i guess imaging can mean many different things in computerland - for 
cems needs, it is a term for cloning

We do multicast cloning of dual-boot win7/ubuntu lab machines in groups 
of 10-30 machines.  we've been doing it with ghost for years as it does 
really low level sector images.  alas, the ndis drivers are timing out 
with the newer SATA controllers on 82578nics & todays mongo-huge disks.

altiris sounds really good if it does what the advertising says:

   will use existing ghost images
   will deal with heterogeneous op systems
   offers discount for existing symantec userss
   offers an educational discount
   will multicast & not just clone

alas, when setting it up on my test machine, i get a 'sorry, this is not 
win server message..'

david houston must use something similar & i heard the business school 
uses sysimage.  any recommendations?

-V

ps - business documents and teenagers are the two most frightening 
things in the world..
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On 10/15/10 3:17 PM, Keith Kennedy wrote:
> Hey buddy,
>
> What kind of imaging?
> We have a good "business document" imaging system (ApplicationXtender)
> with associated pieces (automated import/indexing, barcode production,
> interfaces with mfd's, fax server for inbound....)
> Want to talk?
>
> - Keith
>
> On 10/15/2010 3:01 PM, Victor Rossi wrote:
>> does our mca agreement does not include windows server editions?
>>
>> i want to test altiris for imaging, but apparently it only works on
>> windows server

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Computer Facility
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University of Vermont
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