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The Simplify Management Console Listing updated: July 21, 2006

The Simplify Management Console simplifies serverbased computing by providing a single point of command and control for all Simplify Suite functions. Based on the latest Windows interface standards, the Console combines common administrative tasks into logical functional groups. The console enables integration with Active Directory and other LDAP servers, and Microsoft MSDE or SQL Server databases. The console also gives administrators control over the management and distribution of Simplify Suite license keys.
  • Users' Rating: 3.6 [5 votes] - Vote
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PowerFuse Listing updated: October 31, 2005

Using PowerFuse, administrators can manage all Windows desktops (including Microsoft and Citrix thin-clients). In server based computing environments, PowerFuse can optimize and allocate RAM as well as control CPU speeds (throttling). PowerFuse allows the administrator to configure all Windows desktops by Active Directory Organizational Unit, custom groups, geography or department. PowerFuse organizes and customizes all user environments by centralizing and automating configurations (no scripting!) and policy management.

RES Subscriber is a feature that allows flexibility for organizations running a mixture of fat and thin clients. RES Subscriber enables local applications to be integrated into the thin client session without being installed on the server.
  • Users' Rating: 4.14 [22 votes] - Vote
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ARMTech for Citrix Listing updated: October 28, 2005

ARMTech for Citrix is a workload management solution for Citrix optimization. It works with Citrix Presentation Server software to extend the system management capabilities of the Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003 Terminal Server operating systems. ARMTech’s workload management capabilities give you the power to control how applications and users consume valuable server resources, including CPU and real and virtual memory. ARMTech manages every process on the system and ensures equal distribution of server resources, while protecting against OS starvation. So you can add more users and applications without compromising service levels.
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Manage-IT Listing updated: October 17, 2005

Manage-IT boasts several features designed to fully automate several time-consuming configuration tasks in a Terminal Server environment. These features include the ability to create Desktop and Start Menu program shortcuts, set backgrounds and color schemes, map drive letters to network shares, connect to shared network printers, execute scripts, manipulate the user`s HKCU registry hive, per - USER environment variables, AND
lock down the USER`s Terminal Server session using stringent policy settings and undocumented hacks.
  • Users' Rating: 2 [1 vote] - Vote
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SysTrack Listing updated: September 15, 2005

SysTrack from Lakeside Software is a way to monitor and tune Windows Terminal Server environments. SysTrack scales to support centralized management of thousands of systems. In addition to Terminal Server platforms, SysTrack can be used to monitor most Windows platforms in both server and workstation roles. SysTrack combines system monitoring capabilities with inventory tracking and statistical analysis for applications and users to create a total management solution.
  • Users' Rating: 3.91 [11 votes] - Vote
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AppSense Application Manager Listing updated: September 15, 2005

AppSense Application Manager provides control over many other types of application content, including ActiveX, Screen Savers, VBScripts, Batch files, Windows Installer packages and Registry configuration files. Self-extracting zip archives are safely extracted using the built-in Zip Extractor.

Another common area of concern for Administrators is licensing and controlling which applications users have access to. AppSense Application Manager can limit the users or groups of users who have permission to run applications and limits can be placed on the number of application instances running, the timing of when users run a program and for how long.
  • Users' Rating: 3.9 [10 votes] - Vote
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Relevos TSE Listing updated: September 14, 2005

Relevos addresses the a critical issue concerning terminal server performance: user and application response times. Relevos monitors all running processes and users, identifying those that consume excessive CPU and memory resources, and ensures no user or process can consume excessive CPU or memory resources at the expense of other users or other processes. It accomplishes this so the terminal server can concentrate on serving applications to users. This product is designed exclusively for customers running Citrix MetaFrame, Tarantella Secure Global Desktop, or standard terminal server.

Features include: CPU Throttling: Sets a maximum CPU % for any process or service, thereby ensuring no process can consume all of the CPU at the expense of other users or processes.
Intelligent Priority Control: Modifies and balances the operating system's internal scheduler for thread and process priority. Compatibility: Relevos TSE runs on all versions of Microsoft Windows server operating systems, including Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000 Server, and Windows NT4 Terminal Server Edition. Relevos TSE requires the base terminal services to be enabled. Optionally, third-party server based computing software can run alongside Relevos, such as software from Citrix, Tarantella, and Jetro. Relevos automatically turns on CPU Throttling and Intelligent Priority Control when installed. Relevos records processes and users according to CPU usage, Memory usage, and user sessions.
  • Users' Rating: 4 [6 votes] - Vote
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Performance Guard Listing updated: September 14, 2005

PremiTech’s Performance Guard supplements existing infrastructure management tools by providing an automated application monitoring solution that examines server response time while mapping hardware and software profiles of all clients. Performance Guard is a management tool that delivers measurements of system performance at the end-user level. It provides a real-time productivity view of the services received by end-users and enables IT departments to optimize system performance, increase productivity, reduce expenses on infrastructure and help-desk resources, and ensure compliance with service level agreements (SLAs).

Features include: Measurement of system performance experienced by end-users; Measurement of response time from server to end-user;Mapping of hardware and software profiles on all clients; Real time data; Performance monitoring using baselines and alarms; Browser interface; Compact application design; Centralized deployment, administration and maintenance; Independent of changes in infrastructure or applications; Full integration with other system management frameworks
  • Users' Rating: 3.67 [9 votes] - Vote
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BMC Performance Manager for Microsoft Windows Terminal Services Listing updated: September 14, 2005

BMC Performance Manager for Microsoft Windows Terminal Services offers automated management of Windows Terminal Services and Citrix Metaframe clients and servers and manages availability, sessions and users. To help you maintain an optimal environment and run at peak capacity, this product provides outage, memory usage and utilization statistics, as well as real-time graphs, alerts and notification.
Key Features & Benefits: Increases availability in Windows 2000 Terminal Services, NT-TSE and Citrix Metaframe environments by proactively managing critical components; Ensures optimal server performance by monitoring Terminal Server and Citrix Metaframe sessions and users; Minimizes downtime by providing automated recovery actions that include the dropping of inactive users when servers are too busy; Keeps servers running at peak capacity by providing utilization statistics
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