[Macpartners] ARD 3

[Mateja Miljacki]

Apple Introduces Apple Remote Desktop 3
Third Generation of Desktop Management Software Now Optimized for  
Intel-based Macs

CUPERTINO, California—April 11, 2006—Apple® today announced Apple  
Remote Desktop™ 3, the third generation of Apple’s award-winning  
desktop management software. Building on Mac OS® X version 10.4  
“Tiger” innovations such as Spotlight™, Dashboard and Automator,  
Apple Remote Desktop 3 is a Universal application optimized to take  
advantage of the power of Intel-based Macs with more than 50 new  
features that deliver improvements in software distribution, asset  
management and remote assistance.

“With Apple Remote Desktop 3, we’ve delivered powerful innovations  
that make it even easier and more affordable to manage Macs,” said  
Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product  
Marketing. “Great new features such as remote Spotlight searching and  
customized Automator actions take advantage of innovations in Tiger  
and make Apple Remote Desktop 3 a valuable tool for anyone managing  
more than one Mac.”

Apple Remote Desktop 3 offers a wide range of high performance  
desktop management features including lightning-fast Spotlight  
searches across multiple Tiger systems; over 30 Automator actions for  
easily automating repetitive system administration tasks; a Dashboard  
Widget that provides quick and convenient observation of remote  
systems; and AutoInstall for installing software automatically on  
mobile systems when they return online.

Other new features in Apple Remote Desktop 3 include:

System Status Indicators that let administrators quickly check the  
overall health of multiple systems at a glance;
Power Copy files up to 11 times faster than with Apple Remote Desktop  
2*;
Remote Drag and Drop files and folders between local and remote  
computers;
Remote Copy and Paste for simple transfer of text and images between  
local and remote computers;
Persistent Task History and Task Templates to make it easy to save  
and replicate repetitive tasks;
Curtain Mode to hide the desktop of a system while it is being  
controlled remotely;
Application Usage and User History Reports to track software  
compliance and monitor the use of unauthorized applications;
Smart Computer Lists for dynamically managing systems based on  
specified criteria; and
AES 128-bit encryption for secure communications between Apple Remote  
Desktop 3 and clients.


Pricing & Availability
Apple Remote Desktop 3 is available immediately through The Apple  
Store® (www.apple.com), Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorized  
Resellers for a suggested retail price of $299 (US) for managing up  
to 10 systems and $499 (US) for managing an unlimited number of  
systems. Special education pricing can be found at www.apple.com/ 
education/store.

The administration and client system for Apple Remote Desktop 3 is  
designed to run on any computer running Mac OS X v10.3.9 or later. An  
Ethernet (recommended), IP over FireWire® or AirPort® network  
connection is required.

*Based on network copy performance using 1000Base-T and Power Macs  
with dual processor G5 2.5 GHz CPUs, 2GB of RAM and running Mac OS X  
version 10.4.3.

Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the  
Apple II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the  
Macintosh. Today, Apple continues to lead the industry in innovation  
with its award-winning desktop and notebook computers, OS X operating  
system, and iLife and professional applications. Apple is also  
spearheading the digital music revolution with its iPod portable  
music players and iTunes online music store.


-- 
Mateja Miljacki, ACSA
mateja at apple.com
Systems Engineer
http://www.apple.com/education/technicalresources/
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