Competitive Analysis of Userful Desktop, the leading managed desktop solution

Competitive analysis of Userful Desktop - the leading managed desktop solution

Securing and locking down your desktops addresses only part of the problem of managing your computers. The chart below helps you learn more about the benefits and cost savings of Userful Desktop™, the world's most complete and comprehensive managed desktop solution. The completeness of our solution is a key reason why Userful customers report an average savings of 54% on their total cost of ownership.

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Userful Desktop 3M Cybraryn Envisionware® Fortres PC-Cop Pharos SAM Telus Centurion WinAbility RiverDeep VisualAutomation Gates Faronics Dynamic Bardon NComputing Turns 1 PC into 20* Coming soon via "Userful MultiSeat" technology -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Turnkey Solution Includes all end-user application software and managed desktop administration tools -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Single Vendor Solution -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- PC Bookings & Reservations Option "Pre-Book™" Option "reservation tickets" Option "Sign-Up" -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Patron Authentication -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Desktop Control & Security -- -- -- -- -- -- Option: "Folder Guard" Option: "Foolproof®" Partial "Public Profile Manager" "WinSelect" -- Profile Creation & Copying via "Userful Manager" -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Partial "Public Profile Creator" & "Public Profile Copier" -- -- -- Tamper-proof System Security -- -- -- Option: "CleanSlate" $59 -- -- -- -- Requires reboot "DriveShield", "Centurion Guard" or "CompuGuard CornerStone" Option: "Folder Guard" -- -- "DeepFreeze" Requires reboot to restore Partial -- Enforce Session Time Limits Option: "Time Limit Manager" $25 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Time of day limits only -- Graphical Usage Reports -- Option: "Historian" $39 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Privacy Protection Inactivity auto-logout -- Option "CleanSlate" $59 -- -- -- -- Option "ActiveExit" & "Privacy Guardian" -- Option "iLockNess" -- -- -- -- -- Limit Program Access -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Partial -- -- Hotkey Prevention -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Option "Folder Guard" -- -- -- Partial -- Firewall Software -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Virus & Trojan Protection -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Requires reboot -- -- -- -- "DeepFreeze" & "FreezeX" DeepFreeze requires reboot to restore -- -- -- Includes Full Office Suite and 30+ applications -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Click-Through Acceptable Use Policy -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Full Multilingual Support For All End-User Applications Supports over 35 languages -- -- Partial Applications only, not system-wide -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Desktop Accessibility Options Integrated Into Profiles -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Integrated Internet Filtering -- Option "CybrarySafe" Option "Network Content Manager" -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Spyware, Keyloggers, & Malware Protection -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Requires reboot -- -- -- -- "FreezeX" -- -- -- Print Control Automatic Charge for Printing Option "CybraryPRiNT" Option "LPT:One™" -- Option "Uniprint" Option "LPT:One" -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Kiosk Mode Browser -- Option "Cybrary Site" -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Option "iLockNess" -- "WinSelect" Partial -- Accessibility Options -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Centralized Administrative Control via "Userful Manager" -- -- Option "Central Control" $400 -- -- Option "NCLM" -- -- -- -- Available in Enterprise Edition -- -- Web-based Computer & Location Management via "Userful Manager" -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Option "HostName Commander" -- -- -- Partial -- -- -- Available Pre-Installed on Hardware or as Download -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Runs on Microsoft Windows -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Supports 3D Applications -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Runs on Commodity Hardware -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Requires proprietary hardware

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