Desktop Authority
Desktop Authority, the industry’s leading desktop management tool for Windows-based networks, significantly reduces the total cost of desktop and application ownership by enabling enterprises to proactively secure, manage, inventory and support and migrate desktops from a central location. Real-time Spyware Removal, enhanced Patch Management and USB/Port Security options now secure desktops against a wide range of threats.
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The highest cost in Windows desktop ownership is not the hardware or software, but the time IT administrators spend on support and maintenance. They face endless demands for desktop management and customisation: application updates to install, printers to connect, e-mail profiles to create, patches to apply and spyware to remove! In addition, there is the risk of data theft and intrusion by hackers because the users' desktops are not secured.
With the arrival of Windows Vista there is an extra challenge - smoothmigration of users to the latest version of Windows without increasing administration costs.
COMPLETE DESKTOP CONFIGURATION
Desktop Authority gives enterprises the power to centrally configure, manage, secure and protect desktops from a single, easy to use interface, and removes the need to visit desktop computers.
Desktop Authority provides the administrator with a complete set of desktop configuration features for windows clients from 95 to Vista, including:
- Application Installs and Updates
- Remote Control
- Patch Management
- Anti-Spyware
- Lockdown USB and other ports
- Windows firewall (XP SP2+ and Vista)
- Power Management
- Connections to File Servers
- Add and Remove Printers
- Manage Shortcuts
- Manage Outlook Profiles
- Microsoft Office Preferences
- Registry and Permissions Management
- Desktop File Management
GRANULAR CONTROL
Desktop Authority's patented Validation Logic technology determines how each desktop will be configured, using over 40 validation types including the class of computer (e.g. desktop/notebook), operating system, group membership, AD sites, OUs, and registry and file properties. Custom validation types can be added, such as Asset Tags and hardware configurations.
SOFTWARE DEPLOYMENT
Integrating with Desktop Authority MSI Studio, MSI packages can be centrally created and deployed to desktops across the enterprise with ease. Using Desktop Authority's deployment infrastructure, desktops automatically install applications from the closest deployment server.
ROLE-BASED ADMINISTRATION
In larger organisations there are typically multiple levels of administration, with junior ones assigned to specific geographical locations or restricted administration tasks. Desktop Authority's architecture allows super-users to restrict other administrators to only view, change, and add or delete a limited set of configuration objects. By defining roles and applying those roles to users or groups at the profile level, superusers can ensure that administration of Desktop Authority follows enterprise security boundaries.
EXTENSIVE REPORTING
Desktop Authority profiles and their configurations are now stored in an SQL database, along with information about each managed desktop. Built-in and custom reporting puts vital information at the fingertips of administrators, including reports on hardware and software inventory, user activity, patch deployment and Spyware removal.
SECURITY OPTIONS
Desktop Authority enhances the security of desktops with a Patch Management option, which deploys patches from Microsoft and select 3rd-party vendors, an Anti-Spyware option which detects and removes known Spyware, and a USB/Port Security option that controls read and write access to USB, storage and communication devices on the desktop.
TOTAL REMOTE MANAGEMENT
Ongoing management requires configuration updates, control and access from anywhere. Desktop Authority's remote management and control works from any javaenabled browser to give administrators the power to manage:
- Services, Processes and Drivers
- File System and the Registry
- Installed Applications
- Open Files, DLLs and Registry Keys
- Tasks and Alerts
- Remote Reboots
- Remote Control
In addition, security levels can be established to restrict access to selected remote management features by different classes of administrator.
In addition, security levels can be established to restrict access to selected remote management features by different classes of administrator.
