SecureData, a member of the JSE-listed ERP.com group, and the southern African distributor for Centennial, today announced Centennial Discovery 4.52, the latest version of its award-winning IT auditing and management software, which promises to offer even faster and more detailed audits of an organisation's hardware and software assets.
The latest release of Centennial Discovery introduces a number of features and enhancements designed to offer both short- and long-term benefits to users. Key to Centennial Discovery 4.52 is the introduction of new security measures to ensure the integrity of client agent deployments, authentication and reporting, giving additional peace of mind for organisations that audit across public networks or the Internet.
For companies with diverse IT infrastructures, enhancements to the Unix and Mac agents brings them in line with the high levels of audit already enjoyed by Windows users and ensures a consistency of audit data across all platforms and sites. Auditing new machines is also faster, with a new one-click agent deployment option.
To further reduce the ongoing administration of Centennial Discovery, 4.52 introduces the option of auto-updating client agents, which mean that client updates, either full or partial, can be performed directly from the central Control Centre.
"The goal for Centennial Discovery 4.52 was to create a solution that met the needs of real-world networks, not just testing environments," commented Centennial Software executive vice-president, Glenn Stephens. "This meant a lot of time spent talking to customers to ensure we addressed their needs fully.
"Our enhanced client agents and updated software recognition engine ensure that Centennial Discovery continues to offer the most complete network audit possible, while development on the Control Centre means that Centennial Discovery remains the easiest IT audit solution to install and manage."
In recognition of the growth in thin client popularity, another key development in Centennial Discovery 4.52 is the ability to recognise and locate thin client terminals on the network and correctly distinguishing them from standard PCs and laptops.
For further information, please contact Bianca Geldenhuys at telephone (011) 257 8600; fax (011) 257 8699; e-mail biancag@securedata.co.za.
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Centennial is a leading supplier of technology inventory management solutions to major organisations around the world, helping to reduce total cost of ownership. Centennial has been providing award-winning products for over five years and has a proven track record for providing leading-edge solutions.
Based in Swindon, England, the company was formed in 1997 by a team of highly skilled software engineers with many years experience in developing operating systems and network applications. Working together initially at Digital Research, the team was responsible for the award-winning DR-DOS operating system, and following the acquisition by Novell, developed components of the industry standard Novell NetWare product.
SecureData
SecureData, an ERP.com company, is Africa's premier IT security solution provider. SecureData's solutions incorporate anti-virus and content security, network security, intrusion prevention software and network asset management. SecureData's comprehensive "Managed Security Services" include design, audit, implementation, vulnerability assessment, outsourcing and hosting. SecureData distributes, sells and supports category leading IT security products to the public, corporate and SME sectors throughout Africa as well as products and services to the SOHO and consumer markets through partnerships with ISPs. As well as being the sole distributor in Sub-Saharan Africa for Trend Micro, SecureData is the African distributor for US-based TippingPoint Technologies and the southern African distributor for US-based BorderWare, US-based RSA Security and UK-based Centennial. For more information, visit SecureData at www.securedata.co.za.
ERP.com
ERP.com is a JSE-listed company focused on the implementation, integration and management of enterprise applications in an e-business environment. For more information, visit ERP.com at www.erpcom.co.za.
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