Product previews

ManageSoft refreshes desktop management tool
ManageSoft last week debuted ManageSoft Refresh, software designed to use a zero-touch process for automating tasks associated with replacing hundreds of older PCs and upgrading software. ManageSoft Refresh ensures that corporate users have the correct software installed on their machines and that the software is properly configured. The product makes sure that each desktop conforms to the standards that a company’s IT department has laid down for license and security compliance, and it provides users the capability to order new or replacement PCs through a portal. When a new PC arrives, ManageSoft automatically installs the appropriate applications and migrates the user’s data and personal settings to the new system. Pricing starts at $50 a seat.
ManageSoft Refresh, ManageSoft

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Entuity eyes management
Entuity has released version 4.0 of its Eye of the Storm (EYE for short) network-management suite. This newest iteration comes with enhanced reporting capabilities, support for IBM’s BladeCenter, and a new Open Modeling Framework that incorporates a modular design to ease integration with other frameworks and applications. New reporting capabilities include built-in and user-customizable reports. Support for IBM’s BladeCenter means users can access an inventory list of BladeCenter components. The Open Modeling Framework module is for Cisco’s CallManager VoIP software.
EYE, Entuity

Composite taps SAP, Siebel
Composite Software earlier this month released Composite Application Views, which lets users query live SAP and Siebel data from any reporting tool. Composite Application Views offers prebuilt views of business information, customers, products, orders, and employees. The product works with Composite Information Server to provide data in relational tables that can be queried, filtered, and combined with other sources.
Composite Applications Views, Composite Software 

Macrovision automates software delivery
Macrovision last week delivered the FlexNet Publisher Installation Module, designed to cut down the manual effort needed to install and configure solutions comprising applications, operating systems, databases, and middleware. In addition to reducing the time and costs associated with multiproduct installations and managing dependencies among components, the FlexNet Publisher Installation Module can also improve user productivity through its installation capabilities, thereby decreasing the time needed to recoup the benefits of the investment.
FlexNet Publisher Installation Module, Macrovision