What's New in Domain Time II Version 4.1? Version Histories:  [4.1]  [3.2]  [3.1]  [2.5]  [2.4]  [2.3]  [2.2]  [2.1]  [1.x]

  Native 64-bit support for XP/2003/Vista/2008 on AMD64/EM64T (x64) processors.

• All Domain Time II components for Windows supported.
  

  Improved support for Windows Server 2003, XP, Vista, and now Vista SP1/Windows Server 2008.

• Full compatibility with Windows Time on Active Directory domains.
  
• Domain Controllers participate correctly in both the Windows domain and DT2 time hierarchies.
  
• Servers and Clients automatically adjust to the optimum configuration for the domain role of the machine. Applications that require Windows Time (such as Cluster Server) will always operate properly.
  

  New Windows Time Agent - Control, Monitor, and audit W32Time!

• Freeware utility for configuring Windows Time Service.
  
• Variance calculations and drift graphs of Windows Time performance
• Works with Audit Server so Windows Time machines can be audited and out-of-sync alerts can be raised.
  
• Works with DT2 Manager and Update Server so it can be installed and configured remotely.
  
• Fully integrated with DT2 Server and Clients (always installed).
  

  Domain Time II Manager improvements.

• Can configure Windows Time and check its performance without installing any software on the remote machine!
  
• New graphical remote connection tools simplifies remote chores.
  
• New Connection Troubleshooter performs extensive testing to track down problems connecting to remote machines.
  
• Completely supports Windows Time Agent to perform remote installs and remote configuration on Windows Time machines.
  
• Can now specify Reference Time server for Manager's Variance Reports.
  
• Improved stats collection and reporting, improved log formats.
  
• Update Server can auto-install Windows Time Agents on Windows machines.
  

  New Management Tools.

• Domain Time II Remote CPL (DTRCPL): Remotely connect to DT2 control panel applets from the command-line for quick configuration changes without requiring DT2 Manager!
  
• DTSync: command-line tool to trigger syncs manually/from a batch file.
  
• DTClean: tool to completely remove all traces of Domain Time, including all logs, registry entries and other artifacts. Useful for helping resolve problems or failed installs.
  

  Audit Server improvements.

• Can now audit machines running the Windows Time Agent, providing sync monitoring, logging and a complete audit trail for Windows Time machines.
  

  System Tray Applet improvements.

• New Time-of-Day Chimes feature. Plays sound files at particular times of the day (such as on the hour, 15, 30 & 45 minutes, etc.). Turn your system into Big Ben, a softly chiming grandfather clock, a cuckoo clock, and more with free downloadable Chime Packs!
  
• Tray icon is animated when sync occurs (visual feedback of activity).
  

  Graphical and statistical improvements on Server and Clients.

• Drift graphs are now larger and can scroll through entire drift history.
  
• New visual indicators and sync lights to show current clock status at a glance.
  
• Startup events are now graphed and accounted for in drift calculations.
  
• Better log formats with complete information for better troubleshooting.
  

  Accuracy improvements (Server and Clients).

• Greatly improved performance on SMP (Symmetric Multi-Processor) systems.
  Perfect for new dual-core processor systems and multi-processor servers! (SMP problems were previously the largest cause of time service inaccuracies).
  
• Recognizes wake from standby/hibernation events so time is corrected immediately on machines using power management.
  
• Accounts for system tick slowdowns on power-saving processors such as those using Intel's SpeedStep technology.
  
• More efficient use of memory resulting in faster response and ability to handle higher traffic loads with no degradation in accuracy.
  
• Smarter target seeking - holds time within tolerances much better.
  
• Improved clock training - better analysis results in extremely tight time source tracking often under 1 ms on a well-behaved network!!
  
• Clock-rate lock for dealing with small clock jitter at high accuracies.
  
• Configurable slew rates - control how long it takes to finish clock adjustments, prevent constant slewing.
  
• Improved latency calculations across the board. What you see is exactly what's happening.
  

  Security improvements on Server and Clients.

• Ability to filter DT II protocol commands for extra protection against unwanted interference with DT2 operation (acts as an "application-level firewall" for the DT2 command protocol).
  

  Improvements to the Setup program and Patch Utility.

• Auto-detects 32-bit or 64-bit systems and installs the correct versions.
  
• Audit Server is now included along with the other DT2 components.
  
• Evaluation version now includes Audit Server along with Server, Clients, Management Tools.
  
• Patch utility can now update all Domain Time II components and automatically updates with the correct 32 or 64-bit versions from a single file.