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MSI Package Builder 4.5 Offers MSI Packages Generation for x86 and x64 Platforms

February 2, 2012

The new maintenance release is available for MSI Package Builder. It introduces a new option that allows a target platform selection for the generated MSI package. In the earlier versions of the application an MSI package was automatically generated for the same platform on which MSI generation was performed. Now it is possible to select either x86 or x64 platform as a target platform for the generated MSI package. The new release of MSI Package Builder also includes improved custom actions features. They allow to execute multiple pre and post installation and uninstallation actions, execute actions with parameters and define how to handle errors that may happen during execution of custom installation actions.

Learn more: EMCO MSI Package Builder

New features are introduced in WakeOnLan, Remote Registry Merge and Remote Registry Exporter tools

December 26, 2011

The new versions of WakeOnLan, Remote Registry Merge and Remote Registry Exporter are released with a set of new features. Improved networking module includes an option for re-enumerating network PCs in order to extract network information such as MAC address, for example. It also allows to enumerate specific groups and Active Directory containers to update a list of available PCs, that can change since the last scan. The new versions also introduce the new Machine Queue editor that now consists of the single tab, that is used for configuring target PCs and groups where remote tasks should be executed. Configured Machine Queue can be previewed on a separate tab that displays a list of PCs satisfying defined conditions and log messages that help to troubleshoot networking problems if they occur.

Learn more: EMCO WakeOnLan, EMCO Remote Registry Merge, EMCO Remote Registry Exporter

Introducing Network Software Scanner - a freeware software audit utility for Windows networks

November 30, 2011

The new freeware tool is aimed to help network administrators to collect software inventory information from network PCs. It collects a list of installed programs and updates and stores this information into the centralized database. Network administrators can export collected data to CSV files and also see changes in a list of installations for every PC. Network Software Scanner can collect software inventory information from PCs located in domains and workgroups and is optimized to work even in large networks that include thousands of computers. There is no limitation for a number of PCs that can be audited remotely.

Learn more: EMCO Network Software Scanner

The new MSI Package Builder release features custom actions execution options

October 7, 2011

MSI Package version 4.4.8 includes a new feature that allows executing custom actions after completion of MSI installation and uninstallation actions. Custom actions can be configured during MSI package creation and can include execution of an executable file or batch script, opening of a file or URL. Custom actions can operate with resources managed during installation/uninstallation and other resources available on the computer where an MSI package is installed/uninstalled. This feature helps to customize installation and uninstallation procedures even for installations that were prepared using the repackaging mechanism.

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WakeOnLan 1.1 offers new features for enterprise customers

August 22, 2011

The Professional edition of WakeOnLan 1.1 includes two brand new features that allow to use the application in large-scale enterprise networks. In addition to MAC addresses extraction methods from turned on PCs, the new version is able to detect MAC addresses for all PCs, despite to their current power state, from Microsoft DHCP servers. As a result it becomes possible to collect a full list of MAC addresses for large networks in few moments. Also the new version enables specifying targets of WOL operation as an Active Directory query, that retrieves the actual list of PCs every time before executing of WOL operation. It makes possible to avoid WOL targets updating every time when a network structure is changing.

Learn more: EMCO WakeOnLan