Assetworks protects IT investments. (IT News).Assetworks continuously examines all Windows NT/2000/XP domains found on a network and will identify workstations, servers, printers and anything with an IP address. This information is maintained within the Assetworks database, allowing the audit process to identify computers connected to a network that may not have previously been recognised. Further integration with IT service management or helpdesk solutions provides tracking of IT assets when associated with end-user data and made available to support analysts. Assetworks Features: * Discovers all hardware and network devices with associated location identifiers--saving an organisation from making unnecessary, re-investments * Discovers all deployed software against hardware and network devices * Measures software usage and compliance to accurately budget future license purchasing * Provides graphical representation of configuration layouts and report upon changes * Uses the information discovered to improve incident and problem resolution Where there is no network connection, such as a home-worker's PC, asset discovery can be expedited by creating an audit-collection floppy disk to pass to the user for a one-off audit that is saved to disk. A simple wizard interface within the management console submits the audit to the server from the floppy disk. Alternatively, it is possible to audit users PCs via e-mail, by sending the audit request as a file attachment to run. Once run, the results can be delivered back to the Assetworks server without user intervention. Assetworks enables audit results to be automatically delivered back to its server by using TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. , FTP, HTTP HTTP in full HyperText Transfer Protocol Standard application-level protocol used for exchanging files on the World Wide Web. HTTP runs on top of the TCP/IP protocol. , simple file-drop, or e-mail (SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) The standard e-mail protocol on the Internet and part of the TCP/IP protocol suite, as defined by IETF RFC 2821. SMTP defines the message format and the message transfer agent (MTA), which stores and forwards the mail. , MAPI (Mail API) A programming interface from Microsoft that enables a client application to send to and receive mail from Exchange Server or a Microsoft Mail (MS Mail) messaging system. Microsoft applications such as Outlook, the Exchange client and Microsoft Schedule use MAPI. , or VIM (Vendor Independent Messaging Interface) A programming interface developed by Lotus, Novell, IBM and others. In order to enable an application to send and receive mail over a VIM-compliant messaging system such as cc:Mail, programmers write to the VIM interface. ). Once the initial IT asset audit is complete, Assetworks automatically deploys and schedules its inventory agent software without any need to re-visit the PCs. Assetworks gathers hardware information by interrogating the actual hardware or the DMI (Desktop Management Interface) The first desktop management standard from the DMTF. Enabling PCs to be monitored from a central console, it was superseded by the DMTF's Common Information Model (see CIM). data maintained by the system's BIOS. www.hornbill hornbill, common name for members of the family Bucerotidae, Old World birds of tropical and subtropical forests, named for their enormous down-curved bills surmounted by grotesque horny casques. From 2 to 5 ft (61–152. .com |
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