Symantec Discovery 6.5 10514804-GE Data Sheet

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Data Sheet: Asset Inventory and 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.

• Audits defined per device, scheduled or on-demand.

• Supports a heterogeneous environment including

Windows®, Linux®, UNIX®, IBM AIX®, and Mac® platforms.

• 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.

• Hardware changes are dynamically recognized and

reported, allowing IT to have near real-time asset

inventory information

• Alerts can automatically notify administrators when

specific changes occur, such as removal of memory or

unauthorized software installation.

• 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.

• 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

• 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 cost & labor time, Symantec Discovery can

display a breakdown of computer age by department or

globally, allowing you to examine the skew of

manufacturer or device type across the organization 

and analyze asset usage by manufacturer or product.

• Easily configure various levels of security access, allow

complete anonymous access to any member of staff, or to

control by country, department or other organizational unit.