Solutions for managing Windows Active Directory domains

• 04/20/2009 - New features in version 2009 (v9.2)
  • New version 3.5 for IDEAL Directory, our Active Directory management tool:
    • Automatic execution of predefined commands using the remote command prompt
    • Displaying the default user account in the title bar. Tools menu, Options..., Display user name in the title bar
    • Migrating printer ports between the printer servers. Migration menu, Printer ports
  • New version 4.04 for IDEAL Dispatch, our software deployment tool:
    • Menu Deploy, Execute the distribution manager
    • Important: a 50 stations license is offered in IDEAL Administration
  • New dialog box for the computer selecting:
    • Addition by computer name, range of IP addresses, network neighborhood and Active Directory
    • User account configuration for Active Directory session
    • Organizational Unit configuration
    • Memorizing of the last parameter
  • Better management for Windows Vista and Windows 2008 Server
  • Some modifications and corrections
  • Documentation update
• 01/02/2009 - New features in version 2009 (v9.0)
  • IDEAL Administration now manages Windows SQL Server and stores database inventories directly on this type of servers. To do this, you must create an SQL server user data source using the ODBC data source administrator and configure it in IDEAL Administration: Tools menu, Options..., Database
  • Inventory in WMI Classes database. This function makes it possible to obtain all hardware and software information (video, serial number, CPU, physical memory, network configuration, patches installed, etc.) in a database, regardless of the operating system. Inventory menu, WMI
  • WMI class management in Database Exporter. Database Exporter is used to configure and program exports to databases. Inventory menu, Database Exporter
  • Automatic configuration of a connection profile when taking control using TightVNC. You can select one of the three profiles offered: Low bandwidth connection, Default connection options and Broadband network. Tools menu,Options...,TightVNC Settings
  • Migrating printer ports between the printer servers. Migration menu, Printer ports
  • Displaying the user name in the title bar. You can easily identify the security context in which IDEAL Administration was launched when run using the RunAs.exe command, for example. You can enable or disable this option using the Tools menu, Options..., General tab, Display user name in the title bar
  • Detailed list of users by default. You can now obtain all the user features when you double-click on a computer (right-hand view) or when you request the list of users with the List users option
  • Improved help with the addition of new information tooltips on the buttons. You can disable this feature using the Tools menu, Options..., Display tooltips
  • Some minor modifications and corrections
  • Documentation update
  • Test counter reset
• 10/01/2008 - New features in version 2008 (v8.45)
  • IDEAL Administration and IDEAL Directory have been modified to gain speed
  • A new digital certificate has been integrated. A digital certificate ensures that the software comes from a software publisher and protects the software against any modification after his publication. To verify the certificate, display the IA_Setup_En.exe file properties, tab Digital signatures
  • IDEAL Dispatch 3.1 is now included in the package. Menu Deploy, Execute the distribution manager. For information, IDEAL Administration includes a 50 user's IDEAL Dispatch license
  • Several changes and fixes
• 07/09/2008 - New features in version 2008 (v8.4)
  • Taking remote control for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.
    IMPORTANT: TightVNC's remote control is only possible if a session is opened on the remote station or server. We hope provide a fully compatible version in few weeks.
  • IDEAL Dispatch 3.0 is now included in the package. Menu Deploy, Execute the distribution manager. For information, IDEAL Administration includes a 50 user's IDEAL Dispatch license.
  • Bug correction in the program menus. The icons disappeared suddenly.
  • Several changes and fixes.
  • Documentation updates.
• 05/26/2008 - New features in version 2008 (v8.3)
  • Automatic execution of predefined commands using the remote command prompt.
    You can run scripts or DOS commands on all PCs in the network.
    Examples: IPConfig /all, IPConfig /Release, Tracert %computername%.
    To do this, select the PC(s) concerned, right-click with the mouse and choose the Command Prompt Tools item.
    You can define your own commands using the Tools menu,  Options..., Command Prompt Tools tab.
  • Display tooltips by hovering the cursor over certain buttons.
    You can disable this option using the Tools menu, Options..., General tab, Display Tooltips item.
  • Several changes and fixes.
  • Documentation updates.
  • Test counter reset.
• 04/17/2008 - New features in version 2008 (v8.2)
  • IDEAL Administration now includes, for each purchased version, one license of IDEAL Secure - 50 stations, our new tool to manage the optimization of network servers and client PCs. Menu Optimize
  • Execute a WMI method on several computers at once. This feature was only reserved
    to the Win32_NetworkAdapterConfigurer class
  • Several changes and fixes.
  • Documentation updates.
• 03/11/2008 - New features in version 2008 (v8.1)
  • Automatic control for the new product versions. You can configure this option by the menu File, Configuration, New versions. You can also manually verify if a new version is available or not by the menu ?, Verify if new version...
  • Filter creation for domain computer displaying based on operating system, Organizational Unit, or computer name. To configure, create, or remove the filters: click on the icon (toolbar).
  • Execute the Win32_NetworkAdapterConfigurer WMI Class on several computers. This function allows you to modify the network properties on several computers at once: Network Mask, WINS server, etc. To use this option, right click on computer, WMI Properties, and select the Win32_NetworkAdapterConfigurer class.
  • IDEAL Directory : MS-DOS Command Prompt on remote stations. Right click on computer, and then Command Prompt.
  • Several changes and fixes.
  • Documentation updates.
• 12/18/2007 - New features in version 2008 (v8.0)
  • Remote Command Prompt. It is now possible to run the MS-DOS command prompt on remote computers, by right-clicking on the computer, then selecting Command Prompt. When logging in, you can configure the user account as well as the default directory: File menu > Configuration > Command Prompt.
  • Domain computer filtering based on operating system, Organizational Unit, or computer name. This function allows you, for example, a right view list of only the servers and workstations in a particular Organizational Unit. These filters can be configured by domain and are saved on exiting the program. To configure the filters: click on the icon (right view).
  • Management of WMI Methods that allow the modification and reading of WMI Classes. Now you can rename a PC remotely, change the network configuration, create a process, etc. To do this, select the WMI Properties of a PC, right-click on a property of the list, and choose whichever method you prefer.
  • Display of the NetBIOS Comment, Active Directory Comment and Role properties on the left and right views. You can change the display order of these new properties by using the File > Configuration > Displayed Properties tab. They are displayed by default at the end of the list.
  • Username and password stored for the Connect As... item.
  • Use of a new WMI class to retrieve the serial number of the remote workstations.
  • Several changes and fixes.
  • Documentation updates.
  • Test counter reset.
• 09/24/2007 - New features in version 7.8
  • New management of access to domains, servers and workstations by independent processes. This new management remarkably accelerates network connections, as well as data processing.
  • Computer help on the left view. Information, including comments, type of OS, video configuration, type of hardware, physical memory, serial number, IP addresses, etc., are automatically displayed when you move the mouse over the computer name. You can configure the information that is displayed, as well as the display order by using the File -> Configuration -> Displayed Properties menu item.
  • Computer information on the right view. As with the left-hand view, you can configure the information to be displayed, as well as the display order by using the File -> Configuration -> Displayed Properties menu item.
  • Some modifications and minor corrections
  • Documentation update
  • Test counter reset! It is spread over 30 test days
• 08/06/2007 - New features in version 7.72
  • Sorting selection for the computer list: menu File, Configuration, Domains, Computer list
  • Add and delete the managed classes manually: menu File, Configuration, WMI, Configure
  • New version 2.71 of IDEAL Dispatch
  • Some modifications and corrections
• 05/28/2007 - New features in version 7.7

  Remote Control

  • New version of the remote control tool (TightVNC 1.3.9)
  • Automatically starting the RemoteRegistry service when stopped
  • Remote desktop (TSE). Right click on a computer, select Taking Remote Control, Remote Desktop (TSE)

  WMI

  • WMI properties displaying. Right Click on a computer, select WMI Properties
  • Configuration of the WMI authentification and properties to display. Menu File, Configuration, WMI
  • Computer serial number displaying. Right click on a computer, Information Tab

  Processes

  • Terminate a process remotely. Right click on a process, select Terminate process

  Deployment (IDEAL Dispatch 2.7)

  • Software update action: Assistant of deployment and simplified installation for a service pack or a software update by automatic detection of the installer engine (Update, Hotfix or IExpress)
  • Possibility of displaying the file properties
  • New OS Version filter for Windows Vista

  Miscellaneous

  • Some modifications and minor corrections
  • Test counter reset! It is spread over 30 test days!
  • Documentation update
• 03/01/2007 - New features in version 7.6x

  IDEAL Directory 2.1

  • Simultaneous modification of the user accounts' Active Directory properties
  • Display the computer's WMI properties
  • Configure the WMI properties to be displayed

    IDEAL Dispatch 2.6

  • Search for and list computers when selecting a distribution server
  • Display the properties of a user account
  • Action Script: support for Windows commands
    • Define a return code value designating success
    • In the "Advanced installation" options, possibility of carrying out a ping before an installation attempt
    • New "Computer" filter management

  • Schedule an existing distribution
  • Display all scheduled distributions
  • Edit, rename, run, and delete a scheduled distribution
  • Archive saved, installed and run distributions
  • Create sub-folders in order to classify distributions
  • Display the run report before an action stops running
  • Display the features of a distribution in five tabs: Project, Installation, Action, Running, End of process
  • Possibility of increasing the size of the distribution creation window

  Miscellaneous

  • Test computer access using a Ping
  • Some modifications and minor corrections
  • Documentation update
• 01/15/2007 - New features in version 7.5

  The IDEAL Administration's graphical interface has been improved entirely.
  In addition, this new version includes the new IDEAL Directory 2007 and IDEAL Dispatch 2007 product versions.

  • Graphical interface
    • New graphical interface for IDEAL Administration and IDEAL Directory
  • Computers
    • Events: New progress bar during the network event research
    • Ping command management: right click on the computer, menu Ping
  • IDEAL Directory
    • Computer browsing using the left and right views: Groups, Users, Shares, Registry, Rights, Services, Devices, Printers, Scheduled tasks, Processes, Installed software, Network, Sessions, Connected et System information
  • IDEAL Dispatch
    • MSI action: Deployment Assistant to install, repair, remove and announce MSI files (.msi)
    • VBScript action: Deployment Assistant for a simplified execution of VBScript files (.vbs)
    • File action: Edit and run all types of files by using the default program: .txt, .doc, .wav, .avi, .ppt, .html, .xls,…
    • Script action: Interaction with desktop
    • Optimized management for the installation and the execution of agents
    • Better interaction of the agents with the remote desktop
    • More detailed errors and event reports
    • Computer filtering and selecting: Modifying the computers or filtering selection for all the actions
  • Miscellaneous
    • Some modifications and minor corrections
    • Test counter reset! It is spread over 30 test days!
    • Documentation update
• 10/03/2006 - Ready for Windows Vista

  IDEAL Administration 7.0 is now ready for Windows Vista, the new Microsoft's Operating System.
  
  We have tested IDEAL Administration, with the help of several customers using the latest Vista version in their company, and all the tests were concluding!

  You can download some demonstrations of IDEAL Administration in Vista, designed by Mr Brian Cook of BC Consulting, by using these links:

  • IA_Demo.zip: Interactive IDEAL Administration demonstration
  • IA_Vista.zip: Remote Control using IDEAL Administration

  If you are using Vista as well, don't hesitate to contact the technical support and share your comments with us.

• 09/28/2006 - New features in version 7.0

  IDEAL Administration 7.0 manages the installation and running of software and scripts on network servers and client workstations.

  You can remotely install Windows patches, run scripts or update software on all the servers and client workstations in your network.

  This description makes you think of IDEAL Dispatch's description, and you are right, we have added a 50 user's IDEAL Dispatch license to IDEAL Administration, without any supplement of cost!

  This version 7.0 also includes a new Active Directory management for the organizational units and users, a new XP interface if this one is configured, the DEP protection verification for the Windows 2003 Server SP1 before process the user password migration, and some other improvements which are listed below.

  • Computer list
    • New management to obtain the computer list in an Active Directory environment. This corrects the workstation computers listed as servers.
  • Distribution
    • Installation and running of software and scripts on network servers and client workstations. Menu Distribution.
  • Migration
    • Detection of DEP protection on Windows 2003 Server SP1 in order to suspend the migration of the user passwords if this one is activated. The migration of the user passwords can be done but needs to change the default configuration of the server. The software
      provides all the modifications to be carried out on the server.
  • Tasks
    • Export in CSV file of the listed tasks. Button Export.
  • IDEAL Directory
    • New Active Directory management for the organizational units and user accounts.
    • User password reset using the right click on the user.
    • IDEAL Directory can be executed independently without IDEAL Administration: menu Start, All programs, Pointdev, IDEAL Administration, IDEAL Directory
  • XP version
    • All the graphics interface of IDEAL Administration have been modified to adopt the XP look if this one is activated on the administration station: menus, dialog boxes, etc.
  • Miscellaneous

  • • Some modifications and minor corrections
    • Test counter reset! It is spread over 30 test days!
    • Documentation update
• 03/18/2006 - New features in version 6.7

  IDEAL Administration 6.7 integrates the transfer of files and directories, as well as their access permissions (ACL), to all kinds of Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows 2003 servers and Windows 2008 servers.

  This new functionality completes the migration functions already present in IDEAL Administration.

  You can now transfer permissions keeping them as they are, making an automatic transfer, or a transfer under rules.

  Automatic transfer:
  When importing, IDEAL Administration searches for objects in the access permissions (Organizational Units, Computers, User Groups and Users) on the target computer.
  
  Transfer under rules:
  You define where IDEAL Administration must search for objects, based on the location(s) in the source domain(s).

  Version 6.7 also includes new Active Directory management of Computer and User group objects.

  • Migration
    • Migration assistant: Migration of security to files and directories. Migration menu, Migration Assistant
    • Security (ACL) transfer in files and directories. Migration menu
  • Active Directory
    • New dialog boxes for the Active Directory properties of Computers and User Groups. Active Directory menu, IDEAL Directory
    • New version of the low-level Active Directory editor. In IDEAL Directory, right-click on an object and then on Edit

  • Miscellaneous
    • Some modifications and minor corrections
    • Test counter reset! It is spread over 30 test days!
    • Documentation update
• 02/03/2006 - New features in version 6.5

  IDEAL Administration 6.5 includes a task manager.

  The task manager allows you to store databases of information about the computers on your network.

  You can interrogate the database in order to get a complete, accurate log of the tasks done or to do on one or more computers.

  The database is interrogated using a multi-criteria form, making it more flexible to use.

  The task manager allows you to have an accurate log of the interventions carried out or to be carried out on the computers in your network. It may also be used, for example, to store changes in hardware or software made on them.

  You can also set up alerts in order to get an automatic warning of the tasks to be done.

  • Tasks
    • Add a task for one or more computers in the network. Menu Tasks, Add a task
    • Multi-criteria search for tasks already stored in the database. Menu Tasks, Search for/Edit tasks
    • Automatic verification of all tasks that have reached their alert dates. Menu Tasks, List alerts
    • Setting up the task manager. Menu Tasks, Configure
    • You can also access the creation and editing of tasks by right-clicking on one or more computers, menu Tasks

  • Miscellaneous
    • Some modifications and minor corrections
    • Documentation update
• 12/15/2005 - New features in version 6.2
  • Printing
    • Print preview of the different views in IDEAL Administration and IDEAL Directory
    • Print different views in IDEAL Administration and IDEAL Directory
    • Default printer setup
  • IDEAL Directory
    • New toolbars for managing computers, groups and users
  • IDEAL Admin Pack
    • Run IDEAL Migration and IDEAL Dispatch software from IDEAL Administration. IDEAL Admin Pack menu
    • Download IDEAL Administration, IDEAL Migration and IDEAL Dispatch software from IDEAL Administration. IDEAL Admin Pack menu, Download
  • Miscellaneous
    • Some modifications and minor corrections
    • Test counter reset! It is spread over 30 test days!
    • Documentation update

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