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Systemwalker Desktop Patrol User's Guide
FUJITSU Software

1.1 Product Positioning

This section describes the concept of Systemwalker Desktop series and the positioning of Systemwalker Desktop Patrol.


Definition of the Systemwalker Desktop series

The Systemwalker Desktop series consists of a group of products designed to perform security measures. The measures include security patch application to counter risks associated with the work type and environment, restrictions on PC operations, log collection and analysis, restrictions on file operations, and block of unauthorized PCs through correct understanding of your assets. In addition, this series offers functions to promote green ICT.


Positioning of Systemwalker Desktop Patrol

Systemwalker Desktop Patrol is a set of ICT assets management software applicable for the section with dozens of PCs or large-scale system like a company. Systemwalker Desktop Patrol ensures the security, implements the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) reduction by decreasing the PC power consumption and using the software assets more effectively, and improves the efficiency by downloading files, and control the client remotely.

Furthermore, asset management is now possible on Android(TM) /iOS-based smart devices, making it easier to understand how smart devices are used for work.

Besides, Systemwalker Desktop Patrol manages the collected information and ICT asset information managed by external programs like Excel, implementing the complete control of ICT (ensures the normal running of the system and audits the system).


Green ICT plan

Because of the severe environmental problems, enterprises must enhance their environmental protection consciousness and improve the energy saving methods. Based on the previous client management function, Systemwalker Desktop Patrol provides the function of decreasing the PC power consumption, supporting green ICT in office, and reducing the CO2 emissions.

PC power saving policy can be set based on PC usage, be it company-wide or per section, and PCs violating it can have their settings forcibly changed to maintain the power saving state. This restricts wasteful uses of PCs, and thus contributes to reduction of PC power consumption.


Security management

The internet is necessary for nowadays business. To prevent the disclosure of confidential and personal information, and to protect the PC from being illegally accessed or infected by virus become the most important topic. The Systemwalker security management solution prevents the important data and verified information from disclosure, and manages all types of security products uniformly, thus reducing burdens of security operations.

The anti-disclosure function in Systemwalker Desktop Patrol is enhanced to protect the ICT assets. The life cycle from software installation to discard can be protected.


Account-based assets management

With the popularity of the PCs in the enterprise, administrators must know the environment where the assets are used to optimize the TCO, cope with illegal duplication and virus, and make security and budget plans. The Systemwalker assets management solution masters the actual asset information and reduces costs by effectively using idle licenses and centralized purchasing.

Systemwalker Desktop Patrol provides not only the client security management function, but also the assets management function. Therefore, assets management, usage management, and security auditing of the PC, equipment, or smart devices can be supported.