Intel Announces Application Healing, Enhancement Pack for Intel LANDesk Management Suite.High Tech Writers AMERICAN FORK, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 8, 2000 Intel Corporation (company) Intel Corporation - A US microelectronics manufacturer. They produced the Intel 4004, Intel 8080, Intel 8086, Intel 80186, Intel 80286, Intel 80386, Intel 486 and Pentium microprocessor families as well as many other integrated circuits and personal computer networking today announced an add-on to Intel(R) LANDesk(R) Management Suite Version 6.4 that provides the ability to proactively manage the health of desktop applications. With this new module, network administrators receive proactive alerts identifying problem applications and computers, and have the technology to automatically repair applications in a fraction of the time previously required, which ultimately improves productivity. Intel has also released an enhancement pack that gives network administrators improved management of Microsoft* Windows* 2000 environments, additional support for Apple* Macintosh* and significantly improved hardware inventory capabilities. "Proactive systems management and productivity improvements are two of the most important issues for our customers in light of the ever-increasing need to reduce costs," said Robert Naegle, director of marketing, Intel Desktop Management Operation. "With the application healing add-on, Intel LANDesk Management Suite knows when users are having application problems and uses its intuitive new technology to investigate and fix the issue instantly." New Functionality Intel's application healing add-on module for Intel(R) LANDesk(R) Management Suite Version 6.4 can prevent lost productivity by proactively monitoring critical application errors when programs are being launched. The technology offers the unique ability to fix certain applications not originally deployed by Intel LANDesk products and, unlike most application healing products, LANDesk does not require the user to re-deploy applications to make them healable. In addition to alerting an administrator, the application healing module also offers several key reports to help identify problem applications and computers. In concert with the application healing module release, Intel released an enhancement pack for Intel LANDesk Management Suite 6.4. The product offers additional client support for Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. 2000 Server and Advanced Server products as well as providing a management console A terminal or workstation used to monitor and control a network. See Microsoft Management Console. on Windows 2000 Professional. With this augmented Windows 2000 support, corporations now have the management tools necessary to help them prepare for and manage Windows 2000 deployments. The enhancement pack adds support for Apple operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. that include Mac* OS versions 7.6 to 9.0.4, iMac*, iBook*, Mac G3 and G4, providing remote control and inventory functionality that allows administrators to manage heterogeneous environments Using hardware and system software from different vendors. Organizations often use computers, operating systems and databases from a variety of vendors. Contrast with homogeneous environment. . The Intel LANDesk Management Suite Enhancement Pack also includes inventory scanner updates that give information technology (IT) administrators more information on the companies' desktop and server environments. For example, the inventory scanner can detect which computers have handheld PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). devices connected and report information such as the model, 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. and last synchronization (1) See synchronous and synchronous transmission. (2) Ensuring that two sets of data are always the same. See data synchronization. (3) Keeping time-of-day clocks in two devices set to the same time. See NTP. date. Additional inventory information includes: installed printers, sound cards, monitors (VESA Display Data Channel See VESA DDC. standard), specified registry values, ODBC (Open DataBase Connectivity) A database programming interface from Microsoft that provides a common language for Windows applications to access databases on a network. driver and DSN DSN - Digital Switched Network information, and additional processor support, including the Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 processor. TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. support has been added to ensure packets are reliably transferred during functions such as software distribution status, inventory change alerts and remote control status. Availability The application healing module and the enhancement pack for Intel LANDesk Management Suite Version 6.4 will be available starting Nov. 10 for download on the Internet. All customers can download, for free, the enhancement pack at support.intel.com/support/landesk/mgtsuite/6x/software.htm. The application healing module is available for customers with Intel LANDesk Management Suite Software Subscription Agreements (SSAs) and can be downloaded at no additional charge at the same Web site. Non-SSA customers may obtain information on purchasing Intel LANDesk Management Suite SSAs by calling (800) 538-3373 for U.S. and Canadian customers or (44) 1-793-402-728 for European customers. About Intel(R) LANDesk(R) Management Suite 6.4 With Intel LANDesk Management Suite, IT professionals can accomplish key tasks such as distributing software applications and files, and taking control of remote desktops to fix problems. The management software can also help aid purchase decisions with accurate hardware and software inventory, help maintain compliance with software licenses In computing, software that is copyrighted and licensed under a software license is done under a variety of licensing schemes. For end-users there are proprietary licenses and there are free software licenses, and there are proprietary Within these schemes are further classifications. and keep servers healthy and running. Intel LANDesk Management Suite 6.4 was released in April 2000 with new enterprise software distribution capabilities, faster remote control, support for Windows 2000 Professional, Novell* NetWare* 5.1, Linux and more. Intel LANDesk Targeted Multicasting Software was also released in April 2000 to enable faster software distributions for the enterprise. Intel, the world's largest chip maker, is also a leading manufacturer of computer, networking and communications products. Additional information about Intel is available at www.intel.com/pressroom. * Third party product and company names herein are trademarks of their respective owners. |
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