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Asset & Audit (SystemHound) Key Features
Enterprise Hardware Inventory Shows a summary for each PC in the enterprise with sorting, graphing, searching and drill down options. You can sort by user, by PC, by Operating System, by Manufacturer, by Model, by Memory, by Processor and by date with select and search features by Manufacturer.
Enterprise Software Inventory
Shows all the software installed across the enterprise with the registered user, the version numbers, the manufacturer, the number of copies installed and the number of licenses purchased (if you have entered this) with a warning if more copies are installed than purchased. You can select by manufacturer and search by application, show Windows patches separately, graph the results and drill down to PCs that have specific software/versions installed
Hardware Report by PC
For each PC in the enterprise, full hardware details are shown including monitors, serial numbers, network information, device, printer and database drivers and user defined fields such as department, supplier, date purchased etc. From here you can link to the Software Report or the Hardware or Software Changes for this PC.
Software Report by PC
For each PC, details of each software application found are displayed with the version number and serial number and whether it has been found via Add/Remove, as a service or in the Registry. The database can easily be searched for particular applications and manufacturers.
Hardware Changes
New and removed hardware is shown across the enterprise or for individual PCs for specified date ranges either in total or for selected categorie such as Processor, Disk, Memory or Network.
Software Changes
New, upgraded and removed software is across the enterprise or for individual PCs for specified date ranges either in total or just showing installed or uninstalled software.
Software Grouping
Modules of the same software application can be grouped together for reporting. This is "out of the box" for common applications from manufacturers such as Microsoft, Adobe and Lotus, and can also be set up by the user for any other applications.
Gather your own custom information
Interested in a specific piece of custom asset data on machine?
Custom data collection can be configured to retrieve specific entries from registry & Ini files and WMI can be used for advanced asset collection.
Export the database to another tool such as Microsoft Excel or Access
The whole database (hardware and/or software) can be exported to CSV, Excel or Access via a simple wizard for additional reporting and graphing. In addition, there is an option on most reports to export just that report to CSV.
Auditing non-networked PCs
For PCs that are not on the network, onsite audits can be carried out on CD or flash memory and the data integrated with the main systemhound reports.
Customise the database with user defined fields and notes
For each PC, you can add unlimited additional information. This can be in the form of extra fields such as department, location, asset id, supplier, date purchased etc or as a free format note which could be used for service history or fault recording
Hide non-relevant software
Apart from Windows patches, you can also "hide" selected software from the software reports. This might be used for example when one application has multiple programs .. eg IE Help, IE ReadMe, IE Enhancements, IE Exception Pack.
Detect PCs no longer in audit
By sorting the enterprise hardware report on "date last updated" you can see at a glance those PCs that have not recently been updated on the systemhound database. These could be offline, in repair or maybe just have not been switched on for a period. Any defunct PCs can be deleted from the database with an audit log automatically maintained.
Multiple deployment options
systemhound utilizes Microsoft MSI installer technology and can be deployed from the central server to all/some PCs in the enterprise in a variety of methods:
MSI / Active Directory - Install Wizard (by domain/IP range/PC name) - Login Scripts - Drive Imaging software - Silent Install via InstallShield - Manual Install
Software detection options
systemhound has multiple options for detecting installed software. Out-of-the-box methods include using Add/Remove Programs, Windows services and the Windows Registry. You can also define "custom software" from the Registry or with a filename and location that may not be picked up by the normal means. This could be used for example for software developed inside your Organization.
Testimonials"I think it is one of the simplest products to install and use in its class and does exactly what is required." - P Holloway, Revlon International "This is the 2nd company that I've deployed systemhound in and it has been great! It has been the most cost-effective asset management tool we have reviewed." - Neil Quiogue, PopCap Games International "Here at NASA - Johnson Space Center we found the product to be very beneficial. Our group supports over 50 of the production servers that provide both internal website and applications, and external general public access. Without this tool providing daily audits, our government required auditing would take up an overwhelming amount of our system administrators' resources." - J Cole NASA, Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas "systemhound is a great product and I highly recommend it. It continues to exceed my expectations." - Clay Perry, Asst. Director of Information Systems Beaufort Memorial Hospital, South Carolina. "This product is excellent. It saves the techies from doing the most hated job of all - the Hardware/Software audit. A job that usually takes days can be completed in hours. With its easy deployment once installed your records are always up to date. The installation of new machines is made quicker as well by deploying the systemhound client on configuration, put out in the working environment and boom you have all the details your Directors and Managers could ever require." - N Browning, BDO "Just wanted to say thanks. I've always liked your product, and last week had even more reason to like it. One of our junior techs was tasked with finding a pc that had the virus mimail on it. It turns out that the infected user had gotten the virus through a web-based 3rd party email program providing us with sales leads. When the tech came to me for ideas on finding the infected machine, Systemhound came to mind. I showed him how to set up the plug-ins to query the registry. He set it up, and then exported the software, and found it on his first search! Total time spent, (after training him) was about 10-15 minutes. Great work guys. People keep throwing other products at us, usually in a big suite for $20 a client. I think I'll stick with my favorite, systemhound." - J Harris, Sewell Automotive Companies Back to Monitoring & Remote control Request quotation / Free Download |
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