[THIN] triCerat Launches Industry?s First Integrated Management Suite for Server-based Computing Environments
- From: "Jim Kenzig Kenzig.com" <jkenzig@xxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 08:48:42 -0700 (PDT)
triCerat Launches Industry?s First Integrated Management Suite for Server-based
Computing Environments
Simplify Suite 4.0 Incorporates Day Zero? Framework for Boosting Terminal
Server Performance, Reliability and Security
COLUMBIA, MD. ? April 11, 2005 ? triCerat, a leader in enterprise software
purpose-built to simplify and enhance the operation of Microsoft® Terminal
Server, today launched Simplify Suite? 4.0. The industry?s first fully
integrated and channel-ready suite of management tools for optimizing
server-based computing environments including Microsoft Terminal Server and
Citrix® MetaFrame®. Simplify Suite combines four management applications into
a single, intuitive console for streamlining, automating and optimizing the
most challenging aspects of Terminal Server configuration: profiles, resource
management, printing and user environments. triCerat unveiled the Simplify
Suite and its Day Zero? technology vision at the inaugural BriForum, a
technical conference for the server-based and thin client communities underway
April 11-12 in Silver Spring, MD (www.briforum.com).
?With the release of Simplify Suite 4, triCerat offers organizations using
Terminal Server (TS) a set of applications that help administrators with common
TS issues,? said Bill Heldman, analyst, Enterprise Management Associates. ?The
product addresses the need for TS management solutions, potentially helping to
reduce costs, streamline administrative effort, and enhance quality of
service?all in keeping with ITIL Service and Support Management.?
Founded in 1997 and best known until now for ScrewDrivers?, the
industry?s first self-configuring printing system, which eliminates the need
for print driver management, triCerat has built its business resolving the
inherent limitations of Windows Terminal Server and Citrix MetaFrame
environments. Now, the company is extending its expertise based on customer
feedback and its extensive knowledge of what Windows and Citrix administrators
need to do their jobs more effectively.
triCerat has more than 3,000 customers globally including Sprint, Boeing, and
Georgia Pacific that count on triCerat?s Day Zero technology to prevent common
Terminal Server problems before they cause IT downtime. The company also
boasts a reseller channel with over 250 VARs, system integrators and
consultants worldwide, which will be key for triCerat?s aggressive growth
strategy.
?At Grange Insurance, we?ve found that triCerat?s current products,
notably Simplify Printing and Simplify Lockdown, greatly reduce the time and
effort required for supporting our Citrix farm,? said Bill Conklin, senior lead
microcomputer analyst, Grange Insurance. ?By integrating all of their core
technologies into a single management console, the new Simplify Suite v4 will
further reduce the complexity of managing Terminal Server environments like
ours, saving more time and money, while also making it easier to deliver the
quality services our users demand.?
Simplify Suite 4.0 Gives Control Back to System Administrators
Simplify Suite is the most powerful and comprehensive package of integrated
server management applications available for reducing the cost and complexity
of administering and supporting Terminal Server-based infrastructure. The
suite is made up of the following integrated products, centrally managed
through the Simplify management console:
· Simplify Printing? ? Simplify Printing incorporates triCerat?s
fourth-generation triMeta? driverless printing technology, which enables
full-function printing on any printer, from any application. Simplify Printing
also provides an advanced driver-management service that works in-conjunction
with or independent of triMeta, streamlining print configuration for
environments that require drivers.
· Simplify Lockdown? ? Simplify Lockdown dramatically improves system
reliability and security by creating a ?locked down? user environment that
prevents people from running unauthorized applications, tools and scripts. It
incorporates triShell, a hardened user environment that replaces Windows
Explorer and features an innovative granting technology that overcomes the
complexity and liability of policy based configuration and scripting.
· Simplify Profiles? ? Simplify Profiles provides personalized user
environments without roaming profiles, boosting user satisfaction and server
reliability. It also creates single-point of control for registry
administration, ensuring reliability and consistency of registry keys across
the server farm. In addition, Simplify Profiles also gives administrators the
tools they need to truly control the server environment at the user, group or
terminal level ? from the drives users see to the default printer they use.
· Simplify Resources? ? Simplify Resources overcomes application
performance problems by taking control of the way Windows allocates and manages
CPU and memory resources ? automatically. It dramatically improves the user
experience and increases the number of sessions that can be effectively
supported across farms. Simplify Resources also provides real-time system
monitoring and reporting capabilities in the WMI format, tracking performance
across an entire farm, per server, session and application.
?At triCerat, we have a deep understanding of the limitations of server-based
environments ? whether with an operating system add-on like Citrix MetaFrame or
Microsoft Terminal Server alone. Simplify Suite is the result of that
understanding and experience ? a management framework that makes the system
administrator?s life easier and server-based environments perform so that they
truly meet our customers? requirements for performance, reliability and
security,? said John Byrne, president and CEO of triCerat. ?Simplify Suite is
a one download, one executable, one license per-server solution that requires
minimal configuration for optimal performance, at a price point that makes
sense for organizations of all sizes.?
Pricing and Availability
Simplify Suite is available immediately at a suggested retail price
of $2,999 per server (US), including a one year maintenance contract that
provides automatic, priority access to the latest product upgrades and
enhancements. More information is available by contacting (410) 715-4226.
About triCerat
Founded in 1997, triCerat provides Day Zero? protection through
patent-pending software that simplifies server-based computing. The company?s
flagship product is Simplify Suite, an integrated set of server management
applications that boost the manageability, reliability, performance, and
security of Microsoft Windows Terminal Server. Simplify Suite gives Terminal
Server and Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Server administrators a proactive
mechanism for resolving common functional shortcomings inherent in Windows
terminal services and ensuring total quality of service. Over 3,000 customers
worldwide trust triCerat Simply Suite to significantly increase operational
effectiveness by reducing support and hardware costs and increasing
productivity. triCerat is headquartered in Columbia, Maryland with overseas
operations based in Danderyd, Sweden. More information is available at
www.tricerat.com.
© 2005 triCerat, Inc. All rights reserved. Simplify Suite ?, Simplify
Printing?, Simplify Lockdown?, Simplify Profiles?, ScrewDrivers?, Day Zero ?,
triCerat®, and the triCerat logo are trademarks and registered trademarks of
triCerat, Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property
of their respective owners. ScrewDrivers, Simplify Lockdown, Simplify Resources
and Simplify Printing are patent pending, all rights reserved.
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