Deploy anything to every local, mobile and remote Windows PC or server across your entire organisation - anytime, from anywhere.

Software deployment is a key component of computer configuration management that support strategic initiatives like enhanced productivity, security, and compliance. Getting the right software to right PC's or servers quickly and easily is key to improving IT operational efficiency.

You need a solution that helps you manage desktops, laptops and servers from the time they are provisioned to until they are retired. A solution that automates desktop configuration management and simplifies the most complex processes. A solution that automatically resolves unauthorised configuration changes to ensure IT security and compliance. A solution thats easy to learn, easy to use and easy to implement.

You need Prism Deploy

Prism Deploy Software will assist you in implementing ITIL (IT Infrastructure Library) or equivalent process's such as Sarbanes or indeed provide you the information in order to gain FAST (Federation Against Software Theft) accreditation.

Automatically install, update, repair, patch and remove software on all of your networked systems – every laptop, workstation and server – quickly and easily.

Get the right software to the right system – the first time and every time.
Slash installation cycle times,
Reduce the demands on your IT resources,
Get better insight into the state of your systems
Fully utilise the data captured via your PC Asset Management Software by being in the position to remove all Illegal or Un-Used Copies of Software without leaving your desk. The time alone spent on removing Illegal or unused software will pay the cost of Prism Deploy.
Deploy the latest Operating System Security Patches. Reduced Security Threats,
Install new software applications.
Update and/or repair existing software.
Deploy service packs and security patches.
Remove unwanted software.
Support server-based applications and terminal servers.
Fix PC Software anywhere in the network.
Troubleshoot Software Problems
Automatically remove Spyware programs
Automatically return PC's to standard desktop or server configurations (Without intervention)
Automatically replace or change registry settings.
Digitally Sign all approved packages
Reduced bandwidth issues for deployment.
Wake On LAN
Automatic Rollback on failed deployments.
Thin Client Support.
Deploy Windows Operating Systems (OSDeploy for Prism required - see Modules tab above)
Create Disaster Recovery Images (Recovery Manager required - see Modules tab above)
and do it all while keeping your network up and running and your organisation productive.

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Product Features

Prism Deploy Software automates and streamlines software deployment, updating, repair, patch and removal to give you full control of your network PCs and Servers

Perform large deployment projects in hours instead of days or weeks, and keep control of your systems with

dynamic software updating and other management features that ensure ongoing compliance across the network.

Built on award-winning deployment technology and a decade of network management expertise, Prism Deploy Software is backed by the best customer support in the industry.

Let Prism Deploy Software Help with your Desktop Configuration Project and ITIL (IT Infrastructure Library)

Key Features

Internet based Administration: Prism Deploy is engineered for today's dynamic computing environment. It delivers simple, secure internet-based administration of widely distributed environments and the mobile workforce. And you can use Prism Suite to manage your Windows systems from any location with an internet connection.

Mobile Workforce Support: A new proxy server enables computers to securely communicate with your Prism Server enabling complete management of mobile systems

Distributed Locations: Enable any system with the Prism Client to serve as a local repository for deploying software or configuration packages therefore reducing bandwidth and improve operational efficiencies within a widely distributed network environment.

Powerful Software Deployment Console: Drag and drop installation tasks onto computers or groups of computers no matter where they are located.

Smart Update™: Automatically target computers for critical software & patch deployment based on their hardware, software, or network configuration - without conducting an inventory scan.

32 and 64 Bit Easy Package Creation: Simply click "next" and Prism Deploy builds a Package for you. You don't have to write or edit complicated scripts.

Complete Control and Automation of Complex Tasks: Get instant access to the hardware, software and network configurations of target computers. Build Installation Rules directly into a Package, or use Prism's powerful configuration-based scripting language

Instantaneous Software Deployment: When you update or repair a computer's software with Prism Deploy, it happens - now!

Centralised Distribution Reports: Receive immediate feedback on the status of your deployments including detailed alerts.

Active Directory Integration: Though Prism Deploy doesn't require Active Directory, if you are using AD, Prism Deploy imports organisational units so you don't need to build a separate infrastructure. Plus, Prism Deploy provides more flexibility and better reporting than Microsoft® Group Policies.

SQL Database Architecture: Prism Deploy 6.0 is built on a SQL database for improved scalability and integration with industry-standard technologies. Integrate Prism Deploy with an existing SQL database, or let Prism Deploy help you install the Microsoft SQL Desktop Engine (MSDE).

Package Authentication: Make rollouts more secure by applying a digital signature to a package so clients only install authorised software. Ensure that only the administrators who are authorised can view and edit packages, making your entire deployment system safe.

Permissions Packaging: Achieve better deployment reliability by graphically distributing security settings along with applications. Prism Deploy captures, packages and deploys applications that require changes to special registry and NTFS permissions for controlled, reliable, automated rollouts.

Security Roles: Specify pre-defined roles for administrators and customise permissions of roles to completely secure deployment or updating processes.

Wake on LAN: Maximise your organization’s productivity. With supporting hardware, Prism Deploy can wake or activate offline computers to deploy packages efficiently when bandwidth usage is low or during non-working hours.

Checkpoint Restart: Keep your deployments going while making the most efficient use of network bandwidth and local disk space. Unlike other solutions, Prism Deploy incrementally delivers and installs deployment packages, so it can resume distributions where they were.

Mobile and Remote PC Support: Keep your mobile and remote workforce updated with advanced Internet deployment capabilities of Prism Deploy.

Smart, Fast Self-Healing: Prism Deploy makes any software self-healing, it only fixes what is broken, making the process fast and bandwidth-efficient.

One Package for Diverse Computers: The Smart Variables and Paths feature let you customise a single package for a diverse environment.

Conflict Checker Utility: Prevent "DLL Hell". With Conflict Checker you can evaluate Prism files for conflicts in the files and the registry PRE-deployment.

Unparalleled Reliability: Customer feedback shows Prism Deploy is reliable 99.9% of the time when installing software and updating PCs.

Immediate Return on Investment: With a short learning curve and high reliability, Prism Deploy pays for itself in just one or two rollouts.

POWERFUL, FLEXIBLE MANAGEMENT OPTIONS	Prism Deploy offers several options for grouping and managing computers.
Feature	Benefits
Smart Update™	Smart Update enables the automatic grouping and management of computers based on their hardware, software, and network configuration without conducting a prior inventory scan. Define criteria for group membership in Configuration Groups and assign deployment tasks from one interface. Once Configuration Groups are set up, computers that join the network weeks or months later receive the necessary updates and patches without further administrator intervention.
Distributed Locations:	Enable any system with the Prism Client to serve as a local repository for deploying software or configuration packages therefore reducing bandwidth and improve operational efficiencies within a widely distributed network environment.
Organizational Groups	Group and manage computers based on organizational function, e.g. sales, marketing, and engineering.
Active Directory	Import Active Directory Organizational Units into the Prism Deploy Organizational Groups. The Prism Deploy console gives you more flexibility and better reporting than relying on Group Policy objects for software deployment.
Any Network	Prism Deploy works across any network, including the Internet.
Channels	Prism Deploy Channels make it easy to manage different types of users and multi-site organizations. Create unique deployment Tasks, control where users in various locations receive their software and more.
Server Management	Package and deploy server-based software to Windows servers, including those running Citrix MetaFrame or Windows Terminal Services.
Wake on LAN	Maximise your organization’s productivity. With supporting hardware, Prism Deploy can wake or activate offline computers to deploy packages efficiently when bandwidth usage is low or during non-working hours
Checkpoint Restart:	Keep your deployments going while making the most efficient use of network bandwidth and local disk space. Unlike other solutions, Prism Deploy incrementally delivers and installs deployment packages, so it can resume distributions where they were.
DEPLOYMENT CONSOLE	Deploy any software to any computer, anywhere in the world, across any network.
Feature	Benefits
Drag and Drop Software Deployment	Deploy software to individual computers or groups of computers using simple drag and drop. Since Prism Deploy does not rely on a complex queuing system, deployment occurs almost instantaneously.
Deploy Anything: a Package, Script or Command.	Push any administrative task you need, under any account you specify. Deploy a Prism Package that installs the entire Office suite, a Prism script that installs five applications in sequence, or a third party command that installs an operating system hot fix, security patch or Windows Installer file. Even launch a third party tool.
Schedule Deployment Tasks	Prism Task Scheduling lets you specify when deployment should occur - in a week, every Monday, at start up or after hours. The control is in your hands. New task scheduling options give you the ability to update tasks and to set recurring tasks. The new options make it easy to redistribute a task, to make any software package self-healing and to ensure every user has the right software.
View Deployment Reports	Detailed deployment reports provide immediate feedback on the status of deployment.
Uninstall Software	Deploy a task to uninstall a Prism file, or reverse a command; uninstalling software with Prism Deploy is just as easy as installing it.
EASY PACKAGE CREATION	Unlike most software deployment tools, Prism Deploy is amazingly easy to learn and use.
Feature	Benefits
Wizard Interface	Build deployment Packages in four easy steps. Follow the easy-to-use Expert by simply clicking "next".
Drag and Drop Editing	The Prism Editor makes it easy to view and edit a Prism deployment Package, using a familiar Windows Explorer-like interface. Drag and drop files in and out. No more wading through pages of software code.
Entire Suites of Applications	Build a deployment Package representing any software changes you need to deploy.
Package Customization	The friendly Prism interface makes it easy to customize a single Package for a diverse environment.
Build Windows Installer Files	Use the friendly Prism interface to build Windows Installer files for custom applications and other software not in that format.
Customize Windows Installer files with InstallShield Developer and Tuner	The include InstallShield Developer and Tuner products offer you full editing, customization and "transform" support when you need to deploy Windows Installer files.
Deploy Windows Installer Files with Prism Deploy	Use the Prism drag and drop deployment Console to assign a deployment task to install a Windows Installer file. When you deploy software with Prism Deploy, you receive reports on the deployment.
FINE CONTROL IN MIXED ENVIRONMENTS	Prism Deploy offers you full support for managing your diverse environment.
Feature	Benefits
Smart Variables	The Smart Variables feature lets you turn a hard-coded value in a deployment Package into a variable that resolves itself as you tell it: prompt a user, pull a unique setting from each user's environment or from another variable.
Installation Rules	Safeguard installations by creating your own Installation Rules to control how a deployment Package evaluates the hardware, software, and network configuration of an end-user environment before installing. The Prism wizards walk you through the process of creating rules that built right into a Prism Package.
Configuration-based Scripting	Receive total control over deployments by using the robust scripting language of Prism. Receive instant access to the hardware, software and network configuration of target computers.
Paths Utility	Change every embedded path statement within a Package in one easy step.
Requirements	Set disk space and operating system requirements that target computers must meet before a Package installs.
Reboot Options	Control how a Package reboots a computer, including letting a user decline a reboot or forcing one.
Prompts	Display custom prompts to users before, during, and after a Package runs - or display nothing at all.
Overwrite Properties	Define how a deployment Package treats files that are within a Package and also exist on target computers, evaluate based on version, time/date, etc. You can set properties on an entire Package and/or each file within a Package.
Delete Options	Define how a deployment Package deletes files that are within a Package and also exist on a target computer.
100% RELIABLE	Prism Deploy is reliable 100% of the time.
Feature	Benefits
Robust Package Creation	The mature and award-winning Prism packaging technology is tested and proven. The Prism package-creation process does a thorough job of capturing the changes needed to replicate them onto other systems.
Rollback	The unique Prism rollback feature puts a system back to its pre-deployment state. Overwritten DLLs and registry keys are restored.
Conflict Checker	The Prism Conflict Checker prevents errors before they occur by evaluating multiple deployment Packages against one another for conflicts in the system and program files and the registry.
Self-healing	Prism can check the health of an application at login, start up, or each time an application is launched. When Prism fixes software it only fixes what's broken, making the process fast and bandwidth-efficient.
You Control the Deployment	Prism Deploy makes no assumption about target environments, Instead, it puts the control in the administrator's hands to define how Prism should behave.
INTERNET/INTRANET DEPLOYMENTS	Prism Deploy was designed to manage all users across corporate networks, including those outside the firewall.
Feature	Benefits
Remote and Mobile Support	The non-intrusive deployment infrastructure of Prism is efficient for managing users inside and outside the corporate network, including roaming users and those at remote sites. A TCP/IP/Internet connection is all you need.
HTTP Support	Post Prism files at a web address for users not on the corporate network. The web support of Prism makes it easy for remote users to install, update, and repair their software without additional help from you.
Package Compression and Encryption	Prism deployment Packages are automatically encrypted and compressed 40-70%, making them efficient for moving across slower communication links.
Differential repair	When Prism Deploy fixes software, it only reinstalls missing or broken files or components making the process fast and bandwidth efficient.

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Technical Specification Guide

Administrator Console, Package Builder, and Client Requirements

	Software Deployment or Asset Management Console¹	Package Builder ²	Prism Server	Client ²
Operating System	Windows 2000, Windows XP (32 & 64 bit), Windows Server 2003 (32 & 64 bit), Windows Vista (32 & 64 bit), Windows Server 2008 (32 & 64 bit)	Windows 2000, Windows XP (32 & 64 bit), Windows Server 2003 (32 & 64 bit), Windows Vista (32 & 64 bit), Windows Server 2008 (32 & 64 bit)	Windows 2000, Windows XP (32 & 64 bit), Windows Server 2003 (32 & 64 bit), Windows Vista (32 & 64 bit), Windows Server 2008 (32 & 64 bit) Server-level OS recommended	Windows 2000, Windows XP (32 & 64 bit), Windows Server 2003 (32 & 64 bit), Windows Vista (32 & 64 bit), Windows Server 2008 (32 & 64 bit)
Browser	Internet Explorer 6 or higher	Internet Explorer 4 or higher		Internet Explorer 4 or higher
Integration component	.Net Framework version 2.0		.Net Framework version 2.0
Database			MSDE 2000 Release A, Microsoft SQL Server 2000 SP3 or higher, Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (32 & 64 bit), Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express, Microsoft SQL Server 2008 (32 & 64 bit) MDAC 2.6 or higher (2.8 recommended)
Network	TCP/IP connection		TCP/IP connection	TCP/IP connection
Processor	Pentium or equivalent	Pentium or equivalent	Pentium or equivalent	Pentium or equivalent
RAM	256 mb	32 mb	256 mb	32 mb
Hard disk space	40 mb	15 mb	25 mb (Does not include Microsoft applications.)	6.5 mb

Note: You must be an administrator-equivalent user to install the Console or Package Builder on a Windows NT or higher computer.

These third-party items will be included in the standard installations as noted for the individual components above.

1.devexpress and infragistics dlls are required to support reporting functions

2.capicom.dll is required if the operating system is greater than Windows 95 (to support Package authentication)

This third-party items must be installed separately:

3.Microsoft WMI 1.5 is required if the operating system is Windows 98, ME, or NT (to support hardware inventory scanning).

Microsoft Supplemental Installations

These components will be installable separately if needed. They are downloaded from the New Boundary Technologies Web site.

SQL 2005 Express

MDAC 2.8

.NET Framework 2.0

Server System Requirements

	Server (Channel Manager, Channel Server, and Channel Migration Tool)
Operating System	Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003 Server-level operating system recommended
Browser	Internet Explorer 5.01 or higher
Database	Access to one of these tools: SQL 2005 Express OR Microsoft SQL Server 2000 SP3 or higher
Database Component	MDAC 2.6 or higher (2.8 recommended)
Network	TCP/IP connection
Processor	Pentium or equivalent
RAM	128 MB minimum (256 mb recommended)
Hard Disk Space	23 mb (Does not include SQL Server)

Note: You must be an administrator-equivalent user to install the New Boundary Server.

If you are going to use an instance of SQL Server running on a remote machine, you must have rights to create a domain account that can access that machine. You must also have the rights to add a login in SQL Server.

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Prism Deploy Free Trial Download

Download Prism Deploy Software Evaluation

Download the full Prism Deploy product limited to a 30 Day Evaluation Key, see for yourself why so many large and small organisations rely on Prism Deploy Software to control their distribution of Software assets.

The Evaluation Copy can be installed on a live or test environment allowing for full product review to take place.

If you have any difficulties downloading please contact our support department on support department or telephone 024 76 456174

Manuals:

Prism Suite Evaluators Guide

Prism Suite Console Users Guide

Prism Suite Packaging Users Guide

Prism Suite Conflict Checker Users Guide

Prism Suite Deployment Users Guide

Prism Pricing Models:

Purchasing Licences -Options Technology Site Licences - Prism Pack Only

Support Contract Pricing On-Line Price Guides and Requests

New Boundary Software offers several pricing models. These models are designed to offer organisations the option of purchasing the Prism Software Range in the manner that best suits the organisations buying criteria or project requirement.

Purchasing Models Available:

Outright Purchase - with 12 months support contract.
Project Licences - 30 day minimum subscription period includes support for duration purchased (Subscriptions can be for any period above 30 days but must be a minimum value of £400.00) Project Licences can be upgraded to a full licence and will be reduced by 90% of the total cost of the projects licences paid for and the outright purchase price).
Volume Licensing - is available for organisations wishing to purchase licences over a specified period at a specified rate. This type of licensing agreement is useful for organisations wishing to do a staged implementation over many sites/countries (with 12 months support contract)
Educational Pricing is available for both outright purchase and volume licences.

* With the exception of Prism Pack Software where licences are sold as Technology Site Licence (see below), all Licences are Priced Per PC (Each PC that has the Prism Client Installed on it hard drive requires a licence). Licences are banded on the quantity purchased, the larger the quantity purchased there is a reduction in the licence costs each

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Support Contract Pricing:

12 Months full product support and maintenance is included Free of Charge with all licence purchases
additional 12 Months contract = 18%

Support and Maintenance costs are based on the current retail price per licence and are calculated using the above % rates.

Product Support Includes

Telephone Technical Support
E-mail Technical Support
Access to New Boundary On-Line Knowledge Base of Known Problems and Solutions
Full Provision of Product Version Upgrades
Full Provision of all Product Updates
Access to New Boundary Software User Group and Forum.

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On-Line Pricing Guides:

Want an idea of any of the Prism Software Range costs for your organisations IT environment?

NetWorld UK offer you the facility to obtain an immediate On-Line Price Guide based on the Outright Purchase costs, please use the following link:

Prism Deploy On-Line Price Guide
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If you require a formal quotation or further pricing options please use contact us via e-mail on sales@networlduk.com

A NetWorld UK representative will forward your quotation to the e-mail address you provide.

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Prism Version History

Please read on for details on Prism releases. In order to ensure the best results using Prism Asset Manager, we encourage you to download and install the newest release.

If you have not yet begun evaluating Prism, you may download an evaluation version now by clicking here

Current Customers: Version 9 requires a version 9 serial number. If you do not have a valid serial number, please contact us for your Version 9 serial number or to purchase an upgrade today.

Version 9.1 - Release January 30, 2009
Feature Modifications:	Distributed tasks can now include folders in addition to files.
	Log File Viewer now supports command line switch enabling the client log to be viewed from the Console (via External Tools).
	A new security permission specific to managing Distributed Locations has been introduced.
	The procedure to reinstall tasks within the Console has been improved.
Revision Availability:	Available online for immediate download. Requires a version 9 serial number.
Who Should Install:	Any customers who are running Prism Deploy 9.0, Prism Asset Manager 9.0, or any Prism Suite version prior to 9.0.
Module(s) Affected:	Server, Console, Editor, and Client

Version 9.0 - Release October 14, 2008
Feature Modifications:	A new, optional NBT Proxy Server greatly expands Prism’s functionality over the Internet.
	All Prism components support 64 bit Windows environments. This includes the ability to create packages on, and deploy packages to 64 bit computers.
	Distribution Locations enable computers at distributed locations to pull their Prism tasks from a local file share, as opposed to coming back to a corporate location.
	Request polling allows administrators to select a computer from the Prism Console and request the NBT client poll the server independent of its defined polling interval.
	Ability to import asset data from external sources such as Excel spreadsheets.
	The default database has been upgraded to SQL Server 2005.
	Configuration Groups can leverage Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI).
	Ability to import configuration groups from other channels.
	Ability to ignore specific locations from an inventory scan
	Performance improvements in the console and reporting
	Enhancements to Microsoft Office suite handling.
Revision Availability:	Available online for immediate download. Requires a version 9 serial number.
Who Should Install:	Any customers who are running Prism Deploy 8.1, Prism Asset Manager 8.1, or any Prism Suite version prior to 8.1
Module(s) Affected:	Server, Console, Editor, and Client

Version 8.0 – Release Date: August 6th, 2007
Feature Modifications:	New Boundary Client supports Windows Vista (32-bit).
	Prism Package Editor supports Windows Vista (32-bit).
	Broadened support for numerous “Known Folders” on Windows Vista, XP and 2000 (such as Program Files, Quick Launch, User Profile Documents, Pictures, etc.).
	Packages created by an earlier version now display an upgrade prompt when opened in the Editor, allowing administrators to convert them to the new Vista-compatible format or save a copy in the legacy format.
	Package Editor gracefully accommodates User Account Control (UAC) on Vista and avoids excessive UAC prompts.
	New Boundary Client fully supports Fast User Switching on Vista and where applicable on Windows XP systems.
	Improved handling of protected resources (Windows Resource Protection).
	Prism Console now leverages .NET 2.0 framework.
	Enhanced logging capabilities to support multiple user sessions on Vista and terminal servers.
Revision Availability:	Available online for immediate download. Requires a version 8 serial number.
Who Should Install:	Any customers who are running Prism Deploy 7.1.1, Prism Asset Manager 7.1.1, or any Prism Suite version prior to 7.1.1.
Module(s) Affected:	Server, Console, Editor, and Client

Version 7.1.1– Release Date: February 6th 2007
Feature Modifications:	Resolved issue with converting unresolved files to license units
	ExternalRulesConfig.INI is no longer unintentionally overwritten during an upgrade of Prism.
	Resolved issues with hotkeys in the French and German versions.
Revision Availability:	Available online for immediate download. Requires a version 7 serial number.
Who Should Install:	Any customers who are running Prism Deploy 7.1, Prism Asset Manager 7.1, or any version prior to 7.1. This includes customers running version 7.0.4 and before.
Module(s) Affected:	Console, Server

Version 7.1– Release Date: January 24, 2007
Feature Modifications:	Can now load multiple Consoles and manage multiple Channels.
	Cleaner feel to the Console: no gridlines, scrolling rather than word wrapping.
	Reports now remember their last size and position.
	Can now set a default for how computers are identified within the Console (AD or NetBIOS).
	Improved multilingual support. Can now open a database created in one language of Prism in a Console of a different language.
Revision Availability:	Available online for immediate download. Requires a version 7 serial number.
Who Should Install:	Any customers who are running Prism Deploy 7.0.4, Prism Asset Manager 7.0.4., or any version prior to 7.0.4.
Module(s) Affected:	Console, Server

Version 7.0.4– Release Date: June 9, 2006
Feature Modifications:	Major performance improvements that include more efficient processing of task assignments. The degree of improvement will vary depending on the current size and configuration of the channel.
	Removal of the Prism Console fading feature which improves the user experience when running the Console over slow connections.
	You can now use variables when defining the location of the Prism Client files and services.
	The computer “Enabled” field now displays correctly.
	A display issue when viewing Task Assignments has been corrected. The title bar now displays the name of the selected item for which you are viewing details.
Revision Availability:	Available online for immediate download. Requires a version 7 serial number.
Who Should Install:	Any customers who are running Prism Deploy 7.0.3, Prism Asset Manager 7.0.3., or any version prior to 7.0.3.
Module(s) Affected:	Console, Server

Version 7.0.3– Release Date: May 15, 2006
Feature Modifications:	All New Boundary Client files and services can be installed to user-defined directories on managed computers.
	Improvements have been made to the behavior of subscription files when running in user login scripts or machine startup scripts.
	Each installed Prism product can be licensed for a different quantity of managed seats. Improvements have been made to the management and assignment of Prism product licenses in general.
	Microsoft SQL Server 2005 is supported. In this release, it requires the pre-installation of an upgraded DMO component.
	Improvements and fixes have been made to overall performance and console refresh behavior. In the console, focus on selected objects is retained through a refresh.
	Prism has been localized to support French language markets.
	Application Summary reports no longer show applications that have been deleted from computers.
	The Administrator Action Log now logs changes made to a computer’s description.
	The Channel now correctly handles databases that are configured with case-sensitive collation.
	Login behavior to secured Channels has been improved. The creation of new users prevents entering illegal names.
	Several issues with adding, deleting, and renaming groups have been corrected.
Revision Availability:	Available online for immediate download. Requires a version 7 serial number.
Who Should Install:	Any customers who are running Prism Deploy 7.0.2, Prism Asset Manager 7.0.2., or any version prior to 7.0.2.
Module(s) Affected:	Console, Server, Editor, Client

Version 7.0.2– Release Date: October 14, 2005
Feature Modifications:	It is now possible to correctly save edits to configuration group rules.
	A problem where computers with long Active Directory names would not be managed in the Channel has been fixed.
	The organizational group structure that is automatically created for Active Directory-named computers now behaves the same as previous versions of Prism.
	Directly installing the client to an Active Directory computer didn’t always identify the computer as being managed by its Active Directory name. This has been fixed.
	A Task's scheduled time is now visible in the Console.
	Several problems with the permissions that are given to Prism’s various user roles have been fixed.
	Editing Self-Installing Files (SIFs) that were created with an older version of Prism did not upgrade them properly. This has been fixed.
	Prism has been localized to support German language markets.
Revision Availability:	Available online for immediate download. Requires a version 7 serial number.
Who Should Install:	Any customers who are running Prism Deploy 7.0.1 or Prism Asset Manager 7.0.1
Module(s) Affected:	Console, Server, Editor, Client

Version 7.0.1 – Release Date: September 19, 2005
Feature Modifications:	Improvements have been made in the Prism Server and Console when an uneven number of Prism Deploy vs. Prism Asset Manager licenses is installed. Switching between tabs in the Console is much faster.
	SQL error that appeared when running Installed Hardware Summary or What’s Changed Hardware reports has been fixed.
	Wake on LAN functionality now works correctly for recurring Tasks.
Revision Availability:	Available online for immediate download. Requires a version 7 serial number.
Who Should Install:	Any customers who are running Prism Deploy 7.0 or Prism Asset Manager 7.0
Module(s) Affected:	Console, Server, Editor, Client

Version 7.0 – Release Date: August 29, 2005
What's New:	Integration With Prism Console Prism Deploy 7 is now administered through the new Prism Console which incorporates new features such as network discovery, customized views, client installation, and changing the polling interval. All information about deployment tasks and assignments can now be fully shared with other desktop management functions. .
	Task Organization Administrators are now able to organize tasks into groups and categories.
	Assignment of Tasks New view panes have been added that allow you to more easily assign tasks by dragging and dropping tasks and computers, and to more easily view all the assignments for selected computers.
	Printed Reports In Prism Deploy, you can now customize your view of tasks and assignments by adding, removing, resizing and rearranging columns. Then you can produce a printed report directly from this view.
Revision Availability:	Available online for immediate download. Requires a version 7 serial number.
Who Should Install:	Any customers who are running Prism Deploy 6.0.3 or earlier.
Module(s) Affected:	Deployment Console, Server

Version 6.0.3 - Release Date: March 9, 2005
Feature Modifications:	The Prism Deploy Console has numerous performance and refresh improvements.
	Report performance has been improved, which results in faster report load times.
	Improvements have been made to the handling of the Prism account when doing a repair or upgrade.
	The Console will now show the number of computers in a group without having to run a report.
Revision Availability:	Available online for immediate download. Requires a version 6 serial number.
Who Should Install:	Any customers who are running Prism Deploy 6.0.2 or earlier.
Module(s) Affected:	Deployment Console, Server

Version 6.0.2 - Release Date: January 27, 2005
Feature Modifications:	Prism Deploy reports have been improved: They now provide more detail about the results of Command tasks. Several issues related to report filtering have been addressed.
	Prism Deploy now includes a direct link to the New Boundary website for downloading pre-created Configuration Group Rulesets. Use Rulesets to create a set-and-forget managed environment.
	Prism Deploy Packages now correctly install shortcuts to systems running Windows XP Service Pack 2
	Prism Deploy's installation has been improved: Users now have more control over specifying the account to be used by the Prism Server service. An issue that caused the download of Microsoft components to fail has been fixed.
	The Channel Manager now more accurately reflects the connection status to the Prism database.
Revision Availability:	Available online for immediate download. Requires a version 6 serial number.
Who Should Install:	Any customers who are running Prism Deploy 6.0.1 or earlier.
Module(s) Affected:	Deployment Console, Server, Editor, Client

Version 6.0.1 - Release Date: September 16, 2004
Feature Modifications:	The Prism Deploy Console has significant performance enhancements.
	The Prism Deploy installation has been improved.
	The Prism Deploy Client installation has been improved for easier use in terminal server environments.
Revision Availability:	Available online for immediate download. Requires a version 6 serial number.
Who Should Install:	Any customers who are running Prism Deploy 6.0 or earlier.
Module(s) Affected:	Deployment Console, Server, Editor

Version 6.0 - Release Date: July 13, 2004
What's New:	New Infrastructure Prism Deploy has a new SQL database as its repository for storing information about the Channel. The SQL database makes Prism Deploy version 6.0 extremely scalable, flexible and powerful, and it enables companies to leverage their existing technology investments. Prism Deploy 6.0 includes a Channel Migration Tool to migrate pre-6.0 Channels to the new SQL database.
	Console Enhancements The Prism Deploy 6.0 Console now gathers and displays extensive information from managed clients, including whether they are on- or offline, their last contact with the Channel Server, their IP address, the name of the logged-in user and more.
	Security Roles Prism Deploy version 6.0 allows you to create security roles within the Console. For instance, a Help Desk administrator may be able to create and assign Tasks, but may not be allowed to add or remove Clients from the Channel. A manager may be assigned the role of report reader only. Roles can be customized and created to suit an IT organization's structure.
	Reports Prism Deploy has an all-new report interface which includes extensive filtering, report customization and export options. Version 6.0 includes several new reports, including Administrator Action Log, Computer Status Report and others.
	Wake on LAN Prism Deploy version 6.0 can now wake computers that are powered down before deploying a Task, enabling after-hours deployments. Note: Target computers must have supporting hardware. Wake on LAN is not supported on Windows 95.
	Checkpoint Restart Prism Deploy version 6.0 will now pick up where a deployment left off, should the connection between the target and the Task be dropped. Checkpoint restart ensures deployment reliability, especially over less stable links, and enhances support for remote users.
	Package Authentication Prism Deploy Packages can now be signed with a digital certificate. Clients can be restricted to only install Packages from a trusted source, for exceptionally secure deployments. Packages can not be viewed or edited by administrators who do not have access to the digital certificate. Note: The minimum requirements for Client computers to support Package Authentication are: Windows 98 and Internet Explorer version 5; NT computers must be running Service Pack 4 or above.
	Component Installation Prism Deploy 6.0 components can be installed on separate systems, making Prism easy to install, configure and use. The component installation enables greater flexibility to separate packaging, deployment and reporting functions among appropriate IT staffers.
	Permissions Deployment Prism Deploy version 6.0 can now capture file, folder and registry permissions that may be required by certain applications. This gives administrators the option of adding the necessary permissions within a Prism Package and distributing them along with the application. Note: Permissions deployment is only supported on computers running Windows 2000 and above.
	Quick Start Templates The new Quick Start Channel, included as an option when installing Prism Deploy 6.0, provides powerful templates for illustrating Smart Update™ technology. Smart Update helps users take advantage of automatic targeting and maintenance of computers based on their configuration.
Feature Modifications:	Rollback files now adjust for daylight savings time changes when determining if a file or folder should be rolled back. Prism Packages and self-installing files (SIFs) being deployed through batch files and other processes outside of the deployment Console now wait until they have finished applying before moving on to the next command in the batch file or script.
Revision Availability:	Available online for immediate download. Requires a version 6.0 serial number.
Who Should Install:	Any customers who are running Prism Deploy 5.1 or earlier.
Module(s) Affected:	All (Editor, Deployment Console, Server, Client, Services, Conflict Checker)

Version 5.1.1 - Release Date: December 15, 2003
Feature Modifications:	The evaluation of Configuration Group rules that are based on IP or NIC addresses has improved methods for managing memory and internal configuration storage, and also eliminates a rare fatal error. The assignment of a recurring task to an unlicensed or disabled computer, or the assignment of a disabled recurring task to a computer will no longer cause performance problems on the target computer or the Prism Deploy Server. Configuration Groups based on user-specific settings (e.g. HKEY current user values) will now correctly populate. Tasks assigned through an Organizational or Configuration group to multiple user computers will now correctly uninstall for all users of the computer. Self-Installing files (SIFs) will only perform a reinstallation of the PrismXL service on the target computer when it is necessary. Command tasks are now better able to open documents on older operating systems, to open web addresses, and to open documents whose file type association contains an unexpected parameter.
Revision Availability:	Available online for immediate download. Requires a version 5 serial number.
Who Should Install:	Any customers who are running Prism Deploy 5.1 or earlier.
Module(s) Affected:	All (Editor, Deployment Console, Server, Client, Services, Conflict Checker)

Version 5.1 - Release Date: September 16, 2003
What’s New:	Prism Deploy is now available in German and French. Customers may now choose English, French, or German versions of the program files, on-line help, and Quick Start Guide. Prism Deploy fully supports the new privileges introduced in Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 and Windows Server 2003, enabling software deployments to any user on locked-down computers running these operating systems. Administrators can now make the Prism Deploy Client completely invisible to users by hiding the Client’s task-tray icon.
Revision Availability:	Available online for immediate download. Requires a version 5.0 serial number.
Who Should Install:	Any customers who are running Prism Deploy 5.0 or earlier.
Module(s) Affected:	All (Editor, Deployment Console, Server, Client, Services, Conflict Checker)
Feature Modifications:	Prism Deploy’s rule expert now provides an “<Env Var>” type that lets administrators more easily create a rule for custom information on users’ computers. The Prism rule expert now supports special non-English characters, such as umlauts. Prism Deploy’s Configuration Groups have improved performance and scalability, and a defect involving very long rules has been addressed. Prism Deploy now better reflects changes in Organizational Group membership as computers change their OU membership in Active Directory. Repeat at Logon and Repeat at Startup tasks now execute properly on computers that change Configuration Group membership at user logon or system start-up.

Version 5.0 -Release Date: March 21, 2003
What’s New:	Smart Update™ Use the Group wizard to build Configuration Groups based on hardware, software or network configuration and assign deployment Tasks. Computers that match the configuration automatically put themselves in the right group(s) and receive the administrator-assigned software.
	Citrix Server Management Package and deploy server-based applications to Windows servers, including those running Citrix MetaFrame and Windows Terminal Services. Prism Deploy version 5.0 has a unique server license.
	Advanced Scheduling Options New Task scheduling interface is more intuitive and has more options, including scheduling recurring tasks (based on time or system event). Administrators can also easily update or repair a task that may have failed previously.
	Enhanced Task Automation New Installation Rules and configuration-based scripting options provide instant access to hardware, software and network configurations of target computers. Installation rules are built directly into a package.
	Microsoft SMS Integration Administrators can now build PDFs and MIFs for seamless integration with Microsoft SMS. The PDF option makes it simple to deploy a Prism Package from SMS; the MIF option ensures reporting to the SMS status and inventory reports.
Fixes:	The way computers report their names in the Channel has been completely redesigned. This addresses the issue where computers may alternately appear in the channel with their host name or their Active Directory name.
	The startup logic for all components of Prism Deploy has been improved. Among other things, the improvements fix the issue reported by some customers that multiple Prism client icons appeared in the system tray.
	Prism no longer uses the TEMP folder to store baseline Pictures.
	Several issues in the Editor when dragging and dropping text files between Packages and when performing "save as" operation on a Package have been fixed.
Revision Availability:	Available online for immediate download. Requires a version 5.0 serial number.
Who Should Install:	Any customers who are running earlier versions of Prism Deploy and/or looking to take advantage of the new features available with version 5.
Module(s) Affected:	All (Editor, Deployment Console, Server, Client, Services, Conflict Checker)

Version 4.1 - Release Date: August 28, 2002
What’s New:	NT systems are now able to process unattended Tasks when they have been logged out but not rebooted.
	The Prism Client now caches reports that it sends to the Prism Server until a confirmation is received, resulting in accurate and complete reports on the Prism Server.
	Occasionally the "MSN Passport" login panel would appear on Windows 2000 and ME systems when taking a picture or finding changes. This has now been fixed.
	You can now add files larger than 1 GB to Packages.
Revision Availability:	Download the latest release of Prism Deploy.
Who Should Install:	All customers and evaluators.
Module(s) Affected:	All (Editor, Deployment Console, Server, Client, Services, Conflict Checker)

Version 4.02 - Release Date :February 22, 2002
What’s New:	Report Archiving Fix In version 4.0 of Prism Deploy there were performance problems with the report archiving. This was the major cause of the "Pending" issue where Tasks that had actually deployed successfully on a target system still reported that they were "Pending" in the report window. The handling of report archiving has been improved to eliminate the erroneous reports of "pending" tasks.
	Windows XP Support Additional items have been added to the Ignore Folders, Ignore Files and Ignore Registry sections of Prism Deploy's rules.ini file to prevent capturing unnecessary information in packages built on the Windows XP platform.
	Command Fix In version 4.0 certain command tasks were not handled properly. When a command task pointed to a UNC path and the command required the use of a switch when the command executed, Prism Deploy would incorrectly parse the command. For example, version 4.0 would interpret "\\computer\folder\program.exe /q" as "\\computer\folder\program.exe \q". This has been fixed.
	Prism XL Service Fix In version 4.0, the Prism XL service would incorrectly stop when a logoff occurred. Occasionally the timing was such that the client would make sure that the service was running during the time between the logoff and the service receiving notification of the logoff. The client would then get a message that "The Prism XL Service is not installed/started" when it would try and gain access to a restricted resource. Prism now correctly leaves the Prism XL service running after a logoff.
Revision Availability:	Download the latest release of Prism Deploy.
Who Should Install:	All customers and evaluators.
Module(s) Affected:	All (Editor, Deployment Console, Server, Client, Services, Conflict Checker)

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Prism Deploy Literature/Resources

Product Information

Prism Deploy Quick View Video

Prism Package Creation Video

Prism Deploy Brochure

OS Deploy Brochure

Case Studies/Testimonials

Evaluation Material

Prism Deploy Installation Video

Prism Suite Evaluators Guide

Prism Suite Console Users Guide

Prism Suite Packaging Users Guide

Prism Suite Conflict Checker Users Guide

Prism Suite Deployment Users Guide

Free Webinars

Information

Contact Us About Prism Deploy

Buy Online Now (No Credit Card Required)

Online Free Price Guides

Prism Deploy On-Line Price Guide

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Prism Services

Prism Support and Upgrades Prism Consultancy and Training

Support and Upgrades

Product Support Includes:

Telephone Technical Support
E-mail Technical Support
Full Provision of Product Version Upgrades
Full Provision of Product Minor Updates
Full Provision of Product Major Upgrades
New Boundary's Support Forum
Online Knowledge Base

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Prism Consultancy and Training Services

Although all organisations will find our Prism Product Range intuitive and simple to use we sometimes find that clients require an in depth Technical / Administrators view or require additional resources during the initial implementation of the new product, therefore NetWorld UK's Professional Services Team offers a range of bespoke consultancy days and training courses for the Prism Suite, Prism Deploy, Prism Asset Manager and Policy Commander Software Solutions.

These days/courses cover all aspects of product implementation and administrator training on the Prism Product Range and are usually conducted at our customers site, unless otherwise agreed

Topics Covered Include:

Installation
Implementation
Desktop Configuration Management
Patch Management
Package Creation
Package Deployment
Asset/Inventory Management
Licence Compliance and Remediation
Working with screens and views
Reporting
Alerting
Best Practices

All topics covered are fully documented for later use or review.

Please contact us if you would like further information regarding Prism Product Consultancy/Training on professionalservices@networlduk.com

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Add In Modules

OS Deploy for Prism Recovery Manager for Prism Snappy for Prism

Prism Deploy Software is the complete PC Configuration Management Solution with a range of bolt in optional modules designed to automate and reduce the implementation overhead of both the Hardware and Software configurations of PC's.

Adding one of the following bolt in modules to Prism Deploy or Prism Suite will not only expedite the building of new or existing PC's but will allow systems implementers more time to complete other tasks whilst leaving Prism to do the work.

OS Deploy for Prism Deploy and Prism Suite

Build Windows Operating systems on New or existing systems.

Understanding the Unattended Operating System Deployment

When installing Windows from scratch, traditionally you would boot from the Windows CD-ROM and the setup routine will spring into life.

During this setup process, Windows will ask questions such as:

What is your OEM or product key?
What domain do you want to join?
What TCP/IP setting do you want?
etc etc etc

The “Microsoft experience” of installing Windows with this constant communication can quickly become very tiresome. Installing Windows manually in an enterprise environment is expensive and time consuming.

OS Deploy for Prism software leverages Microsoft's “unattended.txt” answer file. This file allows you to answer all of the installation and pre installation questions and enables you to execute a Windows installation from a the OS Deploy for Prism Management Console.

From the management console you can pre - answer all of the questions required by the operating sytem set specific drivers for video, network raid cards etc and at the single click deploy the Operating Sytems to the whole of your organisation.

OSDeploy Product Features

Installation and Migration

OS Deploy for Prism supports the installation and migration of Windows XP, Windows 2000,Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2003 Server, VMWare, Microsoft Virtual Machines and Tablet PC's.

Industry Standards

OS Deploy for Prism uses Microsoft's unattended.txt method to setup and install Windows in an unattended mode. OS Deploy for Prism also uses Intel’s PXE technology which allows workstations to boot from a server on a network prior to loading the operating system.

Graphical Editor

OS Deploy for Prism has an intuitive graphical editor that easily creates and customizes your unattended installation files.

Computer Configuration Management

Configuration settings can be set and inherited at various management levels, so you do not need to replicate common settings when dealing with your custom environment.

Prism Suite and Deploy Integration

OS Deploy for Prism integrates with New Boundary Technology’s award-winning Prism Deploy. Using Prism's unique “Smart Update” technology, computers can dynamically receive all their applications without administrative intervention.

Integration of Imaging Solutions

Via PXE boot, customized commands can be executed on workstations, allowing for backups or installations via imaging solutions such as Ghost or Drive Snap Shot

Flexibility

Custom commands can be run at boot time or inside the unattended setup.

Load Balancing

For load balancing, different sites can be defined and computers can pull the required configurations from different installation points, but managed from the single console.

OS Deploy Brochure

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Recovery Manager for Prism Deploy and Prism Suite - Complete PC Snapshot Solution.

Rebuild PC's to their original specification after a system failure.

Used in conjunction with OS Deploy for Prism Recovery Manager will snapshot you current PC state and store the created image to a location on your network.

No need for complex setup routines as OS Deploy for Prism has these preconfigured. Simply click Restore from the OS Deploy for Prism Graphical Editor and leave the rest to Recovery Manager.

A complete rebuild of the failed PC will be performed along with any application or user setting captured in the snapshot.

A complete disaster recovery solution without the hassle.

Snappy add in for Prism Deploy and Prism Suite

Create Software Packages on the fly ready for deployment.

Snappy is a simple and effective means of creating Prism Packages from any PC in your organisation. Invaluable tool for your software package creation team, support team and technical staff to have on their USB drive.

Simply run snappy on a PC to take a baseline picture then install or uninstall software applications, drivers make operating systems changes and Snappy will create you a software package ready to be deployed on any like PC in your organisation.

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