ManageEngine Desktop Central - July Newsletter

Greetings from ManageEngine Desktop Central

We are happy to announce the availability of latest hotfix to Desktop Central 6. Here's the complete list of enhancements & bug fixes of this hotfix:

Enhancements & Bug Fixes

Enhancements

1. The Hardware Inventory Reports can now be filtered to view the reports pertaining to a custom group.
2. Support for Windows Vista Enterprise Edition included for Patch Management.
3. Cumputers in the custom group can now be shutdown remotely using the Remote Shutdown tool.
4. Performance of Desktop Central Server has been optimized.

Bug Fixes

1. Fix added to synchronize the computers in Inventory and SoM.
2. Script error while using the column chooser has been fixed.
3. Issue in showing 'Continue on error' option in File Folder Configuration has been fixed.
4. Script error while selecting application filter in patch views has been fixed.
5. Issue with using 'comma' in Remote Office Name of Define Target has been fixed.
6. Issue in modifying the install patch configuration has been fixed

You can download the hotfix and install as per the instructions provided there.

Todownload complete product, which includes these enhancements, visit our website.

Patch Management Now Supports Windows Vista Enterprise Edition

The latest update to Desktop Central includes managing patches for Windows Vista Enterprise Edition. Desktop Central will now scan to determine the missing patches on computers running Windows Vista Enterprise Edition, which can now be installed as any other Windows Operating System.

Custom Group Enhanced

A Custom Group created in Desktop Central can now be used in multiple ways. Apart from using the custom group to deploy software and configurations to the computers and users in that group, it can now be used to view the hardware reports pertaining to the computers in the custom group and to remotely shut them down using the Remote Shutdown Tool.

What's Cooking?

The features in our roadmap that are currently under development include:

• Enhanced distributed architecture: Computers in remote locations will contact a master agent in that location, which will communicate with the Desktop Central Server to process the requests. Details>>
• Enhanced User Access Control: Admin users of Desktop Central will be able to delegate more fine-grained access to Technicians to access specific features/modules of the product.     Details>>

Drive the Development

Please tell us about your immediate needs on Windows Desktop Management. We shall prioritize our development activities based on your comments/feedback.