Prism Deploy Version History

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In order to ensure the best results using Prism Deploy, we encourage you to download and install the newest release today. If you have not yet begun evaluating Prism Deploy, you may download an evaluation copy by clicking here. Current customers and evaluators visit the upgrade link at the side of this page to download and upgrade to the latest version of Prism Deploy. You will need a valid version 9 serial number in order to upgrade from an earlier version. If you do not have a valid serial number, please contact us to purchase an upgrade today. Please see below for the product's version history.

Version 10.5.0.86 - Released April 21, 2010
Feature Modifications:	Package shortcuts that point to %ProgramFiles (x86)% now correctly resolve when deployed to Windows 7 64-bit operating systems.
	All of the feature modifications listed in the initial 10.5.0.65 release.
Revision Availability:	Available online for immediate download. Requires a version 10 serial number.
Who Should Install:	Any customers who are using Prism Suite, Prism Deploy, Prism Asset Manager, versions 9 or 10.
Module(s) Affected:	Server, Console, Editor, and Client
Version 10.5.0.65 - Released April 6, 2010
Feature Modifications:	An issue that caused recurring Package Tasks to run repeatedly when the target PC was unattended has been fixed.
	It is now possible for a Prism Package to correctly delete registry keys on 64-bit operating systems.
	Changes were made to Prism’s rules.ini file to support more Windows 7-specific locations.
	Other minor Console refresh issues and SQL errors have been fixed.
Revision Availability:	Available online for immediate download. Requires a version 10 serial number.
Who Should Install:	Any customers who are using Prism Deploy, versions 9 or 10.
Module(s) Affected:	Server, Console, Editor, and Client
Version 10.0.0.453 - Released December 17, 2009
Feature Modifications:	All components of Prism Deploy have been verified to support Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit).
	Sometimes an “object reference” error occurred when going to the Configuration Groups tab. This has been fixed.
	Sometimes an “object reference” error occurred when clicking on Distribution Locations on the Managed tab. This has been fixed.
	An issue was addressed that could cause poor performance of the Prism client on some 64-bit operating systems.
Revision Availability:	Available online for immediate download. Requires a version 10 serial number.
Who Should Install:	Any customers who are running Prism Deploy 10.0.0.369
Module(s) Affected:	Server, Console, Editor, and Client
Version 10.0 - Release September 2, 2009
New Features:	Time-to-Live feature automates the removal from the Channel of computers that have not polled the Channel in a specified amount of time, thus freeing up unused licenses.
	Channel Maintenance feature allows administrators to schedule regular clean up and optimization of their Channel database.
Feature Modifications:	All components of Prism Deploy have been verified to support Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit).
	The “run as” username and password on tasks can now be changed on multiple tasks simultaneously..
	Tasks can now be scheduled to run one time on system startup or user logon. Previously, this option was only available for recurring tasks.
	Administrators can now configure whether or not the Prism client icon should be visible in the Windows system tray.
	Active Directory computers on the Network tab can now be displayed in a flat list rather than just within their Organizational Unit. This prevents having to browse through many Organizational Units when trying to direct-install the client.
	Performance improvements have been made in opening and moving around in the Console and when opening reports.
Revision Availability:	Available online for immediate download. Requires a version 10 serial number.
Who Should Install:	Any customers who are running Prism Deploy 8.0 and higher.
Module(s) Affected:	Server, Console, Editor, and Client
Version 9.1.0.110 - Release March 6, 2009
Feature Modifications:	Resolved an issue that affected how Prism packages installed certain INI files on client machines.
	Distributed tasks containing additional files and/or folders now work properly.
	Resolved an issue that prevented Windows 2000 clients from joining Prism configuration groups.
Revision Availability:	Available online for immediate download. Requires a version 9 serial number.
Who Should Install:	Any customers who are running Prism Deploy 9.1, Prism Asset Manager 9.1, or any Prism Suite version prior to 9.1.
Module(s) Affected:	Server, Console, Editor, and Client
Version 9.1 - Release Date: January 30, 2009
Feature Modifications:	Distributed tasks can now include folders in addition to files.
	Log File Viewer now supports command line switch enabling the client log to be viewed from the Console (via External Tools).
	A new security permission specific to managing Distributed Locations has been introduced.
	The procedure to reinstall tasks within the Console has been improved.
Revision Availability:	Available online for immediate download. Requires a version 9 serial number.
Who Should Install:	Any customers who are running Prism Deploy 9.0, Prism Asset Manager 9.0, or any Prism Suite version prior to 9.0.
Module(s) Affected:	Server, Console, Editor, and Client
Version 9.0 - Release Date: October 14, 2008
Feature Modifications:	A new, optional NBT Proxy Server greatly expands Prism’s functionality over the Internet.
	All Prism components support 64 bit Windows environments (XP and Vista). This includes the ability to create packages on, and deploy packages to 64 bit computers.
	Distribution Locations enable computers at distributed locations to pull their Prism tasks from a local file share, as opposed to coming back to a corporate location.
	Request polling allows administrators to select a computer from the Prism Console and request the NBT client poll the server independent of its defined polling interval.
	The default database has been upgraded to SQL Server 2005.
	Configuration Groups can leverage Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI).
	Ability to import configuration groups from other channels.
	Performance improvements in the console and reporting.
Revision Availability:	Available online for immediate download. Requires a version 8 serial number.
Who Should Install:	Any customers who are running Prism Deploy 8.1, Prism Asset Manager 8.1, or any Prism Suite version prior to 8.1.
Module(s) Affected:	Server, Console, Editor, and Client
Version 8.0 – Release Date: August 6, 2007
Feature Modifications:	New Boundary Client supports Windows Vista (32-bit).
	Prism Deploy Package Editor supports Windows Vista (32-bit).
	Broadened support for numerous “Known Folders” on Windows Vista, XP and 2000 (such as Program Files, Quick Launch, User Profile Documents, Pictures, etc.).
	Packages created by an earlier version now display an upgrade prompt when opened in the Editor, allowing administrators to convert them to the new Vista-compatible format or save a copy in the legacy format.
	Package Editor gracefully accommodates User Account Control (UAC) on Vista and avoids excessive UAC prompts.
	New Boundary Client fully supports Fast User Switching on Vista and where applicable on Windows XP systems.
	Improved handling of protected resources (Windows Resource Protection).
	Prism Console now leverages .NET 2.0 framework.
	Enhanced logging capabilities to support multiple user sessions on Vista and terminal servers.
Revision Availability:	Available online for immediate download. Requires a version 8 serial number.
Who Should Install:	Any customers who are running Prism Deploy 7.1.1, Prism Asset Manager 7.1.1, or any Prism Suite version prior to 7.1.1.
Module(s) Affected:	Server, Console, Editor, and Client

Version 7.1.1– Release Date: February 6, 2007
Feature Modifications:	ExternalRulesConfig.INI is no longer unintentionally overwritten during an upgrade of Prism.
	Resolved issues with hotkeys in the French and German versions.
Revision Availability:	Available online for immediate download. Requires a version 7 serial number.
Who Should Install:	Any customers who are running Prism Deploy 7.1, Prism Asset Manager 7.1, or any version prior to 7.1. This includes customers running version 7.0.4 and before.
Module(s) Affected:	Console, Server

Version 7.1– Release Date: January 24, 2007
Feature Modifications:	Can now load multiple Consoles and manage multiple Channels.
	Cleaner feel to the Console: no gridlines, scrolling rather than word wrapping.
	Reports now remember their last size and position.
	Can now set a default for how computers are identified within the Console (AD or NetBIOS).
	Improved multilingual support. Can now open a database created in one language of Prism in a Console of a different language.
Revision Availability:	Available online for immediate download. Requires a version 7 serial number.
Who Should Install:	Any customers who are running Prism Deploy 7.0.4, Prism Asset Manager 7.0.4., or any version prior to 7.0.4.
Module(s) Affected:	Console, Server

Version 7.0.4– Release Date: June 9, 2006
Feature Modifications:	Major performance improvements that include more efficient processing of task assignments. The degree of improvement will vary depending on the current size and configuration of the channel.
	Removal of the Prism Console fading feature which improves the user experience when running the Console over slow connections.
	You can now use variables when defining the location of the Prism Client files and services.
	The computer “Enabled” field now displays correctly.
	A display issue when viewing Task Assignments has been corrected. The title bar now displays the name of the selected item for which you are viewing details.
Revision Availability:	Available online for immediate download. Requires a version 7 serial number.
Who Should Install:	Any customers who are running Prism Deploy 7.0.3, Prism Asset Manager 7.0.3., or any version prior to 7.0.3.
Module(s) Affected:	Console, Server

Version 7.0.3– Release Date: May 15, 2006
Feature Modifications:	All New Boundary Client files and services can be installed to user-defined directories on managed computers.
	Improvements have been made to the behavior of subscription files when running in user login scripts or machine startup scripts.
	Each installed Prism product can be licensed for a different quantity of managed seats. Improvements have been made to the management and assignment of Prism product licenses in general.
	Microsoft SQL Server 2005 is supported. In this release, it requires the pre-installation of an upgraded DMO component.
	Improvements and fixes have been made to overall performance and console refresh behavior. In the console, focus on selected objects is retained through a refresh.
	Prism has been localized to support French language markets.
	Application Summary reports no longer show applications that have been deleted from computers.
	The Administrator Action Log now logs changes made to a computer’s description.
	The Channel now correctly handles databases that are configured with case-sensitive collation.
	Login behavior to secured Channels has been improved. The creation of new users prevents entering illegal names.
	Several issues with adding, deleting, and renaming groups have been corrected.
Revision Availability:	Available online for immediate download. Requires a version 7 serial number.
Who Should Install:	Any customers who are running Prism Deploy 7.0.2, Prism Asset Manager 7.0.2., or any version prior to 7.0.2.
Module(s) Affected:	Console, Server, Editor, Client

Version 7.0.2– Release Date: October 14, 2005
Feature Modifications:	It is now possible to correctly save edits to configuration group rules.
	A problem where computers with long Active Directory names would not be managed in the Channel has been fixed.
	The organizational group structure that is automatically created for Active Directory-named computers now behaves the same as previous versions of Prism.
	Directly installing the client to an Active Directory computer didn’t always identify the computer as being managed by its Active Directory name. This has been fixed.
	A Task's scheduled time is now visible in the Console.
	Several problems with the permissions that are given to Prism’s various user roles have been fixed.
	Editing Self-Installing Files (SIFs) that were created with an older version of Prism did not upgrade them properly. This has been fixed.
	Prism has been localized to support German language markets.
Revision Availability:	Available online for immediate download. Requires a version 7 serial number.
Who Should Install:	Any customers who are running Prism Deploy 7.0.1 or Prism Asset Manager 7.0.1
Module(s) Affected:	Console, Server, Editor, Client

Version 7.0.1 – Release Date: September 19, 2005
Feature Modifications:	Improvements have been made in the Prism Server and Console when an uneven number of Prism Deploy vs. Prism Asset Manager licenses is installed. Switching between tabs in the Console is much faster.
	SQL error that appeared when running Installed Hardware Summary or What’s Changed Hardware reports has been fixed.
	Wake on LAN functionality now works correctly for recurring Tasks.
Revision Availability:	Available online for immediate download. Requires a version 7 serial number.
Who Should Install:	Any customers who are running Prism Deploy 7.0 or Prism Asset Manager 7.0
Module(s) Affected:	Console, Server, Editor, Client

Version 7.0 – Release Date: August 29, 2005
What's New:	Integration With Prism Console Prism Deploy 7 is now administered through the new Prism Console which incorporates new features such as network discovery, customized views, client installation, and changing the polling interval. All information about deployment tasks and assignments can now be fully shared with other desktop management functions. .
	Task Organization Administrators are now able to organize tasks into groups and categories.
	Assignment of Tasks New view panes have been added that allow you to more easily assign tasks by dragging and dropping tasks and computers, and to more easily view all the assignments for selected computers.
	Printed Reports In Prism Deploy, you can now customize your view of tasks and assignments by adding, removing, resizing and rearranging columns. Then you can produce a printed report directly from this view.
Revision Availability:	Available online for immediate download. Requires a version 7 serial number.
Who Should Install:	Any customers who are running Prism Deploy 6.0.3 or earlier.
Module(s) Affected:	Deployment Console, Server

Version 6.0.3 - Release Date: March 9, 2005
Feature Modifications:	The Prism Deploy Console has numerous performance and refresh improvements.
	Report performance has been improved, which results in faster report load times.
	Improvements have been made to the handling of the Prism account when doing a repair or upgrade.
	The Console will now show the number of computers in a group without having to run a report.
Revision Availability:	Available online for immediate download. Requires a version 6 serial number.
Who Should Install:	Any customers who are running Prism Deploy 6.0.2 or earlier.
Module(s) Affected:	Deployment Console, Server

Version 6.0.2 - Release Date: January 27, 2005
Feature Modifications:	They now provide more detail about the results of Command tasks. ** Several issues related to report filtering have been addressed.
	Prism Deploy now includes a direct link to the New Boundary website for downloading pre-created Configuration Group Rulesets. Use Rulesets to create a set-and-forget managed environment.
	Prism Deploy Packages now correctly install shortcuts to systems running Windows XP Service Pack 2
	Prism Deploy's installation has been improved: Users now have more control over specifying the account to be used by the Prism Server service. An issue that caused the download of Microsoft components to fail has been fixed.
	The Channel Manager now more accurately reflects the connection status to the Prism database.
Revision Availability:	Available online for immediate download. Requires a version 6 serial number.
Who Should Install:	Any customers who are running Prism Deploy 6.0.1 or earlier.
Module(s) Affected:	Deployment Console, Server, Editor, Client

Version 6.0.1 - Release Date: September 16, 2004
Feature Modifications:	The Prism Deploy Console has significant performance enhancements.
	The Prism Deploy installation has been improved.
	The Prism Deploy Client installation has been improved for easier use in terminal server environments.
Revision Availability:	Available online for immediate download. Requires a version 6 serial number.
Who Should Install:	Any customers who are running Prism Deploy 6.0 or earlier.
Module(s) Affected:	Deployment Console, Server, Editor

Version 6.0 - Release Date: July 13, 2004
What's New:	New Infrastructure Prism Deploy has a new SQL database as its repository for storing information about the Channel. The SQL database makes Prism Deploy version 6.0 extremely scalable, flexible and powerful, and it enables companies to leverage their existing technology investments. Prism Deploy 6.0 includes a Channel Migration Tool to migrate pre-6.0 Channels to the new SQL database.
	Console Enhancements The Prism Deploy 6.0 Console now gathers and displays extensive information from managed clients, including whether they are on- or offline, their last contact with the Channel Server, their IP address, the name of the logged-in user and more.
	Security Roles Prism Deploy version 6.0 allows you to create security roles within the Console. For instance, a Help Desk administrator may be able to create and assign Tasks, but may not be allowed to add or remove Clients from the Channel. A manager may be assigned the role of report reader only. Roles can be customized and created to suit an IT organization's structure.
	Reports Prism Deploy has an all-new report interface which includes extensive filtering, report customization and export options. Version 6.0 includes several new reports, including Administrator Action Log, Computer Status Report and others.
	Wake on LAN Prism Deploy version 6.0 can now wake computers that are powered down before deploying a Task, enabling after-hours deployments. Note: Target computers must have supporting hardware. Wake on LAN is not supported on Windows 95.
	Checkpoint Restart Prism Deploy version 6.0 will now pick up where a deployment left off, should the connection between the target and the Task be dropped. Checkpoint restart ensures deployment reliability, especially over less stable links, and enhances support for remote users.
	Package Authentication Prism Deploy Packages can now be signed with a digital certificate. Clients can be restricted to only install Packages from a trusted source, for exceptionally secure deployments. Packages can not be viewed or edited by administrators who do not have access to the digital certificate. Note: The minimum requirements for Client computers to support Package Authentication are: Windows 98 and Internet Explorer version 5; NT computers must be running Service Pack 4 or above.
	Component Installation Prism Deploy 6.0 components can be installed on separate systems, making Prism easy to install, configure and use. The component installation enables greater flexibility to separate packaging, deployment and reporting functions among appropriate IT staffers.
	Permissions Deployment Prism Deploy version 6.0 can now capture file, folder and registry permissions that may be required by certain applications. This gives administrators the option of adding the necessary permissions within a Prism Deploy Package and distributing them along with the application. Note: Permissions deployment is only supported on computers running Windows 2000 and above.
	Quick Start Templates The new Quick Start Channel, included as an option when installing Prism Deploy 6.0, provides powerful templates for illustrating Smart Update™ technology. Smart Update helps users take advantage of automatic targeting and maintenance of computers based on their configuration.
Feature Modifications:	Rollback files now adjust for daylight savings time changes when determining if a file or folder should be rolled back. Prism Deploy packages and self-installing files (SIFs) being deployed through batch files and other processes outside of the deployment Console now wait until they have finished applying before moving on to the next command in the batch file or script.
Revision Availability:	Available online for immediate download. Requires a version 6.0 serial number.
Who Should Install:	Any customers who are running Prism Deploy 5.1 or earlier.
Module(s) Affected:	All (Editor, Deployment Console, Server, Client, Services, Conflict Checker)

Version 5.1.1 - Release Date: December 15, 2003
Feature Modifications:	The evaluation of Configuration Group rules that are based on IP or NIC addresses has improved methods for managing memory and internal configuration storage, and also eliminates a rare fatal error. The assignment of a recurring task to an unlicensed or disabled computer, or the assignment of a disabled recurring task to a computer will no longer cause performance problems on the target computer or the Prism Deploy Server. Configuration Groups based on user-specific settings (e.g. HKEY current user values) will now correctly populate. Tasks assigned through an Organizational or Configuration group to multiple user computers will now correctly uninstall for all users of the computer. Self-Installing files (SIFs) will only perform a reinstallation of the PrismXL service on the target computer when it is necessary. Command tasks are now better able to open documents on older operating systems, to open web addresses, and to open documents whose file type association contains an unexpected parameter.
Revision Availability:	Available online for immediate download. Requires a version 5 serial number.
Who Should Install:	Any customers who are running Prism Deploy 5.1 or earlier.
Module(s) Affected:	All (Editor, Deployment Console, Server, Client, Services, Conflict Checker)

Version 5.1 - Release Date: September 16, 2003
What’s New:	Prism Deploy is now available in German and French. Customers may now choose English, French, or German versions of the program files, on-line help, and Quick Start Guide. Prism Deploy fully supports the new privileges introduced in Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 and Windows Server 2003, enabling software deployments to any user on locked-down computers running these operating systems. Administrators can now make the Prism Deploy Client completely invisible to users by hiding the Client’s task-tray icon.
Revision Availability:	Available online for immediate download. Requires a version 5.0 serial number.
Who Should Install:	Any customers who are running Prism Deploy 5.0 or earlier.
Module(s) Affected:	All (Editor, Deployment Console, Server, Client, Services, Conflict Checker)
Feature Modifications:	Prism Deploy’s rule expert now provides an “<Env Var>” type that lets administrators more easily create a rule for custom information on users’ computers. The Prism rule expert now supports special non-English characters, such as umlauts. Prism Deploy’s Configuration Groups have improved performance and scalability, and a defect involving very long rules has been addressed. Prism Deploy now better reflects changes in Organizational Group membership as computers change their OU membership in Active Directory. Repeat at Logon and Repeat at Startup tasks now execute properly on computers that change Configuration Group membership at user logon or system startup.

Version 5.0 -Release Date: March 21, 2003
What’s New:	Smart Update™ Use the Group wizard to build Configuration Groups based on hardware, software or network configuration and assign deployment Tasks. Computers that match the configuration automatically put themselves in the right group(s) and receive the administrator-assigned software.
	Citrix Server Management Package and deploy server-based applications to Windows servers, including those running Citrix MetaFrame and Windows Terminal Services. Prism Deploy version 5.0 has a unique server license.
	Advanced Scheduling Options New Task scheduling interface is more intuitive and has more options, including scheduling recurring tasks (based on time or system event). Administrators can also easily update or repair a task that may have failed previously.
	Enhanced Task Automation New Installation Rules and configuration-based scripting options provide instant access to hardware, software and network configurations of target computers. Installation rules are built directly into a package.
	Full Windows Installer Support Prism Deploy 5.0 includes copies of InstallShield Developer and Tuner products. Windows Installer files (including Prism-built MSIs) can now be edited and customized for deployment. Prism Deploy also deploys MSIs.
	Microsoft SMS Integration Administrators can now build PDFs and MIFs for seamless integration with Microsoft SMS. The PDF option makes it simple to deploy a Prism Deploy Package from SMS; the MIF option ensures reporting to the SMS status and inventory reports.
Fixes:	The way computers report their names in the Channel has been completely redesigned. This addresses the issue where computers may alternately appear in the channel with their host name or their Active Directory name.
	The startup logic for all components of Prism Deploy has been improved. Among other things, the improvements fix the issue reported by some customers that multiple Prism client icons appeared in the system tray.
	Prism no longer uses the TEMP folder to store baseline Pictures.
	Several issues in the Editor when dragging and dropping text files between Packages and when performing "save as" operation on a Package have been fixed.
Revision Availability:	Available online for immediate download. Requires a version 5.0 serial number.
Who Should Install:	Any customers who are running earlier versions of Prism Deploy and/or looking to take advantage of the new features available with version 5.
Module(s) Affected:	All (Editor, Deployment Console, Server, Client, Services, Conflict Checker)

Version 4.11 - Release Date: September 19, 2002
What’s New:	Fixes an issue where REG_EXPAND_SZ registry data types within Packages become corrupted when converted to MSI.
Revision Availability:	Download the latest release of Prism Deploy.
Who Should Install:	Any customers who are running Prism Deploy 4.02 or earlier. Customers or evaluators who are running Prism Deploy 4.1 and building MSI files from Packages.
Module(s) Affected:	Editor only for customers running Prism Deploy 4.1 All (Editor, Deployment Console, Server, Client, Services, Conflict Checker) for customers running Prism Deploy 4.02 or earlier.

Version 4.1 - Release Date: August 28, 2002
What’s New:	NT systems are now able to process unattended Tasks when they have been logged out but not rebooted.
	The Prism Client now caches reports that it sends to the Prism Server until a confirmation is received, resulting in accurate and complete reports on the Prism Server.
	Occasionally the "MSN Passport" login panel would appear on Windows 2000 and ME systems when taking a picture or finding changes. This has now been fixed.
	You can now add files larger than 1 GB to Packages.
Revision Availability:	Download the latest release of Prism Deploy.
Who Should Install:	All customers and evaluators.
Module(s) Affected:	All (Editor, Deployment Console, Server, Client, Services, Conflict Checker)

Version 4.02 - Release Date :February 22, 2002
What’s New:	Report Archiving Fix In version 4.0 of Prism Deploy there were performance problems with the report archiving. This was the major cause of the "Pending" issue where Tasks that had actually deployed successfully on a target system still reported that they were "Pending" in the report window. The handling of report archiving has been improved to eliminate the erroneous reports of "pending" tasks.
	Windows XP Support Additional items have been added to the Ignore Folders, Ignore Files and Ignore Registry sections of Prism Deploy's rules.ini file to prevent capturing unnecessary information in packages built on the Windows XP platform.
	Command Fix In version 4.0 certain command tasks were not handled properly. When a command task pointed to a UNC path and the command required the use of a switch when the command executed, Prism Deploy would incorrectly parse the command. For example, version 4.0 would interpret "\\computer\folder\program.exe /q" as "\\computer\folder\program.exe \q". This has been fixed.
	Prism XL Service Fix In version 4.0, the Prism XL service would incorrectly stop when a logoff occurred. Occasionally the timing was such that the client would make sure that the service was running during the time between the logoff and the service receiving notification of the logoff. The client would then get a message that "The Prism XL Service is not installed/started" when it would try and gain access to a restricted resource. Prism now correctly leaves the Prism XL service running after a logoff.
Revision Availability:	Download the latest release of Prism Deploy.
Who Should Install:	All customers and evaluators.
Module(s) Affected:	All (Editor, Deployment Console, Server, Client, Services, Conflict Checker)