Honestly, we don’t feel any product in the marketplace provides the value we do as we are more than a product. We are a solution for a business problem. Aided by our background in consulting,  we feel our solution is unique in its method of addressing the pain points not only of the technology, but also of the business challenges, opting for the most cost effective and efficient solutions to each.

No. Our goals are the same: rapid adoption of Microsoft Operating Systems. We have consultants that can work with a customer to customize and implement the ZTI and ZTP solutions within the MDT toolset. We ALSO have an alternative that requires significantly less engineering upfront and ongoing by providing a fully functional application that, when used, can provide reduced costs and more rapid deployment within weeks rather than months.

Time, Complexity, Consistency, Vision, Support, VALUE

Time:  Due to its compiled nature and over a decade of experience behind it, the SWIMAGE ENCORE framework allows a rapid adoption and rapid results. In business, time is money.

Complexity:  Requiring little change for a standard deployment out of the box, SWIMAGE ENCORE can be a very simple solution to a complex problem. DO not be confused by this simplicity however, as SWIMAGE ENCORE can be customized to a significant degree to support almost any deployment automation need.

Consistency: Due to the modular nature of the Build process recommended and orchestrated by the SWIMAGE ENCORE framework, customer builds are consistent, complete and easy to deploy.

Vision: Our direction for SWIMAGE ENCORE takes the ‘value-add’ beyond the bits and bytes of deployment into the application of refined and time tested IT process actively orchestrated to drive business results that can be linked to reducing the cost of technology assets. With the direction of SWIMAGE ENCORE into OS support beyond the basic desktop offerings into Server, different CPU architectures and burgeoning support for embedded as well as a focus on intelligent workflow based on ITIL and MOF  standards, the Vision of the SWIMAGE ENCORE framework is to be a solution that works not just today, but two years from now.

Support: With any complex problem, there will be times when the customer needs help. Having professionals available via web, email and phone to help with issues is a critical value add for the investment in the SWIMAGE ENCORE framework.

Value: The key focus is on the ROI that is being provided. The cost of the solution is a small factor when you are looking at reducing the average cost per desktop from $100.00 - $150.00. The migration is going to happen; it is up to us (we and Microsoft) to make it as painless and efficient as possible.

Not to pile on, but we also have features that are simply not touched by the competition including Automated End User Notification, Remote troubleshooting, A Centralized Web Console, Native Support for multiple disk encryption technologies, and Support for multiple ESD connections. Add these to the fact that for most organizations, with Swimage Encore there is no scripting requirement, you have a solution that is hard to beat!

Single point products are very attractive and certainly hold the allure of simplicity. Often times however, we find that in an effort to bundle everything in one product, the lowest common denominator must be supported. Since SWIMAGE ENCORE houses the intelligence and framework behind the deployment process independent from an infrastructure partner, we are able to advance it rapidly to support cutting edge requirements and changes brought about by environmental necessity. Joining forces with existing infrastructure solutions to leverage the ‘plumbing’ just makes financial sense as you (the customer’s) investment is being leverage. Add to that the fact that when used with our foremost partner, System Center Configuration Manager 2007, not only does the solution represent the most feature rich and flexible solution, but also, in almost all cases, the least expensive.

Facts are that those core ESD solutions do a number of things very well. Deployment is simply not one of them. Whether it is for one machine or 10,000, Swimage Encore makes deployment simple, reliable and predictable while leveraging your other tools for their strengths.