PaperCut MF 8.0 release history

18 November 2008 - PaperCut MF 8.5 (Build 6741)

This is a bugfix release for PaperCut MF 8.5, and contains the following changes:

Enhancements:

• Major update to the German translation. All system components are now fully translated. Updates to Mac and Novell documentation. Fixes:

• Fixed a problem where the scheduled reports may run with an incorrect date range.

• Improved the robustness of the SSL certificate generation on initial installation if the system is under load.

• Improved reliability of admin application error alerts.

Printer compatibility improvements:

• Added support for Konica Minolta 2480MF.

Copier / device integration:

• Added support for “Release Any” mode when using a copier (or copier terminal) as a print release station.
• Ricoh ESA Embedded: Fixed problem that could stop the a configuration file being created on initial installation.

5 November 2008 - PaperCut MF 8.5 (Build 6666)

This is a bugfix release for PaperCut MF 8.5, and contains the following changes:

Enhancements:

• Improved installation instructions for the web widgets.

Fixes:

• Fixed an issue where the header of the administration interface would display incorrectly in Internet Explorer 6.
• Fixed an issue preventing the Vista Sidebar Gadgets from working when PaperCut is installed on a Mac server.

Printer compatibility improvements:

• Added support for the Dell 1720DN printer.
• Fixed page count problem seen with some Mac drivers when printing from Adobe Photoshop.
• Fixed copy count detection problem seen with some Mac drivers when printing from Adobe Illustrator.

30 October 2008 - PaperCut MF 8.5 (Build 6637)

New features:

• New iPhone and mobile device support for end-user web page features. Allows users to view their balance, environmental impact and redeem TopUp/Prepaid card from their mobile devices. See news for more info. Administrators can also user their iPhone to administer PaperCut.
• Include Vista Gadgets to show user balance and environmental impact. See news for more info.
• Added web widgets which can be used on your Intranet to show user balance and environmental impact. Added 9 new reports:
  • Department printing - summary
  • Office printing - summary
  • Printer Environmental Impact - summary
  • Printer usage - user summary
  • Shared account printing invoice - job type summary
  • Shared account Printing - Ratios report
  • Group Printing - Ratios report
  • Printer usage - Ratios report
  • Topup/Prepaid cards report
• On the Mac, display user client messages using Growl notifications if Growl is installed.
• Add support for the CardSmith payment service in the payment gateway module.

Enhancements:

• Display the report parameters at the top of the reports so it is clear what criteria was used to create it.
• Added more filter options to most of the existing reports (e.g. department, office, groups, activity dates, account charged, etc).
• Made more reports available for scheduling and emailing.
• Improved the “job type summary” reports to accurately report color and grayscale page counts for printers using page-level color detection.
• Improved the usability of the Shared Account sync page. It was too easy to enable this option by mistake.
• Improved usability of server commands and web services that started server tasks in the background (e.g. backup or import tasks).
• Improved authentication of users on Active Directory domains where the “guest” account is enabled.
• Allowed the server authentication TTL settings to be overridden by the user client config file or command line options.
• Improved the reliability of importing users/groups from large/slow Active Directory domains.
• Add new server-commands and web services to set/get simple printer costs, set/get group quota allocations, and add new groups.
• Various improvements to the end-user shared accounts page.
• Add links to the “About” page to allow users to more easily add more users to their license or renew their premium support.
• Improved debug logging in user client to help diagnose client startup problems.
• Add a command-line option to the user client to enable debugging mode.
• Various documentation improvements.
• Updated translations for Portuguese, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Spanish, Italian and Czech.

Fixes:

• Fixed rare problem in release station that could cause it to stop responding.
• Changed application server service configuration to stop the service being restarted under very high system CPU load.
• Fixed problem displaying PDF reports in Czech.
• Sort the transaction log report so that the latest transactions are listed first.
• Sort the user list report by username.
• Improved the Mac user client logon hook script to ensure that any existing/zombie user client processes are stopped when a new user logs in.
• Novell: Improved auto-detection of eDirectory LDAP settings.
• Novell: Automatically remove the server context from the usernames when recording print job information.
• Fixed an error when scheduling reports if using Oracle database.
• Improved system reliability after the configured external database was unavailable for a period.
• Net Control: Fixed problem when using Squid proxy on Linux to authenticate with Windows. The domain component of the username was not being correctly stripped from the username.
• Updated timezone information to support the latest Daylight-savings and other timezone information.
• Fixed a problem on new linux installs that would causes print popups to be slower than they should be.
• Improved reliability of the PayPal Payflow link integration.
• Updated the internal database version for improved performance and stability.

Printer compatibility improvements:

• Improved page count for HP 5500 PCL6 drivers.
• Improved document name reporting when printing from Mac Adobe applications to Windows print queues.
• Improved color detection for the HP Color Laser Jet 3500 PCL 6 driver.
• Added support for Canon imagePROGRAF iPF5100 and related printers on the Mac.
• Improved page size detection to ensure the page length is reported correctly for linear charging model.
• Improved page size detection when printing to some HP printers from Adobe Indesign on the Mac.

Copier / device integration:

• Improved recording of copying when different types of copying are performed in a single copier session. E.g. combinations of color, grayscale, duplex, and different paper sizes.
• Sharp OSA Embedded: Added support for authentication using USB card readers.
• Sharp OSA Embedded: Allow the welcome logo to be customized for each site.
• Ricoh ESA Embedded: Included the officially approved version of the Ricoh embedded application.
• Improved handling of checking VCC status while copier sessions are in progress. This will improve reliability on less reliable networks.
• Pay Station: Improved handling of the Apex 500 note reader. If the transaction cannot be completed to the server then return the note to the user.
• Pay Station: When there is a problem connecting to the server, retry 3 times. This can improve reliability when transient network errors occur.
• Pay Station: Add support for the Microcoin note and coin acceptors.
• Update Copicode firmware to version 1.2.1, which includes:
• Improved support for the ‘per device’ authentication options available since version 8.4.
• Set default configuration values for skipping menu on start and finish.
• Fixed account selection menu bug fixed when a user is allowed to select the personal account and select by code only (not by list).