The all-in-one Toolkit for administrators
O&O BlueCon can do everything that an administrator ever needs to do: repair systems, correct errors, delete data, recover data, reset passwords and manage local users, to name but a few functions. This Kit really does contain every tool an admin may need on any given day.
Save time and costs
It happens all the time: a PC or a server crashes and the user must interrupt his work. With the help of O&O BlueCon you can repair the affected system quickly and efficiently. You save costs and time, which are both involved when resolving such cases. You can now repair the system without a restoration from an image or running a new installation. In addition, you benefit from sophisticated features for evaluation and analysis to help avoid similar problems in the future or even resolve them faster.
Boot from bootable disk
O&O BlueCon and all the integrated programs start directly from a CD or USB stick – no installation is necessary. The bootable disk is based on Windows PE (Preinstallation Environment), meaning you can start O&O BlueCon even when your system itself won‘t start. And thanks to the Windows-like interface, it‘s eminently easy to use and you need very little time to familiarize yourself with it.
New in Version 8
The O&O BlueCon 8 bootable disk is now optimized for Windows Server 2008 R2, which ensures support for the latest hardware. In addition to numerous minor enhancements, other programs such as O&O PartitionManager 3 for easy drive management and O&O DiskRecovery 7 for professional data recovery have been added. O&O PartitionManager allows you to change the size of a system partition and reorganize the files on it to save space. O&O DiskRecovery can reliably track data you thought was lost by using three intelligent search methods. This saves you the hassle of recreating data, if that were at all possible.
Daily problems with servers and workstations:
- Defective driver installation after changing hardware causes blue screen
- Windows fails to start
- Defective Windows updates
- Forgotten passwords
- Systems must be exchanged due to data protection laws
- Loss of data where no backup was made
- Malicious code has damaged the system
Daily solutions with the tools of O&O BlueCon Admin Edition:
- To solve driver and service problems: O&O DeviceManager
- To detect errors: O&O Event Viewer and O&O Check Disk
- To combat Windows errors: O&O SRP Manager (Windows XP only) and O&O RegEditor
- To reset passwords: O&O UserManager
- To delete disks securely: O&O SafeErase
- To restore accidentally deleted data: O&O DiskRecovery
- To partition the hard drive easily: O&O PartitionManager
- To image and restore your data: O&O DiskImage
- To locate and remove data: O&O FileExplorer
- To load drivers before the program starts: O&O DriverLoader
- Built-in Web browser to download additional tools
Application scenarios
Problem 1: Accessing a computer without an administrator password
Solution: Start O&O BlueCon directly from CD and open the O&O UserManager. Here you have access to all registered users and can change the passwords accordingly with just a few mouse clicks. When you have close BlueCon and restart the computer, the user can log-on using the new password.
Problem 2: Save data from defective systems to external disks
Solution: Start O&O BlueCon and connect an external disk e.g. hard disk or USB Stick to the computer. By using the O&O FileExplorer you can now navigate through your defective system, just as you do with Windows Explorer, accessing files and directories. You can then copy the data you require to an external disk. You can also access other computers in the network.
Problem 3: Completely delete data
Solution: The user-friendly O&O SafeErase Wizard helps you delete sensitive data and entire drives so securely that it prevents the data ever being recovered again, even with specialized software. Thanks to the five different deletion methods, data can be overwritten up to 35 times.
ROI
Those who use servers nowadays must work on the basis that the average risk of an outage stands at 0.1 percent. In a 5 x 12 hour operating model, this still amounts to outage costs of over $58,000.00 (500 employees, at about $56.00 per hour)! (Tecchannel)
On average, it takes 15 minutes to solve a server problem with O&O BlueCon Admin Edition. These stats provide the following cost figures:
O&O BlueCon Admin Edition license (one-time outlay): $1,079.00
15 minute outage: about $14,500.00
Total cost: $15,759.00 net (based on a one-time application excluding further scenarios) Total saving: Over $42,241.00
Different Editions
O&O BlueCon is available in both an Admin and Tech Edition. These two Editions differ in their functionality and licensing. The Admin Edition (AE) is licensed per administrator and can be used on all computers in the company. The Tech Edition (TE) can be used as part of a data recovery service. It is licensed per technician and can be used on an unlimited number of computers. In addition, the TE includes O&O DiskImage 6 for creating images.
