Network inventory software

ENT Server (Desktop Edition) Listing updated: May 2, 2005

Take control of the hardware and software on your networks, ensure software license compliance, and provide better support to your end users. Built using MS SQL Server 2000 databases, Enterprise Server allows you to collaborate with co-workers, manage your IT Assets and maintain a help desk to support users both within and outside your organization. Each of the modules in ENT is designed to be accessible both in an Intranet LAN environment and over slower Wide Area Network (WAN) or Internet connections. The server can be accessed via a web browser or using the windows clients that we have developed for ENT server, via the HTTP protocol. The ENT Inventory module for ENT Server can be accessed using our windows client, (ENT NetCenter). Using ENT NetCenter you can remotely collect detailed hardware and software information about the machines on the networks that you manage and post this information automatically to your ENT Inventory. This audit process makes use of a service called WMI, which is built into the Windows operating system, so you don't have to deploy any software on remote machines to be able to audit these on a LAN.
  • Users' Rating: 2.5 [2 votes] - Vote
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Express Software Manager Listing updated: August 28, 2009

Express Software Manager is a specialized IT asset management solution that combines PC inventory and software usage data for maximum visibility and control over network assets.

Express Software Manager discovers all the software and hardware installed on network PCs and servers and automatically reconciles discovered applications with usage data and purchasing details. With an emphasis on software licensing, Express Software Manager delivers information you need to prepare for software audits, ensure license compliance, drive down licensing costs, and make informed decisions about your IT investments. Detailed hardware and software data enable you to analyze remote PC configurations, troubleshoot machine issues, and prepare for desktop migrations. Designed for Windows, Citrix/TSE, and virtualized environments.
  • Users' Rating: 3.8 [20 votes] - Vote
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Global Network Inventory Listing updated: July 11, 2006

Global Network Inventory is a software and hardware inventory system that can be used as an audit scanner in an agent-free and zero deployment environments. If used as an audit scanner, it only requires full administrator rights to the remote computers you wish to scan. Global Network Inventory can audit remote computers and even network appliances, including hubs, network printers, document centers, etc.

Global Network Inventory key features: Scan computers by IP range, by domain, single computers, or computers, defined by the Global Network Inventory host file; Reliable IP detection and identification of network appliances such as switches, network printers, document centers, hubs, and other devices; Scan only items that you need by customizing scan elements; View scan results, including historic results for all scans, individual machines, or selected number of addresses; Fully customizable layouts and color schemes on all views and reports. Export data to HTML, XML, Microsoft Excel, and text formats; Customizable printing and more...
  • Users' Rating: 3.57 [7 votes] - Vote
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HARDiNFO 2003 Professional Listing updated: June 9, 2003

HARDiNFO 2003 is a System Information, Diagnostic, Benchmark and Computer Management application designed to be used by Small Business to Large Business and Professionals. HARDiNFO 2003 displays the hardware information in well organized categories with a graphical representation of each hardware component for fast and easy understanding. Supports detection of hardware configuration from an Internet/LAN network computer without having to install it on your entire network.

  • Users' Rating: 3.95 [39 votes] - Vote
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HealthMonitor Listing updated: April 2, 2007

HealthMonitor is an instrument for monitoring your business IT system. Twenty-five plug-ins keep an eye on your system and when the threshold values you set in your configuration are approached, will either notify you by e-mail, text message or record the event in your database.

Subsequently, by checking the AJAX based web interface, clients may be managed, parameters configured and all information on the observed anomalies displayed, such as problems with memory, disk, any installed software, etc. One single instrument checks the condition of the systems of your entire organization. In a few minutes HealthMonitor gives you: Your entire organization's hardware inventory; Your entire organization's installed software inventory; All processes in progress on all machines; Services and their status on all workstations and servers; Trouble ticketing

Visit the HealthMonitor website to download a free 14-day trial.
  • Users' Rating: 3.92 [53 votes] - Vote
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K2 - KeyAuditor & KeyServer Listing updated: December 9, 2004

K2/KeyAuditor & KeyServer is a solution for automated software auditing, inventory, and software license management, augmented by hardware audit details to optimize software deployment and usage management. K2 supports full or selective auditing and provides advanced data filtering to view and report the details without the clutter of unwanted information. The software usage console provides optional settings to either manage license compliance or simply monitor and log usage metrics, plus a "keyed" method to secure programs against intentional software piracy. K2 manages all general types of licenses: 1. computer-limit (node locked licenses), 2. site license, or 3. concurrent-use (floating) licenses. Plus administrators can define their own custom license limits and restrictions. K2 provides reporting capabilities from more than 100 built-in reports and standards-based ODBC query rules for customizable reports. Supports Windows, Macintosh, and Thin-client computers.
  • Users' Rating: 3.82 [11 votes] - Vote
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LAN Survey Listing updated: December 1, 2008

LAN Survey is an network auditing tool that monitors software, hardware, OS updates, printers, RAS Connections, ODBC drivers, disk usage, user logons, directories and files. Configuration data and modifications are logged in a SQL database. Client software consists of a scanner that should be run during logon and a browser to examine the results. You may export data in XLS, CSV, HTML and TXT format. ODBC connections to the database are also possible. Intranet module for IIS included.

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  • Users' Rating: 3.88 [26 votes] - Vote
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LANSurveyor Listing updated: November 10, 2009

Leveraging a unique multi-level discovery technique, LANsurveyor automatically discovers your LAN or WAN and produces comprehensive, easy-to-view network diagrams that integrate OSI Layer 2 and Layer 3 topology data (including switch-to-switch, switch-to-node, and switch-to-router port connections). With two mouse clicks, this data can be exported into Microsoft Office Visio and easily shared with your colleagues.

Additionally, LANSurveyor will automatically track and account for changes to the network in real time with a unique continuous scan feature that can immediately detect new devices on the network and dynamically update the network map.
  • Users' Rating: 3.89 [93 votes] - Vote
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Lansweeper Listing updated: August 17, 2009

Manage and collect all hardware and software information from all windows computers in your network. Calculate license costs, create alert reports, maintain allowed software, get active directory information all without installing an agent on your computers. All administrators in your company can browse the computer details, can run custom actions and can view reports in the intuitive web interface. If standard reports are not enough for you, why not build your own based on custom files and registry keys that you can scan.

Take a look at the demo at http://www.lansweeper.com/demo

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  • Users' Rating: 3.9 [70 votes] - Vote
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LicenseWatch Listing updated: August 23, 2004

Self deploying asset management offerering features for software usage statistics (metering), concurrent license administration, hardware monitoring, purchase- and agreement management. Based on internet technology and build using Microsoft .Net.
  • Users' Rating: 3.64 [11 votes] - Vote
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