Shutdown Pro and Tweaknow Powerpack 2005 Professional Software for Windows

Prof Shutdown
$98.95 - Simplyware

Prof Shutdown enables an administrator to schedule power management jobs to be executed on a local machine or multiple remote machines in a network. In the latter case, the tool is able to manage up to 1,000 machines all together at a specified time. A local machine can be scheduled to shutdown, reboot, hibernate, standby, log off current user session, lock computer, wake up from hibernate or standby mode, and display a popup message dialog. Networked machines can be scheduled to shutdown, reboot, hibernate, log off and wake up. Other major features include log file maintenance, command line support, and no need for a remote client installation.

Scheduling a job is easy and requires no special knowledge. Prof Shutdown offers a wizard-style scheduler that can guide you through all the steps in a point-and-click manner. You click on the "Add New Task" icon, select a job to execute (shutdown, reboot, etc.), and type in a message to be displayed in a popup dialog before a job is executed. Time of message display can be set up according to your preference. Then you will be prompted to add a remote machine by specifying its name or IP, login and password (if necessary). If a networked machine is not known, you can search for it using the Active Directory Search or scanning from IP range functions. The final step is to schedule the time when you want a job to be triggered.

Prof Shutdown will benefit network administrators since it lets them execute routine management jobs without ever having to leave their own workplace. They?ll have more focus on more important tasks, and less time spent on visiting each machine in an enterprise.

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dfg ShutDown XP
$0 - d.f.g

This program is a professional shutdown, automation, atomic time synchronizing, disk cleaning and PC protection utility - the best you can get today. dfg ShutDown XP gives you an easy and thorough time controlled and automatic way to shutdown, restart or log off your system with optional power off and shutdown forcing (no questioning). Optionally it will run as a NTservice. An optional Countdown Counter (visual and acoustic) enables you to cancel the system shutdown within a time period of up to 99 seconds. The program also has a built in alarm clock function (alarm sound). Optionally will dfg ShutDown XP will protect the computer while you are absent. You can also launch a program (and wait for exit) before shutdown e.g. to start your daily backup program. All actions (log off, shut down, restart, etc. including system crash info) together with time and userID will be stored in a log file. Synchronization from your system clock to the exact time using the Internet can be done manually or automatically. It queries one of the National Institute of Standards and Technology timeservers, which then returns the correct standard time. It works through firewalls and proxy servers and supports 12(AM/PM) and 24 hour time format incl. all time zones. The standard time is converted to local time and compared with the internal system time on the computer, and adjustments are made accordingly. Optional time check automatically after Windows / program start and the Internet connection is available. The disk cleaning function is optionally accomplished before the shutdown starts.

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Auto Shutdown Manager
$49 - EnviProt

Save up to 80% of your PCs Energy costs - network ready professional solution.
AutoShutdownManager is a professional power management tool that helps to reduce the power consumption of Laptops, tablets, PCs and servers running Microsoft Windows 2000, 2003 and XP. On the other hand it can help to maximize security following the principle: machines that are down can?t be attacked.
It allows intelligent Auto Shutdown and Wakeup, WoL (Wake On LAN), Restart, hard Power Down by time, to control PC usage by time and duration per week day (e.g. for Kid Protection) , protocol all up and down times. It runs in networked environments on clients as well as on servers. It supports exceptions like running applications, active network clients, time based rules, Scheduled Tasks, CPU & HDD utilization. AutoShutdownManager can also manage active VMWare session to bring them into suspend mode before a shutdown and up again after wake-up or restart of the host.
Its interactive interface allows users and administrators to easily setup and configure basic settings and tune the functionality in all details later on demand. The tool can be protected by password, so users can?t modify settings. All settings are stored encrypted.
Its functionality was build under the objective of high machine?s stability and less resource consumption for its own operation. To allow execution on remote servers, there is no need for user interaction at any time during runtime.
There are several examples where AutoShutdownManager can effectively help to safe hardware and energy resources? and so money at the end.

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Prof Shutdown LT
$34.95 - Simplyware

Program allows scheduled shutdown, reboot and wakeup (Wake-On-LAN) computers on the local network. You can easy perform actions for any number of work stations. Local machine can be scheduled to shutdown, reboot, hibernate, standby, log off current user session, lock computer, wake up from Hibernate or Standby mode, and display a popup message dialog. Program has a command line support, log files, etc.

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DShutdown
$0 - Dimitrios Coutsoumbas (Dimio)

DShutdown (Dimio's Shutdown) is a stand-alone program that let you schedule the shutdown and the wake up of a local or remote PC. He supports, beyond classical shutdown options, also a series of particular options relating pure shutdown (as the ForceAfterWait option, that causes a forced, but clear, shutdown), and relating monitor functions (as the option to shutdown a PC when an application terminate, useful at the end of compression of several files, or as the option to shutdown a PC when Internet traffic reduces itself under a particular value for a given amount of time, useful to shutdown a PC at the end of a download). Is also possible to intercept a shutdown request caused by the user (or by another software) and to execute the shutdown request with selected options in DShutdown (this can be useful, for example, to shutdown all LAN's PCs at the shutdown of a server). DShutdown is capable to Wake Up the PC from suspension mode too.

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Quick ShutDown
$0 - Shatran Software

Quick ShutDown - free Windows shutdown utility that allows to shutdown, reboot, logoff, hibernate, standby or lock your Windows session with a mouse click. When Quick ShutDown is running, an accurate miniature icon appears on the taskbar on the end opposite the Start button (next to the clock). Right-click on the icon and you have a choice to shutdown, reboot, standby, hibernate, lock, logoff and eject removable media. You can preset a command so that all you need to do is to left double-click on the its icon in the desktray and that function will be carried out. Also you can choose to click or double-click it with the left mouse button. Quick ShutDown optionally terminates programs that are not responding, making shutdowns both quicker and safer. You can easily set hotkeys for each task (shutdown, reboot, standby, hibernate, lock, logoff and media eject). In addition, Quick ShutDown can eject removable media drives at shutdown preventing you from losing your disks and CDs by leaving them in the drive when you leave. Also Quick ShutDown gives you the possibility to schedule shutdown operation using standard Windows task scheduler. Quick ShutDown works with Windows 95/98/Me/XP/NT/2000.

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