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FrontRange eases path to Windows Vista

Enteo Operating System Deployment and Centennial Discovery help minimise cost and project time for operating system migration


Johannesburg, 29 Oct 2008

With its Centennial Discovery automated IT audit and Enteo Operating System Deployment solutions, FrontRange makes it easier to both plan and execute a migration to Microsoft Vista.

“With Service Pack 1 now released, more and more organisations will consider migrating part or all of their IT estate to Windows Vista,” said Stephan Glathe, FrontRange Vice-President. “However, to manage the migration effectively, they need to both have full visibility of the current IT assets on the network and have an effective solution for the automated deployment of the new operating system.”

Using Centennial Discovery, organisations can quickly assess how many PCs are currently connected to the corporate network and the specific versions of the operating systems and business applications that are installed. What's more, the tool features a specific Vista Upgrade wizard which helps IT managers understand which PCs on the network are capable of supporting Vista's minimum specifications versus which machines need upgrading or replacing. Centennial Discovery can then place a cost and timeline against these requirements.

The FrontRange Client Lifecycle solution then allows, among other things, the use of the new WIM images as an installation source and provides support for user account control, and file and registry virtualisation of legacy applications. In addition, both 32- and 64-bit versions are supported.

FrontRange achieves greater flexibility in the Vista rollout with the use of Windows PE 2.0 as the boot environment. Windows PE is the successor to DOS for the operating system rollout, which simplifies installation via the network and the running of diagnosis programs.

For more information on managing the migration to Windows Vista or any other major IT projects with IT Asset Management and Client Lifecycle solutions from FrontRange, please visit www.FrontRange.co.za

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FrontRange Solutions develops software and services that growing mid-size firms and distributed enterprises rely on every day to build great customer relationships and deliver high-quality customer service. The company applies a unique combination of innovation and automation with a standards-based approach to simplify core business processes, including: IT service management; customer relationship and sales force management; and PC lifecycle management. More than 150 000 of the world's best-known brands use FrontRange offerings to quickly improve their interactions with external and internal clients and achieve better business results. For more information, call +27 11 325 5600 or visit http://www.frontrange.co.za.

Customers, representing 44% of the Fortune 100 and 76% of the FTSE 100, include Coca-Cola, Shell Oil, Prudential Securities, 'Electricit'e de France, Mack Trucks, Campbell Soup, Avaya, Bechtel Corp, Bank of America, and Turner News Network. South African companies include National Treasury, Barloworld, British American Tobacco (SA), Nissan, Coris Capital, Daimler-Chrysler, Datacentrix, Financial Services Board, Johannesburg Water, Standard Bank, FoschiniDATA, Volkswagen SA, Department of Land Affairs, Department of Minerals and Energy, First National Bank and ABSA Direct.

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Editorial contacts

Charlene Bredenkamp
FrontRange Solutions
(+27) 11 325 5600
charlene.bredenkamp@frontrange.com