<s>
Radia	O
Client	B-Protocol
Automation	O
software	O
is	O
an	O
end-user	O
device	O
(	O
PC	O
and	O
mobile	O
device	O
)	O
lifecycle	O
management	O
tool	O
for	O
automating	O
routine	O
client-management	O
tasks	O
such	O
as	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
deployments	O
and	O
upgrades	O
,	O
patch	O
management	O
,	O
application	O
software	B-Application
deployment	I-Application
,	O
application	O
use	O
monitoring	O
,	O
security	O
,	O
compliance	O
,	O
and	O
remote	O
system	O
management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2013	O
,	O
Hewlett-Packard	O
(	O
HP	O
)	O
and	O
Persistent	O
Systems	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
agreed	O
to	O
an	O
exclusive	O
license	O
for	O
Persistent	O
to	O
access	O
the	O
HP	O
Client	B-Protocol
Automation	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Persistent	O
is	O
now	O
developing	O
the	O
Radia	O
Client	B-Protocol
Automation	O
product	O
line	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
HP	O
Client	B-Protocol
Automation	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HP	O
is	O
also	O
selling	O
the	O
Radia	O
Client	B-Protocol
Automation	O
products	O
from	O
Persistent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Radia	O
Client	B-Protocol
Automation	O
has	O
been	O
called	O
various	O
names	O
in	O
its	O
life-cycle	O
:	O
HP	B-Application
OpenView	I-Application
Configuration	O
Management	O
software	O
,	O
Radia	O
Enterprise	O
Desktop	O
Manager	O
(	O
EDM	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
HP	B-Application
Client	I-Application
Automation	I-Application
Software	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Feb	O
2013	O
-	O
Persistent	O
Systems	O
Ltd	O
.	O
enters	O
into	O
a	O
strategic	O
agreement	O
with	O
Hewlett-Packard	O
(	O
HP	O
)	O
to	O
license	O
its	O
HP	O
Client	B-Protocol
Automation	O
(	O
HPCA	O
)	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Radia	O
Client	B-Protocol
Automation	O
software	O
can	O
manage	O
hundreds	O
of	O
thousands	O
of	O
client	B-Protocol
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
manage	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
Linux	B-Application
desktops	O
and	O
laptops	O
,	O
mobile	O
devices	O
and	O
tablets	O
running	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
Windows	O
8	O
Series	O
Mobile	O
operating	B-General_Concept
System	I-General_Concept
,	O
HP	O
thin	O
clients	O
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
servers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Radia	O
Client	B-Protocol
Automation	O
uses	O
a	O
desired	O
state	O
management	O
model	O
where	O
IT	O
defines	O
how	O
it	O
wants	O
devices	O
to	O
look	O
through	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
policies	O
,	O
while	O
agents	O
on	O
client	B-Protocol
devices	O
proactively	O
synchronize	O
and	O
manage	O
to	O
that	O
defined	O
state	O
.	O
</s>
