LANDesk System Manager Software Available With Next-Generation Intel Desktop Boards; Enforces the Importance of Native Management Technology to Protect IT Investments.SALT LAKE CITY -- LANDesk Software, a leader in integrated desktop, server and mobile device management solutions, today announced it will make LANDesk(R) System Manager available with Intel 915 & 925x Chipset-based Intel(R) Desktop Boards. "We are pleased to provide LANDesk System Manager to our global integrator network," said Joel Christensen, director of Marketing for Desktop Board Operations at Intel Corporation. "LANDesk System Manager is a proven solution that helps administrators remotely track, manage and maintain hardware assets." In an environment where IT professionals are asked to do more with less, LANDesk System Manager is a versatile solution for managing internetworked client PCs. LANDesk System Manager provides critical features to maximize PC uptime and security, including: --Systems monitoring of critical settings such as temperature, fan speed, voltages, power supply status and more, tuned specifically for Intel processors, chipsets and other Intel-specific implementations --Security, including chassis intrusion alerts, USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. mass storage detection and alerting, modem/analog detection and notification, and hardware and software change configuration management --Reports that generate data on installed applications, BIOS information, operating system details, event logs and software inventory --Remote management for transmitting critical alerts and enabling administrators to view system health via the Internet --Compatibility, offering console support for other enterprise applications via application integration modules (LANDesk Management Suite, HP OpenView, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) Tivoli and CA Unicenter) --Standards-based support, including Wired for Management Wired for Management (WfM) was a primarily hardware-based system allowing a newly built computer without any software to be manipulated by a master computer that could access the hard disk of the new PC to paste the install program. (WfM), Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) A widely used network monitoring and control protocol. Data are passed from SNMP agents, which are hardware and/or software processes reporting activity in each network device (hub, router, bridge, etc. ), Common Information Model (CIM (1) (Computer-Integrated Manufacturing) Integrating office/accounting functions with automated factory systems. Point of sale, billing, machine tool scheduling and supply ordering are part of CIM. ), Advanced System Format (ASF See Windows Media formats. 1. (language) ASF - Algebraic Specification Language. 2. (body) ASF - Analytical Solutions Forum. ), Web-based Enterprise Management (standard, system management) Web-Based Enterprise Management - (WBEM) A DMTF management standard using the Common Information Model to represent systems, applications, networks, devices and other managed components; developed to unify the management of distributed computing (WBEM (Web-Based Enterprise Management) An umbrella term for using Internet technologies to manage systems and networks throughout the enterprise. Both browsers and applications can be used to access the information that is made available in formats such as HTML and ) and Microsoft Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) "Intel motherboards serve as the nerve center for millions of machines designed and manufactured by channel VARs and OEMs," said Dave R. Taylor, vice president of worldwide marketing for LANDesk Software. "Once an Intel desktop motherboard is integrated into a machine and shipped to a customer, IT managers must protect their investment, keeping tabs on critical system information to ensure optimal performance. However, in distributed networks, achieving cost-effective systems management does not always come easily." Access and Availability Intel 915 & 925x Boards will ship with a download agent for LANDesk System Manager. The agent will provide an HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. link to a site where the full version of the client for LANDesk System Manager can be downloaded at no additional charge for Intel motherboard customers. A special offer will be made to Intel motherboard customers for the LANDesk System Manager Administrator Console and Software Developer Kit (SDK) for expanded functionality and customization. About LANDesk Software LANDesk Software is the industry-leading provider of integrated desktop, server and mobile device management software. LANDesk Software enables thousands of organizations to easily deploy and use end-to-end 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 in the Americas, Europe and Asia, and can be found on the Web at http://www.landesk.com/, or by calling 1-800-982-2130. Copyright (C) 2004 LANDesk Software, Ltd., or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. LANDesk is either a registered trademark or trademark of LANDesk Software, Ltd., or its affiliated companies in the United States and/or other countries. Other names or brands may be claimed as the property of others. |
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