software inventory

Here is my list of links to inventory software packages:

http://www.aida32.hu/aida32.php

http://www.alliedhr.com/index.html

http://www.blueocean.com/default.asp

http://www.ezaudit.net/

http://www.networkview.com/

http://www.iinventory.com/page.asp?w=33&Ref=6

http://www.emco.is/

http://sourceforge.net/projects/winfingerprint/

Tech Republic also has a spreadsheet for tracking licenses that you can download.

Chas

It's a good list, but out of the bunch, I'd pick EZAudit. It has a cheap price, under $100 per site, and does a fair job.

MS access comes with an inventory database that can be easily tailored to suite.

Obviously though it cant collect the data!
I do have an access database for just this - happy to send to you if you wish

Hullo,
peronally, I use Asset Tracker for Networks (aka Alchemy Network Inventory) by Alchemy Labs - a nice package, fast running and frequently updated. With a logon batch execution I have an up2date idea of what my users have both in soft- and hardware depts. You can find it here:
http://www.alchemy-lab.com/products/download.html
Still, it DOES NOT keep track of license life cycle, so you'd have to keep looking or just feed the data from ATN into XL or Access (it's XML-based).
have fun,

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