“The key features of Soundbooth Plus are that any ICT suite with the addition of headsets becomes a language lab and most importantly it gives every language student access to the client software via the schools VLE or on USB memory sticks so that lessons can be accessed at home, additionally students can gain confidence in speaking a language by working through items in Soundbooth and listening back to their own recorded responses.

We have continued to develop Soundbooth Plus based on feedback from schools and we recently added a new grouping feature that allows communication and monitoring of selected groups of language students from the Teacher Console. The new feature allows for a simplistic “drag & drop” means of assigning students to groups and has already been applauded for its simplicity and clear functionality. Most importantly it is ideal way to get students speaking in the target language.

Soundbooth now has a multi-language Virtual Keyboard, currently covering a range of around 10 languages (including Welsh & Pinyin). The virtual keyboard gives students access to letters and accents without having to remember complicated keyboard shortcuts. To make it even simpler students are able to use their physical keyboard in conjunction with the virtual keyboard. In 2010 we are continuing with the development and a beta release of our new version of the Soundbooth Plus will be available from the first week of February for any schools who would like to get involved in testing.”

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Netop Mobile & Embedded 9.5 Host will be released in January and features extended platform support for Windows Mobile 6.5, including Windows Mobile 6.1 and Windows Embedded CE 6.0. Also new to this release:

• Mobile Skins – use graphical representations of the mobile devices which will allow the Guest to remotely view and control the mobile device specific buttons and keys in addition to the standard keyboard and mouse commands.
• WebConnect Integration – take advantage of the Netop WebConnect technology with Netop Mobile Host allowing internet-friendly connectivity across the HTTP protocol without additional configuration to firewalls, proxies or routers. This allows a direct connection between the Guest and Host without the end user requesting help.

On December 15, Netop released Netop School6 version 6.1. The new version included support for Windows 7 and fixes several minor maintenance issues.

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Released in December, Netop Vision6 version 6.9 includes support for Windows 7 and Internet Explorer 8, as well as fixes for several minor maintenance issues.

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Netop Remote Control 9.5 was launched on December 1, 2009, and features support for Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit) and Windows Server 2008 R2. In addition, this release also includes:

• ActiveX Guest – To improve Netop Remote Control 9.5 accessibility and integration, the new ActiveX Guest is now available for customers to embed the core Netop Remote Control Guest functionality into their own applications and web sites. Support for Netop WebConnect also offers internet-friendly connectivity without the need to configure firewalls.
• WebConnect Domains – Manage your own WebConnect accounts by appointing a Domain Administrator for each WebConnect domain created.  You now have more security, flexible account management and a hierarchical structure when hosting the WebConnect service. 
• Even More vPro Functionality – The extended vPro functionality includes improved network scanning, an updated inventory module, improved diagnostics, custom commands and updated event descriptions.

Netop OnDemand 2.1 was released on December 1, 2009, and features support for Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit) and Windows Server 2008 R2. In addition, this release also includes:

• Proxy Host Authentication – The Host will prompt the end user to enter their proxy credentials if the client machine is configured to a proxy server. Once the authentication is made, the Host will connect to the Guest via WebConnect using HTTP 80.
• Enhanced Setup and Communication – The WebConnect database can now be located on a different SQL server. Both the Connection Manager and Connection Server can now reside in the company’s DMZ using locally assigned static IP addresses.
• Improved Pack’n Deploy – The utility for creating, customizing and deploying the Netop OnDemand Host has been enhanced with a number of additions including improved setup wizards.

With over a decade of experience and more than 300 million successful deployments and migrations, Symantec solutions streamline the migration process and keep you in control. Their migration and deployment solutions cut the expense, delay, and disruption of your migration. And when you apply those savings to advanced Symantec solutions for security, virtualization, data protection, and management, you secure not only the one-time rewards from a smooth migration, but also long-term reliability, productivity, and security from an up-to-date, efficient, manageable IT environment.

The 7 Steps:

1. Assess the environment and plan your deployment
2. Build standard Windows 7 images
3. Prepare your applications
4. Capture user settings and personality variables
5. Automate and assemble the migration process
6. Migrate systems
7. Measure and report

The eargerly anticipated service pack 1 for the Altiris Client Management Suite is now available. This latest release introduces a plethora of new features and updates, with the key features out lined below:

• Improved Inventory Collection predefined Software Definition Catalog with over 79,000 commercial applications improves software identification, and streamlined policies make it easier to collect and manage inventory information.

• Expanded Patch Support Patch management now identifies and installs missing Mac OS X updates, and it supports Adobe Reader, Flash, and Acrobat patch updates.

• Updated Remote Control Administration pcAnywhere adds custom port configuration for the console and client and expanded approve connection control.

• Simplified User Experience Roe-based views for inventory, patching and software delivery simplify common tasks and make information available from one location in the console.

The new version 9.4 of our award-winning print management software, PrintLimit Pro, is now available. This new version is a major upgrade with a substantial number of new features and more than 90 enhancements. Some of the new features include:

• Support for 64 bit installations of Novell OES2 Linux
• Native support for 64 bit Linux installations
• Load balancing: Spread print load over fleets of group printers
• Find-Me Printing: Intelligent routing of print jobs to release stations at large sites
• Ten new reports covering printer usage, environmental reports and more
• Administrators can now query and list serial numbers for most networked printers
• Across-the-board performance improvements
• Greatly improved scalability. Now supports tens-of-thousands of simultaneous user clients even when running on standard 32-bit server hardware

We are pleased to announce the release of Version 7.0 of Altiris Client Management Suite. The upgrade, the first released since Symantec's acquisition of Altiris almost two years ago, includes new features for remotely deploying and managing Mac and Linux desktop PCs. Client Management Suite 7.0 automate manual management tasks, ensure business productivity tools and data are functioning properly, and help ensure license compliance. The suite is built on the Symantec Management Platform, driving best practice process automation and providing modular and extensible integration across Symantec?s product portfolio and third-party solutions.

Client Management Suite 7.0 gives you a comprehensive solution for better control of your IT environment. New features in Client Management Suite 7.0 include:

? Intelligent software management helps organizations tackle the complexity of managing hundreds of enterprise and home grown software packages by auditing and categorizing known applications into a software catalog, automatically distributing software with all of the required components and performing periodic enforcement checks to ensure configuration remains intact.

? Increased platform coverage enables IT client administrators to extend their PC lifecycle management control across Windows, Linux and Mac and includes a new native OS X agent with an integrated software request portal.

? Integrated power management promotes energy conservation by establishing centralized policies that control desktop and laptop power modes. Integrated support for Intel vPro technology allows administrators to power on systems just long enough for routine off-hour tasks, such as installing software updates and patches.

? Advanced systems management technologies ? such as imaging, remote control, and application virtualization and packaging ? leveraged from industry-leading Symantec products including Symantec Ghost, Symantec pcAnywhere, Symantec Workspace Virtualization, and Wise packaging technology help customers with increased functionality and advanced capabilities.

To learn more or for a trial copy please http://www.codework.com/cmanage/product.html or email info@codework.com

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The Altiris Workflow Solution helps businesses reduce costs through IT process orchestration and automation. Workflow Solution helps customers implement IT processes, automate mundane tasks, reduce the cost of management, improve service levels and end user satisfaction and facilitate regulatory compliance.

IT organisations are challenged to break down technology, process and organisational silos to squeeze the most out of investments and resources. Workflow Solution is a heterogeneous IT process automation platform that crosses technological boundaries by integrating various Web services, databases and service and configuration management tools to reduce costly and tedious IT tasks. Workflow Solution gives even the most non-technical IT worker the ability to create and deploy processes through a graphical drag-and-drop workflow designer that coordinates IT tasks, processes, best practices and automation tools.