Opteq Systems International Limited (OSI) is pleased to announce the availability of Singular iQ version 2.7 which builds on the already successful and well received version 2.6. All units shipped from the 1st of June 2009 will include the new version and the update will be available for downloading from the 9th of June 2009. This upgrade is free to all existing clients who have a current SMP with OSI.

Requirements

Version 2.6 is required for this update. There is no reboot required after applying Version 2.7 but any running Web i.Q. and Mail i.Q. modules will be stopped and started again at the end of the update.

Changes

This is an overview of the changes from v2.6 to v2.7. For a full changes list please see the change log that is supplied with the update on the partner or license site. In addition this update includes all patches to v2.6 and fixes for all reported/known bugs.

Notes

Please note that due to the significant amount of GUI look and feel changes a full browser refresh is required after the update. Depending on the browser this can usually be achieved by refreshing while holding SHIFT or CTRL. If after the update your theme appears to be broken, or have incorrect colours, or certain javascript popups do not show simply repeat the procedure.

General

• New logon screen based on the new Opteq International (www.opteqint.net) website.
• The unit’s shutdown/reboot speed has been improved.
• Several changes have been made to the JavaScript and style sheets to improve loading time of the GUI over slower links.
• A number of Internet Explorer specific GUI issues have been fixed.
• Fixed all known bugs.
• Reduced main partition usage.
• Menus across the system have been updated to only show enabled features. If you cannot find an option, make sure to turn it on in the System Parameters of the module, or its specific section.
• Menus now have the ability to be collapsed, which will be remembered for your user.
• Added monitoring for drive failures.

Bandwidth i.Q

• The GUI will now warn people of unrealistic profile settings.
• Added the ability to download/upload traffic snapshot filtersets.
• Group names can be changed in rulesets without having to change the rules below it.
• Several improvements to application reports have been made.
• Several real time graphs have been added to Application, Rule and Interface stats.
• A graphical editor has been added to change speeds on rules quickly.
• The maximum amount of buffers available has been increased to 30000, and the default set to 5000.

Mail i.Q

• Mail iQ has undergone a significant update, and a full reconfigure of any units running the module is advised in order to utilize all of the new features and options!
• All RBL lists have been updated and any out of date ones will be automatically removed from your configuration.
• Phishing configuration options have been added, as well as lists of bad and safe sites and several advanced features.
• Watermarking has been introduced. When enabled, this feature allows you to prevent fake bounce messages which are on the rise. These spam emails act as though you originally sent them and they are being returned by a bad address.
• The menu system has been re-ordered to be easier and quicker to use.
• The ability to automatically compress uncompressed attachments has been added. This feature increases load on the unit, but can help to reduce bandwidth usage and improve mail speed as large attachments will be compressed and grouped.
• The virus scanner’s speed has been significantly improved.
• The spam scanner’s speed has been significantly improved.
• Several dangerous content blocking options have been added.
• Several reports have been added to increase visibility of the data.
• The ability to immediately block RBL matches has been added. This is a highly effective method of stopping spam and saving bandwidth but the blocked emails will not show in your reports. We advise using the less risky more reliable lists for this, and at the most one or two.
• A simple menu system has been added, with live queue graphs.

Realtime i.Q

• Packet Capture and the Packet Inspector can now run at the same time.

Report i.Q

• PDF reports have been improved and the graphs have been updated.
• Several improvements have been made to the designer.
• The export of log files into the archive is now disabled by default.
• New reports have been added across the modules.
• The hostname of the unit is now included in scheduled report emails.
• All graphs have been improved.
• The option to not have a cover page on quick PDF reports has been added.

Secure VPN i.Q

• Added the ability to suspend/unsuspend users.
• Added the ability to add temporary users (date based).
• Added the ability to delete an existing certificate and create a new one.

Singular i.Q - System Tools

• Improved the shutdown and restart tool.
• The update manager wizard now enables the update manager by default.
• Update manager user notice preferences are applied immediately.
• Network Groups are no longer sorted automatically.
• Improvements have been made to the update managers proxy support.
• A socket connection utility has been added to check ports.
• A quick view of the System Monitor is now available using the + icon next to System Info in the footer.

Web i.Q – Cache

• Separated denied logs from the primary logs for performance and ease of use.
• Denied logs now by default delete after 7 days.
• Cache error pages automatically rebuild after an IP address change.
• A tool for helping to discover any problems with a WCCP setup has been added.
• A tool for helping to discover any problems with LDAP or NTLM setups has been added.
• A left hand side report for objects has been added.
• The cache no longer logs Content Filter block pages, reducing duplication.
• Cache SQL updates will not run if a cache report is being run on the unit.
• Added the WCCP failover monitor which allows Caches to automatically remove themselves under extreme load.
• Better non-transparent scanning support when using a failover card.
• Non-local hosts now store the DNS address (if available) where local hosts store computer name.
• NCSA User Group searching has been improved.
• NCSA users can now be suspended.

Web i.Q. – Content

• A new DNS BlackList feature has been included in the Content Filter. It is disabled by default, but we advise using it.
• Several improvements have been made to the quota system, including viewing users quota information.
• Improvements to handling a crash (power failure etc) on reboot.
• Content Filter now supports LDAP version 3, and non-standard host names.
• Several improvements have been made to the list management in Content Filter.

Web i.Q. - ICAP Server

• The virus block page has been updated.