2. Arno van Doorn
Richard Jaspers
Presales
a.vandoorn@ressoftware.com
r.jaspers@ressoftware.com
Twitter account: @RESsoftware_NL
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5. New packaging
Composition & Advanced Security &
Personalization Administration Performance
• Desktop Transformation • Delegation of Control • Application Security
• Application Management • Remote Application • Dynamic Privileges
• Zero Profile Technology Integration • Website Security
• Workspace Analysis • Instant Reporting • Network Security
• Folder Synchronization • Compliancy • User Installed Applications
• Email Templates • Tracking and Reporting • Removable Disk Control
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6. Dynamic Privileges
Why?
• Principle of least privilege
• Legacy applications w/ Windows 7 security
• Control panel applets
What does it do?
• Elevate processes without modifying user account/
context
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7. Improved user installed applications
Why?
• More flexibility for the end user
• More control for the administrator
What does it do?
• Allow or block specific software installations
• Dynamic Privileges
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8. Website security
Why?
• More web applications
• Proxy servers are not context aware
• Personal Internet life
What does it do?
• Allow or block specific websites
• Based on context of the user
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9. Service Orchestration integration
Why?
• Service centric IT with
RES Automation Manager 2011
What does it do?
• Use IT service subscriptions as
access principle for any type
of content
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10. User settings templates
Why?
• Roaming profiles are difficult to manage
and contain slack
• Moving away from roaming profiles
with Zero Profile Technology
What does it do?
• Easy configuration of personalization
• Common applications
– Microsoft Office 2003, 2007 & 2010
– Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, 7 & 8
– Mozilla Firefox 1, 2 & 3
– Adobe Reader 6, 7, 8, 9 & X
– ...
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11. Database migration and split
Why?
• Easy migration of existing RES Workspace
Manager environments (eg. SQL to Azure)
• Split usage tracking from configuration
What does it do?
• Selective storage for parts of the database
– Configuration and state
– Logging
– Usage tracking
• Cross database platform
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12. VDX integration
• Control VDX-plugin from WM console
• Workspace extended applications
– Check executable availablility
– File types
• Connect all/ default printer
• Connect session drives
• Invoke local screensaver
• Location and devices
– VDX-plugin IP address
– VDX-plugin USB serial number
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13. And more…
• Restore User Settings from Console
• User Settings per device/ roaming
• Linked Application Actions
• New Context Rules
– Session Type for better VDI detection
– Remote host/ URL for advanced network state detection
• Postpone Loading User Settings
• Dismiss Automation Task by End User
• Significant file I/O performance improvements
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14. Summary
• New packaging and branding
• Security
– Dynamic Privileges
– Improved user installed applications
– Website security
• Service Orchestration integration
• User settings templates
• Database migration and split
• And more…
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17. What’s New in Automation Manager 2011
The development efforts of RES Automation
Manager 2011 are focused on:
• Service Orchestration
• Scalability
• Integration and Compatibility
• Security
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20. Integration and Compatibility
• Send SNMP
• Citrix Workflow (Invoke)
• Support for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
and Microsoft Windows 7
• Support for Microsoft Exchange 2010
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21. Security
• Permissions on Remote Console Functionality
• Permissions on Jobs
• Agents Can Inherit Access Permissions from
Primary Teams
• Permissions on Folders in Repository Nodes
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22. Other New functionality
• Direct Broadcast Support for Wake On LAN
• Query Evaluators
• Job (Postpone)
• Printer (Add, Remove, Query)
• Script Support for Execute Command and
Secure Shell
• New Functions
• Notification about Scheduled Jobs after
Modifying Module, Project or Run Book
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