LANovation Ships PC Updater Version 3.0.Business Editors & Technology Writers MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 13, 2000 "Client-Free" Software Distribution Program Delivers Easy-To-Create and Easy-To-Apply Self-Installing Files LANovation today announced the immediate availability of PC Updater(TM) version 3.0. PC Updater performs reliable, client-free software distribution for corporate network administrators, software publishers, and others who regularly install or update software on PCs they do not control. PC Updater version 3.0 adds full support for Windows 2000, a new Web Page Expert, enhanced options for how a PC Updater software distribution file runs on target PCs, and an optional status bar for target PC users. Using PC Updater's two-step, graphical "Expert", network administrators capture software installations and updates in a single-file format called a Self-Installing file. Self-Installing files can contain desktop changes ranging from a small registry The configuration database in all 32-bit versions of Windows that contains settings for the hardware and software in the PC it is installed in. The Registry is made up of the SYSTEM.DAT and USER.DAT files. Many settings previously stored in the WIN.INI and SYSTEM. change to the installation of a mission-critical application. PC Updater's award-winning single-file design allows network administrators to create just one Self-Installing file for each distribution task, rather than creating several files to accomplish a single installation. A PC Updater Self-Installing file can be distributed via a user's login Signing in and gaining access to a network server, Web server or other computer system. The process (the noun) is a "login" or "logon," while the act of doing it (the verb) is to "log in" or to "log on. script, CD-rom, pulled from a Web site or intranet page, or sent as an email attachment See e-mail attachment. . PC Updater 3.0 also works with most management suites, including Microsoft's SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. , Novell's ZENworks, and Intel's LANDesk. Any PC operating under the Windows 95, 98, 2000 or NT systems can accept and execute Self-Installing files. Because no client is required on the target computer, PC Updater moves software distribution beyond the traditional corporate walls. "Keeping PCs in a traditional network environment updated with the latest software and running smoothly is a difficult task," states Kim Pearson, President of LANovation. "When the PCs are remote, or you don't have full control over the target PCs, the problems with keeping software current are compounded. PC Updater was created to provide customers with an easy, reliable way to update any PC, anywhere." PC Updater version 3.0 fully supports Microsoft's Windows 2000. While built-in Windows 2000 security features ensure that non-administrative users are unable to install or delete To remove an item of data from a file or to remove a file from the disk. See file wipe, trash and undelete. 1. (operating system) delete - (Or "erase") To make a file inaccessible. desktop software, the same features can also create significant roadblocks during software rollouts or the delivery of incremental Additional or increased growth, bulk, quantity, number, or value; enlarged. Incremental cost is additional or increased cost of an item or service apart from its actual cost. desktop changes. PC Updater version 3.0's smart technology creates Self-Installing files that can be delivered to all PCs, including "locked-down" Windows 2000 or NT workstations. New in PC Updater version 3.0 is a Web Page Expert. The new Expert helps customers who are unfamiliar with 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. create Web pages for distributing software. The Expert also provides administrators the option to include company logos, custom graphics, and end-user instructions on the Web page. Visitors to the Web page merely click on links to PC Updater 3.0 Self-Installing files, and desktop changes are immediately executed. PC Updater version 3.0 can display custom prompts before, during or after the installation of a Self-Installing file. Though PC Updater recovers gracefully grace·ful adj. Showing grace of movement, form, or proportion: "Capoeira is a graceful ballet of power and control, artists kicking and jumping in synchronized movement" Alisa Valdes. if a PC is (e.g.) turned off while a file is running, the new prompts provide the option for an administrator to give recipients various messages like instructing them to not reboot To reload the operating system, which restarts the computer. See boot. (operating system) reboot - (From boot) A boot with the implication that the computer has not been down for long, or that the boot is a bounce intended to clear some state of wedgitude. See warm boot. their PCs. The new prompts also let an administrator or software publisher display company logos and other custom graphics. PC Updater version 3.0 uses the seven-time award-winning technology found in other LANovation software distribution offerings, including: PictureTaker Enterprise Edition, PictureTaker Configuration Center Edition and PictureTaker Personal Edition. PC Updater version 3.0 pricing begins at $995 per technician See PC technician and software technician. , has no client license requirements, and can be purchased direct from LANovation or from any of its national or international partners. About LANovation: LANovation is a leader at making complex technology simple. Since the company's founding in 1985,the corporate mission has remained the same: to make complex technology simple, to provide unequaled customer support and to work to be a good corporate citizen. LANovation identifies practical opportunities in leading edge technology and brings them to reality. By choosing LANovation products and services, customers and partners gain significant competitive advantage... without sacrificing mission critical resources. For more information or to contact LANovation, visit their Web site at http://www.lanovation.com/ or call (800) 747-4487. Note to Editors: Evaluation (NFR (Near Field Recording) See near field optics and Terastor. ) copies of PC Updater 3.0 are available upon request. Contact Kristina Halvorson, Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most , LANovation, (612) 379-3805 ext. 120; e-mail: khalvorson@lanovation.com or Val O'Reilly, Director of Communications Director of Communications is a position in the private and public sectors. The Director of Communications is responsible for managing and directing an organization's internal and external communications. , (612)379-3805 x102; e-mail: oreilly@lanovation.com; fax: (612) 378-3818; PC Updater technology is patent pending. PC Updater is a trademark of LANovation. 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