IDEAL DISPATCH

All IDEAL DISPATCH features: deployment of scripts, software and updates, remote actions, targeting, scheduling and reports for your Windows workstations and servers.

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IDEAL DISPATCH automates everyday Windows administration tasks: script deployment, software installation and removal, command execution, file operations, computer restarts, scheduled distributions and detailed deployment reports. Click a section to see its details.

• Script and application deployment
  • Remote execution of scripts and applications on Windows workstations and servers across your network
  • Local or remote files: .bat, .cmd, .vbs, .msi, .exe, .com, etc.
  • Command-line arguments added to the execution
  • Additional files required for the deployment attached
  • Direct execution of a command line
• MSI package deployment
  • Local or remote execution of MSI packages
  • Deployment wizard to install, repair, remove or advertise an MSI package
  • Standardized software installations across your network
• VBScript deployment
  • Execution of local or remote VBScript (.vbs) files
  • Dedicated wizard to prepare, deploy and run VBScript files
• Service pack, hotfix and update deployment
  • Local or remote execution of Windows update files
  • Installation wizard that automatically detects the installer engine: Update, Hotfix or IExpress
  • Central deployment of patches and updates to selected workstations and servers
• Remote software uninstallation
  • Remote uninstallation of software on network computers
  • In silent mode, or in standard mode with user interaction
• File and directory operations
  • Remote copy, move, delete and edit of files or directories
  • Environment variables for source and destination paths: %APPDATA%, %HomeDrive%, %HomePath%, %ProgramFiles%, %SystemDrive%, etc.
  • Many file types opened with their default application: .txt, .doc, .wav, .avi, .ppt, .html, .xls, etc.
• System actions: shutdown, restart and lock
  • Log off, restart, shut down, lock, hibernate or cancel a pending shutdown
  • Warning message to the user before the action
  • Delay in seconds before execution
  • Running applications forced to close when required
• Precise computer targeting
  • Precise selection of the workstations and servers affected by a distribution
  • Selection by machine type:
    • all computers
    • all servers
    • all workstations
    • or by operating system
  • Targeting by NetBIOS name, Active Directory location or IP address
• Predefined and custom filters
  • Predefined filters: operating system version and type, Internet Explorer version, service pack, processor, language or computer name
  • Custom filters: built from Windows registry data, with a registry explorer to help you
  • As many filters as you need, combined with equations: Filter1 AND Filter2, Filter1 OR Filter2
  • Filtering tested before execution, to see which computers will remain in the final selection
• Pending distributions for offline computers
  • Distributions automatically put on hold for computers that are not connected to the network
  • Pending actions applied the next time those computers connect
  • No need to restart a distribution manually when a computer was off or unavailable
• Distribution scheduling
  • Display of existing scheduled distributions
  • Creation of new scheduled distributions
  • Edit, rename, run or delete a scheduled distribution
  • Deployments run at the most appropriate time for your organization
  • Automatic computer start-up with Wake On LAN before deployment
    
    
• Detailed deployment reports
  • Detailed installation and execution reports for each action and each computer
  • Icons to quickly identify the type of action performed
  • Essential information in a single click:
    • start date and time
    • end date and time
    • list of affected computers
    • successful or failed actions on each computer
    • time and possible cause of a failure
  • Archiving of installation and execution reports
  • Reports organized in your own folder structure
    
    
• Distribution rescheduling
  • Copy, modify, schedule or reschedule a distribution with a right-click, the menu bar or drag and drop
  • Rescheduling of an entire distribution
  • Rescheduling of all actions on all computers
  • Rescheduling of failed actions only
  • Rescheduling of actions on failed computers only
  • Rescheduling of failed actions on a selection of computers
    
    
• Easy to use, quick to get started
  • Intuitive interface, with documentation in English and other languages
  • Guidance when adding a distribution server and creating a new distribution
  • Validation checks on the data you enter
  • Preferences remembered: column size and order, valid servers, startup accounts, etc.
  • Fast installation on any workstation or server on your network
  • Clear, readable summary of each distribution