Vista Migration Planning
New reports provide critical information required to properly plan and budget for Vista migration
Enhanced ‘What If’ Planning Tools
create template-based queries to help with project planning and budgeting
Full Integration with Centennial License Manager
Automatically populate license management interface with software audit and usage information
Windows CE Support
Accurately audit the hardware and software configurations for smartphone and PDA devices
New Discovery.Dashboard Reports
Graphically track software and hardware changes over time, plus get better visibility of client deployments.
100% visibility – discover all IP-addressable hardware on the network, including PCs, servers, switches, network printers and other devices
Network visualisation - graphically map the network to understand the distribution and dependency of IT assets
Dynamic – know about changes to the network as they happen, without the need for scheduled audits
Multi-platform – track hardware and software across all major enterprise platforms, including Windows, Linux, Unix, Mac OSX and AIX
Remote auditing – keep tabs on all IT assets anywhere in the organization, whether in an office or remotely-connected to the network
Collaboration working - share audit information with multiple colleagues and create personalized web-based views of key reports
Discovery 2006 Administration Control Center
All language versions require Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, Professional or Windows 2003 SP1.
Server Operating Systems
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Server, Advanced Server, DataCenter Server and Small Business Server SP4 + updates Microsoft Windows 2003 Server Standard, Server Enterprise and Small Business Server Premium Edition SP1 + updates IIS 5 or 6 is required for secure data transfer.
LANProbe Requirements
LANProbe operates over an IPv4 ethernet network on x86 installations of Windows NT, 2000, XP and 2003
Network Environments
TCP/IPv4
Secure Communication
Public/Private key encryption using HTTP over TCP/IP
Supported Databases
Discovery 2006 may be used in conjunction with either Microsoft SQL 2000 (MSDE, Standard Edition, Enterprise Edition and 64-bit for Itanium Edition) or Microsoft SQL Server 2005 ( Express, Standard Edition and Enterprise Edition).
In the event of using SQL 2000, Centennial advise that the appropriate MS SQL 2000 is on a Per Processor basis. A Processor license includes access for an unlimited number of devices or users to connect from either inside the corporate LAN or WAN or outside the firewall. For further details the Microsoft website carries current information about licensing options.
Centennial Discovery Web Edition
Supported platform and system requirements for Centennial Discovery Web Edition are the same as for Centennial Discovery with the following additions:
Centennial Discovery Web Edition Server
Microsoft IIS5, IIS6
MS.NET Framework Framework 1.1
(shipped with full version of Discovery 2006)
Supported Browsers
The Discovery.Dashboard web interface is designed to be W3C compliant. It is currently tested against the following browsers:
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 - 7
Mozilla Firefox 1.5 - 2.0