Pulse 2.0 : The industry-leading and Open Source technology for large Windows and Linux desktop roll-out projects.

Overview

The industry-leading and Open Source technology for large Windows and Linux desktop roll-out projects.

A quick return on investment
Mandriva Pulse 2.0 reduces the administration and management costs in the management of your information system. Pulse 2.0 includes a set of tools that automate the management of workstations, mobile computers and servers.

Managing your heterogeneous environment
Mandriva Pulse supports many Windows, Linux and UNIX operating systems, observes and records your choices, and quickens your migration projects.

Always secure
Mandriva Pulse 2.0 helps you set up secure and reliable user environments by automating roll-outs, maintenance and update processes. Pulse is furthermore able to detect gaps between the current features and pre-established security policies. It identifies instability risks and security faults before problems occur.

Your IT management strategy is implemented to the letter
Mandriva Pulse 2.0 reduces the complexity of your IT infrastructure by automating the implementation of the organization you define and then dynamically managing that implementation.

Pulse 2.0 FAQ

I administer computers running various operating systems (Windows, Linux, Unix). What help can I get from Pulse 2.0?
Mandriva Pulse 2.0 help you roll-out Windows or Linux operating systems to workstations and servers. Pulse 2.0 maintains a software and hardware inventory of each computer in its database. All software installed in the profile may be automatically updated, including security updates. Thanks to bandwidth management mechanisms and a modular architecture, Pulse 2.0 fits the needs of multi-site IT infrastructures.

Can Pulse 2.0 help me industrialize my desktop roll-out and IT management processes?
Mandriva Pulse 2.0 performs identical installations and updates while reducing the workload of the computer teams. Administrators using both Mandriva Pulse 2.0 and Directory Server will be able to easily manage the rights of users and to assign them profiles that will be activated when connecting to general-purpose workstations.

How many computers can Pulse 2.0 administer?
Pulse 2.0 was designed to administer up to tens of thousands of desktops or servers.

Is Pulse 2.0 easy to incorporate into a network?
Pulse 2.0 is genuinely easy to implement in a corporate network thanks to its modularity and the use of standards. Pulse 2.0 additionally integrates with other tools like OCS Inventory, GLPI or Nagios is also possible.

How can I test Pulse 2.0?
The easiest way to test Pulse is to download the test version which is available in the form of a ready-to-use VMware image. To access the download area, please contact us at "sales at mandriva dot com"

Where can I get more information?
For more information on these products, please contact us at "sales at mandriva dot com"

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Corporate Desktop 4 : The Corporate Open Source Desktop

Overview

The Corporate Open Source Desktop

The costs incurred when deploying and updating workstations are increasingly high. Maintaining a satisfactory security level is increasingly difficult. The Mandriva Corporate Desktop 4 is an operating system for workstations and laptops. Its simplicity of use leads to a quick understanding of its functioning. In coordination with Pulse2 and Mandriva Directory Server as additional tools, the Mandriva Corporate Desktop 4 leads to a decrease of the recurrent costs while improving the security level. Simplicity and ease of use means more time for your staff to stay focused on high value tasks that increase profits. Many organizations find a technical challenge in considering a migration to Microsoft Windows Vista and that a migration to Linux may provide less of a technical challenge and fewer format incompatibilities.

A full integration into a company's environment

Protect your investments with the Corporate Desktop 4. For the first time, Mandriva proposes a comprehensive desktop solution compatible with business directories, such as LDAP, Windows Active Directory, Kerberos, NIS and other directories.

Corporate Desktop 4 is the solution easily integrated into a already existing Windows or Linux infrastructure, and includes complete integration to Windows file servers and printers and terminal emulators

Mandriva Linux Corporate Desktop 4 FAQ

I'm planning to move from Microsoft Windows to Mandriva Linux Corporate Desktop 4. What tools can I use?
Mandriva Pulse 2.0 supports both Windows and Linux platforms. You can use Pulse 2.0 to quickly roll-out desktops, create an inventory of hardware and software and update your workstations.
Connect your desktops to the Mandriva Directory Server and you will get a functional work environment within minutes!

Can I roll-out Mandriva Linux Corporate Desktop 4 in my existing Microsoft Windows environment?
Mandriva Linux Corporate Desktop 4 was designed so as to be adaptive in heterogeneous environments. Feel free to create, view or edit Microsoft Office documents and to authenticate users to an Active Directory system as well. Mandriva Linux Corporate Desktop 4 enables you to perform changes on your workstations without duplicating your infrastructure investments.

My IT system users have never used Linux before. Can they understand Mandriva Linux?
Mandriva Linux Corporate Desktop 4 is the most easy-to-use Linux professional system. Thanks to its genuinely intuitive interface, users learn how to use it very quickly, therefore greatly reducing the training needs.
Moreover, devices and Wi-Fi networks are automatically recognized and immediately usable.

I still need to be convinced. Who are Mandriva Linux users?
To date more than 6 million users chose Mandriva Linux as their operating system. Join them!

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Mandriva Directory Server

Overview

Mandriva Directory Server

Mandriva Directory Server (MDS) is an easy-to-use LDAP directory management tool enabling companies to administer their employees', clients' and partners' accesses.
Mandriva Directory Server is the substructure of the identity management system, the directory service administration and the network services management.

An Open System
MDS replaces Microsoft Windows NT4.
MDS is interoperable with Windows, Linux and Mac desktop workstations.
MDS Is easily implemented inside your existing infrastructure.

Security and systematization
Supports open standards.
Dynamically strengthens security.
Immediately and simultaneously applies the passwords changes on several servers at the same time.
Flexibility, Administration Delegation and Security Granularity.
Integrates of Kerberos, strong authentication.

Ease-of-use
MDS can be used to administer rights, identities, networks resources as well as your IT infrastructure.
Comprehensive Web Management Interface
Administer your computer system easily to reduce your costs.
Perform network management tasks from wherever you are.

Easy implementation
A consistent and well-documented API.

Mandriva Directory Server FAQ

I administer computers running various operating systems (Windows, Linux, Unix). How can Mandriva Directory Server help me?
Mandriva Directory Server behaves like a Primary Domain Controller (PDC) and it can replace Active Directory or Windows NT4 to perform their tasks.
It also maintains DNS and DHCP network services.
Moreover, if you already have Squid proxy services, an electronic messaging system using Postfix or a Samba server, you can benefit from the ease-of-use of Mandriva Directory Server.
Finally, the implementation of the industry standards turns Mandriva Directory Server into a particularly compelling authentication platform for the infrastructure services that can rely on a LDAP directory. It includes Kerberos and can be used as a basis for a single sign-on system.

Can Mandriva Directory Server help me when deploying workstations?
Once workstations have been deployed using Mandriva Pulse 2.0, the user work environments can be created from the data saved in Mandriva Directory Server.
You will even notice that the user profile creation is automated. This process improves the environment stability and security and frees the technical support teams from tedious tasks.

How many entries are possible with Mandriva Directory Server?
Mandriva Directory Server was designed to support tens of thousands of entries.

How can I test Mandriva Directory Server?
The easiest way to test Mandriva Directory Server is to download the test version which is available in the form of a ready-to-use VMware image. To access the download area, please fill out this form.

Where can I get more information?
For more information on these products, please contact us at "sales at mandriva dot com"

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Corporate Server 4.0

The open source keystone for business computing

Overview

Mandriva Corporate Server 4, the new Mandriva Linux distribution for enterprises, fulfills the vital requirements of enterprise IT managers: performance and reliability for mission-critical functions, compatibility with established industry standards, interoperability, strong and secure design, long-term maintenance, and a good return on investment.

As the open source server operating system of choice, Mandriva Corporate Server 4 gives its customers the key to a catalog of third-party software that grows daily. Mandriva has achieved the certification of its products with the leading software companies in the business, like Oracle, IBM, Sun, SWsoft and more.