RemBoot 2.0 provides server administrators with an inexpensive,
reliable and secure remote-reboot solution.
Santa Rosa, CA -- August 28, 2002 via BusinessWire
-- HREF Tools Corp.
(www.href.com) today announced that after 8 months of market
testing and deployment by early adopters, Remote Reboot
Utility version 2.0 ("RemBoot") is available. RemBoot enables one to
use a web browser to securely restart a server running
Windows NT, 2000 or XP [or Win2003 or Win2008 or Windows 7 or Vista].
RemBoot is extremely cost-effective compared to using dedicated
hardware for power cycling a server, and compared to paying
a technician to reboot a server on short notice. A 3-year
RemBoot license for one server costs $39.95 [prices subject to change].
RemBoot is highly reliable. It runs as a dedicated service and
was designed to run even when the operating system is almost
completely out of resources and common remote control
programs no longer function.
RemBoot is secure. All communication takes place over HTTPS, using
Secure Sockets Layer. RemBoot only responds on a single IP number,
port and path combination. Authenticated login is required,
and all successful and attempted logins are saved in a history
file for monitoring by an administrator.
RemBoot is quick to install, learn and use. There is a free online
tutorial at http://remote-reboot.href.com/rsututor.
RemBoot may be controlled by multiple users, allowing for
cooperation among technicians in different time zones,
achieving 24x7 coverage of any server.
It takes only a few seconds to initiate a reboot using RemBoot;
one brings up the text-only login form, enters username and
password, and presses one button.
RemBoot initiates a "graceful" shutdown, sending each application
a message requesting it to exit, and giving each application
a full 20 seconds to respond. For any server with possibly
open data files, this method is far preferable to a simple
power-off, power-on solution.
HREF offers a full-featured, 30-day free trial of RemBoot. For
full detail including screen shots, see
http://www.href.com/rsu.
[Editor's Note: RemBoot was formerly named RSU, Remote Shutdown Utility. The name changed in 2007].
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