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The new Total Network Inventory update is here! This time, the Software Accounting Manager received new features and improvements, which has a License Cost Calculator. The new licenses feature “Payments” will allow you to calculate and display a summary of the licenses cost for software installed on the network for certain periods in a few clicks.

  • Big featureThe License Cost Calculator.

Now you can:

Calculate the amount of payment for licenses of a specific publisher for the current month.

Predict the cost of all recurring licenses in the future.

Display payment history for all

Hello dear friends!

Today we have prepared an update that is especially necessary for those who use Total Network Inventory frequently and with many devices. Regular scanning of computers using pre-installed resident agents has now become much easier, more convenient and efficient.

Advantages of scanning with resident agents

  • Scanning offline. The resident agent scans a computer on a schedule, regardless of whether it is connected to the network or not.
  • Reduced network load. All scanning operations take place locally, and only scan results are transmitted as small files.
  • Reduced load on the main TNI module. Less memory

Understanding what devices and users are connected to your corporate network is critical for maintaining security. Network scanning provides visibility into everything in your infrastructure to enable better protection and management. This article explores the concepts of scanning enterprise computer networks.

What is network scanning?

This is a process in which a network scanning tool is used to identify active devices on a network. This includes servers, workstations, and other network devices. The primary purpose of this scan is to manage, maintain, and secure the network by identifying what devices are running on it and how they are configured. This …

First news of the new year!

Today we have a big update of the Software Accounting and Licenses module in Total Network Inventory. Now, TNI automatically collects software license keys from Adobe, Corel and Autodesk on Windows and macOS!

All local keys for Photoshop, Acrobat, CorelDRAW, AutoCAD and other software from these developers, from all PCs on your network are now collected in one place.

But there’s more: automatic binding of the collected keys to the appropriate software and licenses in the database, manual binding of the keys to the specific software, changing the status …

Keeping the software on computers on the network up-to-date is extremely important for several reasons. By installing the latest updates and patches that software vendors release, you can benefit from improved security, new features, better performance, and ensured compatibility with other tools and devices.

Benefits of timely software updates

Patch security flaws

One of the primary reasons for a software update for a computer is to patch security flaws. Developers regularly discover vulnerabilities that can be exploited by hackers or bad actors. These vulnerabilities can range from minor bugs to critical security holes that could allow unauthorized access to the …

On December 10, a critical vulnerability was discovered in the Log4j component from the Apache Software Foundation, rated at a maximum of 10 on the CVSS scale.

The Log4j component (also known as Log4Shell and LogJam) is a Java-based logging package used by developers to log errors. At the moment, it is already known that the CVE-2021-44228 vulnerability affected a large number of software, including some services of the largest tech companies such as Amazon, Apple, Cisco, Google, Microsoft, Steam and IBM. The Dutch Cybersecurity Center has created a regularly updated doc on GitHub listing the affected applications.

With …