Discovery for OEMs

Centennial Discovery offers ISVs the most comprehensive network auto discovery and inventory/asset management capability available today. By integrating Discovery, you can leverage a decade of experience that lets you easily resolve your buy vs. build decision.

Discovery, and its unique LANprobe and Dynamic State capabilities, power a number of market leading solutions from software vendors in a variety of discipline. ISVs in markets including help desk/service desk, asset management and security have all realized real ROI delivering solutions that integrate Discovery.

No other application provides the combination of accuracy, completeness and ease of use in a targeted application. And all this from a company that has years of experience working closely with ISVs helping to make them successful with Centennial technology.

OEM Partner Benefits

Feature Description Benefit
Dynamic Network Asset Discovery Heterogeneous network discovery of all IP addressable, SNMP enabled devices (PC’s, Printers, services, switches etc) via passive LANProbe. Enables larger rollouts by increasing visibility and reducing network traffic.
Diverse Network Communication Supports disjointed networks and roving laptops via built in secure channels for deployment and return of audit information. Audits are reported to server automatically via any IP based connection. Inventory data is current no matter the location of the devices. Lost Laptops can be found anywhere in the world.
Dynamic State - auto updates & alerts Auto detection and reporting of new hardware arriving on the network and changes to hardware configuration. Up-to-the-minute decision support for CXOs and extends usefulness of your application.
Software and Hardware Audit Log Complete historical tracking of changes to software and hardware installs and removals. Proactive view of hardware and software activity without enduser intervention. Allows rapid helpdesk decision making and better asset governance (security and policy enforcement).
Auto Location Tracking Track the physical location of assets based upon switch port movements. Unique market leading capability differentiates your product from competition. Recover lost assets, visualize infrastructure, and locate new assets. Necessary for ITIL, SOX, HIPAA
Software License Utilization/Compliance Ability to track licensed software and compare to installed copies and usage profiles. Ability to relate licenses against installed software and by utilization (assess redundancy and compliance). Identify cost savings/risks and report for HIPAA and SOX compliance
Advanced s/w Recognition Sophisticated heuristic algorithms to determine accurate naming conventions for applications Upgrades your product to the most accurate engine available. Allowing enterprise visibility or individual asset data.
Multi Platform Client Ability to audit Windows 95+, Unix, Linux and MAC o/s devices Essential for larger customers and those with complex environments.
Discovery.Portal Hosted Application library providing data on discovered applications covering description, taxonomy, vendor and licensing information Unique resource aligning worldwide information on software such as intended use, vendor and licensing requirements against discovered applications.
Software Vulnerability Scanning Flag applications against known security risks and greynets Reduce network vulnerabilities due to un-patched software or unwanted programs
Build Compliance Identify machines that do not meet desired hardware specifications Helpful for OS migrations, standardization and annual refresh
Network Efficiency & Scalability Small agent footprint and minimal impact delta audits (<1k per asset after first audit). Designed for broad and multi-site network deployment up to 150,000+ assets. Dramatically reduces the time, resource, and network overhead for deploying applications in both large, small and distributed environments.
Executive Dashboard Visual representation of discovered data through optional views to highlight business issues. Broadens the selling audience to executive level decision makers.
Standard and Custom Reporting Built in reports enable instant visibility. Wizard based query utility for custom reporting. Enables reporting specific to needs of operational management or regulatory compliance.
Upgrade Costing Wizard Determine cost to upgrade hardware and software. Readily identifies often overlooked costs of hardware and software deployment.
Flexible Deployment Deploy via methods including: Active Directory, IP range, service, email. Easily roll-out client broadly or to targeted group.

 

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