Salix Monitor 360 • Quick dev update
Salix Monitor 360 quick development update: companion apps, scanning and launch polish
Written by Graeme Moignard
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Since the last Salix Monitor 360 update, the focus has stayed on launch readiness rather than big noisy feature announcements. The useful bits are the ones that make the product easier to install, easier to understand and easier to trust when an alert lands.
This is a short development update covering the companion apps, notifications, vulnerability scanning, help content and a few important polish passes across the admin areas.
Companion apps are now in a much better place
The biggest visible change is that the iPhone and iPad app is now live on the Apple App Store. Android has also had its final branding update, with the proper Salix Alert Desk icon, logo and visual polish in place, and the Windows desktop app has had its final branding pass too.
That means the companion app story is now far cleaner: Windows, Android and iPhone/iPad are all available from the Salix Monitor 360 downloads page.
Alerts and notifications have been tightened up
Push notifications are now working across the companion app flow, including tap-through into alert details where supported. That is a small sentence but an important user experience change: when something needs attention, the app should take people closer to the problem, not leave them digging.
Alert detail screens have also been improved, with clearer wording around what happened and a calmer layout for the information people need first.
- Push notifications are part of the companion app flow.
- Notification tap-through now opens the relevant alert detail where supported.
- Alert detail wording is clearer and more useful.
- The interface has had another polish pass to avoid cramped or cut-off text.
Remote vulnerability scanning has been tested successfully
The vulnerability scanning area has continued to mature. Remote scanning has now been tested successfully, allowing scan work to be handled by a separate worker machine instead of putting all of that work on the main web server.
The scan area also has clearer live progress, better scanner-worker handling and cleaner admin visibility. The goal is simple: make scanning more practical to run and easier to understand while it is happening.
Scanning update
More useful progress, cleaner worker handling
Remote scan work can now be handled away from the main web server, with better visibility while scans are running.
Guidance, account closure and admin polish
Organisation admin guidance has been improved so setup, daily use and support information are easier to follow. The help pages have also been cleaned up and expanded to cover more of the practical day-to-day admin flow.
Account closure and data deletion work has been added too, giving users and organisation owners a clearer route to close accounts and remove associated data. The admin and super-admin areas have also had further clean-up, removing unnecessary or risky controls and making key areas clearer.
Closer to launch-ready
Overall, this round of work moves Salix Monitor 360 another step away from “nearly there” and closer to “properly usable”. The companion apps are in place, the scanner workflow is stronger, help content is clearer and the admin experience has had another tidy pass.
There is still launch polish to do, but the shape of the product is now much closer to what people should expect to use day to day.