Michael P. Deignan

Michael P. Deignan is an associate technical editor for Windows IT Pro and president of Ideamation, a consulting firm based in Rhode Island.

Articles by Michael P. Deignan
Fax Servers Revisited 8
Looking for an enterprise-level fax server solution? We give you the goods on 11 software and 4 turnkey products to help you identify your options.
Testing Fax Server Products
A summary of the products' features.
InstallWatch 1.2 Professional
Keep track of system changes when installing new software.
PowerSync 4.5 Server 2
Check out this file and directory replication tool that can help you easily distribute files to your users, regardless of whether you're using one OS or working in a heterogeneous environment.
Emailflow for Exchange/SMTP
You can save a significant amount of time by automating your workload flow. GFI FAX & VOICE Emailflow for Exchange/SMTP is the tool you need to do it.
Network ServaNT 3.2
Learn how to manage your NT network more effectively.
InterAccess Terminal Server 2
InterAccess Terminal Server is an NT-based service that monitors your COM ports and lets users log on to your NT server and obtain shell access, similar to a direct serial connection to a UNIX host.
Profile Maker 2.7
Automated Profile Management's Profile Maker 2.7 is an administration tool you can use to automate profile creation and management in user-executed applications.
Acctrol for RAS
SpartaCom's Acctrol for RAS is an accounting and control system built on client/server technology for NT's RAS.
Compaq Batch Scheduler 2.0
Compaq Batch Scheduler 2.0 is an enterprise-level scheduling system that lets you develop and deploy batch jobs. An administrative GUI lets you schedule and modify jobs using drag-and-drop functionality and is a client/server application.
Synchronicity for NT
If your company's heterogeneous environment runs various OSs and application, you spend a lot of time creating and assigning passwords to new user accounts or modifying existing accounts. NetVision's Synchronicity for NT simplifies this task.
NTManage 2.0
Address network problems efficiently.
SES/Strategizer
Simulate your environment for testing.
ImageCast IC3 2
Imaging and workstation management.
Pervasive.SQL 3
How does Pervasive.SQL stack up as a SQL-based database server?
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May 2013 - The NameTranslate object is useful when you need to translate Active Directory object names between different formats, but it's awkward to use from PowerShell. Here's a PowerShell script that eliminates the awkwardness.

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