Microsoft Year 2000 Readiness Disclosure and Resource Center

Year 2000 Tools

	WRQ, Inc. info@wrq.com www.wrq.com/ express2000/ 206.217.7100 WRQ Express 2000 Suite
WRQ Express 2000 Suite is the complete solution for discovering, prioritizing, and controlling desktop Year 2000 compliance problems. Based on Express software management technology, the Suite works on any network and delivers clear reports for informed Year 2000 decision making. WRQ Express 2000 Suite Three steps to desktop Year 20000 compliance Discover The Express 2000 Suite scans your networked PCs and delivers clear reports of what's installedùand where the Year 2000 problems lie. In just a few days of automatic operation, the Suite will show you: All applications installed on networked desktops and their versions Applications that are not Year 2000 compliant PCs with BIOSes that are not Year 2000 compliant This vital data will give you an overview of the scale of your desktop Year 2000 issues. The next step is to decide which problems to attack first. Prioritize The Express 2000 Suite monitors every software launch over a period of time you specify. You will see application usage by time and user and find out: Which applications are used by the most people How much time is spent using each application Clear, integrated reports bring together scanning, usage, and compliance data. With this information, you can create a prioritized plan for hardware and software conversion. For example, you may wish to begin by upgrading the applications that are most used. Or you could uninstall the non-compliant applications that users rarely launch. Control Even if you have addressed all of your desktop Year 2000 issues, your users could download non-compliant applications at any time. With automatic discovery of application launches, the Express 2000 Suite lets you quickly address the use of unapproved applications. For even tighter control, you can lock out usage of applications known not to be Year 2000 compliant.
Year 2000 inventory identifies all your hardware, operating systems, and desktop applicationsùas well as their manufacturers and versionsùand then tells you the vendor-provided compliance status of each one. PC BIOS testing checks for both Year 2000 rollover and leap-year compliance. Application metering automatically detects all application launchesùeven those of your internally-developed softwareùso you can have 100% confidence in your ongoing Year 2000 compliance status. The WRQ Express application database (which includes more than 5,000 applications and 40,000 files) and sophisticated matching algorithms provide advanced application recognition. Specialized Year 2000 reports make it easy to see which hardware and software needs your attention (includes reports on application prioritization, application remediation, machine compliance, and clean management). Access management features let you ensure ongoing compliance by specifying which users may access which applications and create groups of users with common access parameters. Control features limit unapproved usage by allowing you to lock out users, warn them, or simply monitor their use. Network platform independence assures compatibility with your existing networks. Fast, server-based installation and easy-to-use interface mean you'll start seeing benefits immediately. Background operation makes the Express 2000 Suite nearly transparent to the user, so productivity remains high. Software management technologies ensure you will continue to improve IT control and reduce costsùwell beyond the Year 2000. Award-winning technical support means WRQ is ready to help, every step of the way.

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