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Centennial Software Introduces Security.Advisor To Help Companies Identify Network Vulnerabilities

Add-on to Centennial Discovery uncovers software and firmware vulnerabilities across the network for increased security

November 14, 2006 - Centennial Software, developer of IT asset discovery and endpoint security solutions, today announced the availability of Security.Advisor, a comprehensive new solution for detecting and prioritizing network software and firmware vulnerabilities.  With Security.Advisor, Centennial sets a new bar for effective governance of the IT estate by combining 100 percent network discovery with vulnerability assessment, ensuring that vulnerability scans are performed on all machines for total network protection.

Vulnerabilities identified by Security.Advisor can take many forms such as greynet applications (unwanted games, P2P applications, hacking tools etc) and software and firmware not on the latest patch.  By comparing the live information in Centennial Discovery's asset repository against a comprehensive database of known threats, Security.Advisor helps administrators pinpoint risks down to individual PCs and devices.

"Addressing the problem of network vulnerability begins with an accurate and up to date awareness of the hardware and software on your network," said Andy Burton, CEO of Centennial Software.  "With Security.Advisor, Centennial Software is helping companies make intelligent security decisions about the massive amount of software on their network by highlighting risky applications.  It's about enabling effective governance of the IT estate and security is a key component of that."

Available as an add-on component to Centennial Discovery 2006 Feature Pack 1 - also available today, Security.Advisor allows administrators to fully customize the vulnerability management for their organization. Comprehensive reporting makes it easy to identify vulnerabilities across the entire network or on a machine by machine basis.  Combined with the latest version of Centennial's Discovery.Visual network mapping add-on, Security.Advisor can produce dynamic color-coded maps of the network, highlighting the areas of highest risk.

According to the March 4, 2005 Gartner report Vulnerability Assessment Vendors Expand to Vulnerability Management, by Amrit T. Williams and Mark Nicolett, "Vulnerability assessment is an essential component of an organization's security program. It provides the foundational baseline and discovery data as the first step in the vulnerability management process. Organizations that require network-based security auditing functions should look to these vendors for robust breadth and depth of coverage against known and emerging vulnerability threats."

Security.Advisor is available immediately as a software license and annual service fee and requires Centennial Discovery 2006 Feature Pack 1.  For more information on Security.Advisor visit www.centennial-software.com/securityadvisor.

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About Centennial Software / FrontRange Solutions

Centennial Software was acquired by FrontRange Solutions (www.frontrange.com) in April 2008. FrontRange Solutions develops Service Management, IT Infrastructure and Customer Relationship Management solutions that scale with the needs of mid-sized and distributed enterprises. The company – through its FrontRange, HEAT, GoldMine, Enteo and Centennial brands – offers a unique portfolio that has been chosen by more than 150,000 organizations worldwide to help improve the effectiveness and reduce the cost of interacting with external and internal customers.

Part of the FrontRange Solutions Infrastructure Management Group, Centennial Software develops IT Audit & Network inventory, Software Asset Management (SAM) and Endpoint Security Tools Centennial Discovery, License Manager and DeviceWall enable more than 6,000 organizations worldwide to manage their IT assets, license compliance and network security. Learn how full network audit, complete control of software licenses and effective USB security solutions can help drive cost, risk and complexity out of IT operations.

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