Business Centers Management
Keep Your Business Center Operations Running Smoothly While Eliminating the Need of IT Support

100% Guarantee Of Computer Recovery With Every Restart

Drastically Reduce Computer Downtime

Reduce On-Site IT Tickets by 63%

One Click Kiosk Mode

Web Based Console To Manage All Locations

Lobby Computers

Revert system changes and resulting issues caused by multiple guests using the computers, with a simple restart.

Business Center Computers

No need for costly IT support to manage public computers with Faronics 100% guarantee of workstation recovery with every restart.

Kiosks

Enable the repurposing of designated computers into secure computer kiosks that launch only authorized applications.

Digital Signage Computers

Reduce IT tickets for the systems by freezing a desired configuration of a computer and unwelcome unwanted changes with a simple restart.

Absolute Protection for Public Computers

Faronics Deep Freeze provides comprehensive protection for IT systems.

• Deep Freeze makes workstation configurations indestructible
• Guarantees 100% workstation recovery upon restart
• Provides password protection and complete security
• Protects multiple hard drives and partitions
• Prevents workstation drift and accidental system misconfiguration
• Helps maintain Software compliance across all workstations
• Protects workstations from unauthorized changes with a simple restart

Secure and Control your Computers

Enhanced security is rolled into Faronics Deep Freeze with protection to the Operating System along with the Master Boot Record (MBR) from rootkit injections, making your security bulletproof.

• Prevent unauthorized administrators from accessing or controlling a computer that runs Deep Freeze via a unique Customization Code for all components
• Preset multiple passwords to be used on a workstation or via the Command Line Control with varying activation and expiration dates
• Disable keyboard and mouse, including touchscreen devices, during Thawed Periods or on demand
• Boot Control window provides the ability for immediate reboot
• Use Stealth Mode to hide the Deep Freeze system tray icon

Centrally Manage all your End-Points

Central management makes it easy to deploy, configure, and manage Deep Freeze using the Enterprise Console or Core Console

• Quickly populate multiple groups or sub-groups with smart automatic filters or import groups from Active Directory
• Invoke system maintenance on demand with “Thaw Locked” mode to block access to Keyboard and Mouse
• Launch RDP and VNC sessions right from the Deep Freeze Enterprise Console
• Create customized Enterprise Consoles with tailored features
• Remotely deploy, execute, and control software on managed workstations
• With Faronics Core keep scheduled actions “active” to ensure updates on offline workstations
• With Faronics Core manage workstations with dynamic groups, perform actions on workstation groups, view workstation activity status, and remotely wake-up offline workstations via the web

Customized Configuration Options

Customized configuration makes setting up Deep Freeze for your environment a breeze.

• Use the Configuration Administrator to specify multiple passwords, select drives to be Frozen, create ThawSpaces to save data, create workstation tasks, schedule maintenance and set advanced networks.
• Create multiple customized installers with different configurations
• Pre-select Frozen Drives and selectively Freeze or Thaw fixed drives
• Schedule automatic Restart/Shutdown times
• Automate Windows Update installation and detect when installation is complete to reboot Frozen or shutdown
• Schedule multiple Thawed Periods to perform Windows updates (through the Internet or WSUS) or run a custom batch file to update other software
• Automatically apply configuration changes to workstations without having to disable Deep Freeze

Deployment and 3rd Party Integration

Easy deployment of Faronics Deep Freeze is made possible with several options

• Use the built-in Command Line Interface to manage Deep Freeze from within the most popular desktop management systems such as Microsoft SCCM, Dell KACE, Spice Works, and Symantec Altiris
• Easy deployment options including a silent install for rapid network deployment, deployment as part of your imaging solution or via the Enterprise Console
• Provides option to deploy on multiple workstations as part of a master image
• Includes the Deep Freeze Command Line Control Utility for remote management
• Create, edit download, and share XML-based Deep Freeze Action Files to interact with other programs via the Enterprise Console

Integration with other Faronics Solutions

Deep Freeze may be used in conjunction with Faronics Anti-Virus, Anti-Executable and Power Save.

• Single Console to manage both Deep Freeze and Faronics Anti-Virus clients
• Seamless malware definition retention on workstations protected in a Frozen state with Faronics Anti-Virus
• Malware definitions for other anti-virus solutions can be easily retained through use of Thawed Periods
• Integration with Faronics Anti-Executable and Faronics Power Save to detect Deep Freeze Thawed Periods
• Or use the built-in Command Line Interface to manage Deep Freeze from within the most popular desktop management systems such as Microsoft SCCM, Dell KACE, Spice Works, and Symantec Altiris

Automatic Maintenance and Updates

Windows updates are easy to automate with Deep Freeze

• Automatically download Windows updates even when machines are Frozen
• Much faster Windows updates as cached updates are applied as soon as the machines are Thawed
• Detects when updates are complete and automatically returns the computer back to a frozen state, eliminating the need to set maintenance window completion times
• Schedule multiple Thawed Periods to perform Windows updates (through the Internet or WSUS) or run a custom batch file to update other software
• Update Maintenance schedules over the air right from the Enterprise Console without disabling Deep Freeze

Compatibility and Interoperability Options

Faronics Deep Freeze works with a wide range of hard drive types and formats and is available in several languages

• Supports multi-boot environments
• Compatible with Fast User Switching
• Supports Windows XP, Vista, 7 and 8x
• Supports SSD, SCSI, ATA, SATA, and IDE hard drives
• Supports FAT, FAT32, NTFS, basic and dynamic disks
• Localized in six languages