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Modified TDBDownloadMgr to require a Caller parameter to LogOn method that is sent to web service to identify calling code.
Modified TDBUpdateMgr to take a CallerInfo parameter to constructor and to pass that value on the TDBDownloadMgr.LogOn.
Modified code that calls TDBUpdateMgr to supply suitable caller information.

Modified TProgramUpdateChecker to take a CallerInfo parameter to its constructor instead of to its Execute method.
Updated calling code accordingly.

Renamed FmUpdateDlg unit to FmDBUpdateDlg.
Also renamed all types in form TUpdateXXX to TDBUpdateXXX.
Updated using code accordingly.

Renamed UUpdateMgr unit to UDBUpdateMgr.
Also renamed all types in form TUpdateXXX to TDBUpdateXXX.
Updated using code accordingly.

Added missing XMLDoc comment to TUpdateCheckerThread class.

Heavily revised unit.
Introduced a common abstract base class for TProgramUpdateCheckerThread and TDatabaseUpdateCheckerThread that provides common functionality. This new class also takes on the work of the TUpdateCheckerConfig class, which was removed.
Revised to support user-specified update frequencies. (Previously only check is user had given or denied permission to perform updates and used a 1 day frequency.

Modified re changes made in USettings unit in previous revision.

Removed TUpdateCheckerConfig.NowAsGMT method and replaced calls with NowGMT from UUtils unit.

Changed so that update checks are not perform more than once in a day. Added new TUpdateCheckerConfig class to maintain records of last update date for program and database updates.

Added new unit containing threads that check for database and program updates and create notification when updates are found.