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This is the home of BTN Inventory, an IP based PC inventory program. Please use the feedback button on the left to submit any questions or comments.

NEW   

·        Application Tracking. Know which programs are used and for how long.

·        Can now send commands to the client.

 

IP Based:

·        Fast and easy to implement; you can begin collecting data in minutes.

·        Doesn’t require a shared network drive.

·        Records to one, central database (instead of multiple databases on different network drives).

·        Captures users who don’t login to your company’s Network Operating System.

·        Less expensive than other IP inventory solutions and most shared drive based solutions.

·        Any reasonably powerful PC can be used as the server.

 

Gathers WMI and custom data:

·        BIOS Serial Number and BIOS Version.

·        Microsoft Updates that are installed.

·        Amount of memory in each slot and total memory slots in the system.

·        Maximum memory the system can handle.

·        Scans for selected files and extensions and records how many exist.

·        Can prompt the user for specific information.

·        OS version, hard disk space, defined users, and more. See the Data Fields page.

 

Other Features include:

·        SDK available for creating your own client in Visual Basic 6 or C++.

·        Can also be run from floppy or network share drive.

·        Pre-defined reports, which can be used immediately, and which can be modified as per your needs.

·        Add your own fields to the database (requires your own client or manual entry to fill in).

·        Each PC has a unique id, (SID), which can be customized.

·        Maintains a history of each PC, so changes to the system can be viewed.

 

Details:
This easy to use program gathers WMI and custom data from Windows PC’s. There are two pieces to the product. One is the client inventory program. The other is the server database program, which can be run on a regular pc. You setup one file with the IP information of the PC on which the database is installed.

The database program records the data into the Microsoft Access database file. You can go into the database and review and manipulate the results. Some reports are already setup. You can also add your own. 

The client can be run from a network share, the local hard disk or floppy. It can only run from the floppy drive if the Visual Basic runtime files are installed on the computer (as opposed to being in the same directory) because of the size of the runtime files. See the documentation for more information.

The data collected was most requested by IT Desktop support for doing software rollouts, system upgrades and reimaging. This includes the amount of memory in each slot, total number of memory slots, Bios version, and Bios serial number.

You can also search for specific files and prompt the client for input to a question. You quickly know what software and network settings are on the machine that needs to be recreated, whether they have the capability to run new software; where systems are, who needs a new one, and how many and what size memory chips need to be purchased.

You can get information on extra files on the hard disk, which allow you to determine ODBC driver versions, IE versions, and who is wasting disk space with potentially inappropriate or even illegal material.

If you have data other than what is in the current fields that needs to be gathered, please respond via the feedback button.  I would like to know what it is and how you use it for future enhancements to this program.

The IP version automatically records to the database, though you can record to a file if needed.
You don’t need a shared network drive or floppy, though you could use one.
You can package the client for sending in an email or posting on a web page.