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FileWave announces support for Apple OS X Lion
FileWave today announced support for Apple OS X Lion, just two days following the introduction of the newest operating system from Apple. System administrators can now easily manage their deployments to 10.7 systems, while maintaining complete post deployment control of all files in any installation. Lion clients can be managed directly alongside of other OS X clients, Microsoft Windows clients, and iOS devices.
FileWave designs industry leading software deployment, management, and inventory tools. The FileWave and Inventory suites allow IT administrators to easily control their software and hardware in complex, multi-platform environments. FileWave is the pioneer and leader in file level deployment, allowing granular control of software deployments. For more information on FileWave and Inventory, please visit www.filewave.com.

Release of Version 5
Zurich, Switzerland, March 23rd 2011 FileWave today introduced version 5 of its software deployment and management suite, with incredible new features and an updated user interface. Version 5 includes iOS Mobile Device Management (MDM) in the same management console used to control Mac and Windows client systems. It also introduces the Intelligent Downloader, which gives file level control of existing client software without the need to redeploy it. In addition, FileWave 5 adds the capability to remote wipe Mac, PC, and iOS devices, integrates with LDAP directories, manages MCX preferences, deploys iTunes content to sync stations and includes numerous performance increases.

FileWave designs industry leading software deployment, management, and inventory tools. The FileWave and Inventory suites allow IT administrators to easily control their software and hardware in complex, multi-platform environments. FileWave is the pioneer and leader in file level deployment, allowing granular control of software deployments. For more information on FileWave and Inventory, please visit www.filewave.com.

Release of Version 4.1 Linux
San Francisco, CA, December 15, 2010 - FileWave today announced a Linux version of FileWave 4.1.2 server and booster. Both components of the software deployment and management suite are ready for Cent OS 5.5 (a RedHat variant) 32 & 64 Bit.  FileWave is providing RPM's to make the process of installation and configuration easy.  If you are interested in mitigating the effects of the recent Apple XServe announcement, and wondered whether or not Linux might be an option for you.

Release of Version 4.0
Wil, Switzerland, November 5, 2009 FileWave the technology leader for system lifecycle management tools officially announces the release of their management suite: FileWave version 4.
FileWave™ 4 has been released with significant performance enhancements and greater administrative flexibility and ability to manage computers, users and software within an easy to use and a well arranged framework. The all new FileWave™ includes new features such as LDAP-Integration that allows grouping clients and computers dynamically according to the Active- an/or Open-Directory expressions.
The FileWave team invested almost 2 year of research and development to create the new features within FileWave™ 4.0 all from our own roadmap and in accordance with end user requests.  Using these new technologies within FileWave™ v4, System Administrators are able to manage and deploy software 50% faster than previous versions as well as profit from even more cross-platform functionality. A new user interface, plus filter and grouping functions make FileWave are more intuitive and offer a better overview and organization of every environment.

Release of Version 3.7
Wil, Switzerland, January 8, 2009 FileWave, a technology leader for software management on the Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux systems, announces the release of FileWave 3.7 for Mac OS. In addition to distributing, installing and configuring operating system upgrades, FileWave permits users to efficiently mass deploy and manage all other types of software, from large ready-to-use applications such as Adobe Creative Suite 4 and Microsoft Office to vital security patches, both in a single- and a multi-platform environment.
FileWave™ 3.7, with its own significant performance enhancements and greater administrative flexibility, transforms the process of installing a complicated and time-consuming upgrade into a straightforward and hassle-free affair. FileWave™ 3.7 includes a new feature to re-image an entire computer. FileWave had always been able to deliver and remove software but now we've made it easier to duplicate an existing computer and have other computers have exactly the same software installed. To use the FileWave Imager the FileWave Administrator selects a mounted disk volume and creates a new installation from the mounted disk volume. Additionally, the Administrator can control pre and post-installation actions to preserve computer names and user settings.
"We are pleased to announce FileWave 3.7 with the imaging feature for the Mac OS," says Ben Forsyth, Director of Software Development at FileWave (USA), Inc. "We've had many requests from our customer base to provide a more seamless imaging solution and with FileWave 3.7, those features are now available."

Release of Version 3.6
Wil, Switzerland, October 7, 2008 FileWave, a technology leader for software management on the Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux systems, announces the release of FileWave 3.6 for Mac OS, Winodws and Linux. In addition to distributing, installing and configuring operating system upgrades, FileWave permits users to efficiently mass deploy and manage all other types of software, from large ready-to-use applications such as Adobe Creative Suite 3 and Microsoft Office to vital security patches, both in a single- and a multi-platform environment.
FileWave™ 3.6, with its own significant performance enhancements and greater administrative flexibility, transforms the process of installing a complicated and time-consuming upgrade into a straightforward and hassle-free affair. FileWave™ 3.6 includes such new features as an "All Users" folder that allows a system administrator to deliver files to every user account on each computer. The Mac OS has been missing this functionality and FileWave 3.6 gives a needed help to enhance the Mac OS. Additionally, system administrators can chose to re-install Filesets, Patch Installers or Executables with the new Reactivate Filesets feature. While FileWave makes sure that installers and Filesets are run, some administrators need the seamless ability to force a re-installation and FileWave 3.6 gives adminstrators that power over their Mac OS and Windows clients.
"We are pleased to have a FileWave 3.6 shipping with these and many other minor enhancements," says Ben Forsyth, Director of Software Development at FileWave (USA), Inc. "we used this release as an opportunity to add many minor fixes and a few major features that our end user community has been looking for."