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Desktop Management Guide
HP Intelligent Manageability provides standards-based solutions for
managing and controlling desktops, workstations, and notebook
PCs in a networked environment. HP pioneered desktop
manageability in 1995 with the introduction of the industry’s first
fully manageable desktop personal computers. HP is a patent holder
of manageability technology. Since then, HP has led an industry-wide
effort to develop the standards and infrastructure required to
effectively deploy, configure, and manage desktops, workstations, and
notebook PCs. HP works closely with leading management software
solution providers in the industry to ensure compatibility between
Intelligent Manageability and these products. Intelligent
Manageability is an important aspect of our broad commitment to
providing you with PC Lifecycle Solutions that assist you during the
four phases of the desktop PC lifecycle—planning, deployment,
management, and transitions.
The key capabilities and features of desktop management are:
■ Initial configuration and deployment
■ Remote system installation
■ Software updating and management
■ ROM flash
■ Asset tracking and security
■ Fault notification and recovery
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Support for specific features described in this guide may vary by
model or software version.