Getting the group together

By John Fontana, NetworkWorld.com, 06/21/04

Critics have said Windows XP Service Pack 2 may be just the software to jump start Microsoft's Group Policy Object (GPO) technology. IT can use GPO to lock down desktops are ensure users don't add software or change anything. XP's firewall, which will take some configuration to prevent breakage of corporate applications, is just the type of feature that is best controlled centrally with GPO.

To further strengthen the GPO story, 10 vendors last week announced the non-profit Group Policy Task Force (GPTF), which will advocate Group Policy for Windows management. The group intends to be a hub for sharing information and to ensure interoperability between products that employ GPO. The group's founding members are Quest Software, AutoProf, FullArmor, GPOanswers.com, InstallShield, Special Operations Software, Microsoft, NetIQ, ScriptLogic Corp., and Vintela. Jeremy Moskowitz, who runs GPanswers.com, has the title of group policy evangelist.

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