Desktop Authority - Standard Edition
Desktop Authority Standard Edition is the right choice if you need user environment management functionality to complement your existing client management solution.
- Real-time Targeting Engine: Desktop Authority tailors settings and configurations by user, computer, network address or dozens of other criteria using its patented Validation Logic targeting engine. This simplifies initial provisioning and environment setup, enforces user access policies, automatically updates configurations and settings, and more. Learn more »
- User Environment Configuration: Desktop Authority configures access to company resources, manages security settings, configures Outlook profiles and Office settings, customizes registry settings and more. Learn more »
- Windows Environment Management: Desktop Authority takes control of the Windows environment by deploying software and service packs, controlling power schemes and inactivity settings, and tracking hardware and software. Learn more »
- Device Security: Desktop Authority prevents security problems where they’re most likely to occur: at the desktop. Set security policies, manage the firewall, lock inactive computers and manage browser security and privacy settings for machines, applications and data. Learn more »
- Remote User Support: Desktop Authority’s ExpertAssist remote management system allows you to manage more than 40 computer tasks without interrupting the user, including accessing system information, controlling processes, running remote command-line commands, copying files and more. Learn more »
Benefits:
- Customize the User Environment: Let Desktop Authority -- through its patented Validation Logic -- target, configure and manage a unique user environment, no matter where users are or whether they use a physical or virtual desktop.
- Simplify Administration: Desktop Authority provides centralized, web-based management that makes it easy to deliver a secure and consistent user environment.
- Eliminate Log-in Scripting: Eliminate the need to write, test and maintain login scripts to ensure each user's environment presents the correct mix of hardware, applications and permissions. Eliminating script execution makes the log-in process as fast as possible for your users.
- Maintain Control: Let Desktop Authority track and report on usage to ensure that all computers, applications and user sessions are secure and authorized.
Desktop Authority - Essentials
Desktop Authority Essentials is ideal if you need user environment management but already have an IT infrastructure that includes Microsoft SCCM or other inventory and deployment software. It provides all core capabilities for targeting, configuring and managing the user environment. Desktop Authority Essentials does not include application deployment, patching, inventory, remote user support, auditing, and the optional components offered below. See detailed comparison of editions »
Desktop Authority - Professional
Desktop Authority Professional is the right choice for companies with limited IT infrastructure It includes not only all the functionality of Desktop Authority Standard, but full software deployment, hardware and software inventory, and remote support functionality as well. See detailed comparison of editions »
Optional Components
Both Desktop Authority Standard and Desktop Authority Professional can be enhanced through these advanced management and security options: