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ZENworks Configuration Management
Developer	OpenText
Stable release	24.4[1] / 4 November 2024; 12 months ago (2024-11-04)
Operating system	Cross-platform
Type	Systems management
License	Proprietary
Website	www.opentext.com/products/zenworks-suite

ZENworks, a suite ofsoftware products developed and maintained byOpenText for computersystems management, aims to manage the entirelife cycle ofservers, ofdesktopPCs (Windows,Linux orMac), oflaptops, and ofhandheld devices such asAndroid andiOS mobile phones and tablets. As of 2011^[update]Novell planned to includeFull Disk Encryption (FDE) functionality within ZENworks.^[2]ZENworks supports multiple server platforms and multipledirectory services.^[3]

The name, "ZENworks", first appeared as "Z.E.N.works" in 1998 with ZENworks 1.0^[4]and with ZENworks Starter Pack - a limited version of ZENworks 1.0 that came bundled withNetWare 5.0 (1998). Novell added server-management functionality, and the product grew into a suite consisting of:

• "ZENworks for Desktops" (ZfD)
• "ZENworks for Servers" (ZfS)
• "ZENworks for Handhelds" (ZfH)

Novell has continued to add components to the suite, which it sells under the consolidated name "ZENworks Suite".

The initial ZENworks products had a tight integration withNovell Directory Service (NDS). With the release of ZENworks Configuration Management 10 (2007) the product architecture completely changed, the product became directory agnostic and ZENworks Suite products were integrated into a single management framework.

ZENworks Releases:

In the latest version of ZENworks known as ZENworks 2017 theZENworks Suite consists of seven individual products:

Additionally, Novell offers anITIL version of "Novell Service Desk". This version is ITIL-certified by PinkVERIFY and supports ten ITIL v3 processes, e.g. Change, Incident, Problem and Service Level Management.^[5]

In terms of implementation, the ZENworks Agent (also known as the "ZENworks Management Daemon" or "zmd") installs, updates and removes software.^[6] The ZENworks Configuration Management (ZCM) addresses patching, endpoint security, asset management and provisioning.^[7]

• Systems Management
• Patch Management
• Mobile Device Management
• Full Disk Encryption
• Antimalware

• Dayley, Brad (2006).Novell ZENworks 7 Suite Administrator's Handbook.Novell Press.ISBN 978-0-672-32846-6.
• Tanner, Ron (2006).Novell ZENworks 7 Linux Management Administrator's Handbook.Novell Press.ISBN 978-0-672-32784-1.
• Dayley, Brad (2005).ZENworks 6.5 Suite Administrator's Handbook.Novell Press.ISBN 978-0-7897-3204-0.
• Dayley, Brad (2003).Novell ZENworks for Desktops 4 Administrator's Handbook.Novell Press.ISBN 978-0-7897-2985-9.
• Dayley, Brad (2003).Novell ZENworks for Servers 3 Administrator's Handbook.Novell Press.ISBN 978-0-7897-2986-6.

• Novell ZENworks Product page

• OpenText
• Novell software
• Remote administration software
• System administration

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