Target User: IT and Network Administrators

IT Problem:
Desktop Authority comprehensively manages the Windows desktop throughout the desktop lifecycle, reducing the total cost of desktop and application ownership.

IT Download Description:
Desktop Authority centralizes control over the desktop, combining into one comprehensive solution the functionality usually achieved with a combination of logon scripting, group policies, user profiles, and a variety of security solutions.

Desktop Authority version 8.0 provides a comprehensive approach to desktop management; one where the computer and the user are centrally managed from one console, including the ability to:

• Deploy, Update, Configure, Secure and Support throughout the desktop lifecycle
• Eliminate the kludge of scripts, policies, and manual work into one cohesive platform
• Manage all your desktops - physical, virtual, or distributed - from one solution
• Remain competitively priced to pay for itself

Download size: 151 MB

Terms of Trial License: 30 day free trial download

Special Requirements:
Most of Desktop Authority's desktop configuration abilities cover from Windows 95 through Windows Windows Vista. Both 32- and 64-bit versions of Windows XP and Windows Vista are supported. Desktop Authority can be installed on a Windows domain running on servers from Windows NT through Windows 2003 Server 2008. While Active Directory is not a requirement, some of the Validation Logic options will not work without it.