                            LAN Escort 3.00
                          Reviewed By Chip Cox

	LAN Escort is a Windows based program that provides applications
for managing users, and applications.  LAN Escorts strongest point
is probably its ability to maintain user's windows desktops and ini
files either located on the network or on their local hard drive.
LAN Escort also comes with a couple of programs that can be used to
simplify network printing and network program installation and
execution by end users.
	I had some initial problems during installation with an error
message telling me I had an invalid serial number.  This was
resolved by LANOVATIONs tech support department sending me a new set
of disks.  Their technical support department was very helpful,
competent and pleasant to deal with.  I received the same friendly
support when I called back with an error caused by a rude windows
INI file from another vendor.
	I installed the program in about 5 minutes the next morning,
after I received the new disks, on a Netware 3.12 Fileserver.  The
installation only took about 3 megabytes of disk space.  I was eager
to get started so I dove right in.  I began by opening each menu
item.  The items seemed to be laid out in a logical order.  I
created a new user, assigned it to groups and assigned trustee
rights.  Users should note that LAN Escort does produce a user login
script for your new users.  This will prevent the default login
script from being executed.  I then went in and installed an
application.  I told LAN Escort to make it available to my new user.
I went to another system and logged in as the new user.  I added the
applist program from the escort directory.
	This application gives you a list of all the programs currently
available to the user.  Installation to your new desktop is as easy
as dragging the Icon from the LAN Escort Programs window and
dropping it in the window where you want it.  Trying to run the
application I realized I needed to add the user to another group.
To do this I went back to the admin program and dragged the test
user to the appropriate group and dropped him there.  I then logged
back in on my test workstation as the test user and everything
worked fine.  This is not to say that all installations will be this
easy but this was far easier than old method requiring me to jump
back and forth between DOS and windows at each user's workstation.
The only thing I didn't see in LAN Escort that would have been nice
is the ability to associate a group with and application.  It would
be nice to assign a program to a user or group and have all of the
groups needed for that program automatically added to the users.
Maybe we will see that in LAN Escort 4.0.
	The thing I think I was most impressed with about LAN Escort was
its completeness.  For a network administrator here is a set of
tools that not only makes installing applications easy, but it also
gives you a set of windows utilities for managing your network that
work!

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                         Minneapolis MN  55414
                             (612) 379-3805

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