With the ability to see all of the machines and or users that you are working with software distribution becomes more easy to use than ever before. Targeting machines for delivery can take place directly from the WinINSTALL console in a variety of methods.

Active Directory integration

WinINSTALL can automatically discover the Active Directory properties of both users and systems, including organizational unit container and group level membership. Software packages can then be targeted based on these Active Directory attributes.

Distribution has never been this easy yet flexible in function

WinINSTALL supports more distribution methods and flexibility than any other product available today. WinINSTALL supports the following distribution methods:

• Drag and Drop – Now you can drag any package directly to a machine or group of machines and have installation OnDemand
• Inventory Based Distribution – allows you to run a query with any condition, such as hardware configuration, to distribute application packages to a subset of machines that need a particular patch, application or change
• Scheduled Distribution – allows any machine or group of machines to have application packages installed at specific dates and times such as non-peak hours for specific groups of users
• Interactive Distribution – allows users to pick applications from a menu of available packages to distribute when they need them
• WinINSTALL Program Launcher – otherwise known as WiPL allows packages to be installed on first use
• Internet Installer – allows distribution via the Internet
• Auto Distribution – allows package distribution at user log on
• Email Distribution – allows packages to be attached to email messages for distribution
• CD Creation Wizard – allows distribution from a CD for those workstations that are remote and have larger builds that need to be installed or have limited network connections
• Windows Installer – Because WinINSTALL supports the Windows Installer service (.msi), it is able to switch user account context during a package installation allowing for self-healing application installation on systems that have been secured

WinINSTALL continues to use a share based architecture enabling simple integration of a stable, enterprise-wide software deployment framework. WinINSTALL can support small organizations with only a few machines up to the enterprise environment with tens of thousands of machines. Scalability is present without sacrificing ease of use. Enterprise functionality is available to every size customer with implementation measured in days and weeks rather than months and years.

Checkpoint/Restart

Upon reconnection, any partial downloads to clients will continue where they left off; there is no need to restart transmissions because of a disconnected session. Checkpoint/restart works at the byte level, requiring only the download of those bytes in a package that haven’t already been transferred. Checkpoint restart optimizes internet distribution by intelligently copying all necessary files to the local hard drive before beginning installation.

Operating System and Service Pack Distribution and Installation

Most organizations have relied on managing third party imaging products to install operating systems, service packs and standard business operating environments on machines. While there are advantages in using imaging products many administrators have found the perils of managing these images over time. Many are supporting several images to support the many different hardware platforms that exist. Other problems that have added headache to imaging is updating the image.

The WinINSTALL O/S Distribution solution automates many of the manual, repetitive tasks associated with operating system migrations including migration planning, settings migration, application provisioning, ongoing deployment status checks and continued lifecycle maintenance. This helps enterprises move to a new operating system faster, with fewer IT resources and less disruption to business.

WinINSTALL has the ability to build operating system templates that include every feature of how you need to install an operating system and service pack including the addition of multiple drivers and other very flexible and easy to use settings in the template. You can easily build a template that represents your core operating environment in minutes rather than days and weeks.

WinINSTALL has the ability to deliver a third party image such as Ghost or PowerQuest or can invoke a Microsoft unattended Install of the operating system doing away with the management of images altogether. Building the O/S template is all done with a very intuitive user interface. WinINSTALL also has the ability to support as many different templates and manage all from the WinINSTALL console.