How aboute vipre perium enterprise, it can do web fliter over the the internet, (and manage filters / firewall rules via console), ALSO USE A ssl vpn client that required to use the laptop before they can go on the internet. And maybe thier a 2008 server tool, to set gp to enforce that.
On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 4:35 PM, Brian Desmond <br...@briandesmond.com>wrote: > *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> 7/9/2010 4:39 PM >>> > > *How big of an org are you?* > > * * > > *Thanks,* > > *Brian Desmond* > > *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. > > > > > > > > > > -- Justin IT-TECH ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~