Manfred Altepost
BASF Coatings
LANDesk® Management Suite has proved itself through the cost reductions, service improvements and efficiency gains it has generated. Without it, our pan European IT infrastructure would be difficult, if not impossible, to manage.
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IT departments are challenged with increasingly complex computing environments that require them to:

» Keep up with security patches and virus updates
» Efficiently install and maintain software on the desktop
» Decrease software licensing costs and respond to audits
» Reduce the cost of helpdesk support
» Automatically discover and manage hardware and software assets
» Migrate many users and their profiles to new operating systems

LANDesk Software provides integrated solutions that enable IT professionals to solve problems quickly, efficiently and easily.

Keep Up with Security Patches and Virus Updates

LANDesk® Patch Manager is a standalone solution that can also be used in conjunction with LANDesk® Management Suite to enable efficient patch management across the enterprise.

Automate vulnerability assessment, remediation and patch management across heterogeneous IT environments. Establish and maintain baseline security, stability and performance for applications and operating systems.

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Efficiently Install and Maintain Software on the Desktop

LANDesk® Management Suite gives IT control over the entire software distribution and configuration management process.

Integrated package building, scheduling and application policy management make it easy to get the right software to the right user. Exclusive LANDesk Targeted Multicast™ and Peer Download™ technologies increase efficiency while reducing impact on network bandwidth.

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Decrease Software Licensing Costs and Respond to Audits

Both LANDesk® Management Suite and LANDesk® Inventory Manager provides extensive software license monitoring features that enable IT staff to discover and control software assets.

Monitor software usage to reclaim and reallocate unused licenses. Reduce costs by purchasing only the licenses you actually need. Extensive business intelligence reports give IT the power to report usage and demonstrate license compliance.

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Reduce the Cost of Helpdesk Support

Solve end user problems quickly, with fast, efficient remote control, real–time information gathering and diagnostics, and remote problem resolution tools. LANDesk® Management Suite provides on–demand support for help desks.

LANDesk® Management Suite provides infrastructure–level support for IT departments. Policy–based application install and automatic application healing help maintain the preferred state for each system and user. Fast remote control and remote problem resolution translates directly into increased user uptime.

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Discover and Manage Hardware and Software Assets

Both LANDesk® Management Suite and LANDesk® Inventory Manager enable IT staff to discover and disposition any device with an IP address for complete system and application knowledge. Extend your asset management control to non-computer assets like contracts, agreements and office supplies with LANDesk® Asset Manager.

Automate asset discovery and inventory refresh, then turn data into knowledge with easy data query and reporting tools. Use that knowledge to implement active change and configuration management, and take control of your IT assets.

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Migrate Many Users and their Profiles to New Operating Systems

LANDesk® Management Suite automates OS distribution and profile migration across the entire organization.

Plan your strategy and select targets with easy query tools. Build and distribute images using the LANDesk® OS Deployment Wizard or distribute images created using another tool. Migrate user profiles, settings and data automatically.

Even deploy to bare metal machines with LANDesk .NET PXE server support that uses local PXE proxies to eliminate dedicated servers on the subnet. Beneath it all the LANDesk Targeted Multicast™ technology enables minimal network traffic and efficient use of expensive resources without requiring dedicated servers or router reconfigurations.

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