The new release, Centennial Discovery 2007, audits client and network infrastructure requirements to verify that the target machine can in fact accept Vista. Like any new Microsoft operating system, answering that question is hardly a foregone conclusion, as the new OS has much stiffer processing and memory requirements compared to its predecessor, XP.
It also includes a wizard to guide LAN or desktop administrators through OS upgrades.
The new version also adds support for auditing clients on IPv6 networks by returning IPv6 addresses as part of a client audit and displaying the data within Windows Control Center.
And it adds new web-based reporting showing changes in hardware or software, asset status, and relative security vulnerability levels. It also adds capabilities to audit Windows CE devices, documenting hardware and installed software configurations on Windows-based smart phones and pocket PCs.
Finally, the new version adds the ability to selectively receive secure client updates, so you don’t have to blast updates to all machines and thereby hog all available network bandwidth.
Centennial Discovery 2007 will be available on September 3.
