WinINSTALL is a distribution software solution with the ability to update and deploy software applications and operating systems. It is available as standalone or as an integral component of version 3.5 Desktop Management Suite (DMS).
"WinINSTALL is recognised as the de facto software distribution standard. It includes a new Graphical User Interface (GUI), the ability to automate deployment of workstation operating systems (OS), and several new program-launching capabilities and reporting features through Crystal Reports," says Nick van Noordwyk, business manager for Middle East and Africa at Veritas SA.
The solution offers the technology to boot a client PC from a diskette into DOS-mode or Windows 95, perform automated partitioning and formatting, load the appropriate predefined NIC drive, and map to a network share before installing the OS. Once control of the client machine is returned from the OS installation, WinINSTALL is launched, installing applications defined as part of the specific profile. The machine will then be rebooted and ready for the user.
WinINSTALL Program Launcher (WIPL) adds several new program-launching capabilities to this enhanced software distribution solution, including:
The ability to install an application`s icon and allow a user to complete the installation when he runs the application for the first time, saving network bandwidth; An application subscription feature to ensure users are always using the most current version of an application; A prompt that allows the user to postpone the installation or update, if desired; and The capacity to, with the right-click of a mouse, verify the integrity of an installation and reinstall, uninstall or execute that application
The new user interface includes the ability to run management reports with Seagate Crystal Reports. These reporting features provide a variety of pre-configured reports and also equip the users with a menu to design customised reports to meet specific requirements of the enterprise environment.
This software distribution functionality is extended to vendors such as Microsoft, CA, Tivoli and Hewlett-Packard. The solution provides package creation and installation status reporting to complement Microsoft Systems Management Server`s flexibility and power for distributing jobs and determining target machines for installation. Providing a robust packager/unpackager, plus an installer that writes to the Microsoft SMS event log through the SMS MIF file, allows enhanced SMS functionality.
WinINSTALL also allows automatic creation of install or uninstall packages for distribution through CA-Unicenter, reporting to the Unicenter log. In a similar manner, the product provides automatic creation of install or uninstall packages for distribution through TME-10 and reports to the Tivoli log. Additionally, software distribution features write status information to HP DTA`s log file to be viewed across the network.
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