15.0.0 updates

IBM Personal Communications (PCOMM) 15.0.0 updates

For more detailed updates, visit What's New in Personal Communications Version 15.0.

Security upgrades
  • HTTPS TLS 1.3 support
  • Password cache
  • Easy user ID and password maintenance with Express Logon Feature for VBScript Macro
  • Certificate Error Override warning message removal
Microsoft Office tools integration
  • Print-to-disk feature now supports “.doc” format
  • Convert ADM policy template files to ADMX/ADML
  • Azure WVD support
User productivity enhancements
  • Mouse wheel scroll-bar functionality
  • Customize menu items using PCSINIT.WS$ template. Admins can set menu items for new sessions.
  • Option to disable “Switch to Send” in i-series Data Transfer Utility
  • Admins can remove the “send” action for users with “Menu customization utility”
Automation enhancements
  • Macro PasteText API now supports '\t‘ <tab> character while pasting
  • HACL SendKeys() API now sends a return code to handle exception and failure cases
  • 64 bit ActiveX support
  • Express Logon for VBScript macro
  • EHLLAPI 64-bit library to support static linking
Installer enhancements
  • Auto-update of Lightweight Refreshpack Update Installer. No admin password required.
  • New install option to disable Kerberos authentication
Additional updates
  • Interoperability, allows users to switch between HACP products
  • Changes made by the user are preserved across the products in HACP server
  • JRE dependency removal from the client side
  • HTTP protocol for communicating with HACP Server

IBM Host On-Demand (HOD) 15.0.0 updates

For more detailed updates, visit IBM Host On-Demand Version 15.0 Readme.

Security upgrades
  • TLS 1.3 support
  • Encrypted (TLS) connections to LDAP servers
  • Enhancements for FTP login with client certificate. No additional authentication required.
FTP functionality enhancements
  • Code page conversion
  • Faster file transfer with better algorithm and parallel processing
  • FTP now supports Chinese characters without data corruption
  • TAB delimiter support in FTP, retains format in target dataset
User productivity enhancements
  • Default full screen mode for all users
  • Scratch Pad improvements
  • Keep-alive functionality enhancements
  • Interoperability enhancements
Installer and License Manager improvements
  • Replace IBM Installation Manager with InstallAnywhere
  • Configurable Java runtime. Users can choose the version of Java when available.
  • Ease of use improvements in launcher
  • Enhanced logging in License Manager
  • License usage report improvements
  • External database support
  • Protocol identification improvements
    • Faster identification and launch of custom protocols
    • Add support for JNLP

IBM Host Access Client Package Extended Edition (HACP EE) 15.0.0 updates

For more detailed updates, visit Feature enhancements.

Increased security and support
  • TLS 1.3 support
  • ENPTUI support for enhanced user interface
  • DBCS code page support
    • 930 Japan Katakana improvements
    • 930 Japan Katakana extended improvements
Debug module enhancements
  • Enable debug components on server for PS trace and DS trace
  • Enable debug or tracing on client for SendKeys events and mouse events
Modernization enhancements
  • Quick options to transform entire or parts of the terminal to web
  • Visualize the host data using easy to use widgets
  • Represent macro extracts graphically
  • Integration with Microsoft Office apps