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ZCM 10 Service Pack 1 -- PUBLIC beta out now

Try the new features in ZCM SP1

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Chinese TV Station reduces IT workload by 80% with ZENworks Patch Management

Liaoning TV has reduced the administrative workload for its IT staff by up to 80 percent by implementing Novell ZENworks Patch Management to handle maintenance and software patching for its 1,000+ Microsoft* Windows* PCs. The Novell solution has also reduced desktop downtime, improved network security and cut the time to install patches from six weeks to two days.

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ENGL Zwlancfg 2.1.0.0

Heads Up! Our partners at ENGL recently updated their very popular Zwlancfg freeware utility configures Microsoft wireless network settings from the command line. They've added Vista SP1 support, added some new PEAP security options, and more. Check it out.

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Making Sure Business Objects Enterprises services for ZCM are running on Linux

When Business Objects Enterprise Reporting services are installed on Linux, you need a way to make sure that the services are running since you don't have CCM on that platform. Here's how you do it.

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Manage the Lifecycle of Virtual Machines

With virtualization comes new challenges. How do you manage the lifecycle of the virtual machines - from creation to retirement? What if you use more than one hyper-visor or operating system? How will I manage both the physical and virtual environment?

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West London Government Service Agency Slashes Costs with ZENworks

Ealing Borough Council (Ealing BC) has cut helpdesk calls by 20 percent and created a more flexible working environment by implementing Novell® ZENworks®. The Novell solution has contributed to a significant reduction in the cost of ownership for desktop systems and enables self-service application repairs.

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ZLMLoad 1.4

ZLMLoad 1.4 release which adds support for loading OES, OES 2, SLES 10 SP2, SLED 10 SP2, and SLE SDK 10 SP2 into ZENworks Linux Management 7.x from media or ISOs.

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NUI-KC lunch meeting Tue. 7/22 with Novell's ZENworks team.

Come join us next Tuesday, July 22nd for another NUI Kansas City lunch meeting. This meeting will be sponsored by members of Novell's ZENworks team, who will be on-hand to present information on ZCM10 and to address any questions you may have about ZENworks.

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CLIENT 4.9x ADM

Updated: Administrative Template for Novell Client 4.9x. + Read More

Shutting down Windows XP when no users are logged on

We have a lot of student computers running Windows XP (managed by ZfD 7). When the students have finished using the computers they tend to just log off leaving the computers running on full power (often over nights or weekends) instead of shutting them down. But with a little tweaking it is possible to shut down the computer if no user has been logged on for 10 minutes. We also do weekly automated ZEN imaging and the tweak is also a great way to close the computers after the imaging schedule.

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