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Have you ever thought of network audit?

Computer networks are the part of our present life. There is no company which can survive in modern competitive market without having its employees use computer technologies effectively. And computer networks are that step that raises effectiveness of computer technologies to the next level.
Each middle and large company uses computer networks. So does the vast majority of small companies. Networks help to bring ease, effectiveness and speed to business. But networks can also become hindering components if they are not managed properly. They require timely and competent support and management.

One of basic fields in network management is network inventory and network audit. Administrators and company leaders should know their assets well to manage them effectively. But there must be a simple way for assets tracking and management because doing this manually can become a nightmare for administrators and would require much time and resources, both labor and financial! So automation of this process is a great time and efforts saver. It helps to streamline workflow, drive down costs of hardware and software upgrades and save personnel time.

There are many solutions for network inventory on the market. Some of them are very complicated, others are too simple. Some of them include helpdesk functionality which is often unnecessary, and sometimes they are very expensive. But there are many companies that require a straightforward, solid and functional solution which should perform its main function of network inventory.

Total Network Inventory by Softinventive Lab can be such a solution. It is a PC audit and Network inventory software for office and large scale enterprise networks. Total Network Inventory interrogates all computers on a network and reports back with complete information about OS, service packs, hotfixes, hardware, software, running processes, etc. on remote machines. This information is added to the centralized database and network administrators are able to generate reports about each or all PCs on a network. The program is agent-free and requires no software installed on remote machines, except WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation) service, which is present by default on Windows 2000, XP and Vista, Server 2000, 2003 and Longhorn.

Total Network Inventory allows administrators to be in control of their networks and plan upgrades easily. They can inventory computers on a corporate network as if they were sitting in front of them! PC inventory is made in transparent manner. The program can scan ALL remote computers running Microsoft Windows for a broad range of information and keep this information in a centralized database. In addition to the collected information, administrators can add extra information about each machine and its user, such as inventory number, computer cost and setup date, user real name, department, position, phone, e-mail, etc. (including custom defined fields). This adds clarity to the network inventory process.
Total Network Inventory has been designed with the user in mind, which is reflected in its interface that provides quick and unobtrusive navigation through the program. It provides a convenient scan wizard that will quickly walk an administrator through the five steps of the scan configuration. It also comes with a Report Builder, which lets to generate reports with a few clicks of a button. Reports are great because they present the information about networked machines in an easy to read and understand manner. It also offers special report for software installations count, which can help in licenses reconciliation.

The software is constantly and quickly developing. Besides, it has reasonable prices, for example to cover a network of 250 PC’s it will only add $2 to the cost of each computer. Try the evaluation version of Total Network Inventory today and you will not want to search for something else!

By: John Olson

Softinventive Lab is an Information Technology company since 2004. Our areas of specialization include network software development, custom software developments, and consulting. We stand proudly behind all of our products that allow our clients make the most economic, technical and business sense.

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