Adventnet ManageEngine Desktop Central

- Version 3.0

ManageEngine Desktop Central is a complete Windows
desktop management software that remotely configures
and manages Windows desktops and laptops. It leverages
the Windows Active Directory and GPO of the Win
2000/2003 Domains to perform the configuration tasks.
With over 20 predefined configurations, administrators
can perform almost all the regular desktop management
activities with ease. It helps to secure and
standardize the Windows desktops across the network.
The Web-based user interface allows administrators to
remotely apply the configurations to a single or group
of desktops using the powerful filtering capability.
The predefined configurations are

Desktop Configurations: Help administrators to manage
the user settings and maintain consistency across the
network with configurations like Path, Drive mapping,
Network Printers, Display settings, launch
applications, folder redirection, etc.

System Configurations: Help administrators to provide
standardized environment in all the systems using
Install software configuration, Windows services,
registry settings, Message Box configurations, etc.

Application Configurations: Helps administrators in
configuring the Microsoft applications like MS Office,
MS Outlook, Internet Explorer proxy settings,
Mail(MAPI) profile for MSExchange across the net

Windows Security Configurations: Helps administrators
to protect the Windows desktops from unauthorized
access and other vulnerabilities by configuring windows
security policies, XP Firewall, sending alerts and
legal notices.

The Active Directory reports include User, Computer,
Group, Organizational Unit, Domain, Printers, Sites and
DNS reports

Key Features
Supports Win 2000, XP, and 2003 OS
Predefined configurations to achieve most of the
desktop management tasks
Targets for configuration can be defined using
include/exclude criteria
Provides the status of the applied configurations
Readymade reports of the Active Directory infrastructure