Centennial Announces Availability of Centennial Discovery Web Edition.Business/Technology Editors BURLINGAME, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 3, 2001 Universal Web Browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. Access, Asset Analysis Tools and Configurable Security for Tracking Information Technology (IT) Assets Centennial Software today announced the availability of the Web version of their leading network-based inventory tracking software, Centennial Discovery(TM). The new Web Edition provides a Web browser interface detailing hardware and software audit information for networked PCs. Included with the product are asset analysis tools that provide valuable usage analysis and upgrade cost calculations -- helping key decision makers within an organization control costs and better utilize their PC assets. Centennial Discovery Web Edition includes all of the features of Centennial Discovery -- detailed PC audit history, auditing over the Internet, device discovery and physical location detection of network assets. In addition, the Web Edition provides many new features. Read-only Web browser access to the Centennial Discovery asset repository enables selected users within the organization to run reports and analyze asset usage. New asset analysis tools provide reports on hardware and software usage across the organization. An upgrade costing wizard assists in calculating the cost of upgrading software based on current hardware configurations. Security to the repository data can be setup by user or groups. "While tracking our IT assets and usage of these assets is a high priority for our organization, it can be difficult to keep this information current and easily accessible," said Helena Stevens, Managing Director of HSM (1) (Hierarchical Storage Management) The automatic movement of files from hard disk to slower, less-expensive storage media. The typical hierarchy is from magnetic disk to optical disc to tape. , a market research company based in the United Kingdom. "Centennial Discovery Web Edition provides us with the tools to easily track current information about our IT assets and licensing compliance from a standard Web browser." Supported Platforms Centennial Discovery supports auditing DOS and Windows 3.x/95/98/NT/2000 client PCs. Supported Networks are Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. 3.51 and higher and Novell NetWare (operating system, networking) Novell NetWare - Novell, Inc.'s proprietary networking operating system for the IBM PC. NetWare uses the IPX/SPX, NetBEUI or TCP/IP network protocols. It supports MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, OS/2, Macintosh and Unix clients. version 3.11 or higher and IntranetWare. The Web Edition also requires Microsoft IIS Microsoft IIS - Internet Information Server 4 or IIS (Internet Information Services) Microsoft's Web server. IIS runs under the server versions of Windows, adding HTTP server capability to the Windows operating system. 5 Web server and Internet Explorer Microsoft's Web browser, which comes with Windows starting with Windows 98. Commonly called "IE," versions for Mac and Unix are also available. Internet Explorer is the most widely used Web browser on the market. It has also been the browser engine in AOL's Internet access software. 3.0 or higher or Netscape Navigator An earlier Web browser for Windows, Macintosh and X Windows from Netscape that provided secure transmission over the Internet. Soon after its introduction in 1994, Navigator, or just "Netscape," as it was commonly called, quickly became the leading browser on the Web. 3.0 or higher browsers. Availability Centennial Discovery Web Edition includes Centennial Discovery Standard Edition and is available now through Centennial Authorized Resellers worldwide. About Centennial Centennial Software is the North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. subsidiary of Centennial, UK Ltd., a privately owned British software company that develops solutions to assist organizations in tracking and auditing their Information Technology assets and reducing their total cost of ownership. For further information visit our web site at www.centennial.co.uk. Note to Editors: Centennial Discovery and Centennial Discovery Control Center are trademarks of Centennial UK Limited. All other brand names, trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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