Powerful Technology
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Deploy in less than one hour
Energy monitoring is invisible to users
"It feels like the bits Windows® forgot"
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PowerMAN enhances the features of Microsoft Windows® by giving you central
control of all power settings and lots more. The software can be quickly deployed
using common enterprise methods such as Group Policy, SMS, SCCM, Zen Works,
LANDesk or even XCOPY. PowerMAN is scales easily and imposes
minimal network overhead.
The PowerMAN client software is small and invisible to users. The optional energy reporting system is anonymous
and does not report anything about specific users or user activity. The software requires less than 1MB of hard
disk space and produces less than 0.5KB of network traffic per day. The software is fully compatible with
all standard network configurations and proxy servers.
Configure PowerMAN directly using Group Policy or similar
Monitor with Power Management Event Log
The following table highlights the key features of PowerMAN compared to Windows® XP,
Windows Vista/Windows 7® and the Energy Star EZ GPO tool:
| Feature |
Win XP |
Win Vista/7 |
EZ GPO |
PowerMAN |
| Configure power features via AD/Group Policy |
No |
Basic |
Basic |
Advanced |
| Configure using third-party tools or registry settings |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Report power usage per PC/Site |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Separate settings per user |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Separate settings per PC |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Separate settings for logon screen |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Enforce Policy (prevent 'PC Insomnia') |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Power Management Event Log |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Configure restricted users (Non-administrators) |
NA |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Prevent unauthorised policy changes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Hide Windows power tools |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Configurable user override tool |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Supports power off as idle action |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Supports logoff as idle action |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Scheduled sleep/shutdown policy |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Scheduled wake-up policy |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Remote wake PC |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Remote enable hibernate |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Customise button actions |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Highlight problem areas |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Export reports to Excel/CSV |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Full support for Windows® Vista/7 |
NA |
NA |
No |
Yes |
| Regular updates available |
NA |
NA |
No |
Yes |
| Fully supported via email and telephone |
NA |
NA |
No |
Yes |
PowerMAN has the following key technical features:
- Small and simple to deploy (Less than 500KB MSI or EXE)
- Single file deployment. No dependency on Microsoft .NET
- Optional reporting of IT equipment usage and energy waste
- Minimal on-going management required after deployment
- Extends Windows power features adding shutdown and logout options
- Schedule computer wake, sleep, hibernate and shutdown
- Includes seperate Event Log for all power related events
- Fully integrates with Windows Active Directory and Group Policy
- Deployable via most deployment and management tools such as Group Policy, Zen Works, SMS, SCCM, LANDesk or even XCOPY
- Does not compromise computer security and fully supports restricted or locked-down users
- Requires no user intervention to be effective and is practically invisible to users
- Works with Windows power management to ensure no accidental loss of user data
- Optional override tool for selected users to directly control power settings and prevent shutdown/sleep when specific programs are running or files exist