Microsoft buys DesktopStandard
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Microsoft has bolstered its group-policy desktop management offering with the acquisition of New Hampshire software vendor DesktopStandard.
Under the terms of the cash deal, Microsoft is acquiring the company's GPOVault, PolicyMaker Standard Edition, Registry Extension, Software Update and Share Manager products. Microsoft plans to integrate them into its Group Policy Management Console, which sets standard policies -- such as which users have access to certain information or applications -- for desktop and laptop computers across an enterprise, said Praerit Garg, a senior director in the Microsoft Windows Enterprise Management division.