What's New
From AlertFox Website Monitoring
You find the latest information here:
- Subscribe to our blog: Web Performance News blog
- The current system status is available live at http://status.alertfox.com. If there are problems you will find more information in or blog under the status label.
- New features are posted on the blog with the What's New label.
Other options to connect with us:
- AlertFox on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AlertFox (and iMacros - our transaction monitoring tool)
- AlertFox on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/AlertFox
No need to read further. This page is no longer updated, as we have a website monitoring blog now! On this page we listed changes with the AlertFox Web Application Monitoring service before we had a blog.
2011-03-07
- Database upgrade completed (no downtime)
2011-02-28
2011-01-19
- Database upgrade (no dowtime)
2010-11-23
- System upgrade to AlertFox V3.0
- Introduces the Contacts concept
- Email for Mobile notification added
- SMS notifications added
- New notification rules (never, once, every x times,...)
- Significant internal changes for increased reliability/scalability
2010-10-25
- System upgrade to iMacros 7.05.
2010-08-11
- Updated graphics with drill down features and error annotation.
2010-08-05
- System upgrade to iMacros 7. It features greatly improved image recognition technology for AJAX, Flash, Java and Silverlight applets monitoring.
- Time display can be switched between 12h(am/pm) and 24h mode.
- Several smaller changes and improvements
2010-06-28
- iMacros Browser V7 Beta available (experimental). To run your macros in iMacros V7 select "iMacros Browser" and add "_V7" at the end of your macro name, e. g. "logintest_V7".
2010-06-17 - Major system update
- Improved performance report with drill-down options
- Enhanced log file reporting options
- SSL-secured member area
- Update to iMacros for Firefox V6.7.0.0 including the new SET !POPUP_ALLOWED command.
- Several internal system improvements
- Moved 80% of our infrastructure to Amazon hosting for enhanced reliability and performance (The remaining 20% will follow in the next weeks).
2010-05-18
- New AlertFox Support Ticket System. You can access the complete ticket history by logging in at https://support.alertfox.com - Of course, you can also continue to write to support AT alertfox.com directly or use the contact form. In both cases, you will receive now an auto-response with your ticket-ID within 15 min.
2010-05-12
- "Grey screenshots" issue of test server EU2 fixed
2010-04-09
- Added: Google Custom Search
- Improved: stay with selected sensor when switching between different menu items
- Improved: ReadOnly users can now also see sensor settings and log file entries
2010-03-24
- New Monitoring Servers IP addresses (live in two weeks)
- US: 184.73.198.178, 184.73.199.83
- EU: 79.125.119.159, 79.125.119.160
2010-03-17 System Update
- The maximum transaction test macro runtime will be extended to 180 seconds (3 minutes) for PRO1/2/3 accounts. This upgrade comes at no additional cost for our AlertFox PRO users.
- For special monitoring needs, we will begin offering a PRO3+ account with the option to monitor very long transaction sequences that run up to 450 seconds (7.5 minutes). The PRO3+ also offers a 5 min monitoring interval for transaction tests.
- For free AlertFox basic accounts, the maximum runtime will be 60 seconds (1 minute).
- Users will be able to generate daily and weekly reports on demand directly in their user account. At the beginning, they will have the same format as the emailed reports, which more reporting options on the the way.
- Several internal system improvements
- AlertFox Newsletter service started!
2010-02-10
- System upgrade to iMacros for Firefox 6.5.0
- Added ONDOWNLOAD...CHECKSUM support for Firefox => Check the integrity of downloaded files automatically
2010-02-04
- AlertFox Status page launched
2010-01-11
- Upgrade to AlertFox System V2.1
- World Zone added
- Test Now shows now always screenshots
- Many internal system improvements
2009-12-08
- Transaction server color resolution upgraded to 32-bit
- Sensors are now listed alphabetically
- Some smaller fixes and improvements
2009-11-16 AlertFox V2
- Automatic Screenshots: If iMacros "sees" an error, you receive a browser screenshot of it!
- Image upload manager for use with IMAGESEARCH and IMAGECLICK commands
- iMacros Transaction Monitoring available inside EU Zone
- Embedded iMacros editor with syntax highlighting
- Improved "Test Now" feature for easier sensor setup
- Keyword test for HTTP Sensors
- New dashboard page
- PRO3+ account for customized monitoring setups (5 min iMacros test interval available, only $20/month/sensor)
- Firefox 3.5 support
- Internet Explorer 8 support
- iMacros 6.8 support
- Many smaller fixes and improvements
- If you have any question, suggestion or encounter a bug, please send them to support@alertfox.com
8/6/2009
- System upgrade
5/5/2009
- System upgrade
4/24/2009
- Public Launch, featured in TechCrunch USA
2/26/2009
- AlertFox is a finalist in the European Plug Start-Ups Rally 2009
For changes with the iMacros Transaction Monitoring tools please see:
