[WEB4LIB] Software distribution/image tool

[Thomas Bennett]

Try ImageCast at:
http://www.storagesoft.com/products/imagecast/

I tested this at one time and was satisfied but we ended up getting Norton
Ghost instead anyway.  ImageCast has a fully functional 30 day trial and
allows you to multicast up to 10 PCs at once.  You do have to register to
receive by email a license for your 25 MB download to work.

Thomas

-----Original Message-----
From: web4lib at webjunction.org
[mailto:web4lib at webjunction.org]On Behalf Of Grace Agnew
Sent: Friday, August 31, 2001 11:21 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: [WEB4LIB] Software distribution/image tool


Everyone,

We are looking for a software distribution and workstation image creation
package that is not as problematic as Ghost.  We has some problems
installing Ghost in test and some of the problems other users on campus
have shared with us have put us off.  We really want something
problem-free, not just for software distribution but for the ongoing use of
workstation images problems with it. Our campus IT department is using
PictureTaker by LANovation, a commercial solution that IT recommends as
much easier and more robust than Ghost.  At $2800, it is rather expensive,
however.

Does anybody else have other suggestions?  --Or do you have experiences
with either Ghost or PictureTaker to share?  Is PictureTaker worth the
money?

Thanks!

Grace Agnew