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BPOWER VS HP Client Management Solutions

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This article is to give you knowledge regarding bPOWER contrary to HP Client Management Solutions. To know the distinctive characteristics on 10 different criteria’s, let’s take a look on the table below:

SL no	Criteria	bPOWER	HP Client Management Solutions
1	Overview	bPOWER is a BMC software that allows Window-based PC clients to optimize their IT infrastructure, which controls and systematizes their PC management.	HP Client Management Solutions is a kind of BMC software that automates vital IT processes like reducing complications of maintaining the appropriate software, security patches, and operating system images.
2	Producer	bPOWER has been developed by a company named CSC (Computer Science Corporation).	Whereas, HP Client Management Solutions has been developed by the company Hewlett-Packard, or generally known as “HP”.
3	Components	bPOWER includes all the usual processes in their service which include: PC Installation Inventory & Discovery Software Distribution Patch and Security Management Additional services can be delivered as required, examples of these are: Packaging, maintenance and support of applications Customized training CMDB Integration User Web Portal	On the other hand, HP Client Management Solutions combines: HP Client Manager HP Systems Insight Manager Connector Altiris Local Recovery Pro A Quick-Start page HP Systems Insight Manager Connector HP Open-View Connector and many more.
4	Corporate level talk	Senior Engineer, Edward Millar from Risk Engineering AD said, “bPOWER has reduced our difficulties to such a level that now we can enjoy our work even more.” Francis Adelman a Technical Executive from Start Engineering AD said, “Our efficiency has never been better until we started using bPOWER.”	Edward Jones, a Senior Software Engineer of Triple-S Corporation said, “The HP Client Management Solutions has been very beneficial for us as it keeps discovering more features that keep saving us time and money”. Craig Warren, the Operational Service Provision Manager of Deakin University said, “Security on the desktop is no longer an issue for us. Any attempts at nefarious activities have been unsuccessful since we have been using HP Client Management Solutions”.
5	Customers	Some of the prospective customers of bPOWER are: CEZ Bulgaria EAD, Elektrogez EAD, Mig-23 EOOD, Rocon Research Center AD, Elstroi Montaj EOOD, Risk Engineering AD, Kimteh Burgas EOOD, Energetika – LD OOD, El Kontrol EOOD, Start Engineering AD etc.	Customers of HP Client Management Solutionsmay download the premium software from the official website of HP. The potential customers of HP Client are Triple-S Corporation, Deakin University etc.
6	What can we do with this software?	Functions of bPOWER are stated below: To ensure complete security of your system. To increase productivity by reduced cost. To ensure that your software suites easily. Web solutions are one of the major function of this software.	The key functions of HP Client Management Solutions are: Integrated software management Security patch management Software distribution Integrated Web-based reporting A rapid time for evaluating data
7	Installation	The bPOWER solution is based on technology from BMC Software. It includes systematic approach on adaptation to meet the specific needs and deployment of the service. It allows certification and packaging of targeted software and hardware. It makes automatic distribution of Windows operating systems and applications possible. All deliveries of bPOWER are protected by proven CSC ISO processes, and are associated with the ITIL framework. CSC pledges access to their members but only to the following facilities only.	Prerequisites for HP Client Management Solutions are: First, we need to ensure that we have set up the prerequisites to ensure that we have everything in place on installing HP Client Management Solutions. Server Requirements requires dedicated server Windows Server 2003 SP2 or Windows Server 2008 Microsoft .NET 2.0 or greater Adobe Flash Player Sun Java installed Minimum of 2GB up to 4GB RAM Dual Core CPU Minimum 3GB up to 20GB free space is recommended SQL or Oracle Database Server The Microsoft SQL Express has to be 2005 version or 2008 version Process includes: You need to ensure prerequisites are met as per above. Then install HP Client Management Solutions. Finally, log on to start the setup wizard for the first time.
8	Business value	bPOWER is supportive because: It decreases the cost for clients. It increases IT security. It ensures efficiency due to compact outages.	HP Client Management Solutions allows you to: Streamline management for desktop administration. Threats to data security are reduced because it keeps all your data within the firewall. It enables you to recover your lost data. It allows you to improve end-user flexibility for users with virtual desktops so they can access their applications and data anytime, anywhere and from a variety of devices.
9	Latest edition	Latest version of bPOWER is 8.0.0.001 and it was last updated in September 23, 2010.	HP Client Management Solutions was last updated in December 2009 and the latest version is 7.8.
10	Cost	It costs relatively low. But the downside is there is no free version available in the Internet to test the service of this software.	HP Client Management Solutions Premium is very low in price, but the older version can be downloaded on the internet for no cost at all.

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