Release Notes for Hello Engines!

Version 7.2.2 (Released November 4, 2011)

• Optimized analysis of large websites.
• The Google PageRank detection algorithm was updated.
• The website age determining was improved.
• The Rating functions were updated.
• A number of minor errors and problems were corrected.

Version 7.2.1 (Released May 2, 2011)

• The rating functions were updated.
• Several text and user interface problems were corrected.

Version 7.2.0 (Released April 4, 2011)

• French and Spanish translations revised.

Version 7.1.9 (Released February 17, 2011)

• The functions for retrieving ranking results were updated.
• The display of the Website Analysis results was improved.
• An option for validating external links was implemented.
• A problem where not all broken links were displayed in the HTML Editor was solved.
• The automatic submission method was improved.

Version 7.1.8 (Released December 14, 2010)

• The Website Rating functions were updated.
• An error in the HTML Editor where not all broken links were displayed was corrected.
• Sounds in the integrated web browsers used for analysis are now suppressed.
• Improved HTML validation.
• A problem with some documents which were not found by the Sitemap Generator was corrected.
• A number of other minor errors and usability issues were corrected.

Version 7.1.7 (Released July 23, 2010)

• An option to exclude Session ID parameters from generated links in the Site Map section was implemented.
• A problem with retrieving site information from several multiple-frames web sites was solved.
• A problem with incorrect paths correspondence between local and remote systems under certain conditions was fixed.
• The ranking determining algorithms were updated.
• An inconsistency between the number of HTML errors found by the Site Analyzer and HTML Editor was corrected.
• The Site Rating section was updated.
• Several other minor errors and user interface problems were fixed.

Version 7.1.6 (Released June 16, 2010)

• A problem with an error dialog during analysis of web pages with
  not-signed ActiveX controls was fixed.
• Number of minor issues were fixed

Version 7.1.5 (Released May 7, 2010)

• Site analysis algorithms were updated
• Site Rating functions were updated
• Number of minor issues were fixed

Version 7.1.4 (Released February 8, 2010)

• The problem with the "Timeout" error message during analysis of some web sites was fixed.

• Several minor improvements and corrections were implemented.

Version 7.1.3 (Released November 13, 2009)

• A problem with activation of additional keys on the second computer without adding  new URLs was fixed.

• Improved handling of UTF-8 pages in the integrated HTML Editor.
• The problem with lost 'Excluded' status of Search Engines appearance items was fixed.
• Number of other minor issues were corrected.

Version 7.1.2 (Released October 28, 2009)

• Improved compatibility with Windows 7.
• Several other minor issues were corrected.

Version 7.1.1 (Released October 14, 2009)

• Analysis functions were updated.
  
• Several minor errors and text issues were corrected.

Version 7.1.0 (Released September 28, 2009)

• A new option for web sites without access to the source files was
  implemented, which allows to analyze and view detailed analysis data.
• A new option to view analysis details of browser version of web pages
  was added to simplify analysis of dynamic web sites.
• An enhanced search engines appearance and submission requirements
  analysis was implemented.
• The Site Rating  functions were updated.
• A number of other minor improvements and error fixes were implemented.

Version 7 (Released July 26, 2009)

• Completely new development with basically renewed concept.
• New Analysis section: Find all technical errors as well as  strengths and weaknesses of your website regarding optimization for search engines.  
• New Optimization section: Correct detected errors directly from the program and go through the clearly arranged list step by step.

• Improved search engine submission: Submit only to those search engines where you have not yet been listed.
• Reports & Success Tracking: Create a complete report including comparison to competitors or individual reports for ranking and submission - for you or for your customers.
• Optimize for particular keywords and for a primary search engine.
• Creation of templates for frequently used project data.
• Rating of your website for a before-after comparison.
• Create individual reports using your own logo and formatting.
• New program interface: Well-arranged division into 4 modules.
• Numerous other innovations and features.

Version 6.7.0 (Released May 28, 2009)

• The Site Rating functions have been updated.
• The problems with incorrect symbols displaying in the generated HTML reports  have been resolved.
• Several errors causing application's crash under Windows Vista were fixed.
• Incorrect behavior of the web sites editor after adding and deleting multiple URLs was corrected.
• The problem with incorrect updating project's data after switching from one web site to another was resolved.
• The problem with moving the main window into the background after import data from URL was fixed.
• The error after saving generated data to a .mtg file in the Metatags  Generator wizard was fixed.
• The problem with blocking URL input after switching to the Submission section and back  has been fixed.
• Automatic refresh of the projects tree view is implemented after adding new project was implemented.
• The error "List index out of bounds(0)" in the section Submission was fixed.
• A number of other minor errors and cosmetic issues have been corrected.

   

Version 6.6.1 (Released March 20, 2009)

• A problem with displaying folder in the local system explorer under Windows 2000 is fixed.

Version 6.6.0 (released: March 3, 2009)

• Improved Manual Submission functionality with heuristic substitution of appropriate field values into web forms.
• Updated  Site Rating functions.
• Link-Partner-Depot section was removed.
• Numerous other functionality improvements and minor issues fixes.

Version 6.5.8 (released: November 25, 2008)

• The Site Rating functions were updated.

Version 6.5.7 (released: September 30, 2008)

• The error appearing during automatic submission in version 6.5.6 was fixed.

Version 6.5.6 (released: September 22, 2008)

• The Site Rating functions were updated.
• The problem with not saving new generated user databases in the DB Editor was fixed.
• The issue with incorrect icon images under Windows 2000 was fixed.

Version 6.5.4 (released: June 19, 2008)

• The Rating functions were updated.
• Several problems with parsing HTML pages with UTF-8 encoding were resolved.
• Improved parsing of web pages with errors in HTML code.
• The problem with sending e-mails in the Report Search Engine Wizard was fixed.
• Several minor problems were fixed.

Version 6.5.3 (released: March 25, 2008)

• The problem with not detecting pages without filename extensions in the Site Analyzer was fixed.
• The problem with incorrect numbers of links in the Site Rating for Live Search was fixed.
• A number of other small issues was fixed.

Version 6.5.2 (released: March 17, 2008)

• French language support added.
• Improved Rating functionality.
• A number of small issues and text problems was fixed.

Version 6.5.1 (released: March 10, 2008)

• An error with incorrect detection of the number of frames for some pages was fixed in the Site Analyzer.
• The problem with incorrect detection of the number of links in the Site Rating module was corrected.
• A number of minor text, help and cosmetic issues was fixed.

Version 6.5 (released: March 5, 2008)

• New program area Home: a SEO-CheckList with all important steps for the search engine optimization.
• New program area Rating: determine how Hello Engines! estimates your website regarding important aspects.
• New Site Analyzer: the Site Analyzer has completely been revised and gives now a better verification of your website.
• Additional details to the several search engines and directories: PageRank, NoFollow and Last verified.
• A number of minor errors have been fixed and detail improvements

Version 6.0.6 (released: January 30, 2008)

• Improved compatibility with Windows Vista, in particular when the DEP (Data Execution Prevention) is activated for all programs.
• A number of minor errors and issues was fixed.

Version 6.0.5 (released: November 5, 2007)

• A problem with midas.dll was fixed.

Version 6.0.4 (released: November 1, 2007)

• The Search Engines Database Editor was improved.
• The problem with the missing task bar button if the program was closed being in minimized state was fixed.
• Problems with error messages under Windows 98 were fixed.
• The incorrect ribbon painting issues under Windows Vista were fixed.
• A number of other small issues was fixed.

Version 6.0.3 (released: September 28, 2007)

• The problem with importing project files created in previous versions of Hello Engines! Standard was fixed.
• The problem with the main window not closing after running the install script in the Update Manager was fixed.
• A few minor problems were fixed.

Version 6.0.2 (released: September 19, 2007)

• The problem with the incorrect behavior of spin edits on toolbars (like number of threads) was fixed.
• Few minor issues were fixed.

Version 6.0.1 (released: September 4, 2007)

• The errors with generating content in the Metatags Generator section were fixed.
• The problem with the program freezing after double-click on the application button was solved.
• A number of minor errors and cosmetic issues was fixed.

Version 6 (released: August 21, 2007)

• New improved user interface using Vista style - even more structured and easy-to-use!
• No time limitation for the search engine database updates.

• Now includes an editor for the search engine database: Add your own search engine entries or edit existing ones

• Switch from the default to the user-defined search engine database.

• A new project structure allows you to add one or more websites into a project.

• New Metatag Generator, now as in the Professional version.
• Improved manual submission - add data and websites even more easily!
• New useful wizards.
• Project files are now completely compatible to Hello Engines! Professional.
• Many other new functions and improvements!

Version 4.0.5 (released: March 25, 2007)

• Improved support of users with restricted rights on Windows NT/2K/XP/Vista ('standard' users on Windows Vista).
• Improved compatibilty with some firewall types.
• A few other minor problems have been fixed.

Version 4.0.4 (released: January 23, 2007)

• The program has been made Windows Vista-compatible.

Version 4.0.3 (released: Februar 06, 2006)

• Correction of a bug caused by the Update Manager which did not save project data and program settings after restart.
• Fixed the bug which occured an error after makeing a click on the mouse to an empty engine list.
• Several minor bugs and cosmetic problems are fixed.

Version 4.0.2 (released: June 18, 2005)

• Correction of bug which occurred during activation.

Version 4.0.1 (released: Sep. 30, 2004)

• Correction of bug when automatically generating RTF reports.
• Correction of Site-Checker bug which occurred when using dots as keywords.

Version 4.0.0.2 (released: May 12, 2004)

• Correction of a problem which resulted in the bug "Directory cannot be created".
• Correction of English translation

Version 4.0.0.1 (released: May 02, 2004)

• Correction on an issue in Program Options -> Paths synchronous swithing in \Root Directoty\ comboboxes
• Correction on an issue with applying default selection/filter options in the Manual Submission
• Fixed the issue with automatic submission of projects with a very long title (an error occured when the program tried to create a directory for reply pages).

Version 4 (released: Mar 14, 2004)

• Improved user interface - Clearer arranged and easier to use!
• New improved Metatag Generator Wizards - you can directly upload generated metatags and add them into websites or import them from local files or directly from online URLs!
• More status reports - In addition to RTF format, HTML and table format is available as well!
• Improved Manual Submission - You can add data and websites more easily!
• New Task Manager - Carry out your automatic submissions according to a schedule!
• Improved Site Checker - Scanning files and websites becomes even more easier!
• New Quick load function - Quickly save and load personal details!
• Improved user help, documentation, tutorial and new info window displaying helpful hints!
• New One-Minute Assistant - Submit your website to search engines with only few mouse-clicks!
• Improved user help, documentation, tutorial and new info window displaying helpful hints!
• Many other new functions and improvements!

Version 3.2.9.2 (released: Feb 18, 2004)

• Correction of incomplete country list in activation wizard.

Version 3.2.9.1 (released: Feb 12, 2004)

• Correction of installation script issue.
• New French translation.
• Misc. other improvements and bug corrections.