Novell ZENworks Asset Management

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The table below compares features of ZENworks® 10 Asset Management to previous versions.

Feature	ZENworks 7 Asset Management	ZENworks 7.5 Asset Management	ZENworks 10 Asset Management
Reporting
Powered by the same cross-product ZENworks Reporting Server as ZENworks Configuration Management
More than 1,500 reporting objects
Support for 32- and 64- bit Windows and Linux servers
Comprehensive Web reporting with multiple graphing/display options
Hundreds of built-in reports and queries
Asset history and trend analysis
Custom reports and alerts
E-mail alerts for critical conditions or changes to assets
Discovery, Recognition and Inventory
Automatic recognition for tens of thousands of products via comprehensive Knowledgebase
Recognition of software, hardware and network devices
Monthly Knowledgebase updates
Software-suite recognition
Local product recognition for proprietary and legacy products
Administrator-defined fields for data collection
Network discovery for IP-based devices
User data collection form
Operation
Flexible installation options as a standalone application or a fully integrated component of ZENworks Configuration Management
Simplified web-based interface
Migration utility supports Oracle to Oracle migrations from ZENworks 7.5 Asset Management to ZENworks 10.2 Asset Management
Integrated client push utility
Out-of-the-box or customized inventory process
Networked, dial-in and standalone device inventories
Flexible kick-off options (client, login-script and system policies)
Multiple scheduling options
Scan-on-demand for real-time inventory of specific devices
Automatic product updates
License Tracking
Purchase-data importing to reduce manual entry
Automatic accounting for new purchases of reconciled products
Reseller connectors for purchase record import (CompuCom, SHI, Softchoice, Software Spectrum)
Reconciliation
Reconciliation between purchased and discovered products
Software inventory linked to proof-of-purchase and installations
Drill down from compliance reports to underlying purchases and installations
Software Asset Management
Migration utility migrates all license allocation data
Software—standards management (standard, nonstandard and policy violation)
Reports that integrate license, installation and usage data
Licenses allocated to site, department, cost center or individual workstations
User-defined Software Collections to report on bundles
Software Usage
Reports on locally installed and server-based applications
Reports on local, served and Web applications usage
Application run-time tracking (both foreground and background applications)
Identification of unused, seldom used and frequently used applications
User and device information, even multi-user devices, associated with application usage
Aggregated views of usage levels across departments and sites
Reports on application use and non use over time
Extensive drill down query capability
Usage tracking—even when devices are disconnected from the network
No-user impact: small footprint and silent operation
Contract Management
Track all types of IT contracts and key terms/conditions
Record and set notifications for key contract dates
Attach and view documents
Associate contracts with assets, departments, cost centers, sites and licenses
Record service level agreement (SLA) metrics and performance
Maintain renewal history and related notes
Record lease schedule and master lease terms and key dates