Novell ZENworks Configuration Management

Easy Deployment

Simplified deployment from anywhere, guaranteed. Novell ZENworks® Configuration Management enables administrators to automate the distribution of desktop applications and operating system upgrades (including Windows 7), ensuring end user devices are always up-to-date. This includes:

Software packaging. ZENworks Configuration Management includes Macrovision's AdminStudio ZENworks Edition to help you prepare reliable Windows Installer (MSI) software packages for distribution. With AdminStudio ZENworks Edition, systems managers can take full advantage of the benefits of MSI and reduce total cost of ownership by simplifying the installation, customization and management of applications. Click here for more information on AdminStudio ZENworks.

Ghost imaging support. Leverage your existing Ghost investment while still managing the deployment process through ZENworks Configuration Management.

Improved targeting. ZENworks Configuration Management includes predefined dynamic device groups that automatically include workstations or servers running the same operating system version. You can also create your own dynamic groups based on any inventory value. As new machines come online, you're assured that they automatically receive the necessary configurations and applications. Also, because ZENworks Configuration Management supports Active Directory and eDirectory™ users, you can create ZENworks user groups that include users from multiple directories, further simplifying the management of applications for those users. With a single action, you can assign applications to users regardless of which domain they reside.

Non-disruptive application deployment. Keep administrative tasks transparent to end users. This includes support for bandwidth throttling, checkpoint restart, auto-verification, selfhealing and other features designed to ensure the performance and integrity of applications. Since applications are cached locally on the workstation, applications are always available—even to mobile users.

Auto content replication and distribution points. Place applications and content close to your end users. Location awareness for applications enables users to pull from the nearest sources, enhancing the performance and availability of application resources. You can auto-replicate applications on shared or dedicated resources throughout your environment. It can even be a high-performance desktop sitting in a branch office where no server happens to be available.

Blackout schedules. Protect business-critical systems from being updated with new content at the wrong time—like financial systems at the end of the quarter.

System update. Stay current on the latest version of ZENworks with a feature that updates the ZENworks Configuration Management product itself over the Internet. With ZENworks, you always receive the latest updates and fixes with no hassle.

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