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News Release ON Technology Introduces ON
Command® SiteManager, Innovative solution transcends Symantec Ghost™ by combining simplicity, affordability and speed of low-end tools such as Ghost with power of high-end software management plus ground-breaking wizard technology Waltham, MA, June 28, 2001 – ON Technology (NASDAQ: ONTC), a leading provider of remote software management solutions, today introduced ON Command® SiteManager – the first software management solution specifically designed to address the time and resource constraints of both large and small IT organizations as well as the newly emerging managed service provider (MSP) market sector. The new system provides breakthrough ease-of-use and robust PC lifecycle management that significantly reduce IT support costs, improve availability and reliability of business-critical applications, and enhance both IT and end-user productivity. ON Command SiteManager is an innovative and feature-rich solution for managing networks of PCs over corporate LANs. ON conducted formal market research showing that IT professionals are frustrated by the cost and complexity of traditional high-end software management solutions, as well as the limited capabilities of low-end cloning or disk imaging tools such as Symantec Ghost which are typically only used for initial PC deployments. SiteManager uniquely combines the simplicity, speed and affordability of low-end imaging tools with powerful on-going management capabilities previously only associated with more complex high-end solutions such as Microsoft SMS – along with ground-breaking new wizards not previously available with any remote software management solution. With ON Command SiteManager, IT
organizations with limited time and resources can now
easily deploy mission-critical operating systems, applications
and content to multiple PCs simultaneously over corporate
LANs, from low-cost Windows 2000 or NT servers. For
example, they can deploy Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional,
productivity applications such as Microsoft Office XP,
line-of-business applications, ongoing service packs
and configuration updates, and new content such as updated
price lists and cost data information. In addition,
ON Command SiteManager makes IT administrators immediately
productive by providing: "The need for remote software management in small and medium-sized enterprises has never been greater,” said Ronni Colville, Research Director, Gartner. “The scarcity of IT time and talent, the need to manage costs, combined with the ever-increasing demands of new application roll-outs and Windows 2000 migrations, means that a software management solution that combines speed, simplicity, and flexibility is a ‘must-have’ tool for IT." "This is a great product that fills a real need in the marketplace," said Dyan F. Brockbank, vice president of engineering at TIC Business Consultants Ltd., a Novell and NT systems and solutions firm. "There's nothing else out there that lets you really control upgrades and installations and then keeps a record of what you've actually installed to help with on-going maintenance. With SiteManager, you can lay down the base installs, and then can add layers to it as well as go back and handle fixes and changes." ON Technology’s new solution opens up a major new market opportunity for the company in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as departmental-level workgroups in Global 2000 organizations. According to industry estimates, SMEs alone represent an installed base of over 131 million PCs covering more than 44 percent of the total available business PC market. "ON Command SiteManager is a first-rate product that addresses all phases of software management in one integrated solution – priced to be attractive in the face of limited budgets,” said Valerie O'Connell, Managing Director, Enterprise Systems Management, Aberdeen Group . “SiteManager is perfect for those who are comfortable with imaging but need the power of grown-up automation. The product’s breakthrough ease-of-use almost guarantees the quick time-to-value this market demands." “IT professionals told us what they wanted and we built it – and then our engineers added innovative new technology that goes even further than what our customers asked for,” explained Phil Neray, vice president of marketing for ON Technology. “The initial enthusiastic response to our trial download program clearly demonstrates that IT administrators are looking for precisely this type of tactical, real-world solution that addresses the full PC management lifecycle.” Upgradeable
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ON Technology, ON Command, and ON Command CCM are registered trademarks, and the ON logo and ON iCommand are trademarks of ON Technology Corporation. Microsoft and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries. All other brand names and trademarks are properties of their respective owners. The statements in this press release that relate to ON Technology’s future plans, events and performance are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Some of the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements are general economic conditions, including the current weakness in the global economy, demand for the Company’s products and services, performance of the Company’s direct and indirect distribution channels, competitive pressures, market acceptance of the Company’s new products and technologies, and the risk factors detailed from time to time in ON Technology’s periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including without limitation the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the third quarter of 2003 filed in November 2003. Actual results and performance may differ materially due to these and other factors. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. ON Technology undertakes no obligation to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained in this press release that may reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this press release.
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