Vector Networks

Web based Help Desk Software, IT Service and Change Management Solution Vector Networks

Maximizing the quality and efficiency of your end-user IT service

Vector’s Service Manager Pro combines help desk, remote control, system configuration and software inventory in one integrated Web-based console, to maximize effectiveness in user support, issue and problem resolution. See below for more detail on these functions. Service Manager Pro can optionally be bundled and integrated with Change Management.

Solution Deliverables

  • Reduction in issue resolution times.
  • Increased IT end-user productivity.
  • Maximized support and help desk efficiency.
  • Reduction in help desk and support staff turnover.
  • Help desk performance monitored against agreed service levels.
  • Help desk activity information for user charge-back.
  • Long term support performance measurement for pursuit of continuous improvement.
  • Progress in adoption of ITIL best practices.

Solution Highlights

  • The heart of 'SM Pro' is the Web-based Vector HelpDesk. Its powerful and highly configurable issue escalation, workflow management and email integration features facilitate organizing and tracking the toughest desktop support challenges through to resolution. For further information, see the Vector HelpDesk standalone solution information.
  • Particularly important in today's drive for excellence is the detailed tracking of issue resolution, interweaving email exchanges with the record of support activity, which provides an unequivocal record of the efforts made to solve any given problem.
  • Anchored by Vector HelpDesk, SM Pro also includes PC-Duo Remote Control, with PC-Duo providing a consistent remote view and control capability for both conventional PC users and also for those users logged on to terminal server sessions on Citrix or Microsoft Terminal Services. Detailed desktop configuration information is provided by the hardware and software discovery and inventory functionality of the Asset Discovery and Mapping solution. PC inventory data is provided direct to the support analyst in the HelpDesk interface, including details of installed software, system hardware and configuration, and location on the network right down to which port number on which hub/switch/etc (for managed network devices).
  • SM Pro benefits not only from the comprehensive asset detail and change history reports that come with the functionality in Asset Discovery and Mapping, but also a set of Web-based reports that allow the organization to interrogate its service management history and review performance trends. This ability to understand how performance is changing over time is a key component of the ITIL approach to incident management.
  • Vector HelpDesk is highly scalable, and works as efficiently supporting hundreds of support staff as five. Its Web architecture supports distributed support teams and remote administration.

Solution Components in Vector Service Manager Pro

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Complementary Solutions

Key components of SM Pro are also available as point solutions. Vector HelpDesk combines the Vector Issue Tracker engine with the IT Support HelpDesk Template for a complete IT Issue Tracking solution. HelpDesk can integrate tightly with any SQL-based asset information database with accessible data tables. PC-Duo® Remote Control is a long-established, highly scalable, easy-to-use remote control solution already in widespread use across all sectors of the IT community.

Further Information and Resources

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