Desktop management and software distribution have always been a challenge, but new technology developments and the sheer number of devices and applications to be managed are making them even more so.

It wasn’t long ago that the phrase “software distribution” meant lacing up your shoelaces, schlepping a disk to each end user’s machine, and doing the installation on the spot. Despite all of the ...

Software distribution features can be found in enterprise management frameworks, such as IBM’s Tivoli Configuration Manager and Computer Associates International Inc.’s Unicenter, as well as in ...

JFrog, a developer of open source software distribution tools, announced a $50 million round today. The investment represents a substantial jump for the company, which previously had raised $10.5 ...

In situations where there’s a particular management need, so-called 'point solutions' will provide the required specialised functionality. A point solution could be used to perform a system audit, ...

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For any ranking of sexy technologies, software distribution tools would fall dangerously close to the bottom. “Software distribution is beyond a trend, it’s a constant. It’s the plumbing,” says Ronni ...

eInfochips and NXP Semiconductors recently announced a multi-year collaboration to provide software distribution, tools, and support services for NXP's S32 family of microcontrollers and ...

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To learn more about how organizations manage the software and computers in their labs, we surveyed several kinds of learning providers: Working from a Top 100 list of IT training community colleges in ...