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DeskCenter® Management Suite 7.3 with Thinstall Support

21.01.2008

By: Oliver Lorenz

The  DeskCenter® Management Suite Version 7.2 has brougth elemantary improvements. Version 7.3 now comes with the integration of the virtualization plattform Thinstall.


New Features Version 7.3

 
New! Integration of the virtualization plattform Thinstall

 

Thinstall is an application virtualization platform that enables the deployment of complex software as single executable EXE-files. These files can be used without installation on every Computer in the network.

The heart of the Thinstall VS is the „ Virtual Operating System“, a small component in every thinstalled application. The thinstalled application can also be buffered local to grand the access for the user even if the network is not available.

A number of free samples is available on www.thindownload.com.

 
All virtual packages build with Thinstall can be managed and deployed with the Software deployment of the DeskCenter® Management Suite. The advantage of the integration is that the thinstalled packages do not have to be deployed separately. Also they get incorporated in the License Management and the Software Inventory.

 
New! Helpdesk-Archive

*       Closed Helpdesk tickets can be archived after criteria.

NEW! 

*       Big improvement of the Asset and helpdesk screen.

 

New Features Version 7.2

 

New! License Management (included in base licence)
 

*       License Management with flexible rules for inclusion and exclusion of applications files or operating systems

*       Colored highlighting of under or over licensing

*       Separation of the views for Software Inventory and Licence Management 

 

New! Software deployment

*       Software packages can now be deployed by rules (if then rules).

*       Rules can install, deinstall and update software.

 

New and unique in combination with system management! Extended Licence Management (New module)

*       Automated identification of around 20.000 application both subject or non subject to licence by comparison with a licence databank on the basis of around 150.000 rules.

*       Identification of software producer

 

NEw! OS-Deployment (New module)

*       Integrated automated deployment of operation systems

*       Generation and deployment of installation images

*       Managing of installation and activation keys by MAC-Address

*       Supply as bootable CD-Rom or PXE

*       Serial number management

*       Complete integrated configuration of unattended files and driver support

*       Support for Microsoft® Windows™ NT, Windows™ 2000, Windows™ Server NT/2000/2003/2008, Windows™ XP, Windows™ Vista (all versions)

*       Deployment by CD/DVD, USB-Stick, ISO-Image, integrated PXE Server or alternative TFTP/DHCP/PXE Server

 

Version 7.3 of the DeskCenter® Management Suite is  here available as demo download since 18th January 2008 (German only)