WINOK NC Slashes the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of Standard PCs below Network Computers
(NC) Levels by the Central Installation and Updating of SW when the Application
is Started.
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Short Description
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Using WINOK NC the Standard Start Menu Entries can be modified to Install/Update the Software on the PC before the Application is Started.

When a change is made to the Master Copy of the Application on the Server the next PC to start this
Application will automatically receive this change.

WINOK NC works with existing HW & SW so there are no costly HW/SW upgrades or User Retraining required. As Updates are only performed when actually required WINOK should not overload existing Server and Network Capacities or cause delays to Users except w
hen their Current Application is being Installed/Updated before it is started.

The Set Up of WINOK NC is fully automated, and does not require any Specialised Knowledge or Skills.

Long Description
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Using WINOK NC the Standard Start Menu Entries can be modified so that the Application Software is Installed / Updated (if necessary from the Server) before the Application
Applications is started. The overhead if the Application Software on the PC is up to date is minimal.

A Control File is set up for each Application which defines complete detail about the DLLs/Files/INI & Registry entries used by this Application. A Master copy of the Control File and the Files/DLLs used are stored on a File Server.

The Generation of this Control File is Fully Automated and does not require the User/Administrator  to have any Special Knowledge or Skills

When a change is made to the Server Copy of the Control file for an Application, this change will Automatically be replicated to All PCs when the Normal Start Menu Entry is
selected and before the Application is started.

Hence the Network Traffic is minimised and there are NO Delays while Global Updates are performed to All PCs.

Compared with other proposed solutions WINOK NC :
-Works with existing HW & SW and hence there is NO User Retraining or costly Upgrades
-Does not require New Servers or Network Upgrades
-The PC (LAPTOP etc) will still work normally if not connected to a
Network
-Is available NOW!

Performance Times
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 For MS WORD For Windows 97 running on WINDOWS NT 4.0
a) The Generation of the WOK Control File takes < 1 Hour elapsed
b) The Installation of MS Word up to displaying the main WORD Window (First use of Shortcut) takes < 2 Minutes
c) The 2nd and Subsequent invocations take < 10 Seconds as does running WORD Normally
d) If a File is added to the WOK Control File the start up takes 20 Seconds ie 10 Seconds to check all Files/INI Registry Entries in WOK File.

Total Cost of Ownership compared with Network Computers
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WINOK NC should match or equal Network Computers for the ease of Installation and Update but as the load on the Servers and the Network is considerably less the Cost of Ownership of WINOK NC  supported PCs should often be cheaper than Network Computers.

NOTEs
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- Windows 95 and Windows NT4.0 Supported.

INSTALLATION
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The Installation is performed by a "Standard"
InstallShield(R) Installation Routine.

Run the Execution Program WOKNCV10.EXE and reply to the Prompts.

STATUS
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WINOK NC is "Shareware" and as such a License must be purchased once the initial 30 Day Trial period after Installation has elapsed.

WINOK NC disables itself after 30 Days.

Licenses for WINOK NC can be purchased from "NorthStar Solutions" as described in the "Register" Menu.

There is a "Special Introductory Offer" of a 50% reduction for all WINOK NC Licenses purchased before 1 May 1998.

CONTACT in the Event of Questions or Problems
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EMAIL to WINOK@compuserve.com

NOTE "NorthStar" do NOT provide any information except for purchasing Licenses as above.
Copyright WINOK 1998 All Rights Reserved

