<s>
FastTrack	O
Automation	B-Application
Studio	O
(	O
formerly	O
known	O
as	O
FastTrack	B-Application
Scripting	I-Application
Host	I-Application
)	O
,	O
often	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
just	O
FastTrack	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
scripting	B-Language
language	I-Language
for	O
Windows	O
IT	O
System	O
Administrators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
product	O
’s	O
goal	O
is	O
to	O
handle	O
any	O
kind	O
of	O
scripting	O
that	O
might	O
be	O
required	O
to	O
automate	O
processes	O
with	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
networks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Script	O
writers	O
use	O
a	O
purpose-built	B-Application
editor	I-Application
to	O
create	O
scripts	O
,	O
inserting	O
script	O
lines	O
via	O
menus	O
,	O
drag’n	O
drop	O
,	O
or	O
simply	O
typing	O
them	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
a	O
script	O
is	O
executed	O
these	O
components	O
are	O
converted	O
into	O
many	O
lines	O
of	O
C#	B-Application
code	I-Application
,	O
sometimes	O
hundreds	O
of	O
lines	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
particular	O
script	O
operation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scripts	O
can	O
be	O
compiled	O
into	O
EXE	O
files	O
or	O
MSI	O
packages	O
and	O
treated	O
as	O
standalone	O
Windows	B-Application
applications	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
FastTrack	B-Application
Scripting	I-Application
Host	I-Application
(	O
FastTrack	O
)	O
was	O
first	O
developed	O
around	O
2006	O
to	O
ease	O
the	O
administration	O
burden	O
of	O
IT	O
System	O
Administrators	O
on	O
Windows	O
networks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
particular	O
,	O
he	O
wanted	O
something	O
that	O
could	O
minimize	B-Application
the	I-Application
amount	I-Application
of	I-Application
time	I-Application
needed	I-Application
each	I-Application
day	I-Application
to	I-Application
perform	I-Application
routine	I-Application
and	I-Application
mundane	I-Application
tasks	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
a	O
waste	O
of	O
time	O
and	O
expertise	O
that	O
should	O
have	O
been	O
committed	O
to	O
other	O
projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Leading	O
a	O
small	O
team	O
of	O
developers	O
,	O
Pedersen	O
developed	O
FastTrack	B-Application
Scripting	I-Application
Host	I-Application
to	O
simplify	O
and	O
automate	O
the	O
routine	O
tasks	O
of	O
system	O
administrators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
resulting	O
product	O
is	O
definitely	O
a	O
scripting	B-Language
language	I-Language
,	O
but	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
intuitively	O
like	O
a	O
programming	O
language	O
,	O
without	O
requiring	O
users	O
to	O
learn	O
syntax	B-Application
or	O
other	O
concepts	O
typically	O
associated	O
with	O
programming	O
languages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Companies	O
and	O
organizations	O
such	O
as	O
NOAA	O
,	O
Kawasaki	O
,	O
and	O
Goodyear	O
have	O
used	O
and	O
implemented	O
the	O
FastTrack	B-Application
Scripting	I-Application
Host	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Product	O
Manufacturer	O
Cost	O
Licensing	O
Platform	O
Latest	O
Version	O
Website	O
FastTrack	O
FastTrack	O
Software	O
ALS	O
Express	O
-	O
Free	O
Proprietary	O
Windows	O
8.2	O
(	O
Nov	O
2012	O
)	O
FastTrack	B-Application
Scripting	I-Application
Host	I-Application
KiXtart	B-Language
Ruud	O
van	O
Velsen	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
Netherlands	O
CareWare	O
-	O
Donation	O
Proprietary	O
Windows	O
4.63	O
(	O
Sep	O
2012	O
)	O
KiXtart	B-Language
PowerShell	B-Application
Microsoft	O
Free	O
Proprietary	O
Windows	O
3.0	O
(	O
~	O
July	O
2010	O
)	O
Microsoft	B-Application
PowerShell	I-Application
ScriptLogic	O
(	O
PowerGUIPro	O
)	O
Quest	O
Software	O
$300	O
Proprietary	O
Windows	O
?	O
</s>
