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Support for MS SQL Database has been included
The image format of the screenshot attachments sent using the Help Desk Requests from Desktop Central icon in system tray is made configurable.
Support for user environment variables in Custom Script has been introduced.
'Show deployment progress' and 'Skip deployment' options introduced in Install/Uninstall software configuration.
Configurations deployed to an OU or Active Directory Group will automatically be applied to any new computers/users that gets added to that OU or group
Option to deploy configurations immediately has been included for computer configurations.
Option to exclude specific USB device instance from being blocked has been included.
Option to exclude computers based on the processor type has been included.
Option to save an existing configuration as a new configuration has been included.
Apply Always Option is enabled for Power Management,Shared Network Printers,File Folder Operations,Services,Firewall and Permission Management Configurations.
File Folder Configuration has been enhanced to support copying files via HTTP to make them work across WAN.
Templates for disabling automatic updates for Adobe Reader,Adobe Shockwave,Java and Microsoft Reboot Notification on specific computers have been added.
Deployment Options like deployment time, reboot policies, etc., can now be saved and loaded from templates for software, patch and servicepack deployments.
Remote Control initiated computer's IP audit is introduced in Action Log Viewer.
Remote Control now has the functionality of prompting even the user is not logged in or the computer is locked.
Administrators can also configure the color quality for the remote connections to optimize the bandwidth. The color quality and compression level can be set at the remote office level, which will be common for all the computers in that remote office.
Support for viewing User Access Control (UAC) dialogs of the remote computers has been included in Remote Control. This is applicable only for client computers running Windows Vista or Windows 7 OS.
Remote Control will now provide the history of remote connections established using Desktop Central with the duration of each sessions.
Remote Control has been enhanced with an option to connect with "View Only" mode.
Option to make User Confirmation permanent has been included in Remote Control.
Software Metering is a new functionality introduced. This can be used to get the software usage for the selected applications.
Inventory Alert notifications has been enhanced to include the ability to customize the alert messages.
Software License Management has been enhanced to include the ability to add multiple license purchases and to associate a license to a resource.
Disk Usage report now includes a detailed view to get the drive specific usage statistics.
Software Metering engine has been optimized to address the performance issues.
Option to disable Software Metering feature has been included.
A new report to view the computers running specific services has been included.
SM Bios reported version details are included in the Inventory, Computer Hardware Details.
Automatic retrieval of warranty information for Lenovo computers has been included.
Option to specify the DNS name of the Distribution Server along with its IP Address while creating a remote office has been included.
SoM page has been enhanced to include Agent Installation, Uninstallation and Last Upgraded time.
Moving Desktop Central installation from one computer to the other is made easy with the option to provide the details of the new computer in the user interface.
Automatic synchronization of computers between Active Directory and SoM has been included to detect the deleted and newly added computers.
Introduced a new feature called Scheduled Reports which enables you to receive query reports, custom reports and predefined reports in specific formats and a at a specific time.
Ability to automatically scan to fetch the systems' warranty has been included for Dell, HP and Toshiba computers.
Reports based on system warranty has been included under Inventory Reports.
HTTP Software Repository location for packages in software deployment can be changed.
Automated Patch Deployment has been enhanced to improve performance.
Patch Management has been enhanced to include an option to mark a patch as "Approved", "Decline", etc., in Download Patches, All Supported Patches and Latest Patches Views.
Memory usage during Patch Deployment has been optimized.
Option to download a patch again in the Download Patches View has been added.
Option to schedule an Automated Patch Deployment task on a specific day of the week in a month has been included.
Long lived TCP connections are used to enhance on-demand actions.
Windows 7 (x86 and x64) Service Pack 1 and Windows 2008 R2 (x64) Service Pack 1 is Supported.
IP scope feature is introduced ,which can auto change Agents Remote Office setting on the client computer according to the Scope defined in Desktop Central.
Issue in recreating the agents even when there is no change in agent properties has been fixed.
Application error in dcconfig.exe during user logoff has been fixed.
Black screen when sending screenshot attachment from agent tray icon helpdesk issue is fixed.
Issue in remote control service getting crashed while closing a remote session has been fixed
Issue in registering the Desktop Central Agent as a windows service after agent up-gradation has been fixed.
Issue in displaying the wrong execution status when the patch or the configuration is not applicable in one or more computers has been fixed.
Issue in order of deploying configuration as Collection is fixed.
Issue in repeatedly processing the user configuration when multiple users login to a computer has been fixed.
Issue in showing the correct update time in the execution status view of the configurations has been fixed.
Issue in applying configuration has been fixed.
Issue in adding target computers/users from a remote office where the length of remote office name exceeds 50 characters has been fixed.
Issue in deploying Software and Patches when the installation option is selected as "Install during Startup" has been fixed.
Issue in connecting to a remote computer having multiple IP Addresses has been fixed.
Support for capturing/rendering the transparent windows in Remote Control has been included.
Issue in establishing remote connections from Inventory and Patch views has been fixed.
The issue related to upgrading agents in remote office names that contain Latin alphabets has been fixed.
Issue in taking Remote Control of Windows 2003 Server that has an active Remote Desktop Connection has been fixed.
Issue in high memory usage in software metering has been fixed.
Issue with Microsoft Office 2010 product key fetch is fixed.
Issue in modifying the license details of the software when the software name contains an '&' character has been fixed.
Issue in displaying the hard disk details of computers running non-English versions of Windows OS has been fixed
Issue in showing negative values in Physical Memory for a computer when flash memory is detected has been fixed.
When a prohibited software that is awaiting administrators approval is disabled (not prohibited), the users where it was detected earlier will continue to see the warning on every logon. This has been fixed.
Issue in sending test email while creating a scheduled report has been fixed.
Issue in scheduled prohibited software report has been fixed.
Issue in showing a wrong login time in User Logon History reports has been fixed.
Issue in deleting the software install-able from the client computers after successful installation of the software has been fixed.
Issue in listing folders with special characters (apostrophe and comma) in network browser has been fixed.
Issue in showing the Managed Computers in the Scan Systems and All Managed Systems view under the Patch Management has been fixed.
Issue in Automate Patch Deployment has been fixed.
Issue in showing a wrong start time of the "Automated Patch Deployment" task in the email notification has been fixed.
Issue in showing Patch Deployment status as "Reboot Pending" even if the system has been restarted has been fixed.
Issue in patch download due to transaction timeout has been fixed.
Issue in retrying Automated Patch Deployment tasks has been fixed.
Distribution Server service startup issue has been fixed.
Desktop Central Server performance has been optimized.
Free Edition limit extended to manage up to 25 computers.
Support for scheduled backup of the database used by Desktop Central has been added.
Role based administration has been introduced. You can define roles specifying the modules and access levels, which can be delegated to users.
In Define Target Microsoft Windows 7 and Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 have been added in the exclude OS list.
Custom group filter has been added for 'Software Usage by Computer' report.
Computer Name column added in e-mail alerts of Prohibited Software/New Hardware Detected/New Software Detected.
Computer Details view enhanced to include the system details like installed Windows Services, local users and groups in that computer.
Exclude Custom Groups option has been added for Auto-Uninstallation of Prohibited Software.
User Notification before Auto-Uninstallation of Software has been added.
"Logged On Users" column included in Inventory Reports.
Asset Data from Desktop Central can now be integrated with ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus.
The Computer Details view of the Inventory Reports will now include the Serial Numbers of Monitor and Hard Disk.
License Management enhanced with the ability to attach license files and invoices to the software. You will also be able to add license details of software that are not detected in your network.
System Vulnerability Summary will now include additional system details like the operating system, service pack version, etc.
Support for deploying patches for Non-Microsoft applications has been included.
You will now be able to specify the type of updates with the severity levels while adding the Automated Patch Deployment task.
Vulnerability Summary, which includes the application and missing patch information, of the computer can now be exported to PDF/CSV/XLS formats.
'Manager' column has been added in 'All User Accounts' Report under AD Reports category.
Option to create and save Custom Query Reports has been included.
Remote Office agent communication (Distribution Server / Direct Communication) can now be modified from the SoM page.
Remote Office details can now be imported using a CSV file.
Inclusion of Alerts for Distribution Server.
Apache web server has been integrated to improve the performance for large network of computers.
Support for deploying File and Shared Printer Configurations to Windows Vista, Windows 2008 and Windows 7 computers have been added.
Issue with Non-English Computer names displayed in Network Browser is fixed.
Issues related to Active Directory computers with names exceeding 15 characters have been fixed.
'java.lang.Exception: NetBIOS and DC name cannot be null' issue while clicking on the workgroup name in SoM page has been fixed.
Issue with selecting all computers while adding computers in SoM has been fixed.
Issue in displaying computer message box on Vista and above has been fixed.
Issue in showing a pop up in Windows 2000 computers stating non-availability of a DLL file has been fixed.
Remote Office names sorted in filters.
Issue in installing agents on Vista and above when UAC is enabled has been fixed.
Agent side fix for inventory scanning.
Issue with Microsoft Office 2007 Productkey fetch is fixed.
Prompt User issue in Remote Control has been fixed for Multiple User Login of Vista/2008 Server/Windows 7.
Issue in Schedule Vulnerability Update is fixed.
Issue in Reboot Policy during Patch installation is fixed.
Issue in deploying the patches that have dependent patches has been fixed in the Automated Patch Deployment process.
Time interval issue in Filter has been fixed for all reports.
Number of characters allowed in the NOTES field of AD Reports has been increased.
Distribution Server introduced to reduce the bandwidth consumption in managing computers across WAN
Support to block/unblock specific USB Devices included
Desktop Central internationalized to manage computers running non-English version of operating systems
Support for Windows 2008, Windows Vista, and 64-bit included
Power Management Reports has been introduced.
Ability to create Custom Reports has been included
Automatic Patch Deployment enhanced with the ability to define multiple tasks.
Install / uninstall silent switches of popular software now comes pre-filled
Option to automatically uninstall the prohibited software from the managed computers has been included.
Support for applying user configurations when you switch from one user to another has been included for Windows Vista and Windows 2008.
Custom group creation has been enhanced by listing the computers/users in a tree view with search and filter options.
Option to enable/disable trimming of column values in reports has been included
IP Printer and Shortcut configurations can now be deployed to computers.
A new report "Software Product Key" has been added under Inventory module.
Support for viewing Remote Desktops from Firefox 3.0 and above has been included.
Desktop Central Server performance has been optimized.
Desktop Central agent binaries have been digitally signed.
Issue in deploying patches in bulk has been fixed.
Issues in Drive Mapping and Folder Redirection Configurations have been fixed.
Issue in updating the patch database manually has been fixed.
Issue in downloading patches and service packs has been fixed.
Issues with dynamic variables has been fixed.
Issue while deploying configurations with multiple targets has been fixed.
Issues related to child domain networks has been fixed
Issue in showing duplicate listing of computers in the SoM page has been fixed.
Adding multiple packages while defining an install software configuration is introduced.
Introduced MS-Office Patching Support and service pack installation.
Commercial Software Grouping is introduced in Inventory module.
Provision added to terminate Windows Remote Desktop connection and establish connection with Remote Control of Desktop Central.
Introduced Connect with IP option in Remote Control.
Ctrl+Alt+Del for Vista OS is handled in Remote Control.
Introduced IP range in the Define target Section of Configurations.
Sending AD Reports by E-Mail is introduced.
Introduced Rebranding Option to change Desktop Central logo.
Added 64-Bit OS Support for Inventory, Patch Management, Software Deployment and Remote control.
Added Windows 2008 OS support for Desktop Central Agents.
Provision to change E-Mail domain for Help Desk emails is added.
Support for managing computers across WAN included.
In software deployment, environment variable support is added for the network paths, pre, post installation scripts. Eg: %ProgramFiles% --> C:\Program Files
Support for establishing remote connection from Mozilla has been added.
Options to lock/unlock remote computers and to black-out remote monitors have been added in Remote Desktop Sharing.
Scheduled installation is added in Patch deployment configuration.
Prohibited Software Report is added in Inventory.
Export PDF option is included In Computer Details of Inventory Management.
Provision added to delete an already defined message box through message box configuration.
Option added to apply configurations on every logon/bootup.
Automatic detection of Windows Firewall and adding necessary exceptions (required for Desktop Central server) is handled.
Support for Windows Workgroup added
Support for configuring desktop in multiple domains has been added.
Support for creating custom groups of users and computers has been added. The groups can then be chosen as target for deploying configurations/patches/software.
Wake on LAN tool included.
Hardware and Software Inventory module included.
Support for installing EXE packages in addition to MSI
Support for Configuration Templates Added.
Microsoft Non Security Patches are supported for deployment.
Provided an option to delete the failed download patches from patch configuration download status page. Also, provided an option to deploy from download status page.
"Fix on Errors" option for Check Disk system tool is added.
Provision to define SoM with individual computers.
Added multiple OUs support in SoM definition.
Provision added for multiple user login in Desktop Central with different access roles.
Folder Redirection configuration has been enhanced to copy the local folder contents to the redirected folder.
ActiveX Component used for Desktop Sharing is signed for security reasons.
Active Directory Reports loading performance has been improved.
Status update and additional filtering options have been added for "Install Software" configuration.
System Tools that can be scheduled on multiple client machines have been added.
New configurations, File and Folder Operations and Permission Management, have been added
Patch Management enhanced to include support for installing service packs of Microsoft products.
Active Directory Reports enhanced to include over 90+ granular reports of the individual components.
Included User Logon Tracking Reports for an up-to-date user logon details with history.
Ability to schedule report update interval has been included.
Enhanced Remote Desktop Sharing with the ability to change the screen resolution.
New look and feel for better usability.
Ability to connect to remote desktops through web browser using Remote Desktop Sharing.
Added Power Management configuration to define and apply power schemes to the client computers.
Option for instant and manual installation of agent software on the client computers.
Option to uninstall agent software from client computers.
Number of users, computers, and container details are added in Resource Browser.
Improved usability of Add configuration and SoM page screens.
Issues related to persisting Active Directory computer details in database is fixed.
Patch Management module included - enables automatic detection of the required patches, download and install in the affected systems.
Computer configurations to manage windows local groups, users, and to install patches have been included.
Scheduler configuration has been added to schedule tasks for users.
Reports relating to Patch Management have been included.
Ability to view and audit the tasks executed using Desktop Central has been added.
Configuration based reports have been enhanced with more details.
Provision to remember view settings like the page size, sort order etc. across logins.
Overall usability is enhanced for the product.
Provision to change the admin credential alone in Scope Of Management (SOM) settings page.
Issues in Active Directory reports with large number of users is fixed.
Issues with multiple ip addresses given in target exclude is fixed.
Issue with creating shortcut in User Quick Launch Bar is fixed.
The key features of this release are:
Ability to define configurations for users and computers in the Windows 2000/2003 domain from a central point.
Out-of-the-box configurations include Alerts, Message Boxes, MS Office, Display, Outlook, Drive Mapping, Path, Environment Variable, Registry Settings, Folder Redirection, Security Policies, Internet Explorer, Shared Printer, IP Printer, Shortcut, Launch Application, Windows Installer, Firewall, Services, Legal Notice, Custom Scripts, and Common Folder Redirection.
Ability to run custom scripts to get complete administration control over the domain.
Multiple configurations can be defined and deployed to users or computers simultaneously using Collections.
Ability to define selective targets for applying the configurations. Targets can be either single user/computer or all users/computers belonging to a Site, Domain, OU, or Groups.
Ability to view the status of the deployed configurations from the Desktop Central client.
Ability to suspend, modify, and redeploy defined configurations.
Comprehensive reports for the defined configurations and other Active Directory components.
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