RE: Best practices for distributing custom templates?

[Peter <pnewman1 -at- optonline -dot- net>]

I can see no valid reason why an organization with at least 300 workstations
should not have remote administration, especially for the staff machines.
Period.

Peter
  

> -----Original Message-----


> Amelia DeLoach wonders: <<I'm developing a Microsoft Word 
> template that will be distributed to all 300 associates 
> within my organization. One issue that we're concerned with 
> is how to update the templates in the future. We need to make 
> updating the template as easy as possible so that users will 
> actually update it themselves and we can be *assured* that 
> they have made the updates.>>
> 

REPLY
> The most effective approach _if you have "managed" PCs_ is 
> for the head of your computer department use the remote 
> administration tools provided by the PC's manufacturer. These 
> tools let administrators install software updates directly 
> over the network on all managed PCs. 
> Because the new/revised template can be installed directly in 
> each user's Templates folder, you know that the template is 
> up to date and easily accessible, even when the network is 
> down or unavailable.
> 
> Unfortunately, many companies don't invest in this kind of 
> setup. In that case, try solution 2: <snip>



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