What’s New in LANDesk^® 8.8 Solutions

LANDesk^® Management Suite 8.8 

• Ability to deny by Active Directory or LANDesk Group with options to deny by product or file

• Streamlined user interface
• Easier policy deployment for multiple packages, updates and re-application of policies
• Automated policy removal
• HTTP authentication for Windows clients

• A hardware appliance with new features, including an easy configuration interface, auto updates and patches, and system backup and recovery

• Whitelisting of applications approved to run on the device
• "Loose" and "tight" configurations

• Protect against exploits that take advantage of programs waiting on a user’s input
• Protect from both stack- and heap-based attacks

• Additional flexibility for setting up tasks, including true randomizer and new OS event filters

• New AMT-enabled management functionality
• Full support in Win32 Console
• Support for Remote Configuration (Zero-Touch)

• More than 100 provisioning templates, 70 of which are Dell-specific
• Provision ESX hosts and enhanced Vista support
• Additional action handlers such as making a directory, joining a domain, and more

• New enterprise-scalable alerting architecture & user interface

• Viewer is now available as a Mac application, so you can remote control from you choice of platform

• Inventory improvements leverage Apple System Profiler

• Demonstrate the value of LANDesk products by capturing data on five LANDesk actions
• Configurable cost savings per action shown in graphical reports

• Continued support for legacy platforms such as 9x and NT4 machines
• Available by contacting LANDesk Customer Care

LANDesk^® Security Suite 8.8

• New Wireless Access Point Discovery allows you to secure the network by discovering unapproved wireless access points (WAPs)
• USB Encryption and Read/Write Control of USB/CD/DVD protects corporate data from changing hands advertently or inadvertently

• Manage the security configuration of the Windows (including Vista) firewall from one console
• Improved XP firewall management

• New application blocker configurations control applications used by different individuals or groups to improve productivity and security

LANDesk^® Network Access Control

• New 802.1x remediation protects the organization from virus outbreaks and unauthorized access
• Require policy compliance such as up-to-date virus pattern files and patches before a device connects

LANDesk^® Antivirus

• Improved performance and reduced footprint
• Manage antivirus from the same console and with the same agent

LANDesk^® Patch Manager 8.8

• LANDesk^® Process Manager’s Parallel Patch Process now included to automate the deployment of patches
• Local scheduler enhancements offer additional flexibility to patch deployment

• Demonstrate the value of LANDesk^® products by capturing data on five LANDesk actions
• Configurable cost savings per action shown in graphical reports

• Now localized and supported in 20 languages

LANDesk^® Process Manager 4.1 

• LANDesk^® Process Manager’s Parallel Patch Process now included to automate the deployment of patches

• Enhanced audit trail for DSView users
• Automation for the data center, which takes advantage of both LANDesk and the DSView API from Avocent

• “Wizard-like” configuration routines and multiple ways to configure attributes
• Improved error corrections

• Easy updates to process library
• New workflows published for DSView integration, including power cycle devices and session management through KVM

For the latest 8.8 product-related collateral, visit the Resource Library.