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Absolute Manage (was LANrev) offers the only single, unified console that natively enables IT administrators to efficiently manage all of their Mac, PC, Android and iOS devices by automating time-consuming IT processes such as software distribution, patch management, and asset inventory. Additionally, Absolute Manage helps companies save money by tracking licenses, maximizing inventory utilization, avoiding non-compliance fines and with power management policies.
Absolute Manage includes AbsoluteSafe, allowing IT administrators to securely
Absolute Manage includes AbsoluteSafe, allowing IT administrators to securely
What's New
Version 6.1:
- Configuration profiles are now also available for Android and Windows Phone devices. In addition to general Android settings, additional vendor-specific settings are supported for certain Lenovo and Motorola devices.
- Absolute Manage adds the capability to create configuration profiles for specific apps. This requires support by the apps authors; an SDK will be made available. The app included with Absolute Manage can already be configured with a configu- ration profile.
- AbsoluteApps for Android has a new section to display and remove installed profiles.
- Smart policies can now include actions that are executed every time a mobile device joins the policy. Actions include sending notifications to administrators or the user, applying roaming settings, freezing the device, refreshing the information stored on the server for the device, removing profiles, or ending MDM management for the device.
- For messages sent by actions, a number of variables are available that let you customize the message, e.g., by putting the name of the device into the message.
- Media files can be assigned to policies in new ways. In addition to the existing way, in which the media files were available for optional download on devices belonging to the policy and were forcibly removed when the device left the policy (now called “On-demand, Auto-remove” there are three new categories
- n addition to individual media files, entire folders of media files can now be imported in a single step.
- Optionally, a media file can be restricted to be transferred only over WiFi connections.
- XML and XSL have been added as supported media types; they can be displayed in AbsoluteSafe. (Safari web archives can also be displayed, which was always possible but so far not documented.)
- Similar to media files (see above), in-house apps can be assigned to policies in new ways. The existing category “Allowed in-house apps” has been renamed “On-demand”, and there are three new categories
- When a passcode on a managed Android device is cleared, you can now optionally specify a new passcode.
- Erasing an Android device now optionally lets you erase any SD cards present in the device as well.
- On Android devices supporting persistence, the Absolute Manage client software now survives removal attempts and factory resets. The new Mobile Device Supports Persistence information item shows which devices support this feature.
- On Android devices supporting persistence, push installations and removals of in-house apps are now silent, i.e., without any user intervention.
- AbsoluteSafe now supports background downloads (downloading one document while viewing another) and multiple downloads can be queued.
- Users can flag favorite files in AbsoluteSafe for quicker access.
- AbsoluteApps for iOS is no longer distributed on the Absolute Manage disk. If you require manual deployment of AbsoluteApps, contact Absolute Professional Services.
- The version of AbsoluteApps for iOS available in the App Store no longer supports geotracking and downloading in-house apps on-demand.
- Support for user-owned devices has been enhanced: A new information item (Mobile Device Ownership) indicates whether the device is owned by the company or the user. The information can be set by the user during enrollment or later by the administrator. It is possible to display a policy agreement to the user that must be accepted to complete the enrollment of user-owned devices.
- E-mail notifications or text messages (SMSs) can now be sent when server maintenance or ODBC export fails.
- There are new information items for reporting the encryption status of managed desktop devices.
- Absolute Manage now includes the Absolute Remote remote control application. It can be configured as the preferred way to view remote computers’ screens and is then launched automatically whenever an administrator wants to view or control a remote computer. The Agent now includes screen-sharing functionality that allows Absolute Remote connections without requiring any third-party software. This screen-sharing function can be disabled from Absolute Manage Admin.
- There is now a Windows version of Absolute Manage InstallEase. Similar to the Mac OS X version, it lets you create custom MSI installers based on installing and configuring the software on a sample computer.
- The new iPads introduced in March 2012 are correctly detected.
- New and renamed information items.
Version 6.1:
- Configuration profiles are now also available for Android and Windows Phone devices. In addition to general Android settings, additional vendor-specific settings are supported for certain Lenovo and Motorola devices.
- Absolute Manage adds the capability to create configuration profiles for specific apps. This requires support by the apps authors; an SDK will be made available. The more...
Requirements
Intel, Mac OS X 10.5 or later
Intel, Mac OS X 10.5 or later
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Absolute Manage (was LANrev) offers the only single, unified console that natively enables IT administrators to efficiently manage all of their Mac, PC, Android and iOS devices by automating time-consuming IT processes such as software distribution, patch management, and asset inventory. Additionally, Absolute Manage helps companies save money by tracking licenses, maximizing inventory utilization, avoiding non-compliance fines and with power management policies.
Absolute Manage includes AbsoluteSafe, allowing IT administrators to securely distribute sensitive or confidential files to iOS devices including security options to block the file from being copied or emailed, as well as password protect files. With sophisticated functionality, you can implement the tightest document / media security available on the market today.
Please note that registration is required before downloading the demo version, which will work for 45 days and supports 10 computers (PCs or Macs).
Absolute Manage includes AbsoluteSafe, allowing IT administrators to securely distribute sensitive or confidential files to iOS devices including security options to block the file from being copied or emailed, as well as password protect files. With sophisticated functionality, you can implement the tightest document / media security available on the market today.
Please note that registration is required before downloading the demo version, which will work for 45 days and supports 10 computers (PCs or Macs).
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FTBZ reviewed on 22 May 2012
We preferred AbMan in Casper because we needed a real solution for Mac and Windows.
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Patgmax reviewed on 21 May 2012
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Mhor reviewed on 17 Jan 2012
The OS-patches are already automatically shown in the UI, you'll only have to assign them to groups and so it won't be necessary to repackage them yourself. Also, there are a lot of built-in information items you can get from every single machine and tasks you can perform with them. You'll will be able to control and manage your Mac-environment with ease.
This software is also capable of managing Windows machines in a basic way, but I'm not currently using this or the Mobile Device Management Modules.
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Robert Morton reviewed on 28 Jul 2006
Symantec's AutoProtect does seem to slow things down dramatically while transferring large amounts of data, but it tries to suck the life out of everything anyway.
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FTBZ rated on 16 Jan 2012