Tally Systems NetCensus 2.95 Paves the Way to Windows 2000; New Inventory Tool Collects Details Crucial to Migration Planning.LEBANON, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 28, 1999-- Seeking to provide relief to network managers starving for data to help them make a Windows 2000 migration decision, Tally Systems today announced the release of NetCensus 2.95, the latest version of its market leading asset management tool. NetCensus 2.95 adds even greater inventory detail to the product's patented Census Recognition Technology(TM), adding detailed processor information and improved system recognition to NetCensus' over 20,000 recognized hardware and software products. The new inventory detail - which includes recognition for all Intel, AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. , Cyrix, WinChip, and NexGen CPUs, more detailed Dell recognition, and nearly 10,000 software titles- will give network administrators exactly the data they need to assess their need to migrate to Windows 2000, plan for the logistics of doing so, and manage the project in a fashion that efficiently applies scarce IT dollars. "A good, solid, detailed, and accurate inventory is the mandatory starting point Noun 1. starting point - earliest limiting point terminus a quo commencement, get-go, offset, outset, showtime, starting time, beginning, start, kickoff, first - the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the for any company considering migrating to Windows 2000," said Christopher Germann, Research Director, IT Asset Management at Gartner Group (company) Gartner Group - One of the biggest IT industry research firms. Address: Connecticut, USA. in Austin, TX. "An enterprise must understand what software and hardware is currently deployed, where it is deployed and how it is being used before it can effectively plan such a critical technology upgrade. Maintaining inventory data will be the lynchpin lynch·pin n. Variant of linchpin. lynchpin Noun same as linchpin Noun 1. for IT infrastructure decision-making." In addition to providing baseline inventory data for assessing the need for Windows 2000, data collected by NetCensus 2.95 also is crucial to the planning and execution of a migration once that decision has been made. In addition to the new CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. and Dell recognition, NetCensus reports detailed hardware information such as disk-drive free space, installed RAM, Network Interface Cards, Plug 'n Play devices, and PC make, model, and serial number, even for machines which are not DMI-enabled. NetCensus also recognizes software by manufacturer, product, and version number, even serial number and foreign language edition in many instances, and can even use Census Recognition Technology(TM) to identify software that has been developed locally by the end-user. "Administrators can easily identify which machines just need a hard-drive and RAM upgrade to run Windows 2000, or which need to be replaced," said Karen Horvath, NetCensus Product Manager. "They can also save money by upgrading existing software licenses In computing, software that is copyrighted and licensed under a software license is done under a variety of licensing schemes. For end-users there are proprietary licenses and there are free software licenses, and there are proprietary Within these schemes are further classifications. instead of purchasing new ones, or eliminate outdated software that is no longer required and no longer needs an expensive support contract. NetCensus provides the crucial data needed to begin any major IT project." Highlights of NetCensus' new features include: Enhanced CPU, CPU Speed See MHz. and System Recognition NetCensus Collectors now recognize the following CPUs: Intel Pentium II Xeon (processor) Pentium II Xeon - The successor to Intel Corporation's Pentium II processor. The Xeon has the same P6 core as existing Pentium Pro/Pentium II units, but it supports a 100 MHz system bus and offers as much as 2 MB of level 2 cache. http://intel. , Intel Pentium III The successor to the Pentium II from Intel. Introduced in the spring of 1999 at 500 MHz, the Pentium III architecture was similar to the Pentium II with the addition of 70 new instructions optimized for multimedia (see SSE). , Intel Pentium III Xeon, Intel Celeron, AMD Am486, AMD Am5x86, AMD K5, AMD K6, AMD K6-2, AMD K6-III  This article is written like a personal reflection or and may require .Please [ improve this article] by rewriting this article in an . , AMD K7, Cyrix 6x86, Cyrix 6x86MX, WinChip C6, WinChip 2, NexGen Nx586, and NexGen Nx686. When it can be determined, a Level-2 cache component is added to the hardware inventory. Improved Dell System Recognition System model, serial number, and asset tag recognition have been added or improved in all Collectors under all platforms for 16 different makes of Dell PCs, including all PCs in the OptiPlex, PowerEdge, Latitude, and Workstation 400 lines. Windows 95/98/NT Refers to all 32-bit versions of Windows prior to Windows 2000. It implies Windows ME and Windows 2000. It specifically excludes Windows 3.x. See Windows. Service Pack Numbers When scanning Windows 95/98 or Windows NT machines, NetCensus recognizes and reports the operating system Service Pack number. About Tally Systems Tally Systems Corp. is the world's leading supplier of full-featured asset management and messaging management products, providing software and services to improve the management of end-user systems. Tally Systems' desktop asset management products-including Cenergy, NetCensus, CentaMeter and WinINSTALL, as well as our Year 2000 products and services-including Centennial 2000 and PC2000, are currently licensed on over 7,500,000 PCs at more than 10,500 client sites worldwide. Creativity, entrepreneurship and proven expertise continue to keep Tally Systems at the forefront of developments in an industry where the only constant is change. Visit Tally Systems on the web at: http://www.tallysystems.com |
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