Might look at Microsoft SCCM – it has the ability to do everything over HTTPS which is designed for Internet use. DirectAccess+UAG (if all your clients are Win7) would enable you to do GP and such over the Internet too.
Thanks, Brian Desmond br...@briandesmond.com c – 312.731.3132 From: Tom Miller [mailto:tmil...@hnncsb.org] Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2010 1:36 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Management of laptops About 900 users, but probably 200 or so of them are nomadic and those laptops use air cards and sometimes wired/wireless network. >>> Brian Desmond <br...@briandesmond.com<mailto:br...@briandesmond.com>> >>> 7/9/2010 4:39 PM >>> How big of an org are you? Thanks, Brian Desmond br...@briandesmond.com<mailto:br...@briandesmond.com> c – 312.731.3132 From: Tom Miller [mailto:tmil...@hnncsb.org] Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 3:00 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Management of laptops Folks, Any suggestions on products to manage laptops? We have a number of nomadic users who use their issued laptops with aircards. Sometimes they have a wired or wireless connection, but not at any of my locations (these staff work off-site). Staff don't have much access, they are all "users". I am looking for a product whereby I can enforce similar content filtering/web surfing filtering as my corporate fire walls. I assume I'd need some sort of client for the laptops that would occasionally check in to a central system for updates. We are a Fortinet shop, and I'm looking at the Forticlient, but am looking at alternatives. We have an issue with viruses on these machines (usually blocked, but I get the notices), and that's usually from staff going to web sites that would be blocked at the corporate level. Suggestions appreciated. Tom Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
