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Product	LANDesk Management Suite 8.8	Total Management Suite 6.5	KBox 1200, KBox 2100 appliances
Vendor	LANDesk Software	Symantec	Kace Networks
Price	$89 per user	$203.80 per node	Kbox 1200 starts at $9,900 for 100 nodes; Kbox 2100 starts at $4,900 for 100 nodes
Pros	Supports diverse clients; intuitive user interface.	Excellent network discovery and application deployment, tight ties to Symantec client-security applications.	Easy setup; good asset management and licensing tracking.
Cons	Client had interoperability problems with two routers.	Workarounds to maintain agentless architecture may not sit well with some organizations.	User interface isn't intuitive; the 2100 can handle only 15 to 20 concurrent operating-system images.
Score	4.35	3.75	3.7

Product	ZenWorks 10.0 Configuration Management	Desktop Authority 7.7	ACMP
Vendor	Novell	ScriptLogic	Aagon Consulting
Price	$225 per user for the enterprise version	$39 per seat, plus $10 per seat apiece for USB port security, patch deployment and antispyware	$26 per user for ACMP Pro (for 1,000 users or more)
Pros	Strong operating-system and application-deployment features; superlative remote control.	Excellent heterogeneous performance client (with Linksys router); flashy product design.	Good asset inventory.
Cons	User interface unintuitive; support for other security products lacking.	Asset inventory and licensing tracking too rudimentary; remote control was sluggish at times.	Network discovery missed some clients; poor documentation; awkward user interface; no support for initial operating-system rollouts.
Score	3.45	3.15	2.9

Category	Weight	LANDesk	Symantec	Kace Networks	Novell	ScriptLogic	Aagon
Asset inventory	15%	5	5	5	4	3	4
License tracking	15%	5	4	5	3	2	3
Software distribution & configuration	15%	5	5	3	4	5	3
Client security	15%	3	3	3	3	3	3
Other features	15%	4	3	3	4	3	3
Administrative ease of use	15%	5	3	3	3	3	2
Installation, documentation	10%	3	3	4	3	3	2
Total score		4.35	3.75	3.7	3.45	3.15	2.90

Scoring key: 5: Exceptional; 4: Very good; 3: Average; 2: Below average; 1: Subpar or not available.

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