About Ivanti Browser Manager
Ivanti Browser Manager allows IT administrators to simplify the management of web browsers across their end user computing estates.
Components
Browser Manager comprises four valuable components:
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WebData Management – Manage browser-generated data to remove the mass of unnecessary data and retain only what is required.
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Favorites Synchronization – Synchronize user-created favorites across all browsers and improve the user browsing experience.
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Browser Redirector – Redirect URLs to ensure they open in the browser required and render or perform correctly.
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Resource Blocking – Apply controls to web resources such as blocking ads.
Benefits
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Control browser generated data
Browser Manager introduces controls to manage browser generated data to ensure only relevant data is retained for each browser in an optimal manner. Policies are configured to remove unwanted data including cookies which have expired or cookies which are used solely for advertising or user behaviour tracking purposes.
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Ensures the appropriate browser is used for different web resources
Because different websites and web applications may require a specific browser to function correctly, enterprises often deploy multiple web browsers to their users. For example, websites may leverage ActiveX controls – and only function in Internet Explorer, or they may be designed to render correctly in certain browsers only. Browser Manager addresses this requirement by redirecting web requests to a specific browser based on administrator configuration. The result ensures the appropriate browser is used for the web resource accessed, and helps ensure the optimal user experience and productivity.
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Management of browser Bookmarks/Favorites
User created favorites/bookmarks can be shared across browsers providing users with a consistent experience in each browser they use. Browser Manager also offers features to allow administrators to centrally deploy and manage favorites/bookmarks for users based on requirements.
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Optimize browser workloads through Resource blocking
Enable Ad Blocking capabilities to block known advertising domains, URLs and web page elements. Browser Manager has an automatic updating list of advertising elements which can be enabled to provide a better Ad free browsing experience where unwanted advertising web page elements are dynamically hidden and removed as needed.
Using Browser Manager to take control of users’ browser data delivers many valuable benefits:
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Reduced Infrastructure storage
With a significant reduction in the size of user profiles and web browser databases, storage requirements and the volume of network traffic are both substantially reduced.
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Faster login and logoff times for users
A lean user profile is opened (and closed) more quickly and login performance is improved.
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Improved user experience
Management of cookies ensures the helpful cookies are retained – and the ones used for behavior tracking and advertising are removed.
Favorite bookmarked websites can be shared across different browsers and made available to users consistently. They can also be configured to open in the browser required.
Overcome website compatibility and rendering issues by the seamless redirect to a preferred browser. Using the Browser Redirector feature you can ensure that a legacy intranet that requires Internet Explorer (IE), for example, is always opened in IE.
Remove unwanted advertisements from web pages allowing faster page loading whilst reducing network traffic and associated DNS requests.
Browser Manager allows you to manage browser data across your organization and balance end user convenience with infrastructure and performance requirements.