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 Hard Drive Imaging and the UIU

v.4.6 now available!


Looking for an easy way to increase efficiency?

The Universal Imaging Utility (UIU) simplifies your Microsoft Windows deployments (Windows 7, Vista and XP) by enabling one hard drive image to work on any cloned computer – desktop or laptop.

As the world's first (and still the only) Hardware Independent Image tool that works alongside any Windows imaging package, the UIU includes a library of device drivers so your cloned computers boot properly.

Your single hard-disk image can be deployed confidently to any Windows computer:

  • whether they're desktops or laptops
  • regardless of your imaging package (Symantec Ghost or Altiris, Acronis, ZENWorks, System Center Configuration Management (SCCM), Windows Deployment Services (WDS), imageX, etc.)
  • and regardless of manufacturer (HP, Lenovo, Gateway, Dell, Toshiba, and on and on).

Binary Research brought you Ghost, the world's first and most popular disk-Imaging software.

We now invite you to discover the advantages of Big Bang LLC's Universal Imaging Utility.

As cloning software has evolved, the System Administrator's burden of creating, storing and maintaining multiple Image files has become increasingly difficult.  You are faced with the choice of juggling dozens of Images or doing extensive post-cloning configuration to get the computer to boot.

Today, unlike the 1990's, cloning is no longer a special feat. We feel that way about true hardware-independent imaging. An Image created on one Windows-based computer should work on any other, regardless of make or model, without you having to search for and archive a library of thousands of device drivers, create a Sysprep file, program an XML answer file or perform IT magic to get your systems to work. 

The good news is that the UIU does all this for you! The result is an Image that works cleanly on all your Windows computers - whether they are desktops or laptops.

The UIU plays an integral role in reducing the growing burden on IT departments.  By simplifying the task of Image creation and deployment, personell are able to focus on more critical and strategic tasks.  Troubleshooting blue screens or tracking down missing plug-n-play IDs are not in that category.  Let the UIU, a simple, one-of-a-kind solution, handle that.

 

Universal Imaging Quick-Links:
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Version 4.6 is now available. See what's new in the latest release >>
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Have questions about the UIU? Visit our Technical Knowledge site and search the Knowledge Base, read articles or post questions to our forums >>
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Download Trialware of UIU v4.6 today, supporting Microsoft Windows 7, Vista and XP Service Pack 3 >>
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Introduction to the UIU (sign-up for the FREE Webinar) >

 



Watch a 2-minute UIU Introductory Video >>
This video, produced by Big Bang, UIU's developers, explains how the UIU works to deliver a single, hardware-independent Master image file.


 

Free Webinar: Attend a 45-minute Webinar on the Universal Imaging Utility. Quickly learn the origin of hardware-independent imaging and whether the UIU is right for you.

DISCOVER THE UIU ADVANTAGEBENEFITS OF A HARDWARE-INDEPENDENT IMAGE

UIU works by setting up your "master" computer so that the Image subsequently created from it (using your favorite cloning application) can be deployed smoothly and reliably to all your hardware platforms.  It is ideal for new Image-deployments, software and operating system upgrades, Windows security updates and new system builds, or Disaster Recovery situations.

To ensure correct compatibility with most business-class desktops and laptops, Big Bang LLC has compiled software drivers for over 26,000 hardware components from brands such as Dell, HP, Gateway, Compaq, IBM, Sony, Toshiba, Panasonic, as well as hardware component manufacturers Intel, 3Com, VIA, nVidia, ATI, SoundMax, and many more.

By incorporating UIU into your Imaging process you eliminate the problems typically associated with multi-platform cloning, such as rolling re-boots, error messages, blue screens on cloned machines, incompatible HAL's, or IDE controllers that don't work.

Furthermore, it relieves you of the never-ending task of searching for and storing hundreds or thousands of device drivers that you need to make all your systems work.  The UIU includes the driver library, which is constantly being updated and kept current by Big Bang's development team, ensuring that your single Image works now and in the future.

Delivering Homogenous Solutions to Heterogeneous Environments.

 

  • Software updates, security patches, service packs and bug fixes can be deployed sooner.
  • Machines can be cloned more often and at a lower cost than ever before.
  • New systems, migrations and rollouts are done in a fraction of the time.
  • No need to keep track of multiple Image files.
  • More efficient use of storage space.
  • No longer maintain a depot of different computers in order to create an image.
  • IT staff can focus on more critical projects.
  • Enjoy freedom to purchase any hardware brand without worrying whether your existing image will load.
  • Policy standards are easier to maintain and compliance is more easily reached.

What they're saying...

"We went from 38 images spanned over 19 types of machines down to 2 with the help of the UIU."

Jerad Waas
Information Technology
Strand Associates, Inc.

UIU is suitable for:
  • PC Assemblers/Manufacturers
  • Computer Technicians/Repairers
  • Software Developers/Beta Testers
  • PC Rentals
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