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Agent News

The following table contans all the news bulletins since Agent was re-acquired by Forté.

Released Bulletin
05-Jul-07 Agent 5.0 Update
RAR support, browser tabs, and more...
01-Jun-07 More Gigs, Same Low Price
APN quotas are increased at no additional charge...
19-May-07 Vista Promotion Ends June 1
Upgrade for only $15 before the Vista promotion ends...
01-May-07 Agent Vista Upgrade Promotion
For a limited time, Agent Upgrades are reduced from $19 to $15...
30-Jan-07 Forté Releases Agent 4.2
NZB support, Windows Vista, Database Performance and more...
02-Jan-07 Agent 4.2 Beta Update
Including a look at 4.2's database and user interface improvements...
21-Nov-06 NZB Preview
A closer look at Agent 4.2's upcoming support for NZB files...
10-Nov-06 Agent 4.2 released to Beta
NZB, Database Performance, Agent Gear and more...
14-Oct-06 Forté Releases Agent 4.1
We are now working on Agent 4.2 with support for NZB and other cool features...
18-Aug-06 Forté Releases Agent 4.0
A major upgrade for binary, text, and email users...
18-Aug-06 Forte Upgrades APN
Agent Premium News now offers 40+ day retention of multi-part binaries...
17-Aug-06 Agent 4.0 Releasing Tomorrow
$15 Upgrade promotion ends today...
04-Aug-06 4.0 to Release in August
See a screen shot and the complete list of features for Agent 4.0...
25-Jul-06 Message Attachments
A preview of Agent 4.0's handling of Usenet and Email attachments...
14-Jul-06 Agent 4.0 Beta Update
A closer look at Image Preview and Safe HTML handling...
13-Jun-06 Agent 4.0 Released to Beta
Image preview, ignore subthread, better binary management, and more...
13-Jun-06 Agent 4.0 Upgrade Promotion
For a limited time any registered Agent user can upgrade to Agent 4.0 for $US 15.00...
22-Apr-06 Agent 4.0 Update
Forté prepares Agent 4.0 for the Beta Team...
09-Mar-06 Forté Releases Agent 3.3
Includes a new Database Recovery tool, SSL enhancements, and other key improvements...
31-Jan-06 Forté Releases Agent 3.2
The release you've been waiting for...
20-Jan-06 Agent 3.2 in Final Beta
We expect to release Agent 3.2 before the end of January...
19-Jan-06 Get More Gigs with APN
We've increased the GB allocations for Agent Premium News without raising prices...
12-Oct-05 Agent 3.2 Released to Beta
Support for Multiple Email Accounts and more...
15-Sep-05 Forté Releases Agent 3.1
We are now working on Agent 3.2 with support for multiple POP boxes...
05-Sep-05 Agent 3.1 Released to Beta
Performance enhancements, improved joining, and bug fixes...
03-Aug-05 Forté Releases Agent 3.0
Registered Agent 3.0 users will receive a free 3 month trial account on Agent Premium News (APN)...
03-Aug-05 Letter from the President
Charles Dazler Knuff extends his thanks to the Agent Community...
06-May-05 Agent 3.0 supports Virtual Servers
We added this exciting new feature as we expand the Beta Team...
30-Mar-05 Agent 3.0 Beta Continues to Expand
We've added an addititional 30 beta testers...
18-Feb-05 Expanded Beta Trials to Begin for Agent 3.0
You will soon begin to see Usenet messages posted with Agent 3.0...
03-Jan-05 Forté Upgrades Usenet Services
Agent Premium News (APN) upgrades improve reliability and performance for all subscribers. Users of our Measured Service get twice the Gigabytes at no additional cost...
22-Dec-04 Agent 2.1 Beta Update
Agent 2.1 is released to the Agent Design Board...
21-Oct-04 Agent 2.1 Preview
Here is a preview of upcoming Agent 2.1 functionality...
25-Jun-04 Agent 2.1 Feature Update
We've added support for multiple server connections and a task management interface...
24-Jun-04 New Agent Logo
Tell us what you think...
19-May-04 Agent 2.1 Progress Report
An update about our on-going implementation of multiple news servers...
06-Feb-04 Letter from the President
Charles Dazler Knuff extends his thanks to the Agent Community...
06-Feb-04 Agent 2.0 is Released
Forte is pleased to announce the first release of the 2.x product stream...
09-Dec-03 Free Upgrade to Agent 2.0
Buy Agent 1.93 on or after December 9th, 2003 and receive a Free Upgrade to Agent 2.0...
13-Nov-03 Agent 2.00 Released to Agent Beta Team
Our first release using the new wxWidgets architecture...
10-Nov-03 Jim Powers Rejoins the Agent Team
Jim brings over 20 years of experience as a software developer...
11-Sep-03 Agent 2.0 Begins Internal Trials
In addition, the Agent Premium Newsgroups enters the final stage of beta trial...
22-Jul-03 Agent Premium Newsgroups Beta Trial Update
The initial phase of beta is going smoothly...
11-Jul-03 Agent Premium Newsgroups Beta Trials
Forté launches their own NNTP news service...
20-Jun-03 Agent 2.0 Progress Report
Get caught up with our progress on Agent 2.0 development...
21-Feb-03 Agent 2.0 Product Update
We've outlined all the major features of this release...
12-Feb-03 Tom Gold re-joins the Agent Team
Tom's experience and leadership will ensure the successful release of Agent 2.0...
10-Jan-03 Agent is now available in LANG_AGENT_193
These translations are now available on the Agent Download Page...
29-Dec-02 Availability of Agent Translations
The translation teams have completed all the translation work...
24-Dec-02 Agent and Free Agent 1.93 are Released
Agent is now translated into Deutsch, Français, and Italiano...
06-Dec-02 Forté Data Center Without Power for 36 hours
Blizzard conditions in North Carolina leave millions without electricity...
08-Sep-02 Development has Begun on Agent 1.93
Plus the Agent Support Team is overhauling the Agent FAQ...
09-Aug-02 Forté announces Agent 1.93
Users will be able to configure the new line counting feature...
02-Aug-02 Agent 1.92 and Free Agent 1.92 are Released
For the first time in 5 years, these two programs share the exact same code...
20-Jul-02 Forté Partners with EasyNews
We're continuing to pursue relationships with the leading premium news providers from our survey...
07-Jul-02 Forté Accelerates Translation of Agent and Free Agent
Once again, the Agent Community steers us in the right direction...
03-Jul-02 User Guide updated for Agent 1.91
For the first time since Agent 1.5, we've updated our documentation...
02-Jul-02 Agent Community Reveals Preferences
Survey results show that 40% of Agent users subscribe to a Premium News Service...
25-Jun-02 Policy Change regarding alt.usenet.offline-reader.forte-agent
After lurking for a couple months, Mark Prince is ready to become an active participant...
24-Jun-02 Agent 1.92 Beta Update
After a hectic month, we think we'll be done in mid-July. Check the Mark CAM to be sure...
03-Jun-02 Agent 1.92 goes to Beta
Free Agent and Agent have merged into a single binary. Agent's database limit increases by a factor of 4...
16-Apr-02 Agent .99 found running on remote island
The Agent Development Team makes a landmark discovery along North Carolina's Outer Banks...
31-Mar-02 Mark Prince and Ana Beck join the Agent Support Team
The incredible response to Agent 1.91 has enabled us to double the size of our support team...
21-Mar-02 Agent 1.91 is Released
Agent users can now post and decode yEnc messages...
17-Mar-02 Juergen Helbing's feedback on yEnc and Agent 1.91
The developer of yEnc provides his feedback on our decision to delay Agent 1.91 by one week....
15-Mar-02 Agent 1.91 needs one more week
We found some yEnc compatibility issues during beta and we're fixing two critical 1.9 bugs...
10-Mar-02 Agent 1.91 in Final Beta
Support for yEnc encoding and decoding is right around the corner...
24-Feb-02 Forté announces support for yEnc
Our customers have spoken and we are listening. You want this feature right away and we are happy to oblige....
24-Jan-02 Agent 1.9 is Released
Agent 1.9 may not be a big release in terms of features, but it represents a new beginning for Forté...
06-Jan-02 Agent 1.9 in Final Beta
After several iterations with the Agent Beta Testers, we believe we're in the final cycle...
29-Oct-01 Agent 1.9 Goes To Beta -- At Last!
We know a lot of patient folks are wondering what happened to that 3rd quarter release date...
02-Aug-01 Agent 1.8 Upgrade Released
Forté releases an upgrade to address compatibility problems with MSN and Starband...
21-Jul-01 Forté Announces Plans for Agent 1.9
Forté announces their plan to release Agent 1.9 in the third quarter of 2001. Agent 1.9, the latest version of Forté's award winning Usenet newsreader, will be free to all registered Agent users...
24-Feb-01 Dazler Software Acquires Agent and Free Agent
Located in Carlsbad, California, Dazler purchased the popular and respected Usenet newsreaders from Genesys Telecommunications Labs...