IBM today unveiled ImageUltra Builder for Windows, a new IBM ThinkVantage technology that enables IT professionals to simplify in-house control of their software image creation and deployment, and for the first time ever, in multi-vendor environments.
ImageUltra Builder version 1.1, which includes IBM`s patent-pending manageability technologies, is the first ThinkVantage technology aimed at aiding the software image creation and management process in heterogenous, multi-vendor environments.
"This is the first of a set of new ThinkVantage technologies that help customers drive down IT support costs, providing innovation for real business advantage. These technologies are at the heart of a new 'Think` strategy from IBM, pointing toward a future where personal computers will be able to take care of themselves," says Angela Henry, IBM SA`s ThinkPad/NetVista brand manager.
ImageUltra Builder is compatible with industry-standard deployment tools, such as Microsoft Sysrep, enhancing an IT department`s ability to support a broad variety of notebook and desktop computers. Businesses that use ImageUltra Builder with industry standard tools can improve their efficiency and further reduce the number of images supported.
"Image management has been a source of grief for IT managers for many years. First with ImageUltra Services and now with ImageUltra Builder, we have made significant improvement in the tools that IT managers have available to deal with imaging challenges," adds Henry.
"Many organisations have computers from a variety of vendors and they have been asking us for a toolkit that would cover their entire business. Today, we have released ImageUltra Builder for Windows, to help manage the multitude of clients."
ImageUltra Builder will deliver flexibility to organisations and address many of the issues associated with image creation and deployment. These includes the creation and installation of software on PCs, the simplification of migration to new operating systems, the reduction of custom software images, the creation of a custom image that remains stable over time and the maintenance of a single image that can work across multiple PCs.
For more information about ImageUltra Builder, see www.pc.ibm.com/us/pc/um/migration.html.
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