Discovery 2005 from Centennial Software
Now you only need one network discovery solution to
help you increase the return on your IT assets, drive
down unecessary expenditure, increase operating efficiencies
and minimize the risk of compliance penalties.
Discovery 2005 makes it easy for you to automatically
find, audit and track all the hardware and software
deployed across your organization’s network;
so you know exactly what you’ve got, where it
is and how it is being used.
Discovery 2005 provides you with the information
you need to make the right decisions about your organization’s
IT needs, which in turn can help you:
» Reduce expenditure on hardware and software by up
to 25%
» Decrease on-site engineer visits to PCs by 80%
» Double the speed of Helpdesk problem resolution
» Cut the cost of major projects by as much as 40%
» Ensure compliance on your installed software products
Centennial call this ability to create
100% visibility of your network 'Dynamic State Intelligence'
(DSI). DSI is the key to ensuring that your organization
both realizes the full value of your IT investments
and addresses any vulnerabilities on the network.
Why you need Discovery 2005
» Best value for business need
» Turn necessary management tasks into strategic and
monetary value
» Fast return on investment, typically only 3 –
6 months
» Fast to deploy and easy to manage with minimal network
impact
» Save money and time
» Eliminate time-consuming and expensive manual audits
» Increase IT operating efficiency and unlock cost-saving
opportunities
» Minimize risk of compliance penalties and unnecessary
IT purchases
» Not just a 'one use' product
» Buy for compliance, use for ongoing IT management
» Identify software and hardware vulnerabilities
» Maintain 100% visibility of all IT assets on the network
Centennial Discovery enables organizations to increase
the visibility of the network, reduce the cost of
IT operations and take control of technology assets
by automatically finding and reporting on all devices
connected to the corporate network. From the CIO who
needs to assess the organization's current licensing
risk to the network administrator charged with managing
the desktop fleet, Centennial Discovery provides valuable
information designed to help managers make better
decisions about IT management and business needs.
» 100% network discovery
Centennial Discovery proactively and reliably identifies all hardware, software and file types on the network - providing complete visibility of the corporate network and IT assets. Centennial Discovery's unique Software Recognition Engine finds and identifies all software on the network, regardless of whether it is a major business application, niche tool or even in-house designed program. The unique, patent-pending, LANProbe technology pinpoints that exact physical location of each device, down to the nearest room.
» Multi-platform support
No matter how your network is configured, Centennial Discovery will support it. With agents for Windows, UNIX, Mac OS/X, Linux and AIX, Centennial Discovery can consolidate audit data from multiple locations into a single repository of asset information.
» Immediate return on investment
Most customers, no matter how large or complex their
environment, can be up and running with Centennial
Discovery inside a couple of days. Combine the ability
to start reducing costs immediately with an affordable
purchase price and most organizations see full ROI
in months, not years.
» Discovery.Dashboard *
New for Discovery 2005, Discovery.Dashboard provides
administrators and other executive stakeholders with
a clear graphical view of key systems intelligence.
Each Discovery.Dashboard user can choose from 15 pre-configured
reports covering such areas as license compliance,
asset availability, project planning and risk management.
This intuitive single-page snapshot allows executives
to make decisions based on real-time data for both
tactical and strategic business needs.
Access is via a simple click on the ‘Dashboard’
tab in the Web Control Center. Users are able to select
the four graphs that most suit their requirements
and save this selection to be their personalised view.
Graphs can also be expanded to full size for easy
viewing of multiple data fields and, with a choice
of eight different graph styles, you will always find
the most appropriate view for your needs. Two of the
graphs have been designed in conjunction with the
BSA and SIIA, Discovery ensures you have a complete
view of your software compliance status.
Graphs can also be expanded to full size for easy
viewing of multiple data fields and, with a choice
of eight different graph styles, you will always find
the most appropriate view for your needs. Two of the
graphs have been designed in conjunction with the
BSA and SIIA, Discovery ensures you have a complete
view of your software compliance status.
* Discovery.Dashboard is available with the web edition
of Discovery 2005
Click here
to try the Discovery.Dashboard online
» Discovery.Portal
When you’ve got thousands of distinct applications
on your network, it’s almost impossible to know
exactly what they do and why you need them. With the
new Discovery.Portal, Discovery 2005 gives users direct
access to a detailed database of over 5,000 applications
– so you can look up information on the software
found in your organization without ever leaving the
Control Center!
Discovery.Portal provides product details to establish
what the software is, who develops it and whether
it is licensable or not – no more manual investigations
needed! In addition, users have the ability to add
their own comments and observations about the software
to assist other users.
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