Administration of user profiles in a distributed network environment has always had its challenges. The advent of products such as Terminal Services and Citrix MetaFrame™ has further highlighted the necessity to implement sound user profile management solutions.
There are currently only two options available to administrators with respect to configuring user profiles in a Terminal Services / Citrix MetaFrame™ environment – roaming or mandatory profiles - and there are administration issues and disadvantages with both of these methods.
Another aspect of profile management that has proven to be problematic is that of printing. Specifically in assigning printers to users or users to printers and managing printer settings.
The Managed Profile solution addresses these issues and provides a simple alternative to profile management that incorporates the best of both the mandatory and roaming profile solutions while at the same time simplifying the process of user profile management. It also addresses the issue of printer management.
Please refer to the Managed Profile website (
www.managedprofile.com) for more information.