ClientWORKS is the family of client management and networking tools that Digital Equipment Corporation supports on its entire line of desktop personal computers. ClientWORKS extends DIGITAL’s networking expertise to the desktop by providing a powerful set of utilities and Desktop Management Interface (DMI) software designed to help you get the most out of your networking environments.

ClientWORKS comes bundled in at no additional cost and makes DIGITAL desktop systems manageability-ready. You can start managing your systems right away without purchasing additional software.

Combined with DIGITAL’s ServerWORKS^TM Manager and other industry-standard management tools, ClientWORKS provides comprehensive desktop-to-enterprise management solutions.

• Remote and local manageability software, agents and tools all bundled in at no additional cost for powerful network management right away.
• Enhanced 32-bit DMI service layers for Windows 95 and Windows NT for fast access to DMI information.
• DIGITAL’s enhanced system Management Information Format (MIF) file for industry-standard desktop management.
• Support of DMI BIOS extensions for fast and detailed DMI information.
• Enhanced ClientWORKS browser, offering identification of DMI components both locally and remotely.
• DMI and SNMP agent software, including a MIF-to-MIB converter for powerful remote management in heterogeneous environments.
• MIFMAKER, DIGITAL’s unique utility designed to make DMI data available to Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS).
• SMART IDE disk drive technology support for Windows 95 provides fault prevention through user applet and status indicator.
• Windows Explorer look-and-feel browser provides detailed information via a familiar user interface.
• Enhanced security*
  • DIGITAL SecureON technology provides secure remote wakeup to perform time-consuming activities automatically during normal system down times.
  • DIGITAL SecureBOX support for electronic system box tampering detection.
  • DIGITAL SecureBIOS for firmware tampering prevention.
  • Fault protection via environmental monitoring (thermal and voltage sensors support).

With its broad support of multiple desktop platforms and network environments, DIGITAL addresses the most critical and difficult requirements of today’s client-server computing model.

Asset Management

• Lower cost of ownership.
• More efficient use of support resources.
• Saves time.
• Higher level of security administration.

Powerful Remote Management Configuration/Diagnostics (Over WAN or LAN)

• Lower training and travel costs.
• Help desk personnel can monitor network.
• Improved end-user satisfaction.
• LAN administrator can manage distributed client PCs from central location with new level of detail.
• Faster response time and improved accuracy of analysis.
• More client support per help desk employee.
• Simplified update of user configurations.

Industry-Standard Solution

• Unlike proprietary solutions, provides consistent API for MIS personnel.
• Works with PCs from different manufacturers providing DMI data.
• DMI and SNMP provide a standard set of information across all desktops.
• Simplified administration.

ClientWORKS also includes a software extension to Microsoft SMS for all desktop products, enabling SMS to read DMI information and report DMI data to the application. This allows network administrators to report and display more data about their heterogeneous network than is available with other manufacturers’ PCs. Unlike vendors offering a proprietary management solution, DIGITAL embraces the Desktop Management Interface and is delivering it today. DIGITAL will continue to enhance its enterprise, workgroup and desktop management solutions to give network administrators industry-standard choices for better asset tracking and increased productivity.

*Features available today on DIGITAL PC 5100.

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For more information about DIGITAL's PC products, call 1-800-722-9332.