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Re: Anti-theft & recovery software for laptops?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mike King)
Wed Nov 28 12:32:47 2012
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I've been using Computrace (now branded LoJack for Laptops) by Absolute
Software for years.
http://www.absolute.com/products/computrace
I don't think they have everything on your list of want's (I'm not sure
what you mean by secondary password authentication at logon screen) but
it's worked well for us.
On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 9:58 AM, Adeel Siddiqui <asiddiqui@usao.edu> wrote:
> For the last six years, we used the CyberAngel<http://www.thecyberangel.c=
om/>software solution on our campus for all university-owned laptops. The
> company is about to permanently shut its doors by the end of this year, s=
o
> we=92re looking for a replacement solution.****
>
> ** **
>
> The features that would most interest me are:
>
> ****
>
> **=B7 **Online tracking of laptop(s) on a map in real-time****
>
> **=B7 **Ability to send an alert message to the laptop=92s screen=
****
>
> **=B7 **Remotely lock and/or disable access to a
> misplaced/lost/stolen laptop****
>
> **=B7 **Secondary password verification at login screen****
>
> **=B7 **Email notification to a specified email address (upon
> incorrect login at secondary password verification)****
>
> ** **
>
> Some of the above features will be instantly recognizable to users of
> iPhones, iPads and Macs since Apple offers them as part of its iCloud
> service. Most of our laptops are Windows-based so that nixes using Apple=
=92s
> service on those of course. ****
>
> ** **
>
> I=92m curious to know what solution others are using in this regard. What
> are the pros and cons to your implemented solution? Any additional featur=
es
> *(to the ones I listed above)* in your implemented solution?****
>
> ** **
>
> ** **
>
> Regards,*
> Adeel Siddiqui**
> *
> *Network Administrator* <http://usao.edu/staff/adeel-siddiqui>*
> *Information, Research and Network Services
> *University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma* <http://www.usao.edu/>
> Chickasha, OK 73018
> (405) 574-1319
> asiddiqui@usao.edu ****
>
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I've been using Computrace (now branded LoJack for Laptops) by Absolute=
Software for years.<div><a href=3D"http://www.absolute.com/products/comput=
race">http://www.absolute.com/products/computrace</a><br></div><div><br></d=
iv>
<div>I don't think they have everything on your list of want's (I&#=
39;m not sure what you mean by secondary password authentication at logon s=
creen) but it's worked well for us.</div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br=
>
<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 9:58 AM, Adeel Siddi=
qui <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:asiddiqui@usao.edu" target=3D"_=
blank">asiddiqui@usao.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gma=
il_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-lef=
t:1ex">
<div lang=3D"EN-US" link=3D"blue" vlink=3D"purple"><div><p class=3D"MsoNorm=
al">For the last six years, we used the <a href=3D"http://www.thecyberangel=
.com/" target=3D"_blank">CyberAngel</a> software solution on our campus for=
all university-owned laptops. The company is about to permanently shut its=
doors by the end of this year, so we=92re looking for a replacement soluti=
on.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=A0<u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">The feat=
ures that would most interest me are:<br><br><u></u><u></u></p><p style=3D"=
margin-left:.25in"><u></u><span style=3D"font-family:Symbol"><span>=B7<span=
style=3D"font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 =
</span></span></span><u></u><span dir=3D"LTR"></span>Online tracking of lap=
top(s) on a map in real-time<u></u><u></u></p>
<p style=3D"margin-left:.25in"><u></u><span style=3D"font-family:Symbol"><s=
pan>=B7<span style=3D"font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">=A0=A0=A0=A0=
=A0=A0=A0=A0 </span></span></span><u></u><span dir=3D"LTR"></span>Ability t=
o send an alert message to the laptop=92s screen<u></u><u></u></p>
<p style=3D"margin-left:.25in"><u></u><span style=3D"font-family:Symbol"><s=
pan>=B7<span style=3D"font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">=A0=A0=A0=A0=
=A0=A0=A0=A0 </span></span></span><u></u><span dir=3D"LTR"></span>Remotely =
lock and/or disable access to a misplaced/lost/stolen laptop<u></u><u></u><=
/p>
<p style=3D"margin-left:.25in"><u></u><span style=3D"font-family:Symbol"><s=
pan>=B7<span style=3D"font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">=A0=A0=A0=A0=
=A0=A0=A0=A0 </span></span></span><u></u><span dir=3D"LTR"></span>Secondary=
password verification at login screen<u></u><u></u></p>
<p style=3D"margin-left:.25in"><u></u><span style=3D"font-family:Symbol"><s=
pan>=B7<span style=3D"font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">=A0=A0=A0=A0=
=A0=A0=A0=A0 </span></span></span><u></u><span dir=3D"LTR"></span>Email not=
ification to a specified email address (upon incorrect login at secondary p=
assword verification)<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=A0<u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Some of =
the above features will be instantly recognizable to users of iPhones, iPad=
s and Macs since Apple offers them as part of its iCloud service. Most of o=
ur laptops are Windows-based so that nixes using Apple=92s service on those=
of course. <u></u><u></u></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=A0<u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">I=92m cu=
rious to know what solution others are using in this regard. What are the p=
ros and cons to your implemented solution? Any additional features <i>(to t=
he ones I listed above)</i> in your implemented solution?<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=A0<u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=
=A0<u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt">Regar=
ds,<i><br>Adeel Siddiqui</i></span><b><i><span style=3D"font-size:14.0pt"><=
br></span></i></b><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial&q=
uot;,"sans-serif""><br>
</span><a href=3D"http://usao.edu/staff/adeel-siddiqui" target=3D"_blank"><=
i><span style=3D"font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-s=
erif";color:blue">Network Administrator</span></i></a><i><span style=
=3D"font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><=
br>
</span></i><span style=3D"font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",&qu=
ot;sans-serif"">Information, Research and Network Services<br></span><=
a href=3D"http://www.usao.edu/" target=3D"_blank"><b><span style=3D"font-si=
ze:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue">U=
niversity=A0of Science and Arts of Oklahoma</span></b></a><span style=3D"fo=
nt-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><br>
Chickasha, OK 73018</span><span style=3D"font-size:8.0pt"> <span style=3D"c=
olor:#1f497d"><br></span></span><span style=3D"font-size:8.0pt;font-family:=
"Arial","sans-serif""><a href=3D"tel:%28405%29%20574-13=
19" value=3D"+14055741319" target=3D"_blank">(405) 574-1319</a><br>
</span><a href=3D"mailto:asiddiqui@usao.edu" target=3D"_blank"><span style=
=3D"font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";co=
lor:blue">asiddiqui@usao.edu</span></a><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font=
-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> <u></u><u></u></span></p=
>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Ti=
mes New Roman","serif""><u></u>=A0<u></u></span></p><div cla=
ss=3D"MsoNormal" align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align:center"><span style=
=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif&qu=
ot;"><hr size=3D"2" width=3D"100%" align=3D"center">
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