New features

The following new server features are available with FH Web Edition 4.

• Support for 64-bit Windows. FH Web Edition supports the FIREHOUSE Software application running on x64 versions of Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows 8.
• Automatic Client Updates. Administrators can configure FH Web Edition to automatically update Windows clients when users connect to a FH Web Edition server that is running a newer version.
• Simplified Client Printing. Client printing has an updated, streamlined architecture with improved client compatibility, better integration with Windows hosts, faster session startup time, and support on 64-bit hosts.
• Improved Application Compatibility. FH Web Edition 4 has a simpler interface to the operating system that provides enhanced compatibility with both x86 and x64 applications.
• Faster Application Startup. Per-process CPU and memory usage overhead are greatly reduced. As a result, applications start more quickly and consume less memory.
• Dynamic Display Resize. FH Web Edition automatically adjusts the size of the session's desktop when the user reconnects to the session from a different device or changes the resolution of the client device.
• Client Sound. FH Web Edition supports sound capability for any application that uses PlaySound, sndPlaySound, or waveOut.
• Client Serial and Parallel Ports. FH Web Edition allows applications running on the host to access client machines’ serial and parallel ports.