Winventory is a personal favorite of mine, since it's all open source, VBScript based, and seems to have some functionality in the Linux and Mac arena as well. I have been watching silently in the "bleachers" as this product has matured over the last couple years.
A quote from the website: http://winventory.sourceforge.net/
"Do you want to know exactly what hardware is in your PCs ? What software is installed ? What are the Serial Numbers? When was it installed ? What "Other" devices are out there on your network? Windows Inventory could be just what you need. All data is retrieved using Windows built in VBScript and stored in a MySQL database. Data is displayed in a web browser, generated using PHP. "
Development is very active now, and the feedback from the community is very positive. My only wish is that it would also run in SQL..., but hey - that's not such a terrible thing, is it?
I've seen this in action, and it is a very nice system for free.
The response of the community has been positive (judging by the forums), and Mark Unwin, the lead developer seems to have a solution or is always working on the next version. Kudos, Mark!
In my corporate environment, we are on track to install Altiris as our systems management tool, but I am itching for a reason to use this anyway. My wife works for a school, so I might be able to work it in there.
Update: The newest incarnation of this software is now called 'Open-Audit', but I've not had a chance to evaluate it. Go to http://www.open-audit.com
- SpiceWorks (added 01/12/07)
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Have you seen Spiceworks?. Its another free option and the development work on it is pretty prolific.
Wow! Now that looks like a GREAT system! I'm downloading it now, and a review will be forthcoming!
Great find, anon...
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