This feature forces the session to end after a specified time.

KioWare proactively measures the amount of memory being used and now reboots KioWare after the memory reaches a certain threshold of use. Provides additional layer of protection to KioWare's software watchdog

The monitor power can now be scheduled to turn on or off by the time of day and day of week.

The Virtual Keyboard feature now supports field completion in all formats, including Adobe PDF and Flash forms. When a user touches or clicks on the field, the Virtual Keyboard will pop up.

PNG files can now be displayed as custom graphics in the user interface toolbar.

Security checks can now be run on KioWare configuration settings based on kiosk best practices standards. Settings that are not in conformance with these standards are highlighted and can be changed to meet the standards.

Administrators can schedule a daily KioWare restart, kiosk reboot or kiosk shutdown.

Administrators have the ability to choose from additional items when clearing cache at user session end. Specifically, the options to only clear HTTPS data or only keep media files are available.

Useful for server side scripting, the ability to have Kiosk Name added to the query string of the StartPage URL has been added.

The message that is displayed when a domain or page is blocked can either be a KioWare generated dialog box, or to enable better integration with your application it can be a custom HTML page

KioWare maps browser navigation commands to the Storm EZ Access keypad. Includes linking an error URL to the Help button

Custom KioWare features and enhanced integration with your application are now easy to accomplish because KioWare now integrates with 3rd party DLLs.

Support for Windows Vista OS, specifically a new keyboard filter that blocks CTRL+ALT+DEL

WSIWYG Toolbar editor that supports:

• Multiple toolbars that can be located at the top, bottom, left or right of the screen
• Complete control over the toolbar background color including the use of background images
• Support for toolbar labels and embedded graphics (ex, logos)
• Complete control over the number, size and look of toolbar buttons
• Ability to determine which pages display which toolbars

You can now easily switch the computer to use KioWare instead of Windows Explorer as the OS shell. Running KioWare as the shell significantly improves the performance of the kiosk and also increases security.

Previously, to take advantage of KioWare’s ability to clear cache, cookies and retract printer paper upon session end, a session end URL needed to be defined. Session end URL is used to define a script that KioWare will run on session end. Now, the session end URL is completely independent of clearing cache, cookies or retracting of printer paper, so there is no reason to have to enter a session end URL when all you really want is to clear cooking, cache or retract printer paper. In addition, there is an option to clear the print queue upon session end.

Previously, an attract screen was required to initiate session end and application reset. Now, attract screens are optional and if no attract screen is present then KioWare will return to the start page URL.

KioWare can now control on which pages to display the toolbar.

 For thin client applications where individual PCs require different KioWare configurations, multiple configurations can be saved and accessed by KioWare via a command line argument.

 For thin client applications where individual PCs require different KioWare configurations, multiple configurations can be saved and accessed by KioWare via a command line argument.

 KioWare can now automatically close down any KioWare dialog box after a specified user inactivity delay.

 Scripting support has been extended to include the ability to programmatically log off. This is equivalent to clicking the log off button in the KioWare toolbar. Also, second monitor display times can be programmatically modified.

 For applications which use KioWare to pass data read from input devices (barcode scanner, MSR, etc), KioWare can now limit the reading of data to a select set of domains and pages.

 The KioWare Toolbar now supports a refresh button.

 KioWare now provides the following security features:KioWare now provides the following security features: 

Hardware watchdog support 

Software watchdog support 

Centralized window/device disabling and lockdown control 

Optional blocking of common dialog boxes

 Currently, there are two KioWare functions that can be accessed through scripting within your application: initiating KioWare Toolbar printing and setting the second monitor URL.

 For applications which use KioWare’s scripting feature, KioWare can now limit the execution of scripting functions to a select set of domains and pages.

For applications which use KioWare to pass data read from input devices (barcode scanner, MSR, etc), KioWare can now limit the reading of data to a select set of domains and pages.

The ability to block javascript print buttons embedded within an application. Particularly useful for existing Internet applications that are displayed on a kiosk without printer capability. KioWare can block embedded javascript print buttons within the application.

 In our continuing effort to extend the functionality of our toolbar capability, KioWare now supports the display of descriptive text below each toolbar button.

 You can now create your own custom busy indicator of up to 64 frames complexity.

 KioWare can now read data from RF Ideas PC Prox devices - perfect for HR application's user authentication.

KioWare now has optional vertical and horizontal scroll buttons on the toolbar. As with all buttons in the toolbar, the default button graphic can be replaced with a custom graphic tailored to your application.

 KioWare now has up to ten (10) optional custom link buttons on the toolbar. The link buttons act as URL redirector buttons and can be used to link to any content that can be displayed in the browser.

 The font name, style, size and color and background color can now be set for the Timeout/Warning dialog box that displays when a user’s session is about to be reset.

KioWare now supports an optional HTML virtual keyboard. KioWare ships with a general purpose virtual keyboard already installed, but it can be easily replaced with a custom virtual keyboard. Refer to KioWare Design Guide for details.

Rather than rely on the printer retracting a user's unretrieved printout after a time delay (or not retracting at all), KioWare can instantly retract the unretrieved printout when a user's session ends (usually via security mat or proximity switch).

 Some pages might require more viewing time for a user than other pages. A good example is a page displaying a long video. While the video is playing, the user typically does not interact with the kiosk, so the timeout timer is counting and may end the user’s session before the video is finished. With custom page timeout delays, a page can have an individual timeout delay that overrides the default timeout delay.

 KioWare can optionally display a URL address bar in the taskbar that enables a user to enter any http or https URL. Address is checked against existing domain/page restrictions before navigation occurs.

 When an End Session URL is enabled, KioWare can now optionally clear out Internet Explorer’s cache, thus effectively removing any private data of the prior user

Previously, the Configuration Tool and XML Configuration Tool were two separate programs, now the Configuration Tool can read from either the KioWare Settings or from an XML file, and the Configuration Tool can save your changes to either KioWare Settings or to an XML file.

 KioWare can now prevent a user from downloading a file that Internet Explorer doesn’t know how to display, thus preventing the File Save or Open dialog box from displaying.

The optional toolbar that displays at the top of the screen that can contain navigation, print and logout buttons as well as the busy indicator can now be configured to be any color you choose. Furthermore, the buttons images are now user replaceable so that you can customize the toolbar to fit seamlessly with the design style of your application.

 For projects with many units to be deployed, the KioWare installer now has the ability to install KioWare, run an XML configuration file, and automatically license KioWare over the Internet all without user intervention.

 A URL can be specified for KioWare to redirect to whenever a web server error is reported. Furthermore, there is the option to pass, as a URL querystring, the error number and filename upon which your error handler script can act.

 HTML Mailto tags can now be explicitly locked out. Previously, you had to add Mailto: into the domain blocking list. There is also the ability to individually prevent right mouse click context menu activation in ActiveX controls, although for this release only Flash is supported. Additional ActiveX controls will be added as necessary.

 Each attract screen can now have its own display period, so that, for example, if a rich content page requires longer to read, its display time can be increased. Also currently, there is only one entry point into the web application, and it is defined by the Start Page URL parameter. This release allows each attract screen to be defined as an entry point into the web application. This feature is useful for advertising kiosks - each ad (attract screen) goes to its own set of pages. Also useful for advertising kiosks, there is the option to have the attract screen start off from where it left off. Previously, each time attract screen mode was entered the first attract screen automatically loaded which skewed ad display counts.

KioWare has the capability to reload its XML configuration file effectively reconfiguring itself on the fly. This means KioWare can download a new XML file on whatever schedule you require (ex., hourly, daily, weekly, etc) and reconfigure itself. This is particularly useful for advertising applications where the advertisements regularly change.

KioWare Lite now supports the ability for the PC to enter sleep mode. Note: this is a KioWare Lite function only. Because of the complexity of interacting with input devices and KioWare Server, KioWare Kiosk does not support this feature.