June 2009: Delivery of Alerts and Notifications to Linux systems now supported.

• Support for Windows, Mac and Linux desktops, including Vista.

April 2009: Latest updates in version 2.01:

• Version 2 introduced additional message customisation options and v2.01 now takes this a stage further by including the ability to include custom audio alerts and supporting sounds with each Notification. The update allows administrators to apply a customised sound file to further highlight the nature of the message and ensure that each delivery gains the recipients attention immediately.
• New database housekeeping option enables users to specify the length of time that Notifications are stored and accessible for reporting.
• Greater control and flexibility with alert customisations has been added which can now be applied across all or selected Notification Servers and therefore allowing a single alert to be sent to multiple sites, each carrying different local branding.

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Simple to use, fast and reliable, NetSupport Notify is the perfect choice for messaging and alerting across a LAN or WAN. Easy to implement and utilise, alerts carrying varying priorities, customisations and delivery options can be delivered in seconds across the enterprise.

Key feature highlights in NetSupport Notify are:

• Support for Windows and Mac desktops, including Vista.
• Prioritise messages and alerts with clear and concise message types.
• Support for clickable URLs in alerts.
• Customise Alert and Font colours and include organisation logo in all notifications.
• Flexible Delivery Options - display for XX seconds, Require User Confirm, Auto Close after XX and so on.
• Supports unlimited number of connected user desktops.
• Central Audit log and detailed reporting of all messages sent, received and acknowledged.
  
• View full Alert History, View and amend current scheduled Alerts and export delivery results.
  
• Schedule routine Alerts to run weekly, daily or at fixed times or dates.
  
• Unique Security codes – limiting access to only authorised Agents and Consoles.
• Send Alerts directly from a Web Browser via the browser based notification template.
• Integrate within existing systems via the supplied browser based notification template and COM object.
• Send targeted alerts dynamically to selected departments or all computers.
• Agent configuration can be centrally managed via Active Directory (AD) policies or similar.
• Control ability to send alerts by Active Directory (AD) policy.
• Support for Terminal Server / Citrix clients.
• Notification gateway component included as standard for seamless and secure delivery of messages.
• Send alerts to one or multiple notification gateways simultaneously.
• Notification gateway redundancy support, allowing multiple gateways to be installed.
• Utilise the Notification gateway for existing NetSupport Manager clients.
• No need for router changes or support for broadcast UDP.
• Easy to install with MSI installer or by utilising supplied deployment utility or Active Directory.
• Available in a range of localised languages.

 

Web Interface

In addition to the installed desktop notification console shown above, Alerts and Notifications can also be sent via the supplied web component. Once installed centrally, authorised users can initiate Notifications directly through their web browser.

NetSupport Notify also provides an interface for integration with existing systems.

Notification Server

NetSupport Notify is based around its unique Notification Server technology. Installed on any Windows 2000, 2003, XP or Vista desktop or Windows 2000 / 2003 / 2008 Server, the Notification Server manages connections to all desktop agents and ensures immediate delivery of all alerts. NetSupport Notify also includes redundancy, allowing multiple Notification Servers to be implemented and ensuring if that one is unavailable at any time, agent connections will automatically switch to the next available server. You can use as many notification servers as you want and they are included for free in the standard licence cost.

The Notification Server also controls all agent and console connections and authenticates these against unique user defined accounts and security keys, ensuring the system is only used by authorised staff. Use of NetSupport Notify can also be controlled via Active Directory policies.