City of Edmonton Sold on FullArmor; FAZAM for Windows NT Helps Reduce Total Cost of Ownership.Business/Technology Editors BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 15, 2000 FullArmor Corp., provider of enterprise policy management software, announced today that the City of Edmonton, Alberta, has chosen FullArmor Zero Administration (FAZAM) for Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. to lockdown Lockdown A specified period when an employee of a public company is barred from selling - and occasionally buying - their company's stock. Notes: These types of equity transaction restrictions can be imposed by securities regulators or underwriting firms if a company has its enterprise, control PC configurations and centralize cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. domain policy management. "We're always looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. ways to reduce our number of break/fix problems," states Bill Yaremchuk, the City of Edmonton's IT Customer Solution Team Leader. "We chose FAZAM for Windows NT because this application works for us. It's comprehensive and easy to use." The City of Edmonton's IT staff will deploy FAZAM for Windows NT to more than 3000 Windows 95 and Windows NT workstations throughout the next year. The work will be done in stages with the first set of 1500 desktops receiving FAZAM for Windows NT within the next six months. "It has been estimated by industry analysts that our Enterprise Management Tools can deliver $1,210 in annual savings per PC each year, reducing support and downtime The time during which a computer is not functioning due to hardware, operating system or application program failure. costs," said Richard Farrell, FullArmor's President. "FAZAM for Windows NT will help the City of Edmonton achieve these savings by providing additional control and proactive configuration management of the desktop." FAZAM for Windows NT will help the City of Edmonton reduce TCO (1) (Total Cost of Ownership) The cost of using a computer. It includes the cost of the hardware, software and upgrades as well as the cost of the inhouse staff and/or consultants that provide training and technical support. See ROI. across its enterprise while keeping it up and running by preventing the unauthorized installation of software, end user tinkering tin·ker n. 1. A traveling mender of metal household utensils. 2. Chiefly British A member of any of various traditionally itinerant groups of people living especially in Scotland and Ireland; a traveler. 3. , and by implementing and enforcing standards across the enterprise. About FAZAM for Windows NT FullArmor's Zero Administration for Windows NT enhances the functionality of Microsoft's system policies, converting the core functionality delivered with the operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. into a complete Enterprise Policy Management solution. FAZAM for Windows NT provides administrators with a single, easy to use interface for managing PC configurations across the enterprise for Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000. FullArmor Zero Administration for Windows NT proactively enforces PC standards with a customizable lockdown approach based on proven methodologies. The software delivers total cost of ownership (TCO) savings and provides a framework for flexibly balancing end user needs with IT manageability and costs. About FullArmor FullArmor Corporation, based in Boston, MA, is the leading provider of enterprise policy management software and services for distributed computing environments See DCE. Distributed Computing Environment - (DCE) An architecture consisting of standard programming interfaces, conventions and server functionalities (e.g. naming, distributed file system, remote procedure call) for distributing applications transparently across networks . Since 1994, FullArmor's mission has been to reduce TCO for enterprise customers through innovative policy management solutions. FullArmor customers include Toshiba, Compaq, Federal Express, Gateway Country Stores, Wal-Mart, The Stanley Works, and Microsoft. FullArmor licenses its products and offers services to Fortune 1000 companies, software vendors and service providers around the world. For additional information please call (617) 457-8100 or visit www.fullarmor.com. Other products and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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