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We’ll review all responses and post the winners on our site. Each winner will receive a $10 Gift Card for Apple iTunes.



JAMF Software Challenge Archive contains the answers to the previous two months’ JAMF Software Challenge. Take a look—you might learn something!

Casper Suite Version 6.0 is only a week away! This major update to the Casper Suite demonstrates our committment to developing innovative software that makes managing the Mac client even easier! Version 6.0 offers many of the features you have requested, including:

Self-Service
A new self-service approach provides end users with on-demand access to the software they need, while reducing IT management time.

GSX Integration
Integration with Apple’s GSX Service provides an automated inventory solution by allowing the JAMF Software Server to query the Apple warranty database and populate warranty expirations in the purchasing information fields.

Resumable Downloads
Managing mobile computers is easier with resumable downloads. This feature allows users to pause and resume downloads whenever a computer is online, without requiring a fresh install of interrupted downloads.

HTTP Package Distribution
HTTP distribution of packages enables more efficient management of mobile and home office users by allowing them access to their updates anytime, anywhere.

CMDB/syslog Compliance
Our new Configuration Management implementation allows you to track changes made by administrators to your inventory and management systems. The implementation records the change, the user who made the change, and the IP that the change was made from to a log file or a syslog server, making internal and external audits easier.

Contract Management
This new feature enhances our inventory solution by providing the ability to attach files like purchase orders or vendor contracts to the inventory database resulting in more accurate purchasing information.

Click here to download a PDF that outlines all of the new features of Casper Suite Version 6.0.

Click here to download a PDF of our new Casper Suite Overview sheet.

The next CCA course will take place in San Francisco on August 12-15 at the Nueva School located at 6565 Skyline Blvd., Hillsborough, CA 94010. This 4-day course is a hands-on series of exercises where challenges are presented to system administrators to demonstrate their proficiency through resolution. Click here to register or for more information.
 
JAMF Software will host a Casper User Group in San Francisco on Wednesday, August 13 at the Steelhead Brewing Co. in Burlingame from 6-8 pm. If you are in the area, please come by for a bite and a drink and let us know how your're doing. You will also get to see a demo of the new features in Casper Suite Version 6.0! Space is limited, so please register for this event by dropping an email to Nell Hurley at nell@jamfsoftware.com.

Chip Pearson from JAMF Software will be doing a webcast with MacEnterprise.orgtoday, July 15 at 10 am PDT. We are excited to have an opportunity to do our webcast so close to the release of Version 6 of the Casper Suite and will be demonstrating some of the new features, focusing on our Self Service model as well as integration with Apple Global Service Exchange (GSX). This webcast will also include a QA session with Product Manager, Zach Halmstad.

If you can't make it to today's webcast, don't worry, the webcast will be archived and available for download at MacEnterprise.org.

Click here for details: http://macenterprise.org/content/blogcategory/97/125/.

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