You could take a look at OCS Inventory NG. It does hardware and software inventory. It is an open source project that I used a previous version of and was it very good. I haven't used this version except in a small test but it also seemed very good. The server requires Windows or various flavors of Linux, but it has agents for Windows, Mac and Linux.
It does have some software push capability - not sure if it includes Macs for that or not. http://www.ocsinventory-ng.org/index.php?page=Supported_OS ________________________________ From: Steve Ens [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 3:22 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Hardware / Software Audit The charitable pricing for Microsoft software isn't bad...have you thought of System Center? On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 2:18 PM, Matthew W. Ross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hey list. So, we're looking for something that can help us with hardware/software audit. We started looking at the KACE solution, but were completely blown away by the price. (We're a school with an already cut budget... and they were asking for nearly my annual salary!) We've tried Spiceworks, which is a great product, but it is unable to handle our 1000 PC/MAC node network. It could not correctly identify all our hardware systems reliably. Perhaps I should give it another try, since the last attempt I made was with Spiceworks 2.0? So I'm curious on what others on this list have used. Needs: I need to have a agent or agentless method of identifying computers. Computer names, Computer models and serial numbers, and basic Hardware info (CPU speed, memory, MAC addresses, etc). All of this I need to be able to search for. Wants: I would like something that can also hit our Macintosh machines. Price is a consern, but we're willing to buy a solution if the price isn't too high. Icing: Software deployment/Patch management. Any suggestions would be welcome. --Matt Ross Confidentiality Notice: ---------------------------------- This communication, including any attachments, may contain confidential information and is intended only for the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. Any review, dissemination, or copying of this communication by anyone other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email, delete and destroy all copies of the original message. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
