barcode symbologies and lengths.
• Enhanced Diagnostics allow the administrator to remotely launch 'Radio Stats' and 'Echo Test' on the device.

Enhanced Device Connections Listing

• More efficient interface for managing large numbers of devices.
• Drill-down by Subnet, Device Type, Device Group or list all devices.

Automated and Centralized Stay-Linked Client Software Deployment

• Provides centralized management of Stay-Linked Client updates.
• Import 'Stay-Linked Deployment Packages' onto the Stay-Linked Server for Automated Deployment to Devices.
• Control Mandatory vs. Optional Deployment.
• Control Client Updates by Device Type and IP Range.
• Updates are efficiently deployed to the devices when new connections are established.
• Manage bandwidth utilization by controlling the number of concurrent deployments.
• Client Software Updates can be manually pushed to the device from the Stay-Linked Administrator.

Centralized Device Settings Management

• Provides centralized management of all Stay-Linked Client Settings (staylink.ini).
• Manage Device Settings Globally, by Device Type, by IP Range or by MAC Address.
• Settings are efficiently deployed to the devices when new connections are established.
• Settings can be manually pushed to the device from the Stay-Linked Administrator.

Stay-Linked API for Host Applications

• Provides control of Stay-Linked devices from your end user application.
• Retrieve session attributes like Device Type, IP Address, MAC Address, Device Name, Client Version, Display Rows and Columns, etc.
• Transfer files to and from the devices from your end-user application.
• Reboot, Restart, Disconnect and Terminate sessions from the end-user applications.
• Send special, highly visible messages to the device from the end-user applications.
• Run remote command and programs on the device, controlled by the end-user application.

V6.2.0 Build 128 dated 01/28/2005

Collaborative Session Sharing from the Administrator

Reliable Wireless File Transfer Support with Drag-and-Drop

Wireless Client Software Updates with v6.2.0 Clients

Device Identification Support

Color Support for Color-Capable Devices 

Enhanced Telnet Host Management

• Start-up Script for the Specific Host
• User-Defined Title for Host Selection Menu
• Show or Hide the 'Quit Stay-Linked' Menu Option
• Add a 'Local Program Call' Menu Option
• Re-order the Host Selection Menu Entries

Enhanced Barcode Management

• Prefix and Suffix per Symbology
• PDF417 (2-D) Symbology Support

Enhanced Keyboard Management

• Display a List of Keyboard Maps from the Server
• Remove Un-needed Keyboard Maps from the Server
• Add New Map Selection by Manufacturer and then Device
• Add New Maps for Undefined Device Keyboard Layouts
• Add Key Mappings that are not Pre-defined

VT Printing Support

Support for Configuration File Backups on the Server

Password Authentication to Connect the Stay-Linked Administrator to a Server

'Most Recently Used' Server IP Selection for the Stay-Linked Administrator

Run Remote Commands from the Stay-Linked Administrator

Start a Console Session from the Stay-Linked Administrator

V6.1.0 Build 127 dated 09/29/2004

• Enhanced Dual Session Support and Licensing
• More flexible 5250 Device Naming
• Additional Diagnostic Logging
• Support for VT Attributes like Reverse Video and Underline
• Optimized Memory Utilization during Session Startup
• Support for ‘Use First ## Digits’ in the barcode configuration
• Support for ‘Caps Lock’ in the host configuration
• Ability to ‘Take Control’ of a Session from the Stay-Linked Administrator
• Support for VT BEL escape sequences
• Support for RFID scanning
• Ability to disable device keys from the Keyboard Management dialog

V6.1.0 Build 125 dated 06/01/2004

• Support for Device Viewport Position Locking
• Enhanced support for VT Host Emulation Properties including 'Answer Back Message'
• Support for Dual Sessions
• Support for Sun Solaris platform
• Support for SCO OpenServer platform
• Support for custom escape sequences for keyboard mapping and scripts
• Enhanced Administrator Main Dialog now displays more server information

V6.1.0 Build 124 dated 02/26/2004

• Support for Host Groups with assignment to Device Groups
• Support for System Message Location
• Support for Session Startup Scripts
• Enhanced Server Log File Management
• Enhanced Session Info Screen on Device
• Server Alerts for Device Reconnections are now Optional
• Support for Dynamic Device Screen Height and Width on Reconnection
• Enhanced Keyboard Test on Device
• Added New Scanner Test to Stay-Linked Menu on Device

V6.1.0 Build 122 dated 01/06/2004

• Support for VT Alarm Configuration
• Support for Local Device Printing
• Enhanced PPC and WinCE Operational Features
• Assorted Performance Enhancements and Optimizations

V6.1.0 Build 118 dated 09/12/2003

• Initial 'Stay-Linked' branded build