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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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