| The name ZENworks™ stands for Zero Effort Networks, since it reduces the costs and complexities of maintaining network PCs and delivers zero-effort networking for users. ZENworks is server-based, directory-enabled workstation management software that lets administrators more efficiently manage network applications and Windows* workstations, thus reducing network administration costs. It does this by giving administrators tools that leverage Novell Directory Services to greatly reduce the amount of necessary PC support.
With ZENworks, you can centrally create and manage policies and mandatory user profiles with the NetWare Administrator utility and eDirectory. You can centrally and automatically create hardware inventories for all your Windows NT* and Windows 95* workstations in eDirectory.
Novell leverages the power of eDirectory in ZENworks by expanding the eDirectory schema, which allows administrators to store information related to application access, desktop preferences and printer access directly in an eDirectory tree. ZENworks incorporates the technologies previously offered as Novell Application Launcher™ and Novell Workstation Manager, along with a remote-control help request and troubleshooting solution.
ZENworks gives you the tools you need to centrally distribute, manage, and update applications on Windows-based workstations across your network. By tying in Novell Directory Services to desktop management, ZENworks enables customization of applications for management and distribution, workstation hardware inventory, dynamic print configuration, and secure remote control. In addition, ZENworks' tight integration with eDirectory allows administrators to create a "digital persona," or a digital user profile, that includes workstation and network policies, giving each user access to the tools and user information specific to each user's tasks or function. |
