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METZ Windows Lock September 30, 1990
METZ Software Support (206)-641-4525
P.O. Box 6042 Sales 1-800-447-1712
Bellevue, Wa., 98008-0042, U.S.A. International (206) 641-4525
Fax (206) 644-6026
GEnie: A.METZ Compuserve: [73567,1637]
Announcement
METZ Software is pleased to announce the development of PCW-Lock
which works in conjunction with Harcom Security Systems line of
security products, providing you with a complete line of software
and hardware security solutions. The following is the Harcom
press release:
---------------------PRESS RELEASE--------------------------
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Charles McClung
212-766-1802
800-275-3438
COMPANY-WIDE SECURITY IS NOW PRACTICAL
FOR COMPANIES WITH THOUSANDS OF PC'S.
New York, N.Y., June 27, 1990: A new professional PC software
security system, now makes company wide security practical even when
there are thousands of PCs to secure. Called PC-Watchman ACS (Access
Control Software), it is the software version of the PC-Watchman ST
board level product. It sells for only $59 with discounts for high
volume customers.
ACS was developed to satisfy the PC security needs of one of America's
10 largest corporations for an economical, across-the-board
implementation involving thousands of PC's in use world-wide by
operators with minimal PC experience.
"While there are other PC security products on the market, none has
met the low cost and professional standards required for company-wide
installations", said Charles McClung, President of Harcom Security
Products. "In addition, ACS is compatible with all versions of
Microsoft Windows, including the recently introduced version 3.0".
Another unique and highly desirable advantage of ACS is its immunity
to commercially available disk utility programs which can easily undo
other software security products. ACS provides User Access and
Timeout controls plus absolute control of the computer startup
process. ACS also provides a record of security violations. Because
users often forget their passwords, ACS provides a user define dialog
as an alternative user identification procedure.
ACS meets the heretofore unattainable objective for "no administrative
support required" which is essential for a large scale
implementation. ACS can be installed, literally in seconds, by the
least sophisticated PC user.
In summary, ACS overcomes the three problems that have prevented large
scale implementation of security systems on PC's:
1. High cost for implementation on thousands of units
2. Vulnerability to being bypassed by moderately skilled users
3. Complexity of installation and adminstration
The manufacturer points out that ACS is compatible with an upgrade to
its more comprehensive security products which are appropriate in
situations requiring the highest degree of security.
For more information, write or call:
Charles McClung
Harcom Security Systems Corporation
130 William Street
New York, NY, 10038
212-766-1802
800-275-3438
ACS price is $59 and can be ordered from METZ Software.
---------------------PRESS RELEASE--------------------------
Overview
METZ Windows Lock is a security application for Microsoft Windows.
Lock will not prevent someone from rebooting or powering off your
machine, but it will prevent them from 'disturbing' your machine
via the keyboard or mouse. While Lock prevents user input it does
allow other applications to continue execution. If you wish to
prevent someone from rebooting your machine, please consider the
Harcom ACS product mentioned above.
Lock appears on your screen as an icon in the form of a key and a
keyhole. Lock can be activated by double clicking on the icon or
selecting 'Lock' from it's system menu. Lock is password driven and
will not secure your system until a password has been entered and
confirmed. Once a password is established, Lock will continue to use
that password until you change it. The password is case sensitive.
Accept no imitations, even though LOCK.EXE is fairly large,
it uses very little memory while running and is very unobtrusive.
Also, with METZTSR installed, you can work in a DOS Window without
interruption. No other products match this capability.
All Lock menu commands appear on it's system menu.
Lock has the following command line options which can be used
individually or together:
/H or /h - Hide the Lock icon.
/L or /l - Automatically lock the system when run.
or, you can place either of the following lines in the METZ Lock
section of your WIN.INI:
[METZ Lock] - METZ Lock WIN.INI section header
hide=Y - will cause lock to be hidden
lock=Y - will cause immediate locking of system
How to order
Ordering information is included in the file METZ.ORD or available
by contacting METZ Software. All orders will receive a disk containing
the latest versions of our products.
Non-registered users
This release is a demonstration version and as such is not to be
sold. Lock may only be distributed for free (or at cost) as the
following group of files: LOCK.EXE, METZDLL.EXE, LOCK.DOC, METZ.ORD,
and APPS.WRI. These files may not be modified in any way.
Use for purposes other than evaluation requires payment of the
registration fee. Once you register and receive a license number you are
automatically allowed to upgrade to future releases. It is important
that you register this application to help insure continued support and
development. Our intention is to provide useful, user-friendly
applications at a low cost, and your support helps make that possible.
All available functionality is enabled in this version to provide
you the ability to effectively evaluate this application.
Your comments and suggestions are always welcome, and help make
this application a better product.
Information in this document is subject to change without notice
and does not represent any commitment on the part of METZ Software. No
warranties of any kind are associated with this product.
Thank you for your support.
------------ METZ Lock version history ------------------
Version 1.4
* Lock can now be configured as a Screen Saver only. If you wish
to have Lock act as a screen saver without the password protection
feature, select "Screen Saver only mode" in the configuration
dialog. Screen blanking will be automatically turned on as well.
* This version has an implementation which will prevent timeouts
while you are working in a DOS application under Windows. In the
past, this application would timeout even if you were actively
typing away within a DOS Window. Now the timeout will occur
only after you are inactive in any DOS Window as well.
Please read METZTSR.DOC and install the METZTSR.COM application
if you wish to prevent timeouts while you are working in a
DOS Window. METZTSR has been tested on several different
platforms and we have not experienced any incompatibilities.
* You can now double click on the icon with either mouse button
to activate lock.
* When the Screen Blanking feature was turned off, the lock dialog
would always remain visible, and interfere with other screen
blankers. The lock dialog will now disappear after 20 seconds,
and reappear whenever a key is pressed or the mouse is moved.
Version 1.3
* The LOCK and HIDE command line options can now be configured in the
Lock section of your WIN.INI file.
[METZ Lock] - METZ Lock WIN.INI section header
hide=Y - will cause lock to be hidden
lock=Y - will cause immediate locking of system
* Lock will now always keep itself in the foreground, even if an
application invokes a dialog box while running in the background.
* Additional changes were made to insure that any keyboard or mouse
activity will immediately activate the logon screen.
* Lock is now capable of displaying a bitmap randomly
on the blank screen. Enter the bitmap filename on the Configuration
dialog. The bitmap must be created under Windows 2.0 (although
it can be displayed under Windows 3.0).
* The included Clp2File.exe is an application which will save a
bitmap from the clipboard to a file, which then can be displayed
by the screen blanker. Please see CLP2FILE.DOC for more info.
Version 1.2
* This version is compatible with Windows 2.x and 3.0.
* The dynamic link library DESKDLL.EXE has been renamed to METZDLL.EXE.
* Lock has a new icon.
Version 1.16
* Lock can now be hidden while in use with a command line parameter
of /h or /H. (i.e. WIN LOCK /H) Once you have configured Lock,
use this option to hide the Lock icon from view. You will need
to configure the inactivity option in order for Lock to be effective
when hidden.
* Lock now positions all dialog boxes in the middle of your screen.
Version 1.15
* The Lock configuration options were not properly saved. This has
been corrected.
Version 1.14
* Lock now provides you with the option to blank the screen while your
system is locked. Select Blank screen from the Configure dialog.
* Lock now automatically centers the password dialog boxes on your
screen.
* Lock now will issue a beep when an invalid password is entered.
Version 1.13
* Lock can now be automatically invoked from the command line with
a parameter of /l or /L. Use this parameter with your favorite
Windows menuing application (like METZ Desktop Manager) so that
your system will be locked when Lock is selected. Or, from the
DOS prompt type "WIN LOCK /L".
Version 1.12
* Lock now sets the Focus back to the application that was active
when the system was locked.
Version 1.11
* The auto lock feature was not correctly initialized, and thus Lock
timed out incorrectly. This has been fixed.
Version 1.1
* You can now double click on the Lock Icon with either the left or
right mouse button to lock your system.
* A Configure menu item has been added to the system menu of Lock.
Lock can now be automatically activated after 1 to 60 minutes of
inactivity. (Inactivity being no mouse movement or keyboard input.)
Use of this function requires that the included library METZDLL.EXE
be somewhere in your environment path.
The 'Trap mouse' option will confine the mouse to the Lock dialog box
when your system is locked.
Version 1.0 - released 1/90