Technical Information

End of Life
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Centralis AXE simplifies, standardises and accelerates the process of turning snapshots into usable application objects. Centralis AXE contains built in functions which overcome many of the problems associated with deploying applications to PC and MetaFrame / Terminal Server environments, and allows administrators to create, store and apply their own processing rules.

Benefits

Standard PC Snapshots
Centralis AXE significantly reduces the time required to process applications and increases the object portability between different client configurations.


WTS / Terminal Server Snapshots
Centralis AXE extends the functionality of ZENworks for Desktops to the thin-client server environment.

Key Features

Handling Complex Applications
Variables, file names, directory paths and other settings, even in Windows applications like MS Office 2000 & IE5.5, make turning snapshots into application objects complex - Centralis AXE overcomes common problems, automating the process for most snapshots.

Create & Save Rules
Most snapshots require manual editing of settings such as user name and drive mappings before they can be made into application objects - Centralis AXE allows administrators to create and store rules which automate the manual changes.

Built in Functions & Rule Library
Many operations are standard, and can be applied to a number of snapshots, however applying these standards to every snapshot is a highly repetitive and time consuming task - Centralis AXE provides a database of rules which can be shared by ZENworks for Desktops administrators, improving standards and supporting best practice.

Creating Flexible, Portable Application Objects
Organisations often have a variety of client environment settings, including drive letters and application directories - Centralis AXE can automatically insert the variables and other settings required to provide portable applications.

Redundant Entries
Snapshots contain temporary files, system and user information not related to the application, which could cause problems if installed - Centralis AXE rules strip redundant entries from snapshots, improving the accuracy and reducing the size of final application object. 

Thin Client Server Solutions
ZENworks for Desktops offers an ideal “thin client” management solutions - Centralis AXE rules split snapshots into separate user and workstation objects, allowing administrators to install 95% of the application once to be shared by the users.

File Version Reporting
Updating files shared by multiple applications can cause problems if incorrect file dates lead to older versions being deployed - Centralis AXE scans files for version information, and can report on potential conflicts of version, date, size or location against previously processed applications.