How to select an Electronic Software Distribution (ESD) product

Vendors and Products

• TargetLink from Internet Image: The best Web enable Software distribution product.
• Target Link Nexus
• LAN Supervision: Change Management Facility (CMF)
• Seagate WinINSTALL: Product Information
• IBM NetView DM/6000 IBM AIX NetView Distribution Manager/6000. Electronic software distribution to your desktop.
• McAfee's ESD McAfee is a leading worldwide supplier of Web-based electronic software distribution.
• MEGASOFT Online Inc. : automatic electronic software distribution via the Internet and private Web networks, including corporate intranet and extranets.
• TivoliTME 10 Software Distribution - Mobile Clients
• Dynalog Technologies Cognet 2.0
• CA Unicenter TNG Software Delivery System.
• A+Enterprise Desktop Manager, Amdahl
• Novadigm, Inc. develops systems management software applications for medium and large businesses.
• Tangram Enterprise Solutions, Inc. AM:PM Distributed Resource Management System
• Platinum Technology PLATINUM AutoXfer
• Attachmate Corporation is the leading supplier of enterprise information access software and services to major corporations.
• PowerCerv AppSync is an enterprise-wide software distribution facility that installs applications, files, or documents without requiring multiple installation programs or configuration utilities.
• ReleaseSoft
• NetSales

How to Select the Best ESD Product?

• Using Request For Information (RFI): An example of RFI. (new)

Articles

• A New Model for Electronic Software Distribution Flexible control for the heterogeneous environment.
• Target Link Nexus Brochure
• Electronic Software Distribution Presentation by George Kuetemeyer.
• Enterprise Software Distribution
• Change Management Facility (CMF) Software Change Management
• Distributed Change Management Facility (DCMF) the first large scale Software Distribution System
• What is ESD?: Describes its value for each party, and statistics on the growing electronic software distribution market.
• VAR Viewpoint Reseller Issues in Open Systems. New Wrinkles in Software Distribution.
• Electronic Software Distribution: A Long Shot By Rikki Kirzner
• LAN TIMES SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTION
• SMS: A Desktop Manager for the Enterprise?
• Automatic software distribution of Java applications How is Java going to help in software distribution? How is it going to relieve the IS manager from the burden of shared drives and fixed media?
• MANAGING FILESET DISTRIBUTION ACROSS THE INTERNET/INTRANET A Balanced Model for Corporate IS, MEGASOFT Online Inc.
• Software Distribution Products Network Buyer's Guide list of all Software Distribution products, vendors, pricing, compatibility, purchase info, FREE resource for Network Admins, IS, Integrators, Resellers.
• Managing Systems in the Enterprise
• WinInstall by Soft Solution
• WinInstall by Seagates- Network Management
• Platinum Auto Xfer- Product Fact Sheet