Windows Wisdom from Real Enterprise Solutions

NETWORK WORLD NEWSLETTER: DAVE KEARNS ON WINDOWS NETWORKING TIPS
07/27/05
Today's focus: Windows Wisdom from Real Enterprise Solutions

Dear networking.world@gmail.com,

In this issue:

* RES' Wisdom change mgmt. service for Windows
* Links related to Windows Networking Tips
* Featured reader resource
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Today's focus: Windows Wisdom from Real Enterprise Solutions

By Dave Kearns

I don't think anyone could argue against the idea that we could
all use a little more wisdom. So the folks at Real Enterprise
Solutions, known to their friends as "RES," have decided to sell
you some.

"Wisdom" <http://www.res.nl/res/wisdom.html> is the name of its
new point-and-click change management service for Windows. It
brings together software and hardware inventory, deployment,
patch management, hotfixes and complete reporting of the Windows
enterprise all orchestrated from one central console.

RES has been around since 1999 and is best known for PowerFuse,
its central management console for Windows. The company's
mission, it says, is "to manage and maintain Windows desktops
and to make organizations of all sizes more efficient while
lowering overall IT costs." That's a mission statement we can
all support - and understand.

With Wisdom, you can quickly and easily automate the routine
tasks necessary to maintaining Windows, such as deploying
software, installing Microsoft updates, applying hotfixes,
modifying registry settings, changing service parameters,
changing computer name properties, monitoring event logs,
monitoring disk space and more using PC-based agents controlled
from a central console. Wisdom's Instant Reports functionality
is a management feature that allows administrators to easily
query a report based on total computer hardware or software
inventory, file contents, disk space history, and/or application
inventory.

Wisdom does require that you run SQL Server, which it uses to
store all of its data and packages, but no special database
knowledge is required. It's also directory-enabled, but Active
Directory-independent so that it will work across various
platforms and domains. And, for those of you looking to,
perhaps, recycle older machines, the central console will run on
Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2000
Advanced Server, Windows 2000 Datacenter Server, Windows XP
Professional, Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition, Windows
Server 2003 Enterprise Edition, or Windows Server 2003
Datacenter Edition. All of those systems, including Windows XP
Tablet PC, are also supported as clients. Other mobile platforms
are planned for future releases.

Wisdom is licensed per deployed agent and free 30-day
evaluations ( <http://www.res.nl/res/eval.php?FID=62> ) are
available for download.

Wisdom isn't for every network, but not everyone can handle
"wisdom," either. Still, you should check it out to see if it's
right for you.

The top 5: Today's most-read stories

1. 2005 Salary Survey
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlwnt3873>

2. Cisco to acquire Sheer Networks for $97 million
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlwnt3874>

3. Verizon joins managed security game
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlwnt3875>

4. Schools battle personal data hacks
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlwnt3876>

5. Help Desk: NAT firewall
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlwnt3877>

Today's most forwarded story:

Verizon joins managed security game
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlwnt3878>
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To contact: Dave Kearns

Dave Kearns is a writer and consultant in Silicon Valley. He's
written a number of books including the (sadly) now out of print
"Peter Norton's Complete Guide to Networks." His musings can be
found at Virtual Quill <http://www.vquill.com/>.

Kearns is the author of three Network World Newsletters: Windows
Networking Tips, Novell NetWare Tips, and Identity Management.
Comments about these newsletters should be sent to him at these

respective addresses: <mailto:windows@vquill.com>,
<mailto:netware@vquill.com>, <mailto:identity@vquill.com>.

Kearns provides content services to network vendors: books,
manuals, white papers, lectures and seminars, marketing,
technical marketing and support documents. Virtual Quill
provides "words to sell by..." Find out more by e-mail at
<mailto:info@vquill.com>
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This newsletter is sponsored by Nokia
Empower Your Mobile Enterprise

Nokia believes that business mobility will fundamentally change
the way work gets done-and for the better. To allow the entire
organization to get the most from this paradigm shift in
productivity, Nokia Enterprise Solutions focuses on delivering
increased efficiency through enhanced mobility. Learn more by
downloading this white paper today!
http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=108884
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