LANlord
Encyclopedia
LANlord was a DOS
, Windows, and OS2 workstation
management system originally developed by Client Server Technologies Group, which got seed funding from Microcom
who ultimately later sold the LANlord group in February 1994 to Central Point Software
(acquired by Symantec Corporation in 1994).
LANlord offered a client–server architecture where distributed clients, called Agents, ran on workstations and reported back to, and took orders from, centralized servers that were accessed via a remote Manager Console. LANlord features include automatic inventory of hardware, software, driver and configuration information, software metering, virus detection and repair, remote viewing and editing of system files and integration with Microcom's Carbon Copy
, a "remote control
" software.
DOS
DOS, short for "Disk Operating System", is an acronym for several closely related operating systems that dominated the IBM PC compatible market between 1981 and 1995, or until about 2000 if one includes the partially DOS-based Microsoft Windows versions 95, 98, and Millennium Edition.Related...
, Windows, and OS2 workstation
Workstation
A workstation is a high-end microcomputer designed for technical or scientific applications. Intended primarily to be used by one person at a time, they are commonly connected to a local area network and run multi-user operating systems...
management system originally developed by Client Server Technologies Group, which got seed funding from Microcom
Microcom
Microcom, Inc. was a major modem vendor during the 1980s, although they were never as popular as the "big three", Hayes, U.S. Robotics and Telebit. Nevertheless they hold an important place in modem history due to their introduction of the MNP error-correction and compression protocols, which were...
who ultimately later sold the LANlord group in February 1994 to Central Point Software
Central Point Software
Central Point Software, Inc. was a leading software utilities maker for the PC market, supplying utilities software for the DOS and Microsoft Windows markets. It also made Apple II copy programs.-History:...
(acquired by Symantec Corporation in 1994).
LANlord offered a client–server architecture where distributed clients, called Agents, ran on workstations and reported back to, and took orders from, centralized servers that were accessed via a remote Manager Console. LANlord features include automatic inventory of hardware, software, driver and configuration information, software metering, virus detection and repair, remote viewing and editing of system files and integration with Microcom's Carbon Copy
Carbon Copy
Carbon Copy may refer to:* Carbon copy, a simple document copying technique, as well as a header in e-mail* Carbon Copy , a 1981 movie comedy starring George Segal and Denzel Washington* A "full name" for Cc the cat...
, a "remote control
Remote control
A remote control is a component of an electronics device, most commonly a television set, used for operating the television device wirelessly from a short line-of-sight distance.The remote control is usually contracted to remote...
" software.
Sources
- http://www.cbronline.com/news/microcom_jumps_in_with_lanlord_personal_computer_management_system
- http://www.cbronline.com/news/central_point_buys_lanlord_from_microcom_for_network_management_line