[Athen] More ZT Questions

[Sesock, Kevin A]

Robert:

I assume you're talking about the Networked version? If so, same here.
This is one of the reasons we're moving to MAGic.

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 Robert Beach
Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 2:07 PM
To: athen at athenpro.org
Subject: Re: [Athen] More ZT Questions

Dan,

I'd be willing to bet the student means MS Office 2002 rather than
Windows 2002.  I get that all the time.  Either way, it's still XP and
ZT 8 or 9 should work fine.  There are some rights issues with 9 that
are still making me crazy every time I install on a new system.



Robert Lee Beach
Assistive Technology Specialist
Kansas City Kansas Community College
7250 State Avenue
Kansas City, KS  66112
Phone:  (913) 288-7671
Fax: (913) 288-7678
E-mail:  rbeach at kckcc.edu


>>> djbrky at bu.edu 1/25/2007 1:40 PM >>>

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

 
=========================
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?

>

>

>=========================

>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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