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ZENworks is a suite of software products developed and maintained by Novell, Inc. for computer systems management, aims to manage the entire life cycle of servers, of desktop PCs (both Windows-based and Linux-based), of laptops, and of handheld devices (such as PDAs). ZENworks supports multiple server platforms and multiple directory services.
Novell® ZENworks® 10 Configuration Management SP2 Enterprise Edition provides comprehensive management of Windows* servers and workstations, collectively referred to as devices. Both Windows and Linux* devices can act as servers in Configuration Management.
Using the ZENworks Control Center management console, you can:
• Discover deployable devices in your network and create deployment tasks to deploy ZENworks software to them
• Manage and deploy software on your devices
• Manage your device configuration and application settings through the use of policies
• Automate the application of images and scripts
• Remotely manage devices by using a secure and fast interface
• Collect hardware and software inventory
• Generate reports for policies, inventory, bundles, and messages
• Convert and customize legacy software installations to industry standard MSIs for easy deployment
• Manage delivery of software patches automatically and consistently to minimize vulnerabilities and issues
• Manage your software assets
• Using Linux Management, provide full life cycle management for Linux devices
• Inventory and manage handheld devices
• Implement endpoint security by combining security policy enforcement for data, devices, and connectivity under a single management console
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