Re: Network inventory/patch system suggestions?

[John Hubbard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>]

Hi Thomas,

You may want to take a look at OCS Inventory. It's *free* and 
distributed under the GPL, so you can add features if you like. I have 
used it with one server and about 50 client machines with pretty good 
results. It doesn't require a client-side agent, just point the login 
script to a share containing the executable.

Using the software definitions from the web site, you can search for 
apps requiring licenses (MS Office, AutoCAD, etc.) and apps you don't 
want inside your network (Kazaa, etc.). You can view the software 
installed on any machine, or list machines that have a certain software 
product installed. Pretty handy for me, anyway, despite a lack of patch 
features.

Unfortunately it can take a few minutes for the program to run when a 
client is logging in, but I have not had any complaints. Read all about 
it and check the screenshots to see if it matches your needs.
http://ocsinventory.sourceforge.net/

-John Hubbard

Thomas Lesh wrote:

> In the very near future we are looking to do an IT audit of over 100
> computers.  I know it doesn't sound like that many, but they are spread out
> around 25 or so different locations.  The workstations are Windows 95, 98,
> 2000, and a few have XP installed.  Our PDC is Windows Server 2003 and we
> have three Windows 2000 Servers for other tasks.  We need to find out what
> applications the workstations have on them and also the license data to make
> sure we're legal.
>
> So my question to the list is, does anyone have any recommendations and
> experience with a network audit/inventory system?  If the inventory
> application has any kind of patch management built-in that is definitely a
> plus, but the license compliance features, reports, etc. are the main focus
> here.  So far my favorite is Kaseya (http://www.kaseya.com/) but I am
> totally open for suggestions.
>
> Thank you for any help you may be able to offer!
>
> Tom Lesh
>
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