----------------------------------------- GO-Global for Windows Release Notes Version 3.2 June 19, 2007 ----------------------------------------- (c) GraphOn Corporation 1999-2007. All rights reserved. ___________________________________________________________________ CONTENTS Version 3.2 Release Notes 1. Introduction 2. New Features 2.1 Client-Side Password Caching 2.2 Time Zone Redirection 2.3 Backward Compatible Client and Server 2.4 Relay Server Enhancements 2.5 Session Shadowing Notification 2.6 Automatic License Retrieval and Installation 2.7 Automatic Windows Update and Hotfix Compatibility 2.8 Mac OS X Client 2.9 Browser Plug-in for Mac OS X 2.10 Pocket PC Client 2.11 Enhanced Feature Support for the Linux Client and Windows CE Client 2.12 Enhanced Feature Support for the Mac OS X Clients 3. End of Support for Windows 2000 Server 4. Issues Resolved in 3.2 5. Known Issues GO-Global for Windows OEM RELEASE 3.2.0.4100 (5/17/2007) ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Introduction ------------------------------------------------------------------- GO-Global supports the following server platforms: - Windows Server 2003 Standard or Enterprise Edition with Service Packs 1 or 2 - Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard or Enterprise Edition - Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. New Features ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.1 Client-Side Password Caching ----------------------------------- Client-side password caching allows users who are not members of the GO-Global Server's domain to log on to GO-Global without having to enter their user name and password every time they connect to the server. After the first manual authentication, the user’s logon credentials are encrypted on the server and transmitted to the client system. When the user makes subsequent connections, the cached password is transmitted back to the server, where it is decrypted and then used to automatically log the user on to the GO-Global Server. 2.2 Time Zone Redirection --------------------------- This option allows GO-Global sessions to run in the time zone of the client computer, regardless of the time zone that is selected on the GO-Global Server. 2.3 Backward Compatible Client and Server --------------------------------------------- This allows a client to connect to a GO-Global Server when the major and minor versions of the client and server match but the service pack or build numbers do not. 2.4 Relay Server Enhancements -------------------------------- Dependent application servers can be located on a different network than their associated relay server. For example, dependent application servers can be located behind a firewall on an internal, Active Directory network, and the associated relay server can be located in a demilitarized zone (DMZ) outside the firewall. 2.5 Session Shadowing Notification ------------------------------------ GO-Global notifies users when someone connects to their session and allows the user to accept or deny access. 2.6 Automatic License Retrieval and Installation ------------------------------------------------- Using the License Retrieval Wizard, administrators can automatically download and install a GO-Global license. 2.7 Automatic Windows Update and Hotfix Compatibility ---------------------------------------------------------- GO-Global's Automatic Windows Update and Hotfix Compatibility feature virtually eliminates the need for compatibility updates when Microsoft releases a new Windows Update or Hotfix. At runtime, GO-Global automatically detects the locations of the internal operating system variables and functions used by GO-Global so that users are able to start GO-Global sessions and run published applications regardless of which Windows Updates and Hotfixes are installed on the system. While we anticipate that GO-Global will be compatible with nearly all future releases of Windows Updates and Hotfixes, we recommend that GO-Global Servers be configured so they do not automatically install Windows Updates. >> To disable automatic download and installation of Windows Updates 1. Click Start | Control Panel. 2. Click Automatic Updates. 3. In the Automatic Updates dialog, click one of the following options: Download updates for me, but let me choose when to install them. Notify me but don't automatically download or install them. Turn off Automatic Updates. 4. Click OK. Before installing a Windows Update on a GO-Global Server, we encourage you to check the Windows Updates Summary to verify that the Update is supported. If you have questions or concerns please send email to support@graphon.com. 2.8 Mac OS X Client ---------------------- This lightweight application is simple to install and integrates seamlessly with the native Mac OS X environment. Users running Mac OS 10.3 and 10.4 with Apple Safari browse to an HTML page where they download and install the client, and then run GO-Global from the Applications directory. 2.9 Browser Plug-in for Mac OS X ------------------------------------- Mac OS X users running Apple Safari can browse to an HTML page where they can install and run the GO-Global plug-in. 2.10 Pocket PC Client ------------------------ The Pocket PC Client is a lightweight application that integrates seamlessly into the native device's environment. Pocket PC 2003 and Windows Mobile 5 users can run the Pocket PC Client from the Start menu or directly from the GO-Global executable. Pan and scale features allow server-based applications to be accessed from hand-held devices with small screens. 2.11 Enhanced Feature Support for the Linux Client and Windows CE Client ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Linux Client and the Windows CE Client support SSL security, serial port redirection, client audio support, and client printing. 2.12 Enhanced Feature Support for the Mac OS X Clients ----------------------------------------------------------- The Mac OS X Client and the Browser Plug-in for Mac OS X support SSL security, client printing, and client audio support. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. End of Support for Windows 2000 Server ------------------------------------------------------------------- Support for the Windows 2000 Server platform is no longer provided starting with V3.2. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Issues Fixed in 3.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------- On the Windows CE Client, the application status bar may flash when typing in Microsoft Word. A session is disconnected when packet loss is >= 10%. On the Linux Client, Outlook 2007 double-paints when you click on another area of the tree view. After a connection is lost, some users cannot reconnect to their original session. On the Mac OS X Client, Macintosh menus at the top of the screen do not paint properly. The client may hang when a session is being shadowed. Artifacts may be left on the client desktop after maximizing then restoring windows. When the relay server is located on a different network than its dependent application servers, you cannot access the relay server when running the Cluster Manager in a GO-Global session. On Mac OS X Client, the IME bar may flash continuously while running a session on an Asian server. On the Linux Client, the Mac OS X Client, and the Windows CE Client, maximizing and restoring Windows is slow and results in flashes. On the Windows CE Client, display problems occur when the Program Window is moved outside the work area. When running the Windows CE Client on Pocket PC 2003, black colors are painted in the Program Window's submenus and the buttons. On Windows Mobile 5, the Program Window is black after reconnecting to a session. On Windows Mobile 5, mouse events do not register in the Connection Notice dialog after reconnecting. On the Browser Plug-in for Mac OS X, selecting the back button or closing the browser does not disconnect the session. Problems may occur when shadowing a session that is running on a Pocket PC Client. On the Mac OS X Client (Intel Mac only), selecting File/Open/Save in Notepad crashes the application when client Drives is enabled. The client hangs after launching Wordpad when Adobe Acrobat is installed on the server. The License Retrieval Wizard does not come up during the setup when upgrading from 3.1.1 with a valid license. Cannot print an e-mail in Outlook 2007 using the the Universal Printer Driver. COM Port redirection using serial cross cables is broken. Refresh issue when creating or deleting folders through Internet Explorer. Cannot connect to a server with any other port beside 491 from the Pocket PC Client. Installing the Netscape Plug-in for Linux .tgz file (ggw-plugin.tgz) does not install the keyboard mapping files. The Connecting to session dialog may remain on screen when reconnecting. Cannot connect to the server when using SSL with 56-bit encryption. On the Netscape Plug-in for Linux (with Mozilla 1.6), the Logon dialog does not load unless you install the native Linux Client rpm. Intermittently, printers are available on other clients after printing. On the Windows CE Client, the first letter is not visible from all lines and icons are missing from the SSL Certificate dialog. Cannot restore minimized applications using the Stylus Pen On the Windows CE Client. On the Linux Client (KDE Desktop, Red Hat 9), there are display problems when dragging windows below the taskbar then back into the work area. Artifacts may be left on the desktop when closing a session. When running the Netscape Plug-in in embedded windows mode, there are title bar refresh problems when maximizing and restoring the Program Window. On the Browser Plug-in for Mac OS X, proper focus is not given to the Logon dialog for typing. (Activation issue). On the Mac OS X Client, it takes over 30 seconds for Adobe to appear on the client showing the Print Preview document. On the Linux Client and the Mac OS X Client, the client ding sound does not work in Internet Explorer. The server desktop is displayed in the session when exploring a folder on a client drive. Windows Desktop Search cannot be enabled in Outlook 2007. Slow to fully expand the menus in Office 2003 applications. On Pocket PC 2003, the client screen should not cover the whole taskbar at the top. On the Mac OS X Client (Intel Mac only), maximized windows are not the correct size. Client sounds are not played from UNIFACE on the Windows CE Client. [Case 10856]: Using Panda Antivirus causes a blue screen. [Case 5330]: Printing with the native printer driver does not work properly with custom application. [Case 5619]: Cannot shadow a user session running GO-Global on port 443 using SSL Transport. [Case 3335]: Some keys of Input Panel "keyboard" are not accepted. [Case 3773]: Client printers are visible from other sessions in the Windows CE Client. [Cases 5647,5400]: No communication through Firewall between Relay and Dependent application server. [Case 12148]: The Application Publishing Service is added to the DEP list and causes a blue screen at logon. [Case 3955]: Client support for Windows Mobile 2003. [Case 5656]: Output from activation of an OS command not visible. [Case 6008]: Cluster Manager cannot communicate with other servers when using SSL in a MS Cluster. [Case 5004]: Unable to set the relay server to the correct system in a Cluster environment. [Case 5676]: Clicking on column field names in the Cluster Manager does not arrange the sessions correctly. [Case 12431]: Request to be able to join an independent application server to a relay server on a different subnet. [Case 10837]: Request for entry in APS log that shows the level of encryption being used. [Case 5562]: Now a warning is not displayed when deleting a file from the client drive. [Case 5639]: Cluster Manager from one server cannot communicate with other servers. [Case 10825]: A file (message) isn't fully copied to client drives by drag & drop. [Case 10826]: Outlook 2003/ClientDrive: Saving a file (message) to client drive is too slow. [Case 10970]: Internet Explorer tasks appear but the window does not appear. [Case 12518]: A termination request from logon.exe causes CPU resources to exhaust. [Cases 3673,11920]: Connecting through Terminal Services causes a blue screen. (Likely due to VMWare on the system.) [Case 3554]: Input Locale Switching (ALT+SHIFT command does not work from the Mac OS X Client.) [Case 11138]: Netbeans IDE 5.0 does not launch. [Case 11896]: Mac OS X Client is very slow to use the client after shadowing the session on the server. [Case 3515]: The wrong message is presented to the user when the number of allowed concurrent users has been exceeded. [Case 5024]: Client Sound Implementation feature request for Windows CE Client. [Case 12370]: Request for German keyboard support for the Mac OS X Client. [Case 3851]: Blue screen when administering the server using RDP in VMWare environment. [Case 4581]: The ! keystroke is not correct on a Windows CE Client using a French keyboard. [Case 5080]: Request for French keyboard support on the Windows CE Client. [Case 4364]: Request for support of the COM port on the Windows CE Client. [Case 5886]: The Application Publishing Service on the relay server generates an excessive amount of packets. [Case 4575]: French keyboard does not work on the Mac OS X Client. [Cases 3231,5569]: Loss of connectivity starts new session rather than reconnecting. [Cases 4539,5621]: "Save As" to a client drive in an Excel spreadsheet is very slow on Windows Server 2003. [Cases 4544,5528]: File | Open drop-down is slow. [Case 12298]: Need to change the Administrator Guide's reference to the port # for proxy tunneling. [Case 10946]: Cluster Manager Command-Line Interface needs -Hostname parameter if port is other than 491. On the Linux Client and the Mac OS X Client (frame mode only), administrators cannot shadow the client session from the server (the session freezes). Compression is now enabled by default. The Mac OS X Client now includes an uninstall script. Remote Desktop can be used to administer GO-Global Servers on Windows XP. GO-Global now supports the Compressed (zipped) Folders Extraction Wizard, and downloads the server desktop. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Known Issues ------------------------------------------------------------------- Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2005 is not supported. Text may be displayed using the wrong font in sessions running on Asian-language servers. HOMEDRIVE and HOMEPATH environment variables are not defined. Client clipboard support stops working intermittently. Display problems may occur when shadowing a session. Japanese keyboards are not supported on the Mac OS X Client. On the Mac OS X Client using a German keyboard the right quotation mark displays a vertical quotation mark. On the Pocket PC Client, double taps do not always register. On the Mac OS X Client, window stacking order is incorrect after activating applications in the same vertical position. Text in Outlook 2007 e-mails intermittently displays in blue instead of black. On the Linux Client (Ubuntu), applications are minimizing Windows 3.1 style (above the taskbar). On the Mac OS X Client (when run in frame mode and as an embedded plug-in), the client may be slow, especially when typing. On the Windows CE Client, windows are not minimized by clicking on the taskbar button. On the Java Client, ggw.sunsigned.jar is not signed. Client-side cached password does not work from a Windows NT client. Icons in the Program Window and in the client taskbar may not be displayed correctly. .NET Framework: Forms with opacity are not displayed correctly. The Dutch keyboard is not properly recognized through GO-Global.