PCManagement Tools

You might want to look at Microsoft Systems Management Server. Take a look at the executive summary here: http://www.microsoft.com/smsmgmt/exec/sms20datasheet.asp

you should look at netOctopus by Netopia http://www.netopia.com/software/products/netoctopus/

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Try this software, PC Inventory Manager. It offers two version, standalone and networked. Networked have more functionality and can be access by multiple administrators, you can install into a server. While standalone one is single user.

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Intel LANDesk Management will do everything for you. You'll love it.

There are two tools that I would recommend: Tivoli IT Director (www.tivoli.com) on the higher end; and the new updated Track-It! (www.blueocean.com) on the lower end. Both does hardware and software inventory over an IP-based network, plus remote control, software distribution, help-desk reporting.

I have been using a product call Visual Audit Pro. This is a very inexpensive and fairly robust invintory package. I believe that I paid $300 for a 100 user site license. It can be found at: http://www.boxwareinc.com/
This company has been very helpful whenever I have had any questions.

You need simplicity to install and operate but I don't know your size.

CA has Unicentre TNG for free and then a module called AimIT for under $1,000. The free stuff will completley diagram your network and the add on will give you all the inventory listings.

If you are using IBM and have IBM servers Netfinity Director is already included. It does a lot on its own and you can add System Installation Toolkit for free. This will help you with Imaging and software distribution as well. If your workstations are not IBM you can still use SIT for a small licensing fee.