Our latest software releases


August 30, 2010

SoftPerfect Network Scanner v4.4.9
  • Added bookmark grouping (bookmarks can be organised in groups by using a vertical bar in its name).
  • Added product version and file CRC32 checksum to the properties retrieved from remote files.
  • Added DHCP server discovery / rogue server detection.
  • Added basic UDP port scan: DNS and TFTP servers discovery.

July 17, 2010

SoftPerfect Network Scanner v4.4.8
  • Added a workaround in ARP address discovery based on querying SNMP capable gateway (some routers returned malformed data).
  • Fixed sorting by friendly name in the WOL manager.
  • If launched from a HDD, but the folder contains a XML/INI configuration file, the application will use it instead of the registry.
  • Added horizontal/vertical grid lines shown in the tree. Improved main window positioning.
  • Added F2 shortcut to quickly assign comments/friendly names.
  • Fixed ignored 'ping broadcast addresses' option when scanning previously undiscovered nodes.
  • Added parameter substitution for any column when launching third-party applications.

June 28, 2010

SoftPerfect Connection Emulator v1.3.2
  • Fixed bandwidth limiting that did not work properly when latency simulation was turned on.

June 21, 2010

SoftPerfect NetWorx v5.1.2
  • Dial-up application launch list is made editable and accepts command-line parameters to be passed to applications.
  • Added all-time/on-peak/off-peak as an extra condition in notifications.
  • Currently active hour is now shown in the hour selection matrix.
  • Added a workaround to prevent incorrect readings when installed with NetLimiter 3.
  • Changed notification processing: if actions include dropping dial-up connections, the timer is reset when a new connection is dialed. Otherwise it caused premature occurrence of the event.
  • Added import of IP address to be ignored (formats understood are IP address range, CIDR and individual IP addresses).
  • Bandwidth rates shown under the graph are made monochrome (this can be reverted via a hidden setting).
  • Added a hidden setting allowing to relocate the database to another folder.
  • Updated language files and minor user interface tweaks.
  • Added more shutdown options: power off, stand by, hibernate and restart.

June 10, 2010

SoftPerfect Network Search Engine v1.2.2
  • Fixed redundant hostname mistakenly added to folders shown in search results.

May 30, 2010

SoftPerfect RAM Disk v3.0.2
  • Added compressed NTFS volumes support to save RAM disk space.
  • Added creation of preformatted image files.
  • Fixed formatting newly created image files that could cause Windows Vista / Seven to hang during formatting.
  • Various minor improvements and tweaks.

May 24, 2010

SoftPerfect LAN Search Pro v9.0 Pro
  • Fully reworked and fully Unicode-enabled release.
  • Various user interface improvements and performance enhancements.
  • Windows 98/ME and NT 4.0 are no longer supported.

May 13, 2010

SoftPerfect Connection Emulator v1.3.1
  • Added command-line support. It is now possible to pass a XML-file to load the profile and start emulation.
  • Reimplemented broken latency simulation to avoid erroneous delays growth.

May 13, 2010

SoftPerfect Network Scanner v4.4.7
  • Fixed doubling bookmarks when loading an external configuration file.
  • Fixed inability to launch 64-bit applications in %SystemRoot% such as mstsc.exe (remote desktop client).
  • Added a tool for creating batch files to run a command against multiple computers. This can be used to update files or remote registry, configure services, etc.

April 10, 2010

SoftPerfect RAM Disk v3.0.1
  • Improved multiuser environment support (correct handling of multiple logons where disk with the same name is already mounted).
  • Added configurable volume label accessible via advanced disk properties.
  • Newly created disks now have indexing attribute turned off by default.

April 10, 2010

SoftPerfect NetWorx v5.1.1
  • Added dial-up connection name and speed shown in the tray icon tooltip.
  • Implemented correct usage recording when multiple users were logged on at once (fast user switching).
  • Fixed excessive reading from the disk when showing daily/weekly/monthly usage on hovering tray icon was enabled (now updated once a minute).
  • Updated language files and other minor tweaks.
  • Fixed sorting usage reports when daily usage exceeded 2 GB.

March 25, 2010

SoftPerfect Network Scanner v4.4.6
  • Added WOL manager button on the toolbar.
  • Improved sorting in third-party applications in the options.
  • Added passing host name to a third party application as %3.
  • Added ignored IP addresses manager.
  • Added /wolfile and /wakeall command-line switches related to Wake-On-LAN. See the manual for details.
  • Added new MAC address discovery method. It works by querying the default gateway provided it is SNMP capable and enables you to determine MAC address of devices behind the router.
  • Added a configurable delay between sending two WOL packets to avoid power consumption peaks.

March 23, 2010

SoftPerfect RAM Disk v3.0
  • Added mount/unmount all disks command and an expanded popup menu in the system tray providing quick access to major features.
  • Added boot-time disk support (RAM disks mounted before user logon) making the software usable for servers and server applications. It is also now possible to place the pagefile on such a disk.
  • Numerous optimisations throughout the product. Subject to the host OS, projected performance gains compared to the previous version are about 10% for sequential I/O, 30-50% for large block I/O and 400-600% for small block I/O.
  • Fixed inability to change disk properties if its new size added with the current size exceeded available RAM.
  • Fixed editing TMP/TEMP variables as they became non-expandable after editing, which caused issues with values like %USERPROFILE%.

March 02, 2010

SoftPerfect Connection Emulator v1.3
  • Added polyline graph in addition to histogram.
  • Added travel alongside the graph up to 30 min backwards.
  • Added saving the graph as an image and as tabular data in CSV.
  • Added dual (asymmetric) bandwidth limits support.

February 23, 2010

SoftPerfect NetWorx v5.1
  • Fixed a desk band issue that caused a crash on Windows 7 in certain circumstances.
  • Fixed graph shown off-screen if the monitor where it had been displayed became unavailable.
  • Fixed showing 'unavailable' in the graph title when the chosen adapter was not available at startup and became available later.
  • Added password check when accessing quota settings when the password protection is enabled.
  • Added network manager allowing to exclude certain networks from monitoring.
  • Fixed an error in computations of monthly periods when the month started 29th, 30th or 31st.

February 21, 2010

SoftPerfect Connection Emulator v1.2.1
  • Fixed random failure of the packet reordering emulation. Occasionally it failed with an access violation message.
  • Fixed stalling connections when switching between a fixed transfer rate and the unlimited rate.

February 02, 2010

SoftPerfect Connection Emulator v1.2
  • Added dropping and duplication of every Nth packet in addition to drop of a certain percentage of packets.
  • Added on-line check for updates.

January 28, 2010

SoftPerfect Network Search Engine v1.2.1
  • Files displayed in the GUI client can be open with a double-click.
  • Resolved connectivity issues where clients could not connect to the server running on Windows Vista/Seven.

January 20, 2010

SoftPerfect Network Scanner v4.4.5
  • Duplicated logon sessions are no longer shown as logged-on users.
  • Added an option to expand shared folders automatically.
  • Streamlined and improved WMI query mechanism (better performance and new Win32 classes).
  • Automatic naming of new WMI items in WMI manager.
  • Fixed showing security info for shared folders broken several builds ago.

January 17, 2010

SoftPerfect NetWorx v5.0.9
  • Fixed doubling outgoing traffic records on Vista/Seven with mobile broadband and "dial-up" ADSL.
  • Fixed graph shown in taskbar when Frameless Graph Window in the hidden options was turned on.
  • Added Portuguese (Portugal) language.

January 16, 2010

SoftPerfect RAM Disk v2.0.1
  • Allows to create disks of up 95% of the available RAM.
  • Added editing RAM disks (changing properties).
  • Added on-demand on-line checking for updates.
  • Made other minor tweaks.

January 13, 2010

SoftPerfect RAM Disk v2.0
  • Fixed inability to create volumes over 2 GB.
  • Added 64-bit systems support.
  • Added Mount/Unmount commands.
  • Added several new global options.
  • Added user manual.
  • Several tweaks and fixes throughout the product.
  • Distribution terms changed to 30-day trial.

January 07, 2010

SoftPerfect Network Scanner v4.4.4
  • Columns with last scan time, remote time/date and uptime are sorted properly (as time rather than as text).
  • In HTML reports UNC links to shared folders now work in Firefox.
  • Added 'Paste IP' button on the toolbar.
  • Added sorting capability to WMI, remote services, files and registry managers.
  • Added host name lookup options (FQDN / RDN) plus a better name resolution mechanism.

January 03, 2010

SoftPerfect NetWorx v5.0.8
  • Fixed a memory leak on Vista and Seven in early downloads of version 5.0.7.
  • Fixed displaying month names when usage chart was in the non-stacked bars mode.
  • Any broadcast traffic is ignored in the Ignore LAN traffic mode.
  • Added Windows 7 locale bug workaround where the US date format was used instead of the one chosen in standards and formats.
  • Added Norwegian, Slovak and Turkish languages.

December 30, 2009

SoftPerfect Connection Emulator v1.1
  • Duplicate packet simulation implemented.
  • Disordered packet simulation implemented.
  • Added bridging feature that makes possible to insert the emulator between two non-Windows based network devices.
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