Print Manager Plus now Fully Compatible with Windows Server 2008 Core Installation

Print Manager Plus now Fully Compatible with Windows Server 2008 Core Installation

Print Manager Plus Passes All Windows Server 2008 Core Compatibility Tests

Palo Alto, California and London, England

25 June 2009

Software Shelf International, Inc, developers of the world’s leading print monitoring and print accounting software, today announced that its flagship product, Print Manager Plus, is now fully compatible with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Core Installation.
Software Shelf, a Microsoft Certified Partner, has been a designated beta tester for Microsoft for many years, ensuring that its print management software remains ‘state of the art’ software technology for use on Microsoft operating systems. Print Manager Plus operates as a seamless extension of the Windows operating system.

"The server infrastructure changes that organizations have to encounter will now be seamless with respect to their use of Print Manager Plus,” affirms Software Shelf CEO Bill Feeley.

“We are very excited about the release of Print Manager Plus for Windows Server 2008 Core, especially following very positive customer satisfaction surveys* so we are very proud to be able to announce that Print Manager Plus is fully compatible with Windows Server 2008 Core Installation."

With this announcement, Software Shelf can now confirm that Print Manager Plus runs on all main versions of Windows i.e. Windows Server 2000, Windows Server 2003, and now Windows Server 2008 Core installation. The product also runs on Microsoft Cluster Services, Terminal Services,and virtualized installation of Windows Server. The technical support that Software Shelf provides in 13 languages from its offices in the US and UK and from its partners and resellers in 62 countries will include support for the Windows Server 2008 Core platform.

Print Manager Plus requires no training for anyone familiar with Windows, it is affordable to nearly any organization being licensed at a fraction of the price of other similar software while yet being of the highest technical quality. Microsoft made it their “Solution of the Month” for the public sector for 18 months in a row. Hewlett-Packard recently awarded Software Shelf its Outstanding Partner of the Year Award due in part to the quality and functionality of its flagship product, Print Manager Plus.

What is a Server Core installation?

The Server Core installation option is an option that you can use for installing Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2. A Server Core installation provides a minimal environment for running specific server roles, which reduces the maintenance and management requirements and the attack surface for those server roles. A server running a Server Core installation of Windows Server 2008 supports the following server roles:

* Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)
* Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS)
* DHCP Server
* DNS Server
* File Services
* Hyper-V
* Print Services
* Streaming Media Services
* Web Server (IIS)

A server running a Server Core installation of Windows Server 2008 R2 supports the following server roles:

* Active Directory Certificate Services
* Active Directory Domain Services
* Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS)
* DHCP Server
* DNS Server
* File Services (including File Server Resource Manager)
* Hyper-V
* Print Services
* Web Server (including a subset of ASP.NET)

To accomplish this, the Server Core installation option installs only the subset of the binary files that are required by the supported server roles. For example, the Explorer shell is not installed as part of a Server Core installation. Instead, the default user interface for a server running a Server Core installation is the command prompt.

What’s new in the Server Core installation option?

The Server Core installation option of Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 requires initial configuration at a command prompt. A Server Core installation does not include the traditional full graphical user interface. Once you have configured the server, you can manage it locally at a command prompt or remotely using a Terminal Server connection. You can also manage the server remotely using the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) or command-line tools that support remote use. For more information please visit Microsoft Technet article:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753802(WS.10).aspx

About Software Shelf

Software Shelf was established in 1994 in Silicon Valley by Bill Feeley. Its flagship product Print Manager Plus is used by thousands of companies, schools and government offices worldwide, including: Yale University, Los Angeles Unified School District, Harvard University, Oxford University, Morgan Stanley, British Library, University of California, Bank of England, NATO, CNN, Commerzbank, European Transaction Bank, National Bank of Kuwait, Hyatt Hotels and Microsoft. The company provides tech support from its offices in the US and UK and from its partners and resellers in 62 countries.

For a fully functional evaluation of the product please email, sales@softwareshelf.com or contact us.

Software Shelf and Print Manager Plus are trademarks owned by Software Shelf worldwide.

For further information, contact:

Danny Byrnes
Software Shelf International, Inc.
601 Cleveland Street
Suite# 710
Clearwater, FL 33755
United States
Phone: 727-445-1920
Phone: 800-962-2290
Fax: 727-445-9223
Email: sales@softwareshelf.com
Website: http://www.softwareshelf.com

Europe, Middle East, Africa:

Tatjana Kunze
Software Shelf International, Inc.
Vitality House 2 - 3 Imberhorne Way
East Grinstead
West Sussex, RH19 1RL
United Kingdom
Phone +44 1342 310950
Fax +44 1342 302405
Email: sales@softwareshelf.co.uk
Website: http://www.softwareshelf.co.uk