ThinkVantage Technologies

ThinkVantage Technologies is a set of system support utilities that IBM has provided with it's desktop and laptop range, and also included with the Lenovo Group range since IBM sold their PC division to Lenovo in 2005.

In 2002 IBM heavily promoted these tools as part of its "Think" campaign, intended to instill confidence that IBM computers were easier to use and quicker to recover from disaster. [cite news | url = http://news.cnet.com/IBM-puts-on-its-thinking-cap/2100-1001_3-964499.html | title = IBM puts on its thinking cap | date = November 4, 2002 | author = John G. Spooner | publisher = Cnet | accessdate = 2008-07-28 ]

In 2004 IBM provided two of the utilities, Rescue and Recovery with Rapid Restore and IBM System Migration Assistant as separately available software for use on non-IBM systems. [cite news | url = http://news.cnet.com/IBM-to-offer-non-Blue-versions-of-management-apps/2100-1012_3-5180381.html?tag=txt.5 | title = IBM to offer non-Blue versions of management apps | date = March 26, 2004 | author = John G. Spooner | publisher = Cnet | accessdate = 2008-07-28 ]

Additional packages were added to the suite:
* ThinkVantage Access Connections Manager
* Client Security Solution
* System Migration Assistant
* ThinkVantage System Update
* ImageUltra Builder

References

External links

* [http://www.pc.ibm.com/us/think/thinkvantagetech.html ThinkVantage Technologies for small business and home office] , IBM.