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ACK 4 - automatic installation from Operating Systems

The demands on your IT department are constantly growing but your budget is not!
The challenge for IT managers is to accomplish more with fewer resources!

Besides significant contribution to reduce costs, the implementation of a standard environment of operating system makes the network more secure, reliable and efficient to manage. That ensures a reduction of TCO (Total Cost of Ownership). But how do you get the standard cost-effective for all computers in you company?

The answer to this question is ACK

ACK is the complete solution for automatic OS installation in your company’s network. Using the simple, dialog-driven operation, you will within a short time be able to build a standard operating system environment.

The open, modular architecture allows you to individually configure each workstation. If you have more them 25 clients, it is worth considering do the installation of Windows Vista, Vista64, Windows XP Professional, Windows2000, Windows2000 Server, Windows2003 Server, or Windows NT 4.0 with the new ACK. This is also valid for the migration of complete networks, as well as in the regular installation for maintenance and support reasons.

It doesn't matter if you have Novell, Sun, Microsoft, Linux or another NOS as backend; with the ACK the automatic installation of the workstations is easy as a walk in the park.
The installation of Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista in large networks requires a high effort. In addition to the comprehensive planning of an operating system migration, it is important to have in advance the resources needed.

The Automation Construction Kit (ACK) allows you to have a centrally controlled installation of the Microsoft operating system (Windows Vista, XP, Windows 2000 and Windows NT 4.0). It also supports you when planning major tasks, thanks to its clear inter face.

Advantages of the ACK

  • Unattended installation
  • Unrestricted 'individualization' of workstations
  • Centralized Reporting and monitoring of installations
  • ACK allows automatic OS installations
  • Hardware detection during setup
  • Recognized hardware is stored in the registry of the workstation and is available for later use (e.g. software distribution).
  • Inheritance and nested client profiles based on internal structures (e.g. departments, branches or tasks) can be mapped 1 to 1
  • Simple "re-rollout" of the already installed clients is now possible.
  • Install any applications for the OS installation (core installation)
  • Multi-server support via LAN and WAN, links to the central management on distributed networks
  • Certification Server in order to test new rollouts and then for all connected servers
  • Supports PXE, USB, CD, DVD and floppy as boot media.
  • Wipe Disk with three selectable levels
  • Automatic deletion of inoperative PC from the AD
  • and much more...

Among the basic functions the ACK also includes the network card detection, hard disk partitioning and formatting, country-specification settings and local security (accounts with configurable permissions!). This leads the ACK by using the default configuration you for you. The operating system and graphics drivers, service packs, etc. are automatically obtained from Rollout server.

Adequate tools for Software distribution? Combine your ACK with ACMP PRO or any software distribution tool of your choice. Also the ACMP SWD, just like programs from other manufacturers, is directly supported by ACK.

End of Life Management with "Wipe Disk"

The new ACK allows you to safely delete any data from your hard disks. Whenever you want to take out a PC of function, or even re-install it, simply format the hard drive allows the data to be  recovery and therefore, it is not enough to delete sensitive data.

With ACK you have the possibility of three different levels to wipe your disk.

  • Ultimate:  This level is based on the Alorithmus by Peter Gutmann, shortly PGA (Peter Gutmann algorithm). Here, the selected hard disk will be 35 times overwritten.
  • High: This level is based on a procedure the Department of Defense, U.S. DoD 5220.22-M (ECE). Here, the selected hard disk will be 7 time overwritten.
  • Basic: With this level, the hard drive will be overwritten with zeros once.

Among the basic functions the ACK also includes the network card detection, hard disk partitioning and formatting, country-specification settings and local security (accounts with configurable permissions!). This leads the ACK by using the default configuration you for you. The operating system and graphics drivers, service packs, etc. are automatically obtained from Rollout server.

Adequate tools for Software distribution? Combine your ACK with ACMP PRO or any software distribution tool of your choice. Also the ACMP SWD, just like programs from other manufacturers, is directly supported by ACK.

Licensing

Licensing is "per seat", that means, each computer (workstation and / or server) installed counts as 1 license. For Citrix server, the licenses are free. This you can order from our sales.
For consoles and ACK servers license are not required. You may set up as many as you want or need.

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System Requirements



Rollout-Server
Intel® Pentium 4, 2 GHz
512 MB RAM
HDD: 40 GB,
From Windows NT 4.0 SP6 Workstation
From Novell Netware 4.x
Sun Solaris (SAMBA)
Linux (SAMBA)
UNIX (SAMBA)
Internet Explorer 5.5,
Network Connection,
Internet access

Master-Server
Intel® Pentium 4, 2 GHz
From Windows NT 4.0 SP6 Server
HDD: 60 GB,
Internet Explorer 5.5,
Network Connection,
Internet access,
Disks storage space:
- 500 MB for basic installation
- 1 GB per server rollout
- up to 10 GB per integrated operating system

Client
From Windows NT 4.0 Workstation
HDD: 2000 MB
and minimun requirements of the rollout operating system

 
Price estimate


Example for 100 licenses ACK 4 Install Edition
including one years Upgrade Insurance:
Per license: 21.17 €
(EVK, plus 19% VAT)

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