Robert, Re: >"I can't believe I had to read three days of preannouncements for this crap!"<
The following is from INtel thread. Borland should of had a deal similar before making a name change, or before making such a big deal of the name change. RESULTS FIRST DAMMIT!!!
APR 30, 1998, M2 Communications - Austin, Texas -- Personal computers based on
the Intel-led and
industry-supported Wired for Management (WfM) Baseline specification now will be
"Tivoli-Ready," Intel
Corporation and Tivoli Systems Inc. announced today.
"Tivoli-Ready" means that Intel Architecture-based workstations, desktops and laptops
can be managed
"out-of-the-box" by Tivoli Management Software. This is achieved by the automatic
downloading and
installation of a Tivoli Management Agent when the PC is initially installed, reducing the
manual effort required
to get new PCs online and managed.
"Tivoli and Intel have long recognized the importance of integrating leading desktop and
enterprise
management solutions," said Will Swope, vice president, Intel's Business Platform
Group.
"This new capability takes another step in realizing the goal of the Wired for
Management initiative to support
interoperable management for PCs."
"Tivoli and Intel recognize that the greatest pain for customers is the cost and difficulty
associated with
installing agents on tens of thousands of desktops and mobile computers," said Martin
Neath, senior vice
president, Tivoli Product Group. "By automating the installation of our management
agents on PCs, we've
eliminated the time and expense associated with loading CDs on PCs in order to
manage them."
This announcement extends Tivoli's support of the WfM Baseline specification, a widely
supported set of
industry guidelines that define a common level of manageability for PCs. More than two
dozen of the
industry's leading hardware manufacturers now have WfM-enabled PCs available.
The two companies also announced they are working towards improving the
management capabilities of
legacy, or non WfM-enabled, PCs later in 1998.
Well-Managed IT Environment: How It Works The Tivoli Management Agent can be
automatically installed on a
new WfM-enabled PC in one of two ways. In the first scenario, the PC uses its built-in
pre-boot execution
environment (PXE) inherent in the WfM Baseline specification to locate a PXE server
on the network to
access the Tivoli Management Agent. Or, PCs that ship with Intel's LANDesk Client
Manager v3.3 can locate a
Tivoli server on the network and automatically download the agent.
Once the PC has the Tivoli Management Agent installed, Tivoli management functions
are instantly available.
The WfM Baseline specification offers the following capabilities:
Asset management - Built-in instrumentation identifies the internal contents of a system,
including hardware
and software components as well as static and dynamic data such as the amount of
memory in use.
New system setup - The service boot feature makes it possible to configure or
reconfigure a system
remotely, even with a blank hard disk drive.
Off-hours maintenance - This remote wake-up feature gives technicians the ability to run
maintenance tasks
remotely during off-hours.
Reduced power consumption - Built-in power management reduces the computer's use
of power, allowing it
to go to a low-power sleep state, and lowers the cost of operating the system.
Tivoli customers can extend the value of the above WfM Baseline capabilities in their
Tivoli Management
Software to also include:
Deployment Management - Automatically manages software configuration across the
enterprise from a single
central location, a complete solution for managing initial installation and subsequent
upgrades.
Availability Management - Ensures reliable, predictable user access to key applications
and computing
resources.
Security Management - Provides comprehensive protection of mission-critical
applications and information
assets by offering complete control of user accounts and system security services.
Operations Management - Provides management tools to automate routine
administrative tasks, including job
scheduling, storage, remote system management, remote system control and help desk
transactions.
Applications Management - Improves application availability and performance;
increases end-user
satisfaction and productivity; lowers IT costs by streamlining problem isolation and
resolution; and creates a
tighter fit between IT and the business.
Product Availability
Tivoli will provide documentation on adding the PXE server capability free of charge on
its web site,
tivoli.com, this summer.
Intel's LANDesk Client Manager Version 3.3 begin shipping to PC OEMs in May.
About Intel
Intel, the world's largest chip maker, is also a leading manufacturer of personal
computer, networking and
communications products. Additional information is available at intel.com.
About Tivoli Systems
Tivoli Systems Inc. provides the industry's leading open, highly scalable and
cross-platform management
solutions that span networks, systems, applications and business-to-business
e-commerce. Leading
companies around the world use Tivoli Management Software and compatible
third-party products to reduce
the cost and complexity of managing networks, systems, databases and applications.
Headquartered in
Austin, Texas, Tivoli is an IBM Company. Tivoli distributes its products worldwide,
through a network of
domestic and international sales offices, system integrators, resellers and IBM sales
channels. For more
information, visit Tivoli's World Wide Web site at tivoli.com.
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I'm still hoping Del has a big deal to announce very soon?
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