HP Professional AP500 Compaq Professional Workstation AP500 Key Technologies W - Page 20

WHITE PAPER (cont'd) Compaq Workstations - Key Technologies WORKSTATION SOFTWARE PLATFORM Microsoft Operating System Compatibility The Compaq Professional Workstation AP500 is designed to comply with the requirements of the PC97 Hardware Design Guide. In support of this initiative, the AP500 meets the hardware compatibility requirements for the Windows NT Workstation operating system and has been verified, tested, and certified as "Designed for Windows NT" in Microsoft's logo program. Intelligent Manageability Intelligent Manageability is the Compaq management solution that gives customer's day one ROI by making Compaq Workstations more manageable from a single point on the network. The Compaq Workstation family can be integrated into a broad range of LAN and enterprise management applications. Workstation products are easy to troubleshoot because the hardware has built-in instrumentation to detect potential failures and allow for rapid recovery if problems occur. Fundamental benefits include the ability to protect data and minimize end-user downtime, thus increasing the productivity of both the end-user and the IT organization. Endusers can feel more secure knowing that systems and data are protected while the IT organization benefits from smoother and faster service call resolution. This is a key benefit for organizations with limited technical support resources. Most fault management features (local and remote) require that the Compaq Management Agent be running on the Workstation. This agent is available for Windows NT Workstation and comes pre-installed and pre-configured on the Professional Workstation AP500. The Compaq Management Agent is available on the Software Support CD and the Compaq Web site (www.compaq.com). Key Intelligent Manageability features for the Professional Workstation AP500 include: Initial Configuration and Deployment • Remote System Installation (Remote Boot Capability) • Replicated Setup • Support Software CD and WWW Site • Compaq SmartStart for Workstations Asset Tracking and Security • AssetControl • System, monitor, hard drive, memory, serial number, model, and manufacturer • ROM and system board revision level • DMI 2.0 Support • Memory Change Alert • Ownership Tag • Standard security features include power-on password, setup password, and media and port input/output control 20