Parallels Mac Management 5.0 for Microsoft SCCM Adds Apple Device Enrollment Program (DEP), Ability to Collect Inventory on Demand, Client Push Configuration and More

Parallels Mac Management 5.0 for Microsoft SCCM Adds Apple
Device Enrollment Program (DEP), Ability to Collect Inventory on Demand, Client
Push Configuration and More

Singapore – November
11, 2016 – Parallels® today unveiled
Parallels Mac Management 5.0 for Microsoft® System Center
Configuration Manager (SCCM) (www.parallels.com/mac-management), which extends Microsoft SCCM (www.microsoft.com/sccm) functionality, offering the easiest and most cost-effective
solution to manage and control both PC and Mac® computers with
ease through one pane of glass.

Parallels Mac
Management 5.0 for Microsoft SCCM now supports the Apple Device Enrollment
Program (DEP) enabling businesses to seamlessly set up and provision new Mac
computers for their employees. Apple DEP allows IT managers to configure
devices without touching them, while the setup experience is streamlined and
simplified for end users.

“Today’s businesses
are OS agnostic, and managing both Mac and PC using different tools can be
challenging, so it is crucial that we make it as simple and easy to use as
possible for IT admins,” said Jack Zubarev, Parallels president. “Supporting
Apple DEP continues to show our ability at Parallels to cater to both sides of
the OS world between Microsoft and Apple, further bringing them together.”

The addition of the Apple
DEP is not the only update that helps streamline and centralize enterprise IT
operations. The latest update also features support for macOS Sierra and
Microsoft SCCM 1610, and Windows Server 2016 with new Mac admin tools for IT
managers, which improve deployment processes and device management. Other new
tools to help IT admins include new script commands, a Mac Client push
installation and inventory collection.

Parallels Mac
Management 5.0 for Microsoft SCCM empowers IT administrators and system
architects, as well as CIOs, to quickly and cost-effectively extend their
current Microsoft SCCM infrastructure to control Mac and PC computers through
one interface. IT departments can customize the options based on demand,
without the significant time and expense of an additional infrastructure. The
update enhances the simple and powerful plug-in, providing features for
planning hardware refresh cycles accurately, and empowers IT administrators to
easily make their Mac computers more secure using advanced encryption
techniques.

·        In combination with a unique integration with
Microsoft SCCM, support for Apple DEP enables IT managers to seamlessly set up
and provision new Mac computers

·        IT admins can enroll devices without touching
a computer, streamlining deployment and simplifying setup experience for users

·        Execute Script Command allows IT managers to
send commands or scripts to select Macs

·        Parallels Mac Client Push Installation can be
used as an alternative means to deploy the client and enroll Mac into Microsoft
SCCM

·        Inventory Collection on Request enables IT
administrators to collect hardware and software inventory to see changes
without waiting for a scheduled inventory polling cycle to occur

Parallels Mac
Management 5.0 is available on Nov. 10 at US$30 annually per Mac.