LANDesk Software Sets New Standard for Image and OS Deployment; Integrated Management Solution Improves Efficiency and Enables Enterprise Wide OS Deployments.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 13, 2003 LANDesk(R) Software, the industry-leading provider of integrated desktop, server and device management software, today announced the release of LANDesk(R) Management Suite with advanced 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. Deployment functionality. The software update provides IT managers and help desk technicians with the most efficient and thorough deployment solution available. "Given the increasing demands on today's IT staffs, systems management solutions must be complete and seamlessly integrated," said Michael W. Hall, vice president of worldwide marketing, LANDesk Software, Inc. "LANDesk Management Suite's patented technologies deliver the most complete and integrated desktop, server, and device management solution available." "We have found that LANDesk Management Suite contains all the necessary functionality for managing large, distributed networks. It is saving us huge amounts of time and money and enabling us to provide faster, more effective support to 12,000 users," said Johannes John, Systems Consultant, Merck KgaA This article needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. . Located in Darmstadt Germany, Merck KgaA is one of the world's largest chemical and pharmaceutical companies with more than 34,000 employees and 192 divisions in 55 countries. The OS and Image Deployment Challenge According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Gartner Research, a leading IT research firm, the cost of OS deployment can be as high as $3,825 per user, a staggering cost to IT departments responsible for managing hundreds to thousands of nodes in the enterprise. Additionally, Gartner reports that lost productivity for the enterprise can reach $6.4 million a year. While OS deployment tools have been available, these point products don't address core challenges such as asset inventory, targeted multicasting and post-deployment support. Comprehensive Solution "The secret to deploying 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. successfully is in the planning and preparation," said Dave R. Taylor, LANDesk Software, Inc. vice president of worldwide sales. "OS migration doesn't begin and end with image capture. The deployment is usually preceded by a thorough inventory of current assets Current Assets Appearing on a company's balance sheet, it represents cash, accounts receivable, inventory, marketable securities, prepaid expenses, and other assets that can be converted to cash within one year. and concluded with post-image configuration and management. Rather than rely on bolt-on solutions, LANDesk Management Suite is the most thorough and complete solution, offering inventory asset management, migration planning, deployment scheduling, targeted multicasting with in-place and bare metal 1. bare metal - New computer hardware, unadorned with such snares and delusions as an operating system, an HLL, or even assembler. Commonly used in the phrase "programming on the bare metal", which refers to the arduous work of bit bashing needed to create these basic tools migrations." LANDesk Software's OS deployment capability, combined with its patent-pending Targeted Multicast technology, speeds deployment, reduces network traffic and eliminates the need to re-configure routers and switches. Instead of transferring information packages for each client, domain representatives distribute only once to a subnet (SUBNETwork) A logical division of a local area network, which is created to improve performance and provide security. To enhance performance, subnets limit the number of nodes that compete for available bandwidth. representative, and then the subnet representatives distribute to the clients -- significantly reducing redundant bandwidth traffic by as much as 50% over standard multicasting methods. Other key features include: -- Application Policy Management, requiring no proprietary server-based resources -- Remote, anywhere access via a Web browser interface -- Proactive application self-healing -- Package Builder, to better control and customize application distribution -- Server management to proactively monitor server health and diagnose problems -- Application deployment to restore user applications to newly imaged systems -- Software metering, to manage application licenses and use LANDesk Management Suite's latest version provides additional support for Microsoft(a) Windows(a) 2000 and Windows XP The previous client version of Windows. XP was a major upgrade to the client version of Windows 2000 with numerous changes to the user interface. XP improved support for gaming, digital photography, instant messaging, wireless networking and sharing connections to the Internet. in order to meet the growing demand from IT professionals. This is in addition to earlier versions of 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. as well as Linux(a), Unix(a), OS/2(a) and Macintosh(a) operating systems that LANDesk Management Suite already supports. Greater OS and Image Deployment Efficiency LANDesk Management Suite achieves category-leading efficiency by giving IT managers fully integrated tools at one location. -- LANDesk Management Suite provides faster planning and targeting through integrated inventory asset capabilities. IT managers aren't using spreadsheets, outdated lists or inventory assumptions to scope the project. -- While LANDesk Management Suite now includes an imaging tool, the product is image vendor agnostic and will easily deploy existing images from other image vendors. -- Targeted Multicasting technology allows the concurrent transmission of large image files to thousands of nodes at once without significant bandwidth requirements Bandwidth requirements (communications) The channel bandwidths needed to transmit various types of signals, using various processing schemes. Every signal observed in practice can be expressed as a sum (discrete or over a frequency continuum) of sinusoidal . -- Automated SysPrep can reduce set-up time by as much as five minutes per node by automatically assigning unique names to PCs rather than requiring manual data entry. -- Proprietary Preboot Execution Environment The Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE, aka Pre-Execution Environment, or 'pixie') is an environment to boot computers using a network interface card independently of available data storage devices (like hard disks) or installed operating systems. (PXE (Preboot EXecution Environment) An Intel Wired for Management (WfM) capability that enables a PC to boot from the server. It enables remote booting (boot the OS), remote emergency booting (boot a diagnostic program) and remote new system startup (boot the installation ) technology speeds bare-metal provisioning on new machines. Pricing and Availability New customers can purchase the latest version of LANDesk Management Suite with OS Deployment from LANDesk Expert Solution Providers (ESP (1) (Enhanced Service Provider) An organization that adds value to basic telephone service by offering such features as call-forwarding, call-detailing and protocol conversion. ) immediately. The manufacturer's suggested resale price for LANDesk Management Suite is $75 per node. To locate a LANDesk Software ESP visit the LANDesk Web site at http://www.landesk.com/contactus. For more information about how to become a LANDesk Software ESP visit www.landesk.com. About LANDesk(R) Software LANDesk Software is the industry leading provider of integrated desktop, server and device management software. LANDesk Software enables thousands of organizations to easily deploy and use, end-to-end desktop, server and device management solutions. LANDesk Software is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah For ships of the United States Navy of the same name, see . Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake, or its initials, S.L.C. with offices located throughout the Americas, Europe, Asia and Australia, and can be found on the Web at http://www.landesk.com/. Copyright (C) 2003 LANDesk Group, Ltd. or its affiliated companies Affiliated Companies A situation that occurs when one company owns a minority interest (less than 50%) in another company. Also refers to companies that are related to each other in some way. Notes: An affiliated company is sometimes referred to as a subsidiary. . All rights reserved. LANDesk is either a registered trademark or trademark of LANDesk Group, Ltd. or its affiliates in the United States and/or other countries. (a)Other names or brands may be claimed as the property of others. |
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