AUP Informant displays your acceptable usage policy to users and gathers their responses. Unlike some solutions that simply show a piece of text, AUP Informant is capable of displaying rich web pages with images and even embedded media. It supports a secondary policy too, allowing you to display one policy for students and another for staff.
Of course, displaying your policy is only half the story. In order for your policy to be effective and enforceable you need to have proof that your users have read and accepted it. AUP Informant collects reliable data on your users’ responses and provides statistics and reports so that you can see at a glance which users have accepted and which have not.
Important
AUP Informant has been discontinued as of July 2010; no further updates will be made available. The current version is still available for download but any outstanding issues will not be fixed and I cannot guarantee a reply to support requests. The source code is now open, however, so that you may modify it to suit your needs under the terms of the Microsoft Public License.
Features
| Easy configuration - no text files to edit. Automatic server detection on the client end. |
| MSI installer makes deployment a snap |
| Support for displaying basic text and rich media including images and Flash content |
| Charting feature showing current policy acceptance |
| Secondary policy for staff |
| Email notifications when users respond to your policy |
| Client branding including custom logos and text |
| Records computer in use, dates and times, and more |
| Support for custom SQL queries and advanced data analysis |
| Tiny client component. Under 500kb! |
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System Requirements
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 (Server) or Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 (Client)
Microsoft SQL Server Compact Edition 3.5 (Server)
Server Platforms: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows XP*
Client Platforms: Windows XP*, Windows Vista, Windows 7
* With Service Pack 2 or 3 installed
Latest Version
The latest version is 2.0.2
Downloads
Don’t forget the requirements above!
AUP Informant Server Installer (.msi, 1.2 mb)
AUP Informant Client Installer (.msi 415 kb)
Manual + Installation Guide (.pdf, 405 kb)
Source Code (without logos due to size, .7z, 2.6 mb)