Media Contact: Single Image Ghosting with UIU UIU product revolutionises cloning process efficiency Desktop computer set-up and configuration times across the enterprise can be dramatically slashed from hours to seconds with Universal Imaging Utility (UIU) software from Binary Resource - the UK arm of the company that originally launched Ghost, the cloning software now owned by Symantec Corporation. Binary Resource is now introducing UIU 2.0 to the UK following its outstanding US success. Cloning was originally developed as a method of quickly setting-up new Windows computers and rolling out applications and updates at the Enterprise level. An ‘ideal' Desktop computer's software and configuration is captured as an Image that is then replicated onto multiple machines using cloning software. The Enterprise IT landscape, however, has become vastly more complex, with constant updates to applications, configuration software, plug-ins, intelligent chips and motherboards. This means that two otherwise identical Desktop computers (let alone adding Laptops to the mix) can have enough driver differences to cause the cloning process to render machines inoperable without considerable manual modification. Version 2.0 of the Universal Imaging Utility (UIU) was developed by Big Bang LLC and it resolves this issue by simplifying the process, ensuring that, when an Image is taken of the ideal machine, all the driver combinations required by each machine are made available to each machine. Running UIU on the selected ideal machine prior to an Image being captured means error messages and ‘blue screen' failures on the subsequent clone machines are virtually eliminated. Rolling-out software updates and setting-up new Desktops and Laptops can be managed within a matter of minutes and a previously complex and time-consuming operation can be transformed into a simple, straightforward, fully-automated task. Annette Dow, Director, Binary Resource (UK) Ltd. said: "UIU 2.0 enables IT departments to drastically reduce the time and money spent on Image creation and deployment by streamlining the cloning process. UIU 2.0 can work with virtually all brands and models of Windows-running Laptops and Desktops. It ensures that IT resources may be focused on business critical tasks." UIU 2.0 has been developed to work with leading cloning applications such as Symantec Ghost, Drive Image Pro and PowerQuest, Altiris Migration Suite, Novell ZENworks and Acronis TrueImage, making it possible for these programs to create a single, clean Disk Image. The Image created will work with virtually any Windows platform or configuration. Licensing for UIU 2.0 is per-seat and is based on the number of computers that receive an Image which was prepared with the assistance of UIU. Corporate Pricing starts at under £11 per-seat for up to 99 computers and goes down to less than £5 per-seat for 5,000 or more licenses. Academic and Government pricing is also available. About Binary Resource (UK) Ltd. Binary Resource is based in Canterbury, Kent and is a registered subsidiary of Binary Research International Inc. (BRI), which is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. The companies evolved from Binary Research Ltd., a New Zealand-based organisation that created the world's first PC Cloning software - Ghost - now Symantec Ghost. About Binary Research International Inc. Founded in 1997, Binary Research International was a subsidiary of Binary Research Ltd., the original developer of Ghost, now known as Symantec Ghost. While BRI continues to sell, train and consult in the use of Ghost, their Developer Services Division has introduced several new software products to the U.S. market, including Death2Spam, NetIQ's Marshal products, RemotelyAnywhere, and the UIU. For more information, visit www.BinaryResearch.net. About Big Bang LLC Big Bang LLC, formerly Big Bang Training, is the developer of UIU and a training and network consulting firm located in Milwaukee, Wis. Their expertise centers on Symantec Ghost and working with corporations on the best practices involving cloning utilities. For more information, visit www.uiu4you.com. # # # Copyright 2005 Binary Research International Inc. All rights reserved. Any trademarks contained herein are the property of their respective owners. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
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