Third-Party Vendors List

Third-Party Vendors List

When I wrote the first edition of this book, only one or two vendors were really doing interesting stuff with Group Policy. By the time I wrote the second edition of this book, I had a handful of vendors with a handful of products.

Vendors are now recognizing the power that Group Policy provides. Some vendors are adding to the management capabilities of GPOs, others help in GPO troubleshooting, and still others take the next logical step and extend Group Policy to harness even more power!

In this third edition, I'll list all the vendors I know that make third-party products. Do note that names of products change, and features change all the time. To that end, it's better to simply visit the company's websites to get a rundown of their current offerings.

Additionally, some vendors showcase their products on www.GPanswers.com.

Tables A.1, A.2, and A.3 list tools that can help you in your Group Policy journey. In these tables, I provide an incredibly short description of the product. On www.GPanswers.com , some vendors have chosen to showcase their tools. Otherwise, you can go to the vendors' websites to check out their products.

Table A.1: Group Policy Management Tools

Vendor

Product

Company Website

Brief Description

Bindview

Group Policy Plus-Pack for bv-Admin

www.bindview.com

Suite of Group Policy auditing and management tools

desktopStandard

Policy Maker Standard Edition

www.desktopstandard.com

A set of Group Policy extensions that perform common administration tasks

desktopStandard

Policy Maker Registry Extension

www.desktopstandard.com

A free tool that enables administrators to target Registry settings via Group Policy

desktopStandard

GPOvault

www.desktopstandard.com

Available in free and pay versions, this is a change-management tool for Group Policy

desktopStandard

Policy Maker Software Update

www.desktopstandard.com

A Group Policy extension that manages and applies software updates and patches to computers

desktopStandard

Policy Maker Application Security

www.desktopstandard.com

A Group Policy extension that allows an administrator to control which applications run in administrative context

Centrify

DirectControl

www.centrify.com

Extend Group Policy to Linux systems

Configuresoft

Enterprise Configuration Manager

www.configuresoft.com

Centralizes and automates the labor- intensive task of planning, auditing, and monitoring changes in Group Policy objects on Windows systems deployed in large enterprise networks or Web server farms

FullArmor

Group Policy Anywhere

www.fullarmor.com

Separates Group Policy from Active Directory, allowing you to start using Group Policy today, even if you are still planning for Active Directory or Group Policy

FullArmor

IntelliPolicy for Clients

www.fullarmor.com

Client-side extensions that enhance Group Policy

GPanswers.com

Admin Pak line of products

www.GPanswers.com

Targeted client-side extensions for specific applications (Coming Winter, 2005)

Special Operations Software

Special Operations Suite 2

www.specialoperationssuite.com

A broad and deeply Active Directory integrated Desktop Management suite for all sizes of organizations

Special Operations Software

SpecOps Deploy

www.specialoperationssuite.com

Enhances the native Group Policy Software Installation functions

NetPro

Change Auditor

www.netpro.com

Performs auditing of Group Policy changes

NetIQ

Group Policy Administrator (Created by FullArmor)

www.netiq.com

Provides change-management capabilities to Group Policy

NetIQ

Group Policy Guardian (Created by FullArmor)

www.netiq.com

Performs auditing of Group Policy changes

Quest

Group Policy Manager

www.quest.com

Provides change management capabilities to Group Policy

Quest

Group Policy Extensions for Desktops

www.quest.com

A set of Group Policy extensions that perform common administration tasks

Scriptlogic

Active Administrator

www.scriptlogic.com

Group Policy auditing and change management

SYSPro

Polman

www.SysProSoft.com

A Policy Management tool for more easily interpreting Policy settings

Vintela (to be acquired by Quest)

VGP

www.vintela.com

Extend Group Policy to Linux

Table A.2: Third-Party ADM Template-Creation Tools

Vendor

Product Name

Website

Brief Description

Advanced Toolware

Policy Template Editor 2

www.advtoolware.com/t4e/pte/pte_defau1t.htm

A tool to ease the creation of ADM templates.

SYSPRO

ADM Template Editor

www.SysProSoft.com

A tool to ease the creation of ADM templates.

Table A.3: Third-Party MSI Repackaging Tools

Vendor

Product Name

Website

InstallAware

InstallAware

www.installaware.com

Installshield/Macrovision

AdminStudio

www.installshield.com

MASAI Solutions

MaSal Installer

www.masaieditor.com

New Boundary

PrismPack

www.newboundary.com

OnDemand Software

Winlnstall (many versions)

www.ondemandsoftware.com

Wise Solutions/Altiris

Wise Package Studio

www.wise.com



Group Policy, Profiles, and IntelliMirror for Windows 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000
Group Policy, Profiles, and IntelliMirror for Windows2003, WindowsXP, and Windows 2000 (Mark Minasi Windows Administrator Library)
ISBN: 0782144470
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2005
Pages: 110

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