New 1E software targets IT upgrade inefficiencies

IT efficiency firm 1E has released a new version of its Nomad Enterprise software that further minimizes the amount of data sent across wide area networks (WANs) and reduces network bandwidth requirements.

According to the company, version 4.0 of the software offers additional stability during the data transfer process by identifying and controlling the connection type and managing device connections seamlessly as they move between wired and wireless LANs.

By using spare network bandwidth, Nomad Enterprise helps to deliver operating system upgrades, software deployments and patches to thousands of PCs and servers day or night with zero disruption, 1E says. This can remove the need for branch servers or desk-side visits, which can also help reduce an organization’s existing server footprint and administrative overhead.

“We developed Nomad Enterprise to take the pain out of complex operating system deployments and software patches even in the largest, geographically dispersed organizations, while keeping the costs down and with zero disruption to business applications,” said Sumir Karayi, CEO of 1E.

HSBC is using 1E’s Nomad to handle “around 99 percent of all of our software deployments and patch updates to our fleet of desktop and laptop machines,” said Gary M. Phillips, the bank’s global head of IT operations. Before adopting the software, he added, “the only alternative was to deploy a software distribution point in every site.”

1E focuses on efficiency solutions to help reduce servers, network bandwidth constraints, software license bills, energy consumption and time-consuming IT tasks.