Also ,
since GPOVault utilizes the native GPMC backup data format, two-way
portability of archived data is preserved. A single vault server can provide support for
an entire Active Directory forest or any lesser delegation segment. GPOVault supports Group Policy management for Windows
2000 , Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 computers on Active Directory
networks and runs on any computer with GPMC installed. Additional benefits from an
Enterprise Subscription include full product support including online forums,
phone and onsite technical resources.

.org/abstracts
The Program Committee will select presentations for inclusion in
the program and notify authors by Friday, March 11, 2005.

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New Product Supports PolicyMaker Extensions and Integrates into the Microsoft
Console

LAS VEGAS, DesktopStandard Corporation today
announced the beta availability of GPOVault(TM), a software solution that
enables network administrators to securely delegate Microsoft's Group Policy
change and configuration management system for Windows desktops to ensure safe
change control. PolicyMaker
Standard Edition, the first product based on Group Policy Extension, was
released in late 2003, followed by the release of PolicyMaker Software Update
in 2004, and PolicyMaker Application Security in early 2005.topcoder. CORBA, the Common Object Request
Broker Architecture, is OMG's standard open platform with hundreds of
millions of deployments running today.

technologies computers

-- Preserve a robust delegation model inside the change control system by

assigning control over individual GPOs to specific administrators --
with or without giving them the power to modify other GPOs or deploy
to the live environment. For more information , visit
http://www. "We are giving developers a highly tested
and thoroughly documented toolbox with an array of powerful tools they can use
to build high quality software applications.com.--- -The Object
Management Group(TM) (OMG(TM)) today announced a call for
presentations for its workshop on Distributed Object Computing for
Real-time and Embedded Systems.

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GPOVault integrates directly into Microsoft's Group Policy
Management Console to provide unified management and change control over
corporate policy enforcement tasks.desktopstandard.com/components/subscriptions. The call for presentations runs
until February 25, 2005.

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"By adding change control, offline editing, differencing ,
approval, rollback and Local GPO management, DesktopStandard has created a
product that allows organizations to get much more out of the Microsoft tools
they are already using.
-- Leverage GPMC investments as there is no new console to learn.

Call for Presentations: OMG's Workshop on Distributed Object Computing for Real-time and Embedded Systems; July 11-14 2005 Washington DC

The
challenge is particularly acute for middleware standards, which have
to cope with performance and reliability variations of the underlying
infrastructure. The final workshop agenda and registration
details will be available by Tuesday, March 15, 2005 and posted at
http://www.

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"Since the first release of PolicyMaker in 2003, customers have told us
they are happy with GPMC but need to have more control over their increasing
use of Group Policy," said Kevin Sullivan, Product Manager for
DesktopStandard ."

Pricing, Specifications and Availability
GPOVault is a free product., TopCoder , Inc.

About TopCoder Software Components
TopCoder Software components are developed using industry frameworks such
as J2EE(TM) and . Through its proprietary
programming competitions and rating system, TopCoder recognizes and promotes
the abilities of the best programmers around the world.com

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About TopCoder, Inc.

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GPOVault is on display this week at
Microsoft Management Summit 2005 in Las Vegas.

About DesktopStandard Corporation
DesktopStandard Corporation is the leading developer of Group Policy-based
desktop management products. Competitive Software Development Leader Offers Free Subscriptions
to Individual Developers for Non-Commercial Software Projects

GLASTONBURY, Conn. TopCoder Software components can be extended and
customized for additional functionality and can be bundled together to form
more complex components and full -blown applications. More
information about OMG can be found at www.

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With this add-on to Microsoft 's Group Policy Management Console (GPMC),
administrators can delegate the Group Policy editing process while retaining
control over deployment to the live environment, eliminating the need to hand
total desktop control to the delegate.
-- Always know what has changed in their Group Policy environment by
leveraging historical difference reporting and audit logging. A client-server version , GPOVault Enterprise
Edition, is priced at $1,400 per vault server, including one year of upgrade
assurance and technical support.desktopstandard.

TopCoder Software
harnesses the talent of these developers to design, develop and deploy
software through its revolutionary competitive development methodology. The workshop will take place July
11-14, 2005 in Washington, DC, USA. In this context, the workshop Program Committee is
seeking proposals for presentations of experience reports,
evaluations, case studies or research papers relevant to:

Real-time systems
Embedded systems
Fault-tolerant systems
High-availability systems
Safety-critical systems
Software -defined radio systems
Embedded secure systems

Technologies relevant to this workshop include (but are not
limited to):

-- Real-time middleware, including real-time CORBA(R)
-- Real -time Java
-- Real-time operating systems, including Real-time Linux
-- Middleware for embedded and resource-constrained systems
-- Modeling notations (including Unified Modeling Language(R)
(UML(R)))
-- Model-Driven approaches, including MDA(R)
-- Design methods (including Agile methods )
-- Component platforms (including the CORBA Component Model)
-- Novel transport mechanisms
-- High-level real-time programming models
-- Service-oriented architectures Multiple Independent Levels of
Security (MILS) architecture

In addition, proposals for panel sessions in any of the above
areas are also welcomed.

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Both
versions are expected to be available from DesktopStandard and authorized
resellers by June 2005.

DesktopStandard, ProfileMaker, PolicyMaker and GPOVault are the trademarks
or registered trademarks of DesktopStandard Corporation . For more
information about sponsoring TopCoder Events, recruiting TopCoder members and
utilizing TopCoder Software, visit http://www.

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This limits the risk of widespread damage caused by improper
changes , and provides an audit trail and rapid rollback capability in the
event that a change must be reversed .com .topcoder.jsp.
TopCoder's methodology emphasizes thorough specification and design,
distributed development using reusable components, and a rigorous quality
assurance review process and results in higher quality, lower cost software
solutions than traditional software development methodologies .

Business Editors/High-Tech Editors

NEEDHAM, Mass.

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Changes can now be edited and tested
offline, and an administrator with approval authority can easily review
changes and approve or reject live deployment of an updated Group Policy
Object (GPO).
-- Repair a live GPO that may have become corrupted due to problems such
as file system or active directory synchronization failure.com/sales .
860.633. Headquartered in Needham, MA,
USA, the Object Management Group is an international, open membership,
not-for-profit computer industry specifications consortium .

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The product allows organizations to:

-- Leverage investments in Microsoft Active Directory by using native
tools and technologies to better manage standardization, security and
compliance.

TopCoder Software(TM) Opens Access to Reusable Java(TM) and .NET(TM) Component Catalogs

TopCoder Software's free subscription permits non-commercial use of the entire
catalog including over 200 Java and nearly 100 .omg. Final
presentation materials will be required from all selected presenters
by Monday, June 13, 2005.

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-- Reduce the risk of widespread failures resulting from improperly
planned or poorly understood application of potentially crippling
policy settings.
-- Quickly rollback deployed changes to a prior state, for individual or
multiple GPOs, to a version, label, or time stamp. PolicyMaker was
awarded the 2004 Active Directory Product of the Year - Gold Award by the
editors of TechTarget's Windows Media Group.
Re-usable software components in the TopCoder Software catalogs drive down
development cost while providing easy integration with existing services and
applications. in the United States and/or other
countries.org/rt-2005
Software standards for real-time and embedded systems must support
stringent resource, reliability, and timing requirements.

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-- Create a GPO template library to manage the creation of new GPOs for
common scenarios and to configure Local GPOs on remote computers.NET with more than 300 components in those frameworks
covering a wide range of functional categories including analysis, application
management, communication, data management , date/time management, developer
tools, document management, foundation, imaging, security, financial , web,
reporting and work flow.5540
jmckeown@topcoder.

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"
This program will allow TopCoder Software components to be used in a
personal, educational, or corporate development (pre-commercial ) capacity. By introducing re-usable components to the development life
cycle, which reduces the amount of software that must be built by an average
of over 50 percent per application, developers can focus on customizing and
integrating these components into a business solution.

TopCoder Software is a trademark of TopCoder, Inc.

Jim McKeown
TopCoder, Inc.omg.

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"GPOVault builds on Microsoft's Group Policy Management Console, the
primary tool for Group Policy management on Microsoft Active Directory
networks," said Felicity McGourty, director, Windows and Enterprise Management
Division, Microsoft. DesktopStandard is a Microsoft Gold Certified ISV., the leader in
online programming competition, skills assessment and competitive software
development, today announced TopCoder Software is providing individual member
developers free subscriptions to its full catalog of software components. Proposals are welcomed for half-day or
full-day tutorials on established techniques and standards in any of
the areas touched on in this call.

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DesktopStandard Announces GPOVault (TM) a Group Policy Management Console Extension for Change Control

-- Implement role-based administration consistent with their existing
administrator roles. The company has over 3,000 customers, over 3
million desktops under management, and a worldwide network of integrators and
resellers.
Interested individuals or organizations are invited to submit a
brief (up to 600 word) abstract of their proposed workshop
presentation by February 25, 2005 using this web form:
http://www.org/rt-2005

About The OMG

With well-established standards covering software from design and
development, through deployment and maintenance, and extending to
evolution to future platforms, the Object Management Group (OMG)
supports a full-lifecycle approach to enterprise integration which
maximizes ROI, the key to successful IT.

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"Making our components available at no cost helps eliminate the economic
barrier that has previously prevented some individual developers from using
and benefiting from our catalogs," said Mike Morris, VP of Software
Development at TopCoder Software.omg.

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In addition, GPOVault makes it possible to:

-- Recover a deleted GPO using the recycle bin, minimizing lost time and

any potential security lapse that may result from an inadvertent
action. Eligible users will also be given unlimited access to
TopCoder Software Customer Forums.
TopCoder is the recognized leader in identifying , evaluating and
mobilizing effective software development resources. in the United States and
other countries. All workshop and call details are available
at http: //www. All other trademarks are the property of
their respective owners.

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Offline editing, difference reporting and change
control serve to stabilize the policy management process. Common roles such as editor, reviewer and
approver may be implemented at all levels. "GPOVault offers a tightly integrated solution that allows
organizations to leverage their investment in Microsoft technologies and third
party extensions to Group Policy, including our own PolicyMaker product line . For more information,
contact DesktopStandard sales at http://www. The
components may not be used in a commercial post-development capacity or in any
widely distributed application without first obtaining an enterprise level
subscription agreement with TopCoder, Inc.NET is a trademark of Microsoft Corp.

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These extensions complement the 11 native extensions
that ship with Windows.

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GPOVault is a free product that also ships
in a server-licensed enterprise edition.

DesktopStandard is also the maker of ProfileMaker(R) as well as the
PolicyMaker(TM) suite of products that includes 23 client-side extensions
(CSEs) to Group Policy.

Java and J2EE are trademarks of Sun Microsystems , Inc. in the United States
and other countries.

com java

-- Ensure that policy work flow proceeds efficiently by allowing
administrators to subscribe to policy change email notifications and
quickly approve change requests. Other product and
company names herein may be trademarks of their registered owners.NET components from any
computer at any time . TopCoder utilizes a
member base of over 50,000 talented individuals as a distributed development
resource. OMG's Modeling standards, the
basis for the MDA, include the Unified Modeling Language (UML) and
Common Warehouse Metamodel (CWM).org

Note to editors: MDA, Model Driven Architecture , OMG Logo, UML and
CORBA are registered trademarks, and OMG, Object Management Group,
MOF, MDA Logos, Unified Modeling Language and UML logo are trademarks,
of Object Management Group.

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-- Manage the lifecycle of Group Policy by controlling, standardizing and

auditing the creation, deployment and destruction of Group Policy
Objects. All PolicyMaker products seamlessly integrate with
the Microsoft Group Policy Management Console, including backup, restore,
import , copy, edit, and RSoP capabilities, and all are supported by GPOVault. For full details on free membership and
registration, please visit
http://software.omg.