This comparison shows the new functionalities of visionapp Server Management 2008 (vSM 2008) and the technical differences between vSM 2008 and visionapp Platform Management Suite 2006 R2 (vPMS 2006 R2) versions at a glance. You can also download this comparison as a PDF (complemented by notes concerning the features and products).
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| Properties and Functionalities concerning Server Installation and Administration | ||
| Optimized installation, configuration and management of Windows® Terminal Server |  |
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| Optimized installation, configuration and management of Citrix Presentation Server™ |  |
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| Optimized for large Citrix® environments | |
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| Optimized installation, configuration and management of standard, IIS and SQL server | |
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| Automatic publishing of installed applications | |
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| Support for automatic publishing for streaming and isolation | |
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| Citrix® policy configuration | |
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| User-defined rules for load analysis | |
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| Number of WTS /Citrix®-specific tools included | ||
| Max. number of servers to be managed | delimited by License |
delimited by License |
| Grouping of servers; | |
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| Assigning different server roles to a server; | |
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| Number of Citrix® farms | ||
| Number of Citrix® zones |
| Properties and Functionalities concerning Software Distribution |
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| Integrated software distribution | |
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| Interface to software distribution products from third-party manufacturers, e.g. Microsoft® SMS Server |
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| Integrated support for operating system installation products from third-party manufacturers |
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| User-defined parameter management | |
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| Number of installation packages included |
| Properties and Functionalities of the vADM Console | R2 |
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| Max. number of administration consoles | ||
| Security role management in management console | |
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| Locking objects | |
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| Import/export, printing, drag & drop | |
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| Installation reporting / logs | |
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| Template management | |
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| Network status and network access | |
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| API available | |
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| Properties and Functionalities concerning Multi Site | R2 |
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| Multi-Site Support | |
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| Multi-Environment-Support | |
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| Properties and Functionalities concerning ITIL | R2 |
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| Configuration Management Support | |
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| Release Management Support | |
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| Change Management Support | |
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| ITIL-compliant names | |
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| Scheduling for post-installation | |
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| Properties und Functionalities concerning Monitoring and Resource-Management |
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| Advanced scheduling | |
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| Hardware and software inventory | |
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| System analysis/comparison | |
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| Power saving options (Power Saving Service / Resource Saver) | |
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| Sending notifications | |
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| Delayed reboot | |
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| Properties and Functionalities concerning Service and Maintenance |
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| Software maintenance available | |
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| Access to visionapp™ Download Center | |
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| Supported Operating systems for Servers to be managed | R2 |
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| Microsoft® Windows Server® 2000 | |
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| Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003 | |
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| Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003 x64 | |
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| Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 | |
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| Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 x64 | |
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| Integrated / Supported Products for Operating system Installation |
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| Microsoft® Automated Deployment Services (ADS) | 1 |
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| enteo® OSD | 1 |
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| Fujitsu Siemens Remote Deploy | 1 |
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| Altiris® Server Deployment Solution | 1 |
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1) Third Party Products are not included in visionapp™ - Software and must be purchased separately
| Integrated Products for Software Distribution | R2 |
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| visionapp™ ICM | |
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| Microsoft® SMS | 1 |
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| enteo® NetInstall | 1 |
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1) Third Party Products are not included in visionapp™ - Software and must be purchased separately
| Supported Server Roles for Servers to be Managed | R2 |
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| Standard-Server | |
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| Windows® 2000 Terminal Services | |
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| Windows® 2003 Terminal Services | |
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| Windows® 2008 Terminal Services | |
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| Windows® 2000 Internet Information Services 5.0 | |
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| Windows® 2003 Internet Information Services 6.0 | |
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| Windows® 2008 Internet Information Services 7.0 | |
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| Citrix® MetaFrame Presentation Server 3.0 | |
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| Citrix Presentation Server™ 4.0 | |
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| Citrix Presentation Server™ 4.5 | |
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| Citrix Presentation Server™ 4.5 x64 | |
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| Citrix® Web Interface 4.0 | |
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| Citrix® Web Interface 4.5 | |
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| Citrix® Web Interface 4.6 | |
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| visionapp™ Application Center | |
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| Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2000 | |
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| Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2005 | |
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| Support for further server roles | |
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