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connect directly to any standard Telnet server that provides the best access to the
required data. The Telnet connection can be changed as often as your requirements
for new data change. Because no middle-tier server is required, there is no
additional capacity needed on your Web server.
Simple management of configuration data
Host On-Demand provides a flexible set of management options for controlling its
operation.
For companies that already have user groups defined, administrators can deploy
Host On-Demand without recreating user groups. Group-level configuration data
(session configuration, macros, keyboard, color mapping, etc.) is defined centrally
while user-specific data is stored on users’ machines.
For companies that do not have user groups defined, or that need to centrally
manage user-specific configuration data, administrators can define users on the
Host On-Demand server. Both group-level and user-specific configuration data is
defined on the server and can be managed and shared from this server.
As an alternative to the built-in Host On-Demand private data store, you can use
an LDAP server to store Host On-Demand configuration information. This includes
LDAP storage of all user, group and session configuration information, like
keyboard mappings, macro definitions, and session parameters. A migration facility
is also provided to migrate existing Host On-Demand profiles into LDAP.
Windows integration
Host On-Demand provides two features for Windows users. First, users can print
in the same manner as other desktop Windows applications. Second, if you are
using defined users on the Host On-Demand server, these user IDs can be the
same as your Windows domain user IDs, which are retrieved directly from the
operating system and defined automatically. If this feature is enabled, users who
log on to their Windows domain user IDs are not required to log in again to access
their Host On-Demand sessions.
What’s new in Version 6.0
The following functions and enhancements were added to Host On-Demand
Version 6.0:
More flexibility and control over locally stored user
preferences
You can define centrally stored session-configuration preferences while also
allowing users to maintain individual preferences. Users are able to run sessions
using the default configuration you define, and users can further modify sessions
according to personal preference. These personalized changes are stored on users’
local machines separate from any default session configuration information. When
you change the default configuration, users receive those updates automatically
without losing any personalized changes.
Deployment Wizard enhancements
The Deployment Wizard helps you create HTML pages more easily to give your
users better host access. This will help you determine a deployment strategy for
your users. Additionally, new configuration models have been added to specify
how Host On-Demand sessions are defined and managed. See deployment wizard
Chapter 1. Introducing Host On-Demand 3