Desktop/Laptop System Migration Competitive Analysis

Windows 95/98

X

X

To 2000 & XP

To NT, 2000, XP

X

X

X

To XP

Windows NT

X

X

To 2000 & XP

To NT, 2000, XP

X

X

X

To XP

Windows 2000

X

X

2000 to XP

To 2000, XP

X

X

X

To XP

Windows ME

X

X

X

X

To XP [1]

Windows XP

X

X

XP to XP

To XP

X

X

X

Feature Coverage:

Accessibility

X

X

X

X

X

Active Desktop

X

X

Except channels

X

Appearance

X

X

X

X

X

X

Background

X

X

X

X

X

Not cross OS

X

X

Certificates

X

Command

X

X

Computer Description

X

X

X

Computer Name

X

X

X

X

Desktop Icons

App. specific[2]

X

X

App. specific

X

X

Dial up Settings

X

X

X

X

X

X

DNS Configuration

X

X

X

Favorites

X

X

X

X

X

File associations

App. specific

Internet

X

X

X

X

X

Keyboard

X

X

X

X

X

Mapped Drives

X

X

X

X

X

Mouse

X

X

X

X

X

X

Plus!

X

X

Printers

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Power

X

X

Not cross OS

Quick Launch toolbar

App. Specific

X

X

MS Toolbar Settings

Cross OS Printer Driver and Settings

X

X

X

Regional

X

X

X

X

RAS Connections

X

X

X

X

X

Send to menu

X

X

Screen Saver

X

X

X

Not cross OS

X

Sound

X

X

X

X

X

X

Shared Folders and Drives

X

X

X

X

Startup Items

App. Specific

Start Menu

App. Specific

X

X

X

Task bar

X

X

X

X

X

TCP/IP Configuration

X

X

X

X

Time/Date

X

WINS Configuration

X

X

X

X

Work Group/ Domain

X

X

X

X

Windows Explorer

X

X

X

Feature Coverage:

Application Data

X

X

X

X

X

X

X (only when settings are migrated)

Application Migration

X

X

Only on same OS

Application Settings Migration

X

X

X

X

Only on same OS

X

Limited

Application Upgrades

X

X

X

X

Feature Coverage

Act!

4.x, 5.x, 2000

4.x, 5.x

X

Adobe Acrobat

3.x, 4.x

3.x, 4.x, 5.x

X

4X, 5X, 6

Adobe Type Manager

4.x

Adobe Illustrator

7.0.1, 9.x, 10.x

X

Adobe In Design

1.x, 1.5, 2.x

Adobe PageMaker

7.x

X

Adobe PageMill

3.x

Adobe PhotoShop

4.x, 5.0, 5.2, 5.5

5.x, 6.x

X

5.X, 6, 7

Altiris Carbon Copy

5.x

AOL

4.x, 5.x, 6.x, 7.x

AOL Instant Messenger

X

X

ATT Global Dialer

X

X

Backup Exe Pro

X

Cisco Systems VPN Client

X

3.X, 4.X

Cookies

App. Specific

Corel Central

8.x, 9.x, 10.x

Corel Paradox

8.x, 9.x, 10.x

10.x

Corel Presentation

8.x, 9.x, 10.x

8.x, 9.x, 10.x

Corel Quattro Pro

8.x, 9.x, 10.x

8.x, 9.x, 10.x

Corel WP Suite

Includes: Word Perfect, Quattro Pro, Presentations

8.x, 9.x, 10.x

8.x, 9.x, 10.x

CuteFTP

3.x, 4.x

Diskeeper Workstation

6.x

Dreamweaver

3.x

Eudora

Exceed

FileMaker

4.x, 5.x

4.x, 5.x

Fireworks

2.x, 3.x, 4.x

Flash

4.x

Freehand

8.x

GoldMine

5.x, 5.5, 5.7

Homesite

ICQ

1.x, 5.x

Inoculate IT Anti Virus

Inso QuickViewPlus

2.x

Intuit QuickBooks

6.x

Intuit Quicken

JASC PaintShop Pro

6.x, 7.x

Lotus 1-2-3

X

Lotus Approach

X

Lotus FastSite

X

X

Lotus Freelance

X

Lotus Notes

4.x, 5.x

4.x, 5.x

X

4.x, 5.x

4.x & 5.x Only to same version

4.x, 5, 6

Lotus Organizer

4.x

4.x

X

Lotus Screencam

X

Lotus Smart Suite 97

X

XP to XP

Lotus Word Pro

98.x

X

Macromedia Director 6. 6.5, 7

6.x, 6.5, 7

McAfee Virus Scan

4.x

5.x, 6.x

6X, 7

Microsoft Access

7.x, 8.x, 9.x, 10.x

7.x, 8.x, 9.x, 10.x

95, 97, 2000, XP

X

97, 2000, XP, 2003

Microsoft Active Synch

X

X

Microsoft Excel

7.x, 8.x, 9.x, 10.x

7.x, 8.x, 9.x, 10.x

95, 97, 2000, XP

X

97, 2000, XP, 2003

Microsoft Exchange Client

5.x

5.x

Microsoft Frontpage

8.x, 9.x, 10.x

4.x, 10.x

X

2000, XP

Microsoft Internet Explorer

4.x, 5.x, 6.x

4.x, 5.x, 6.x

4.01, 5.x, 6

X

4.x, 5.x, 6.x

X

Microsoft MSN Messenger

2.x, 3.x, 4.x

X

Microsoft NetMeeting

4.x

4.x

X

2.x, 3.x

Microsoft Office XP

X

X

X

X

Only to same version

Only to same version

Microsoft Office 2000

X

X

X

X

Only to same version

X

Only to same version

Microsoft Office 2003

X

X

X

Microsoft Office 97

X

X

X

X

Microsoft Outlook

8.x, 8.5, 9.x, 10.x

8.x, 8.5, 9.x, 10.x

X

X

Microsoft Outlook Express

4.x, 5.x, 5.5, 6.x

4.x, 5.x, 6.x

X

X

Microsoft Powerpoint

7.x, 8.x, 9.x, 10.x

7.x, 8.x, 9.x, 10.x

95, 97, 2000, XP

X

97, 2000, XP, 2003

Microsoft Project

7.x, 8.x, 9.x, 10.x

8.x, 9.x

Microsoft Publisher 

6.x, 10.x

Microsoft Word

7.x, 8.x, 9.x, 10.x

7.x, 8.x, 9.x, 10.x

95, 97, 2000, XP

X

Microsoft Visio

5.x, 6.x, 10.x,

5.x, 6.x, 10.x,

X

5.x, 2000, 2002, 2003

Microsoft Visual Basic

6.x

Microsoft Visual C++

6.x

Microsoft Visual FoxPro

6.x

Microsoft Visual Interdev

6.x

Microsoft Visual Source Save

6.x

Miramar Systems PC MACLAN

X

Netopia Timbuktu Pro

1.5, 2.x

Netscape

4.x, 6

3.x, 2.x 4.x

X

4.x, 6, 6.2

X

Novell Client

X

Novell Groupwise

X

Nullsoft WinAmp

2.x

Palm Desktop

3.x

3.x

X

3, 4.x

Pumatech Intellisync Palm Desktop

3.x

QuarkXpress

3.x, 4.x

RealNetworks RealJukebox

X

RealNetworks RealPlayer

6.x

RIM Blackberry

1.6, 2.x, 2.1

ScanSoft Dragon NaturallySpeaking

Siebel Sales, Personal Edition

Symantec Ghost

6.x

Norton Antivirus

6.x, 7.x, 8.x

6.x, 7.x, 8.x

7.x, 8.x

Norton Utilities

NT 1.x

Symantec PC Anywhere

8.x, 9.x, 10.x

9.x, 10.x

8, 9.x, 10.x, 11

Symantec Winfax Pro

7.x

WinAMP

X

WinFaxPro

7.x, 10.x

10.x

WinZip

6.3, 7.x

7.x

X

7.x, 8

7, 8.x, 9beta

WS-FTP

5.x, 6.x

Yahoo Pager and Messenger

X

X

X

Feature Coverage:

Destinations

X

X

X

X

X

X

Limited

Exceptions Filter List

X

X

X

X

X

Limited

X

Limited

Files

X

X

X

X

X

X

X Only with application settings

X

Filtering

X

X

X

By extension

By extension

Folders

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Increment Duplicate Files

Filters Only

X

X

My Documents

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

NTFS Rights

X

X

X

Preserve Directory Structure

X

X

X

X

X

Search Multiple Drives for Files and Folders

X

X

X

X

X

X

Variables in Destination

X

X

X

Feature Coverage:

Builds automated migration process

X

X

Broken shortcut folder

X

X

Comes with cloning

X

Command Line

X

X

X

X

X

Command line variables offered

X

X

X

Console

X

X

X

X

X

Crossover cable support (direct migration)

X

Customizable Interface

X

X

X

Direct Network Migration Source/ Destination

X

X

X

X

X

Disk Spanning

X

X

X

X

File Description Information

X

X

X

X

Generate Template without migration

X

X

X

X

Granularity

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Group information for user

X

X

Internationalization

Japanese and international English

Japanese, French German

X

Logon Settings

Limited

X

X

Make changes to settings

X

X

INF Files

Mass Migration

X

X limited to apps that do not have registry settings, and supported only in the script editor

Rules based

Rules Based Engine

Not selective

Only Same OS

Media spanning

X

X

X

X

Multiple Templates

X (additive)

X

Multi User or All User Migration

X

X

X

X

X

Limited

X

User Redirection

X

X

Local and Domain Users

X

X

X

X

X

Migration / Creation of Active Directory Users

X

X (?)

Network Boot Disk

X

Open and updates Packages(DNA Files) via Explorer like tool

View only

X

View and Extract

Options Editor

X

Parallel Port support

X

X

Parsing of INI files for User settings

X

X

X

Password Encryption Utility

X

X

Password Protected DNA File

X

X

X

Password

X encrypted

Path Mapping

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Profiles/Templates

X

X

Script based

X

X

Run as part of a Windows Service

X

Script Generator

Muscle and DNA Studio

X

(A2i)

X

X

(Migration Studio)

Scripts updates via the web

X

X

X

X

Self extracting Undo

X

X

Shows installed applications

X

Limited

X

X

X

Template Editor

X (detection-less)

X

Undo

X

X

X

Update IP and Workstation information

X

USB Cable Support

X

View settings

X

X

X

Feature Coverage:

History/Undo Log

X

X

History

History

History

Validation

X

X

Debug Log

X

X

X

Event Log

X

X

X

Network Log

X

Success Log

Includes: Detail of successful Registry migrations and file transfers.

X (Destination Manifest)

X

Summary

Activity Log

Includes: Data from both extraction and injection process

X (Manifest Log)

X

X

Feature Coverage: