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Agent-based inventory management
• Mirroring of Active Directory user groups and
organizational units allows deployment of agents and
reporting of audits using a common view of the network.
• Provides detailed reports of all hardware and software
information on network devices, such as processor types,
BIOS dates, MAC addresses, disk capacities, available
memory slots, software versions and installation dates,
file types, data from custom fields and more.
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Audits defined per device, scheduled or on-demand.
Multiplatform
• Supports a heterogeneous environment including
Windows®, Linux®, UNIX®, IBM AIX®, and Mac® platforms.
Asset tracking
• Easily track and manage leased IT equipment by tracking
the serial numbers of VDU monitors – ensuring that the
right kit is accounted for at all times and returned at the
end of the lease.
• Maintains a comprehensive audit trail by tracking all
installations, moves, additions, and changes.
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Hardware changes are dynamically recognized and
reported, allowing IT to ha
ve near real-time asset
inventory information
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Alerts can automatically no
tif
y adminis
trators when
specific changes occur
, such as removal of memory or
unauthoriz
ed sof
t
ware installation.
Software license and usage monitoring
• Software usage auditing provides details regarding
which users within your organization use a particular
application and how often they use it.
• Software license compliance reports provide a quick and
comprehensive overview of the state of licensing
compliance for each device throughout an organization.
Comprehensive data analysis, reporting, and graphing
• Performs PC & network inventory across distributed
heterogeneous networks rapidly, silently & continuously
to provide a complete, accurate & up-to-date audit.
• Easily customize audit queries and histories
Web access
• Compliance with US Rehabilitation Act Section 508
legislation, provides web reporting that is designed
to help ensure ease of use for those with
accessibility needs.
• Web-based interface offers powerful “what if” tools &
helps managers plan and budget to network changes.
By specifying hardware and software pre-requisites,
component cos
t & labor time, Symantec Discovery can
displa
y a break
down of computer age by department or
globally
, allowing you to ex
amine the sk
ew of
manufacturer or device t
ype acro
ss the organization
and analyz
e asset usage by manufacturer or product
.
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Easily configure v
arious levels of securit
y access, allow
complete anonymous access to an
y member of s
taff, or to
control by countr
y
, department or o
ther organizational unit.