EVERKEY Upgrade Beta Latest Status

The first Beta program available now is Keshow.exe.  Within a few weeks, we will release Everkey.exe and Kechk.dll.  The final Beta program to be released will be Renew.exe.  As soon as each program is stable, we will bump the lowest version number and declare them non-Beta.

Use the following link to download the new Keshow.exe.

Keshow.exe Beta Testing

To test the new Keshow.exe:

• Be sure it works in every situation where you are currently using the old version of Keshow.exe.  However, Keshow will only display Authorization in the first iButton Partition. 
• Test on any available 32-bit and 64-bit version of Windows XP, Server or Vista.
• Rockey4s and iButtons require Device Drivers to be installed.  You can use the drivers installed by Azsetup.exe or the newest drivers contained in the AzRockey.zip download.  Here's the download link to the latest Rockey4 drivers: AzRockey.zip.

If you have any problems or wish to make a suggestion, please send an email to Support@Az-Tech.com.  We will respond as quickly as possible.

EVERKEY Version 6 Upgrade Overview

The entire EVERKEY System is being completely upgraded to support the latest Operating Systems and newest cutting-edge Hardware.  Plus the new User-Interface is written in a language and framework which not only supports Windows, but OS X and Linux as well. 

The Version 6 upgrade supports the NEW Rockey4ND.  This USB Key does not require ANY Device Drivers to be loaded before it's plugged in.  That makes your Product simpler to use and should dramatically lower the number of Support calls.  And, with no Device Drivers to load, the Azshow.exe diagnostic program is no longer needed.

Of course, the current Rockey4s (USB and Parallel) and iButtons are still supported, but require Device Drivers to be installed. 

The new EVERKEY also adds support for the DS1994 iButton in USB Holders.  This iButton has a 10-year lifetime with no Write-Cycle limit and can be used as a direct replacement for the DS1425 or DS1991.  However, this iButton also contains its own Real-Time Clock that, when locked, cannot be tampered with or reset.  Optionally, when the Time Limit expires, the information in the iButton can be destroyed, even when its not plugged into a computer!

All programs now support Unicode UTF-16.  This means that fields like "Description", "Name", "Company", etc. can be entered in the Developer's native language.

The initial release of EVERKEY Version 6 supports all 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows 2000 thru Vista, including Windows Server Editions.  Future releases are planned for OS X and Linux.

EVERKEY Version 6 History

2008_03_31 Keshow.exe v6.2.3 Released.

• The Rockey4ND "fingerprint" needed to be changed for stronger security and better compatibility. 
• iButton support was added for both USB and Parallel Holders. 
• Diagnostic messages for missing Device Drivers were added to eliminate the need for a separate Azshow.exe program. 

2007_10_21 AzRockey.exe v6.2.2 Released.

• This single-click setup program makes it EASY to install the latest Rockey4 Device Drivers on any 32-bit or 64-bit system from Windows 2000 thru Vista, including Server Editions.  It replaces both InstDrv32.exe and InstDrv64.exe setup programs. 

2007_09_17 Keshow.exe v6.2.2 Beta Released.

• The display of Rockey4ND devices was enabled even though all devices will show up with a 6021 Error because they have not been programmed with Everkey.exe.  You can now show the presence and Lasered-ID of all inserted Rockey4 and Rockey4ND devices.
• The display of the User-Data was changed to show all 16 bytes instead of 14.
• The ASCII and Unicode character display of the User-Data was changed to show all characters even if there are terminator characters embedded in the string.  An embedded terminator character (binary zero) is represented by a "." (period).

2007_08_28 Keshow.exe v6.2.1 Beta Released.

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