[Athen] More ZT Questions
Berkowitz, Daniel J
djbrky at bu.edu
Thu Jan 25 11:40:27 PST 2007
Thanks Kevin,
I thought MS Windows 2002 sounded funky. But the student was so adamant
about it being as such that I began to question my prior knowledge.
I just got off the phone with the student and the Medical Center DSS and
issues are far larger than they originally appeared.
Cheers --- Dann
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Daniel Berkowitz - Assistant Director
Boston University Office of Disability Services
19 Deerfield Street, 2nd floor
Boston, MA 02215
(617) 353-3658 (office)
(617) 353-9646 (fax)
djbrky at bu.edu (eMail)
www.bu.edu/disability
>-----Original Message-----
>From: athen-bounces at athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces at athenpro.org] On
>Behalf Of Sesock, Kevin A
>Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 2:25 PM
>To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network
>Subject: Re: [Athen] More ZT Questions
>
>Daniel:
>
>First of all, regarding your questions regarding Windows "2002" (I can
>only assume you mean Windows XP), the version 8 of ZoomText should work
>just fine. Version 9 is recommended for some of its feature
enhancements
>and broader support of newer hardware/software, but 8 should work.
>
>As for the Networked version of ZoomText, it works, but there are
issues
>with it. For example, there are very few good ways to pass settings to
>machines from the server-based installation. Also, in version 9.0,
there
>were a lot of problems with proper rights assignments affecting the
>ability to install or use the software. Things had to be just "so".
This
>also holds true with 9.02 in a few ways. I've discovered, much to our
>chagrin, that the network capabilities in ZT9, while a good start, are
>not in parallel with the network management and deployment features
>available in recent versions of MAGic (for example). Zoomtext, of
>course, has strength in some of its other capabilities, and the
>comparison between the two usually boils down to what is absolutely
>necessary at your location.
>
>Ultimately, however, the client computers attempt to connect to a
>Windows file share (usually through UNC path only), to verify that a
>license is available, and also to save or load user settings (if
>enabled). It's relatively simplistic, but you'll need a server (or an
>always-on) machine, with a little bit of storage space for user
profiles
>and some way to load the software onto each computer you want it on.
For
>the most part, this is going to be a disk cloning suite like Norton
>Ghost, Rembo, or something similar, which will probably be something
>your IT department manages in tandem with your labs. I suppose
questions
>like how many computers you're going to load the software on, how many
>clients you expect to be using the software at any given time
>(concurrent licensing), and how many campuses you want access to the
>software (one campus versus several branches for site versus district
>licensening) will be key questions when it comes to the actual purchase
>itself.
>
>Sorry to ramble, but hopefully that information will help you.
>
>Kevin A. Sesock, A+, Net+, CNA, MCSA
>Assistive Technology Specialist
>Student Disability Services
>Division of Student Affairs
>Oklahoma State University
>
>http://access.it.okstate.edu
>
>"Hail to the speaker, hail to the knower; joy to he who has understood,
>delight to they who have listened." - Odin
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: athen-bounces at athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces at athenpro.org] On
>Behalf Of Berkowitz, Daniel J
>Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 12:54 PM
>To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network
>Subject: [Athen] More ZT Questions
>
>How exactly does the Networked version of ZoomText work?
>
>
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>Daniel Berkowitz - Assistant Director
>Boston University Office of Disability Services
>19 Deerfield Street, 2nd floor
>Boston, MA 02215
>
>(617) 353-3658 (office)
>(617) 353-9646 (fax)
>djbrky at bu.edu (eMail)
>www.bu.edu/disability
>
>
>
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