February 8, 2006 — AttachmateWRQ™ has announced the availability of NetWizard 6.0, cost effective desktop management software for IT managers and desktop administrators. Designed specifically for, geographically dispersed organisations with limited IT resources, NetWizard® 6.0 software features a combination of scalability, centralised control, network independence and fault tolerant distribution with recovery capabilities. These capabilities allow companies to cost-effectively distribute, install, meter, license and control software quickly and easily.
Organisations today find that it is increasingly difficult and costly to distribute and manage software across the virtual enterprise. With rising corporate pressure on IT and a growing number of desktop and laptop PCs, many companies have realised that their current administration software no longer meets current requirements, especially when desktop problems arise. These challenges are prompting organisations to find a desktop management solution that will improve user support and ensure software delivery over long distances, without company technicians having to spend time monitoring, updating and distributing software.
NetWizard provides stable, centralised desktop management control in a scalable system, enabling organisations to increase desktop productivity and reduce costs while maximising IT resources. NetWizard scales to accommodate any number of desktops and supports multiple Microsoft Windows operating platforms, including Windows XP and Windows 2000.
With integrated functionality for desktop software and hardware inventory, software distribution and installation, usage metering, license administration, remote control and policy management, NetWizard 6.0 offers IT managers a wide array of features and benefits, including:
- Fault-tolerant, enterprise-wide software distribution
- Industry-leading reporting capabilities
- Centralised management of heterogeneous hardware and OS environments
- PXE support
- Integrated hardware and software inventory
- Ability to extend existing investments in imaging products
- Secure, feature-rich remote control
- Usage metering and license administration
- Native integration with Microsoft Active Directory
- Command-line build support for the distribution and launch of Windows Installer applications (.msi files)
- Wake On LAN support
- Ability to collect, display and export
- Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) inventory data
- Enhanced Manager to support multi-package, simultaneous distributions
Unlike other desktop management solutions that provide software distribution without any recall options, NetWizard offers fault-tolerant software distribution and allows users to roll-back unsuccessful product distributions. NetWizard features a simplified management interface, in addition to fault tolerance and recovery capabilities.
“We’ve found that many IT managers have tested various desktop management systems only to discover that they were costly and required adding full-time staff for system administration,” said Nils Brauckmann, General Manager EMEA for AttachmateWRQ. “NetWizard 6.0 – the first new release from the recently merged AttachmateWRQ – avoids this by having cost-effective management at the heart of the product. It extends our product portfolio for IT managers and network administrators, which also opens up new opportunities for our EMEA channel partners. Our channel has deep relationships with customers in the area of desktop management and NetWizard is a natural fit for their existing business.”
About AttachmateWRQ
AttachmateWRQ focuses on extending more information, to more people, in the most secure and manageable way possible. The leader in multi-host access and integration, the company enables organisations to maximise the value of their existing IT investments as they advance their long-term business and IT strategies. Headquartered in Seattle, AttachmateWRQ serves over 40,000 customers in nearly 60 countries worldwide. For more information, visit www.attachmatewrq.com.