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PowerQuest Delivers V2i Builder
Software Solution
PowerQuest Corporation, a provider of storage lifecycle automation to
businesses worldwide, announces PowerQuest V2i Builder, a solution that
empowers IT organizations with automated and centralized management of their
operating system (OS) deployments, migrations, software distributions and PC
changes.
V2i Builder extends traditional PC and server lifecycle management by
combining Virtual Volume Imaging (V2i) technology together with plain-
language, policy-based action sets to automate and streamline common IT tasks.
V2i Builder provides IT administrators remote management and automated
deployment from a centralized location through V2i Builder's new management
console, virtually eliminating the need to physically visit each workstation.
Currently, V2i Builder is available in North America for Windows OS
platforms.
Based on PowerQuest's Storage Lifecycle Automation Management (SLAM)
architecture, V2i Builder leverages PowerQuest's V2i technology to provide
businesses a faster process for building and maintaining their workstation and
server environments by automating system upgrades, OS deployments and system
refreshes. By using V2i Builder, IT administrators can eliminate manual
procedures and complicated scripts to dynamically determine what actions to
take based on policy and history associated with users and PCs.
"PowerQuest V2i Builder empowers us to efficiently service our customers'
varying deployment, migration and ongoing system management needs," says Chris
Power, president of Power Consulting, an independent technology consulting
firm in New York. "We also use V2i Builder to automate clients' very common,
but time-consuming management tasks such as rebuilding Windows systems. We can
significantly reduce customer time and costs by automating the PC and server
lifecycle and giving them the tools from PowerQuest to manage their changing
PC environments."
V2i Builder's plain-language Action Sets simplify many common tasks by
dynamically determining what actions to take based on policy and history
associated with users and PCs.
V2i Builder also includes PowerQuest DeployCenter 5.5, the latest version
of
its toolset to help corporations rapidly deploy images, including operating
systems and applications, to give IT administrators greater flexibility and
control in deploying and upgrading Windows workstations. For customers with
existing management consoles or customers who don't need the enterprise or
automated focus of V2i Builder, PowerQuest continues to offer PowerQuest
DeployCenter 5.5 as a standalone solution.
In addition to its existing multi-cast functionality, PowerQuest
DeployCenter
5.5 now includes the ability to unicast images, which eases remote deployment
and requires less direct administrator involvement. Administrators can also
mount images utilizing ImageExplorer, which gives them greater flexibility in
managing images and performing tasks such as accessing individual files from
within the image or scanning for viruses. PowerQuest DeployCenter 5.5 also
includes a new PXE server to increase the power and control of remote,
unattended deployments.
V2i Builder is comprised of additional components to help IT administrators
deploy, migrate and manage PC changes, including the following:
- PowerQuest PowerMigration DNA: This powerful migration option offers
V2i
Builder users the most comprehensive and flexible solution for the management,
movement and maintenance of a PC's DNA -- the unique configurations, settings,
preferences and data of each PC. PowerQuest PowerMigration DNA is a product of
Miramar System's patented Desktop DNA Technology.
- PowerQuest Deploy Toolkit: This solution leverages a company's
existing
Windows PE environment to create an accelerated deployment process with the
convenience of operating in a Windows 32-bit environment.
About PowerQuest
PowerQuest Corporation provides storage lifecycle automation solutions
worldwide to build, protect and manage corporate and personal computing
environments. PowerQuest products are available through a network of partners
and distributors in more than 34 countries worldwide.
PowerQuest, V2i Builder, V2i, Storage Lifecycle Automation Management,
PowerQuest DeployCenter and PowerQuest Deploy Toolkit are trademarks or
registered trademarks of PowerQuest Corporation in the United States and/or
other countries. Third party product and company names herein are trademarks
of their respective owners.
Web site: www.powerquest.com
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