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The Desktop Availability Suite contains all of the WinINSTALL Desktop Management Suite functionality including MSI packaging, software distribution, asset management, license compliance and patch management and includes a robust PC Migration engine. We believe that some form of PC migration takes place nearly every day in the enterprise. Migration has often been though of as a one time event that is associated with the major project of moving a large number of corporate PCs from a legacy Windows platform to a new operating system platform such as the move to Windows XP. There are other functions that can be included in the definition of PC migration that support projects such as PC refresh where hardware is being retired and new PCs are coming in that need to have not only the new operating system installed but also all the applications, users PC personality as well as any locally saved data that may potentially reside locally on the machine. Another use of PC migration is with disaster recovery where locally saved data and user personality may need to be replaced or even in the situation where Windows becomes unstable and a complete client reset is more useful than dispatching technicians to desktops to troubleshoot and repair the Windows environment. OnDemand Software continues its quest to remove the need to visit a desktop to solve any software issues. The new Desktop Availability Suite is another step forward with this vision. Following are the areas that are addressed with the Desktop Availability Suite PC migration functionality. Migration from a single PC to another PC Backup of user personality and locally saved data from a single PC to a repository Restore the user personality and locally saved data from a single PC to a repository Policy creation of settings, preferences, options of the operating system and applications as well as type of data backup that can be applied directly to a single machine or to a group of machines such as an Active Directory OU Policy distribution of the settings, preferences, options of the operating system and applications as well as type of data backup that can be restored to a single machine or to a group of machines such as an Active Directory OU Unattended Remote Client Reset which can install the operating system, application load set, restore the user personality, locally saved data and inventory the asset post migration to continue the lifecycle management of the machine All of these functions are important in the day-to-day management of the desktop environment and should leverage all other functions such as MSI packaging, software distribution, operating system installation, asset and inventory management, patch management and provide a single reporting engine across all areas. The new WinINSTALL Desktop Availability Suite adds Pre-boot Execution Environment (PXE) The DAS PXE support enables a client PC system on the network to be booted remotely, even though it does not possess an operating system (OS).  The DAS Suite PXE-based server allows the complete automation of client reset, hardware refresh and legacy operating system migration.  No other product ties operating system installation to personality transfer, local data backup/restore and software distribution as you find in the 8.7 release of the WinINSTALL DAS Suite.  Now operating systems can be installed at times rivaling imaging (under 15 minutes) and can be automatically patched to meet the latest security updates all without having to update your corporate image.  This is an attractive new feature desktop administrators because it helps reduce support expenses, simplify network administration, and improve network manageability. All of these factors help reduce the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of the network.  PXE support is only found in the DAS Suite. We believe that to provide true value to the corporate IT staff today where budgets are scrutinized closely a product should not require a base suite that additional modules and products must be licensed to achieve maximum functionality. This has been the approach of software vendors where revenue is the most important goal rather than providing real value and function to the IT staff. The WinINSTALL Desktop Availability Suite is tightly integrated, allows unlimited consoles to be run, no additional modules to be licensed and installed at a cost that is lower than most tools today. We believe that patch management shouldn’t cost as much as a packaging, distribution and asset management system combined. We have worked hard to integrate and leverage the information of each part of the product where others have worked hard to make sure that modules are required for optimum use. Add on modules are nothing more than a new venture on the bag of tools approach. You are asked to do more with less. We believe we have solutions that allow that approach. Why Upgrade to WinINSTALL Desktop Availability Suite?

   When you upgrade to WinINSTALL Desktop Availability Suite, you access all the added

   functionality in WinINSTALL Desktop Management Suite PLUS a robust PC Migration engine and

   Pixie support.  Nearly every PC refresh project has many manual components that aren’t

   automated in any way.  Now you can completely automate PC refresh and legacy operating

   system migration and lower your costs, finish on time and reap the rewards that come with

   doing both those things Standalone PC Migration products can cost up to five times the cost of

   an upgrade to DAS!

   With a deal like that, why not upgrade?

   Try a free trial download before you buy.