Asset management software centralizes enterprise-wide migration by identifying Windows 7 compatible machines, deploying software upgrades, and monitoring operations.
Boca Raton, FL (PRWEB) November 16, 2009 -- While a number of organizations are poised to leverage the stability and features of the new Windows 7 operating system, enterprise-wide upgrades can be time-consuming, intrusive, and riddled with conflicts and problems. EMS v3.0, an IT asset management software solution from CrossTec Corporation (http://www.crosstecsoftware.com), facilitates seamless, transparent, and efficient enterprise-wide upgrades, reducing time, costs, and interruptions in standard business processes. EMS 3.0 allows IT administrators to inventory hardware and software, identify Windows 7-compliant PCs and software applications, provide "push-button" software distribution (as well as simplifying the dissemination of patches and upgrades), while providing alerting and reporting capabilities, as well as remote control functionality.
"EMS delivers significant cost- and time-savings by enabling organizations to leverage the advantages of Windows 7 and perform enterprise-wide maintenance and updates without any interruption in business processes," says David Richards, CEO of CrossTec Corporation. "Moreover, EMS facilitates ongoing monitoring to assure that upgrades are successful, user issues are addressed immediately, and all systems are operating optimally. As a forward-thinking organization, CrossTec has not only been proactive to ensure that EMS would be Windows 7 compatible, but that it would also function as an integral tool to shepherd a swift and successful migration while facilitating ongoing productivity and business operations."
EMS's Five-Step Windows 7 Migration Process
Key features in EMS facilitate five steps that are critical to ensure a seamless software migration and update across the enterprise:
1. Inventory. Upon installation, CrossTec EMS automatically gathers a hardware and software inventory across the enterprise. EMS's query tool allows an organization to identify machines ready for update, in need of upgrades, or due for replacement.
2. Compatibility. EMS provides a full view of all the software deployed across the network to ensure it is Windows 7-compatible. In addition, EMS includes application metering, which delivers a complete picture by PC or user of which applications are used on a daily or weekly basis. This can help determine how many upgraded licenses are needed for key applications or save time researching alternatives to legacy software no longer used. This reduces costs and disruption associated with the migration. EMS also ensures that critical documents are not lost during the upgrade by performing a scan for documents or files of any type that might have been missed during the backup process.
3. Alerts. EMS provides both proactive alerting as well as an optional user remote control to ensure all user issues are dealt with as quickly as possible, minimizing user downtime.
4. Monitoring. EMS can monitor applications on each desktop and send information back to the central console, allowing IT admins to identify and swiftly resolve problems or conflicts across the enterprise.
5. Updates. EMS uses both a traditional push-based software distribution and a "pull-based" approach whereby "ready for distribution" applications are made available to departments, allowing members of that department to pull available applications directly to their desktop from a system tray, then click to install.
Free 30-day evaluations of CrossTec EMS v3.0 can be downloaded at http://www.crosstecsoftware.com/tryit.html, or call (800) 675-0729 to speak with an account manager.
About CrossTec Corporation:
CrossTec Corporation, founded in 1996 and based in Boca Raton, FL, is a leading provider of software solutions that simplify network and classroom management. CrossTec's mission is to empower IT managers by offering a combination of enterprise-tested products, substantial feature sets, superior value, and unparalleled customer service. For more information on CrossTec Corporation or the CrossTec family of products, please visit www.CrossTecSoftware.com.
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