Novell Inc. has begun shipping its Zero Effort Networks desktop-management tool. Information about users, policies, applications, equipment, and security rights is stored in NDS and can be accessed by the Z.E.N.works application.
End users can work from any workstation in applications to which they have rights.
When they use workstations they don't normally access, they can request an application from a server and Z.E.N.works will launch a similar copy of it. Z.E.N.works also lets network managers monitor software and deploy applications from the directory without going to each desktop. The product supports users running on Windows 3.x, Windows 95, and Windows NT operating systems. ManageWise customers who have maintenance contracts with Novell can receive the product for free.