"Build one master device and use Sprite Clone to restore that image to every
other device – cut support and overheads and deploy a device in a few minutes."

This is very good news. Cloning solutions have been around (from SPB, Sprite etc.), but up to now none for Windows Mobile 5. This seems a very big deal to me. With push email and slick, high-profile WM5 devices gaining momentum, one of the essential missing pieces for corporates looking to roll with WM5 was an effective cloning solution.

I haven’t had a chance to try this out yet, but am very excited to do so. Read on for more details from the Sprite Software release …

Sprite Software Ltd is delighted to announce the release of Sprite Clone 5 for Windows
Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC’s.

There is plenty of new functionality added to make a rollout or configuration of your mobile devices easier to manage and quicker to deploy. Build one master device and use Sprite Clone to restore that image to every other device – cut support and overheads and deploy a device in a few minutes. Sprite Software has added their innovative Device Upgrade Mode to allow a restore of a backup image after a ROM upgrade* – if you wish to upgrade your current devices you can use Sprite Clone to backup and restore the individual data on the device.

Sprite Clone is used to configure your options for the Backup and Restore of the image. For example you can select to do a pre-Backup operation – such as run an application like MemMaid to clean up the Temporary files and folders before the Backup. On restore you can add an IP scope to beused – the IP address will be applied and the next restore will sequentially add the next IP address until the scope is finished.

Use the Insert Sequence to apply a device name e.g. Sales1, then Restore the image to a device which will name the device Sales2 then Sales3 and Sales4 etc.

Apply wireless settings automatically after a restore using the "Network Configuration Post Restore using ProcessConfigXML.exe"

Sprite Clone Features as listed on http://www.spritesoftware.com/clone.php :

 

Configuration Management

 

Reduce additional setup time and
configuration work by presetting your Master Image to Automatically increment
Device Names as well as assign IP Addresses from a preset range. Many new
devices incorporate phones and you could use this feature to apply the Service
Provider Configuration XML files.

 

X-ROM Deployment

 

Over a large number of devices it is
possible that all the devices may not have the same ROM version. As Image file
use to be device and Rom specific – this created some extra work to ensure you
have Image files for each ROM versions and to ensure you deploy the correct one.

 

With this new X-ROM deploy feature – you can now use the same Image file to
deploy to similar devices with different ROM versions – reducing setup time and
support overhead.

 

Pre- & Post- Backup/Restore Commands

 

Unique ability to customize and control device deployments. You can Create/Copy/Move/Delete Files and Folders as well as Execute Program and Command Line options. Run utilities like Time-zone setting once after deploy. These features works for both the Backup and the Restore part of the application.

 

Scheduled Deployments

 

Ideal for Demo Kiosk environments, use the Scheduled Deploy option to ensure a consistent User experience. With Scheduled Deploy you can set an interval to periodically re-deploy the device and thus ensure it is always in a perfect working condition for the next demo. Also works great for Tradeshows and Museums etc, where visitors need to receive a device with a specific configuration upon entry. When they exit the device is reset and
ready for the next user.

Sprite Clone is priced at BASE rates and a volume pricing system, for example if you have 114 devices then you purchase at the BASE rate for 100 which costs USD$1,000 and the other 14 licenses are applied at the volume break for 100-249 devices ($12.95) totaling $1181.30. Sprite Clone 5 BASE Rates:

Base - 20	$300
Base - 50	$625
Base - 100	$1,000
Base - 250	$2,250
Base - 500	$4,000
Base - 1000	$7,000

Please note a minimum purchase is 20 licenses.

To get more details, and apply for a trial of Sprite Clone, visit:

Sprite Clone main page