Centennial Software Announces Discovery 2006; New IT Asset Management Product a Key Tool for IT Governance; Network Visualization and Web Reporting Capabilities Serve as Catalyst for Fast and Effective IT Governance Decision-Making.

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Centennial Software, developer of endpoint security and asset discovery solutions for IT governance, today announced the availability of Centennial Discovery 2006 - the newest version of Centennial's award-winning IT asset discovery product. Designed to improve IT governance and help multiple IT stakeholders within an organization more effectively plan, manage and report on various IT requirements, Discovery 2006 includes new network-mapping tools and web-reporting features.

Key to the latest version of Discovery is Discovery.Visual - a network-mapping tool that generates custom visualizations of a network from a live feed of all discovered hardware and software. With this tool, managers can quickly build an accurate view of the network, enabling them to significantly reduce administrative overhead associated with tracking asset location, monitoring the progress of IT projects, or drilling down directly into selected PCs, servers or other types of IP-addressable hardware.

"The addition of the network mapping and visualization component is a real differentiator for Centennial Discovery - and one that addresses a real customer need to see quickly what assets are on the network and how they relate to one another," said Steve Dreyer, CEO of SMA Management Systems, a Centennial platinum partner. "We specialize in IT service management applications and Discovery.Visual - combined with the new web-reporting capabilities - provides a key tool for those charged with managing and supporting the IT infrastructure."

Discovery's new web-reporting capabilities and tools - which reside in the Discovery.Dashboard - provide faster, more intuitive methods for administrators and managers within an organization to access key information about the IT estate. From specific software compliance reports developed in conjunction with the BSA to specialized network upgrade wizards, the enhanced Discovery.Dashboard delivers IT asset intelligence and enables users to easily comprehend statistical data.

"Identifying exactly what's on the network - and then being able to take selective views of that data in a format that supports fast and effective decision-making - is key to IT governance," said Brian McCarthy, Vice President of Marketing at Centennial Software. "Discovery 2006 streamlines the decision-making process by giving administrators and C-level executives instant access to information that is vital to the business process - whether that's deep-dive analytics, at-a-glance project tracking or a visual representation of the entire network."

In addition to the new usability and reporting features, Centennial's unique portal of software information, which provides value-add data such as application description, vendor contact information and licensable status, has also been upgraded and features thousands of distinct applications. Furthermore, the launch of Discovery 2006 also lays the foundations for a number of exciting additions to Centennial's product portfolio in the coming months, including governance solutions for IT security and software license management.

Pricing & Availability

Centennial Discovery 2006 is now generally available and can be purchased or downloaded for a free 30-day trial at www.centennial-software.com. In addition, Centennial is announcing a new "Enterprise Edition" package for larger organizations - this includes the entire Discovery portfolio of tools (Discovery.Visual, Discovery.Dashboard and Discovery.Portal). Existing customers on maintenance can upgrade to the latest version at no additional cost. For more information, please contact [e-mail].

About Centennial Software

Centennial Software is a developer of IT asset discovery and security management solutions that help organizations manage IT governance. With more than four million licenses sold to blue-chip organizations around the world, the company's solutions are designed to help organizations better manage their IT infrastructure, improve IT governance, maintain compliance and reduce operational risks. For more information, visit www.devicewall.com or www.centennial-software.com.