We are pleased to announce 100 days of Windows 7 support, which was first introduced more than 3 months before the OS was officially released to the public on October 22, 2009.
Agnitum's R&D has been professionally exploring Windows 7 since 2008, lots of technological tweaks, preliminary and hands-on testing have been performed to ensure hassle-free co-operation with the new system.
As you may remember, Agnitum's first Windows 7 RC-compatible effort was version 6.7 (released on July 22). The current version 6.7.1 (released late September) further improved its compatibility with Windows 7 and Vista SP2. The product was properly integrated with Windows Action Center support and optimized system performance on x64 systems.
Windows 7 Official Release users may now take advantage of Outpost Pro 6.7.1 software proven by 3 months of successful interoperability. Full-functional 30-day trials of Outpost Firewall Pro, Outpost Antivirus Pro and Outpost Security Suite Pro are available for download at http://www.agnitum.com/products/
Outpost-Windows 7 story contest - winners revealed
We've finally selected 10 best stories about Outpost Pro operation on Windows 7. Many thanks to all the participants! The prizes went to Brazil, Finland, Romania, Russia, the UK and the US. Congratulations!
You can find the top 3 stories published on Agnitum's web-site.
Also, we anticipate development news in the nearest future! Keep your eyes open for product updates.
Outpost and Windows 7 stories: special chance for the blog readers
Now that we've closed down the story competition on the subject "How Outpost helped protect your Windows 7 PC", our board of judges started a friendly yet rigorous discussion of the winners list! We've made a short-list of stories but it looks like we'll reserve a few more days for debate.
Although the contest is generally over, a suggestion was raised to give our devoted blog readers another chance and prolong the competition until September 20. You now can send your texts using Agnitum's contact form or give us a link to the story on your blog.
Be creative, be sincere and keep to the subject which is Outpost solutions and their operation on Windows 7. Good luck!
In the meantime we'd like to thank all the participants for the stories we've already received. We really enjoyed what we read, and some stories were really useful to us!
We'd like to remind you that another Outpost Story competition announced in our regular newsletter is soon coming to an end. We're closing down the text form on September 1.
You still have a chance to win one of the prizes by telling us how Outpost 6.7 dealt with security issues on Windows 7 RC. No matter how short or long your story is, just follow a few simple rules:
the story should be in English
the story should be based on real experience with Outpost 6.7
you are welcome to report the difficulties with Outpost 6.7 but just as part of the story, not in a "wanna-submit-a-bug" manner
no libel or bad language please!
To give you a taster of possible texts, we publish two excerpts from our users' stories below:
- Our user from the US:
I have been using Windows 7 RC 64-bit for about 4 months now and needed a firewall suite that would be compatible for this system. I work for a cable company and the software suite that they provide is not compatible for Windows 7 RC 64-bit. I looked at the reviews on almost every security site that was out there. I have a Associates in IT Networking/Security Management and seeing the reviews, I decided to try Outpost Security Pro 2009. I installed it without a hitch and started to play around and was amazed at the protection that it provided. I used several 3rd party security check sites and they all returned with great results.
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I have used several different Firewall suites and by far this one has had the best tech support and software. I would HIGHLY recommend this to anyone that is running Windows 7 RC 64 bit.
- Our user from Finland:
For a long time in my life, I didn’t care about having any protection software on my computer. All the software I tried just didn’t seem to do anything. One day a good friend of mine proposed the Outpost Security Suite Pro, which I wasn’t sure that I’d like or if it would even work at all. I had recently started using the new Windows 7 RC, so I was ready for some problems. Nevertheless, I decided to give the software a try. To my surprise it installed without any problems and after looking around in the options I fell in love with it.
<...> The software gave me excellent control over programs and how they connected to the internet. I didn’t even know some of the programs were calling “home”. This already made me feel so much safer and all the programs that required internet access worked as smoothly as they would have without any protection. Unlike before, I now had full control over the software on my computer. Everything was working as smooth as before, no; in fact, it was working smoother than before as I now had total control over my whole system.
By the way, the American customer reported an issue in Entertainment mode that we addressed immediately ;-)
In this blog-note we appeal to those who purchased Outpost products in the past three months.
We would like to request just five minutes of your time to help us continue to improve the protection we provide to you through our Outpost products. We have just a few questions about your perception of Outpost products, and we’d really appreciate it if you could give us your feedback.
As a security provider, it’s vital for us to understand your security needs so we can deliver a rock-solid, easy-to-use, and fast security solution. Your ideas and suggestions will help us to do just that.
Please check your malibox for a survey email from Agnitum within the next few days. (You might also want to check the spam folder in case you still don't use Agnitum's built-in anti-spam or Spam Terrier for accurate handling of messages :-))
If you receieve the email, but you are not the actual user of the product registered to this email address, please forward the survey to the person who does use the software.
Many thanks in advance! We're looking forward to your replies.
Outpost 6.7 now provides extended protection and stability for Windows 7 RC users
After a recent notification of Outpost 6.7 RC, we are pleased to announce the final release of the new iteration. The latest versions of Outpost 2009 provide beta support of Windows 7.
In line with the company’s history of keeping track with Microsoft's operation systems (including Vista SP2 and Windows Server 2008 SP2 in Outpost 6.5.5), Agnitum has today delivered security solutions for users of Windows 7 RC even before the OS is released to the general public.
Among the improvements in Outpost 6.7 are:
support for Windows 7 (release candidate) together with stable operation on latest service packs for Vista and Windows Server 2008 (both 32-bit and 64-bit)
enhanced anti-malware engine and heuristic analyzer for better detection
improved self-protection and Host Protection anti-leak (addition of new filters for driver loads)
advanced content filtering now fully compatible with P2P clients and rich-media websites
dramatic reduction in false positives from Attack Detector while ports scanning
faster performance under Vista SP1/SP2 and 64-bit Windows
more stable network operations for users with Internet Connection Sharing, shared printers and workstations using VMWare
more suitable settings for Auto-Learn and Game modes
Outpost 6.7 also offers improved compatibility with the following third-party applications:
security tools – Windows Firewall, Vista UAC, Kaspersky Antivirus/Internet Security
browsers – revamped Outpost QuickTune plug-in for Internet Explorer 8 on 64-bit Windows
email clients – The BAT!, Incredimail
P2P clients – EMule, mTorrent
translation tools – ABBYY Lingvo X3, TranslateIt!
music and screen reading software – AIMP, Imeem.com, Jaws
all video players and PC games working in full-screen mode
Unlike other vendors who have moved to a 15-day time limit on trial versions, Agnitum continues to offer a full 30 days of evaluation time for users to put Outpost products through their paces.
In this blog-note we appeal to those who 
