OnDemand Software and William Ives Consulting to Provide Cradle to Grave Desktop Management Services and Technology

OnDemand Software Inc., a leader in desktop management solutions that reduce the total cost of managing machines, today announced William Ives Consulting Inc., a systems integration firm based in Charlotte, NC specializing in law firms, has become an OnDemand Software Systems Integration Partner.

(PRWEB) November 17, 2004 -- OnDemand Software Inc., a leader in desktop management solutions that reduce the total cost of managing machines, today announced William Ives Consulting Inc., a systems integration firm based in Charlotte, NC specializing in law firms, has become an OnDemand Software Systems Integration Partner. Williams Ives Consulting Inc. will now offer OnDemands WinINSTALL products to address critical IT issues encountered throughout the lifecycle of client devices in one affordable and easy-to-use package. Capabilities include deploying and migrating systems, hardware and software inventory, application usage tracking and reporting, MSI packaging, policy-based software distribution, automated troubleshooting, and enterprise-wide automated client reset.

According to Gartner, maintenance, repair, support, and upgrade costs can amount to almost 80 percent of the total ownership costs of a PC." When considering IT investment, its easy to allow initial discounts and low cost prices to sway purchasing decisions. However, discounts and savings on hardware can be small when compared to the savings that can be made with the right ongoing support and services.

WinINSTALL solutions reduce the cost of owning and managing IT assets by automating many of the time consuming and costly manual processes that burden IT departments. As an OnDemand Systems Integration Partner, William Ives Consulting Inc., will provide mid to large-sized organizations the capabilities of WinINSTALL solutions through design consulting, implementation services and long-term solution support.

Richard Giordano, Vice President of Client Services, said, We now utilize WinINSTALL for all of our new workstation deployments and to improve the quality and standardization of legacy PC environments. WinINSTALL helps us ensure that increased speed and efficiency of software deployment does not interfere with quality and consistency."

The standard desktop in the legal industry is complex and tempermental. Multiple critical business applications such as document management systems and tools that enhance productivity and security can cause integration nightmares. Deploying these applications and managing software revisions in a proven and standardized manner is essential to maintaining control of support costs and end-user satisfaction. WinINSTALL has proved to be a cost-effective, feature-rich answer to these challenges."

Many of our clients rely on us to be their IT departments. WinINSTALL is a central part of this capability."

By using WinINSTALL, IT departments can experience industry leading integration of desktop management capabilities not found with any other vendor solutions. Using WinINSTALL solutions, IT professionals will be able to:

• Manage a wide range of platforms - Desktops, notebooks, workstations, servers
• Provide cradle to grave migration services including - ongoing PC refresh, migration to new O/S platform, disaster recovery, unstable client machine repair -- All are a major part of lifecycle management
• Get comprehensive reports to help IT planning and execution - Such as hardware and software asset information
• Set up policies to notify you of problem conditions and automate manual IT tasks
• Integrate seamlessly with enterprise technology and systems management solutions - Microsoft SMS, Microsoft Active Directory, and additional solutions in the future

Paul Pieske, Vice President of Marketing and New Business Development for OnDemand Software commented, WinINSTALL solutions combined with the skills and expertise of William Ives Consulting will provide a very compelling and cost effective business centered around cradle to grave PC Migration. We are looking forward to partnering with William Ives Consulting as they embark on this exciting endeavor."

About William Ives Consulting, Inc.
Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina since 1983, William Ives Consulting, Inc. has provided several thousand firms with an automated path to reach their goals and objectives. The company is represented by a team of professionals who provide a variety of services: consulting, complete office system design, system sourcing, installation, training, hardware/software support and custom programming. With numerous technical certifications and years of office automation experience, the team is uniquely qualified to provide these services. Information about William Ives Consulting, Inc. can be found at www.wicusa.com, by emailing sales@wicusa.com, or contacting Richard Giordano at (704) 376-5600.

About OnDemand Software, Inc.
OnDemands WinINSTALL product family, winner of 19 industry awards, is used to institute and maintain desktop standards, automating the installation of operating systems, content and application load sets to networked and remote PCs. OnDemand customers -- small, medium and enterprise IT environments -- report a substantial return on investment (ROI) and a reduction in the total cost of ownership (TCO). OnDemand Software is committed to continuing its leadership role in the desktop lifecycle management market. Over 10,000 companies worldwide, supporting millions of desktops use OnDemand products.

For more information on OnDemand, please see www.ondemandsoftware.com or call Paul Pieske at 239/495-0541.

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