Founded in 2002, IMonitor software and Design, Ltd has its development headquarters based in Chicopee, Massachusetts. The employee monitoring software IMonitor EAM Standard is one of the company's flagship products. Designed for businesses, the application is also appropriate for government agencies and educational institutions.
IMonitor EAM Standard deploys with ease on both the server and monitored computers. The computer monitoring software comes equipped with a server-based management console. Once the software is installed, the server automatically scans the entire network for computers with the installed client.
The computer monitoring software runs in total stealth and secretly monitors employees. The software is not visible in the system tray, desktop, system processes or other areas of the computer. IMonitor has a small memory footprint and does not slow the monitored machine.
Managers can monitor and control multiple computer desktops from a single management console. The software can reveal, in real time, a worker's computer and online activities. Moreover, the collected data can be stored and saved for later viewing. The server stores the information in a centralized database.
The client software installed on the monitored computer uploads the collected data to the server at administrator-specified intervals. Should the information be required before the scheduled upload occurs, managers can perform an immediate synchronization and make the logs available for instant viewing.
IMonitor EAM Standard has numerous online surveillance features and is a good internet usage monitor. The app takes real time screenshots of an employee's desktop and records all keyboard strokes. Both of these features combine to give a clear picture of a worker's computer and online activity.
The internet usage monitor logs all user-accessed websites. Managers can easily determine which of their employees are productive and which are spending their time surfing, visiting social networking websites, playing online games or even viewing pornography.
IMonitor EAM Standard saves the URL of the accessed website and records the title, date, time and duration of visit. Additionally, the app logs all online searches.
The leaking of confidential business information, trade secrets and intellectual property often occurs via an employee's email correspondence. IMonitor EAM Standard records the contents of both sent and received email communications. Supported applications include Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Outlook Express, Eudora and other popular email clients plus webmail. The app also records webmail. Supported webmail services include Yahoo, Hotmail, MSN, AOL and others.
Missing from this application is the ability to copy email attachments. This is a common feature in all good employee monitoring software solutions. Perhaps the manufacturer will include this capability in future version releases.
IMonitor EAM Standard captures the transcripts of both sides of instant messaging and chat conversations. The app is compatible with MSN, Yahoo, AIM, ICQ, AIM and other clients.
Additional online monitoring features include the recording of music transfers, software downloads, FTP and HTTP file transfers.
IMonitor EAM Standard comes equipped with powerful remote computer management capabilities. The app's document tracking features make this software stand out among the competition. Managers can track print jobs by printer, document name, computer name, username, pages printed and paper size.
Moreover, this feature tracks document events such as file opening, reading, writing, copying, renaming, transfers and deletions. The app further protects trade secrets and intellectual property by generating an alarm when a worker transfers a file to a removable disk or other external device.
IMonitor EAM Standard tracks all launched applications. The software records the app's name and the date, time and duration of use. Supervisors can also browse the file directories of the monitored machine.
Managers can easily assist employees with limited computer skills. Remote management capabilities include computer reboot, software inventory, hardware driver modification, taking control of the keyboard and mouse, computer reboot, instant messaging and more.
The employee monitoring software can restrict an employee's ability to browse the internet. In addition, IMonitor EAM Standard can filter and block local network resources, software, chat clients, instant messengers and application use.
The app's reporting interface is well designed and easy to navigate. Built-in reports include a summary, work tracker, activity control, snapshots, keystrokes, system events, alerts, email, web, FTP, chat and numerous others.
Pie charts and other graphs assist in the interpretation of the gathered information. Unfortunately, the app has limited search capabilities. Searches are restricted to username, computer and date. It is not possible to search all logs for incidents that contain a specific keyword or other specified parameter.
IMonitor EAM Standard has numerous powerful features. The employee monitoring software's remote computer control capabilities are superior and cause the app to stand out among its competition. The software is equipped with reliable surveillance tools that can help businesses determine if their employees are actually working or are simply wasting time.
