Hey All,

Well it has been an busy, but exciting week here.  We are now officially VMware Employees!  Whiles some of the names may change, it’s business as usual for NetChk Protect. In fact, we’re heads down developing the next version.

Let me tease you with some of the new features coming in our next release:

• First, the new Operations page will allow you to launch straight into scheduling and executing operations.

• New Context menus you can access from the Machine View and Scan View when you right click on a machine. From here you will be able to right click and RDP into a machine you have identified in your environment with credentials you have already entered. You can also specify a Machine Credential on a per machine basis that you can use to connect into a machine quickly and easily.

• ITScripts is a new feature enabling you to execute scripts against target machines using PowerShell. This will work in many different ways. If PowerShell is not installed on the target machine, most ITScripts will be able to execute remotely. If PowerShell is installed, you can send ITScripts down using RM and execute locally or open a PS prompt directly on the target machine with just a few clicks. A set of free ITScripts will be included in the next release for all customers and those who want the full set can upgrade to the ITPro version of ITScripts.

• The last feature I want to talk about is an enhancement to Credential Manager. I can’t show screenshots for security reasons, but you can create and manage your credentials from the Credential Manager by using the drop down menu to select the desired credential and you’re done. No need to re-enter credentials dozens of times. Also, when you need to reset your credentials every 30, 60, 90 days (due to those pesky, but necessary, security compliance requirements) you can reset your credentials once in Credential Manager and all usage of those credentials will update automatically.

These are but a few of the many enhancements coming in the next release. I will share more as we get closer to Beta, so stay tuned!

Chris Goettl
Customer-Product Owner