+ SAM: ability to create, view and print custom table reports.
+ SAM: ability to exclude an asset from software accounting.
+ SAM: ability to ignore license expiration.
+ MacOS 11.1 support.
+ Custom fields from the Licenses tab can now be displayed in table reports.
# SAM: display of incomplete Microsoft product keys.
# SAM: new items in the context menu.
# SAM: report templates.
# Display of the OS version in the "General information" category for Windows 10.
* Error detecting and displaying OS icons of assets.
* Operation of the "Is blank/Is not blank" condition for multiline fields in table reports.
* Resident agent: password encryption error for the SMB data transfer method.
* Error that may occur when sending a test message.
Many other fixes and improvements.
Version 4.8.1.5044
November 23, 2020
Improvements and fixes
+ Support for macOs Big Sur.
+ Information about the name of the user and computer that is blocking the Software accounting and Licenses tabs (when multiple users access the same storage).
+ Ability to add demonstration data when you create a new storage.
+ Ability to specify the name and password that will be used by the resident agent for saving the scan results using the SMB protocol.
+ Forms that are used for editing licenses and software properties can now be closed with the Esc key.
# Updated driver for low-level scanning of Windows systems.
# Detection of the device type for macOS devices.
# Collecting of Version and Release IDs for Windows 10 (20H2 supported).
# Mechanism for obtaining the latest available version of the program for expired licenses.
# Software accounting: the width of the columns on the Details panel is now calculated automatically.
+ New icon in the "Operating system" assistant: for Windows Server 2019.
+ Network map autosaved by timer, plus a Manual Save button.
+ Scanning for machine SIDs
+ Reporting the last login time and username on Windows.
+ "Creation date" field for all assets.
+ Tracking of serial numbers of USB devices in the Change log.
+ Tracking of anti-spyware version in the Change log.
+ Tracking of all parameters of memory modules in Change log.
+ If the scanned device lacks both the network name and IP, a corresponding entry will be added to the scanner log.
# Various improvements and tweaks in the network map.
# Scanning and tracking software installed only for individual users.
# Optimized mechanism for updating MIB files.
* Importing folders into the storage using drag and drop onto the network tree and using the context menu.
* Error message when scanning Active Directory using incorrect credentials.
* Obtaining multiline fields from Active Directory.
* Determining the status of antivirus and antispyware software on some server platforms.
* Exporting fields with dates and multiline fields into XLSX.
* Duplication of filters in Software accounting.
* Incorrect display of information in the "RAM total capacity and modules" field in printable reports.
* Display of TNI's OS X agent version.
* Refresh mechanism for printable reports.
* Searching in the network tree.
Many other fixes and improvements.
Version 4.0.1.3372
January 16, 2019
Improvements and fixes
+ Ability to move map objects using the keyboard.
+ Accelerated navigation on the map.
# Minor corrections and improvements to the network map.
* Inability to build table reports for custom and unscanned assets.
* Error when deleting tasks in the scheduler.
* Issues with notifications about the scan process.
* Memory leaks when working with NetSNMP.dll.
Version 4.0.0.3022
December 27, 2018
! ATTENTION ! Provided your updates period is still ongoing, you can update to TNI 4 for free by downloading the installer from our website. Network map, synchronization of file operations and much more...
+ Silent installation/uninstallation mode in the resident agent.
+ Ability to update the resident agent via FTP/FTPS and SFTP/SCP, as well as via SMB with authorization.
+ Support for file sending via SFTP/SCP after the resident agent performs a scan.
+ Collection of information from the SystemSKUNumber field.
+ “Device name” field when exporting the Change log contents in the CSV format.
+ Telnet and ESXi agent versions displayed on the About screen.
# Internal scanning engine was totally reworked, resulting in better scanning stability and increased reliability of network device discovery.
# Scan scheduler now runs in the background, independently of the Scanner tab.
# Auxiliary modules for working with SSH and SSL/TLS were integrated into the Windows agent.
# Sending files via FTP by the resident agent: TLS is always used if supported by the server (explicit mode), and for the implicit mode, specify “ftps: //” in the URL (also applies to updating via FTP).
# Ability to create screenshots when scanning various types of devices that have a web interface.
# Information refresh when filtering the network tree.
# Device type selection lists now have a common look.
# Compatibility with the network storage in TSD. Also more information is now collected for the software uninstallation module.
# Scanner operation logging system was expanded.
* Obtaining information about Windows Firewall and Windows Updates.
* Checking for files when the resident agent is auto-updating.
* Program operation when the temporary folder is not found.
* Missing option to delete logins in Edit – Logins.
* Program doesn’t restart after it’s closed when the license key is submitted.
* Rounding of the prices in custom fields.
* Undefined device status after scanning.
* Rendering issues when deleting scan tasks.
* Incorrect rendering of the storage selection window on the Windows classic theme.
* PCI devices with the 0xFF class not being detected when scanning ESXi systems.
Certain unexpected program shutdowns, as well as the issues when working with corrupted files in the storage, were corrected. Overall stability of the program was increased.
+ SAM: Ability to edit saved searches and to quickly save instant search queries.
+ Proxy server settings in General options.
# Scanning via SNMP (improved support for devices with SNMP v3 and v1/v3, particularly for Synology NAS and Cisco routers).
# Network tree toolbar updated (Search, Add assistant).
# SAM: software tracking (dragging and dropping computers to make them exceptions, list sorting).
# SAM: software list sorting when creating a license.
# SAM: hint explaining the reason why Software accounting is blocked.
# SAM: search in multi-line publisher and software names.
# Proxy server password is now encrypted.
# Search field algorithms.
* Collecting information about configured VMware Workstations.
* Adding MIB-files.
* Problems with cyrillic storage folder names.
* Export to XLSX.
Many other fixes and improvements.
Version 3.2.6.2170
March 11, 2016
Bugfixes and improvements
# All DNS servers specified in the network adapter settings are now used for hostname resolving.
# When scanning another domain, its host address is used to resolve hostnames from that domain.
# Hint and autocompletion in the "Quick add" field in the Scanner.
# Timeout for Nmap device type detection.
* Tracking of single and merged software items.
* Discovery of saved scan tasks.
* Updates of storage assistants after various actions that influence their values.
* Various glitches in the table report constructor window.
* Overwriting of CSV reports opened in Excel.
* Various glitches in the "Viewer & report" screen.
Many other fixes and improvements.
Version 3.2.5.2126
February 8, 2016
Bugfixes and improvements
+ Auto-selection of imported assets in the network tree.
+ Ability to select assets on different levels of the network tree.
+ Hint and autocompletion in the "Quick add" field in the Scanner.
+ Menu that allows to run TNM and TSD.
# SNMP community matching (ability to scan devices without specifying correct community).
# SAM: current filters and filtered software display.
# SAM: uniqueness of merged software titles and license titles.
# Deletion of assets is now quicker.
* Microsoft Office 2016 and Office 365 keys collection.
* Microsoft Windows Volume MAK license keys collection.
* Incorrect detection of desktop computers as laptops.
* Scanning via SNMPv3 with Nmap port scan.
* Change log: duplicate records (change of value to another value and back to the first value).
* Scanner: discovered networks saved in task lists were skipped.
* Deletion of last snapshot did not update the software database.
Many other fixes and improvements.
Version 3.2.4.2086
January 11, 2016
Bugfixes and improvements
+ Ability of auto-import of assets from a list of directories.
+ Condition for custom actions "$IF EXISTS(filename.exe)", used for predefined custom actions for "nmap.exe".
+ The field "Manufacturer by MAC address" in the network tree display menu.
+ Context menu for the storage when clicking on an empty area.
# Now only the first run copy is able to work with software database when using the same storage in a shared folder. The limitation affects only the "Software accounting" tab.
* Hanging on taking web-interface screenshot when scanning various devices.
* Detection of antiviruses and antispyware modules on Windows 10.
* Adding of the same assets to scanner by short name and FQDN.
* Appearing of dashed items that could not be removed in the storage after the network scan.
* The message "No open ports" instead of "Cannot resolve network name" when trying to scan an unresolvable hostname.
* The message "Unknown error" when scanning SNMP devices with incorrect logins.
* Incorrect merge of assets with the same MAC addresses belonging to the Microsoft loopback adapter.
* Update of the indicator "Online/offline/unknown assets" in the group summary.
Many other fixes and improvements.
Version 3.2.3.2047
December 7, 2015
Bugfixes and improvements
# OS X 10.11 scan support.
# Display of the number of active indicators and filters on the assistants panel when collapsed.
# Double-clicking on groups and assets either opens their summary, or adds them to the scanner (in the Scanner mode) instead of renaming.
# PNG files support for the company logo (Storage properties).
# Feedback form: ability to cancel sending of feedbacks with large attachments.
# Handling of Nmap utility.
# Updated localizations.
# SAM: displaying multiple tags for a single software.
# SAM: ability to choose from a list of available keys when an installation has a scanned key.
# SAM: currently selected panel is remembered when switching between Software and Licenses screens.
* Asset files were rewritted during table report building.
* Dashed items appearance in the network tree.
* All non-scanned assets were displayed as virtual machines.
* All AD synchronization stubs were displayed as physical machines.
* Handling of custom assets with the same name.
* Handling of logins in the scanner when changing storages.
* Export of table reports with large number of columns to XLSX.
* Building of large printable reports.
* SAM: "Rescan violations" have been displayed when a violation was in exceptions.
* Scan of devices via SNMPv1 with default community.
* Duplication of non-scanned devices during their rescan.
Some other fixes and improvements.
Version 3.2.2.1974
October 22, 2015
VMware ESXi 6 support
+ Support for scanning of VMware ESXi 6 servers.
# Compatibility with Total Software Deployment when working with the same network storage. This version of TNI or higher is required to work with the release version of TSD in one network storage.
# Options of limiting the number of stored snapshots and assets distinguishing were moved to Storage properties (i.e. they may be different for different storages). Default settings for new storages can still be set in "Options - Scanner".
# Display of currently checked IP address during IP ranges and networks discovery.
Many other fixes and improvements.
Version 3.2.1.1960
October 14, 2015
Bugfix update
* Date and time editing in the scan scheduler settings.
# Scanner does not try to detect MAC addresses for hosts in other subnets any more.
# Independent selections in the network tree (Up/Down and Alt+Up/Alt+Down).
# Updated GUI for Windows 10.
* Detection of product keys for Office 2013 Home and Business (Click-To-Run).
* Some issues with Linux and Mac scanners.
* Some issues with two copies of the program using the same storage at the same time.
* Export of table reports with date field to XLSX.
Many other fixes and improvements.
Version 3.1.6.1871
May 20, 2015
Some fixes and improvements
+ Context menu for the system tray icon.
# Unix agents now warn the user when being run manually with insufficient rights.
* Memory leaks.
Couple of other fixes.
Version 3.1.6.1865
May 15, 2015
Feedback attachments and other improvements
+ Ability to attach files to feedbacks sent from within the program (via open file dialog, drag-n-drop files from Explorer, drag-n-drop assets from network tree, attachment of special files: program settings and software database).
# Custom fields of type "Number" now support fractional values.
# Custom fields of type "Date" have an initial undefined value (instead of "Today").
* Standard action Wake-on-LAN now works correctly (no support for waking of computers in other subnets yet).
* SAM: copying of installations via Ctrl+C.
Many other fixes and improvements.
Version 3.1.5.1841
April 20, 2015
Bug fix
* SAM: software installations with empty install date were not displayed.
Version 3.1.5.1840
April 10, 2015
Various improvements
+ Support for fractional prices (custom fields, licenses, etc.) with up to 4 decimal digits.
+ Ability to unassign users from assets in Edit - Users.
+ Current user account and full name in the network tree display menu (requires a rescan).
+ Current user information in table reports (requires a rescan).
+ Number of rows in report is displayed in Table reports.
+ Ability to rescan assets from Installations and Tracking panels in Software accounting - Software.
# Windows agent supports Windows 2000 again.
# Output of assigned user and current user in General information.
# Sizes of the panels and columns in Software accounting are now remembered.
# All Unix agents output their version when executed in the console.
# Software tracking assistant now shows more distinguishable icons: green for must-have, red for forbidden, and blue for all.
# It's now impossible to accidentally overwrite a custom field with different values for multiple assets (a confirmation is requested).
* SAM: access violations in Software and Licenses due to duplicates in the database (asks for database update which needs to be done on the Database management panel).
* SAM: when merging a collection that has a license with a new version of this software, collection was losing its license.
* Slow online status update after switching to another storage.
* Appearance of placeholders in the network tree with dashes instead of names and with no icon.
* After renaming an asset in the network tree, the tree was losing its keyboard input focus.
* Mac agent: scan of some OS X systems.
Many other fixes and improvements.
Version 3.1.4.1800
February 19, 2015
Change log improvements
+ Change log: ability to choose the history depth (number of compared snapshots) and select specific objects for log building (major speed-up).
+ Software accounting: ability to enter custom license keys instead of automatically scanned keys.
+ Software accounting: "With tags" filter.
# Software accounting: Favorites (Starred) mark is not counted as a tag in the filters "With tags" and "Without tags".
# Change log: DB servers and virtual machines are now tracked.
# Change log: more informative display of changes in memory modules and slots (capacity is displayed instead of "Memory-module").
# Automatic resizing of columns in "Viewer & reports".
* Incorrect removal of tniwinagent.exe.
* Software accounting: filtering by publisher worked incorrectly if the publisher changed the character case in its name.
* Duplication of field "Processor: Thread count" in Table reports.
* Updating of asset counters on the status bar when rescanning non-scanned assets.
* Detection of Windows 10 in the storage assistant and group summary.
Some other fixes and improvements.
Version 3.1.3.1783
February 11, 2015
Bug fixes and improvements
+ Automatic download of unavailable MIB files imported by the files that you open.
+ "Locations" parameter for tree display settings.
# OUI database updated (manufacturers by MAC addresses).
# Software accounting: handling of assigned licenses during software merging.
* "SMB: Access is denied" warning when scanning the local computer (may require UAC elevation when starting the scan).
* Incorrect merging of Windows computers with VMware Workstation or Player installed.
* Software accounting: the license of an existing collection was lost when merging a new software with this collection.
* Software accounting: frequent error message on the Licenses screen.
* Software accounting: some other glitches.
* Conditions on asset fields "Memory" and "HDD capacity" in table reports.
* Some bugs in Linux agents (more distributives supported).
Version 3.1.3.1771
January 23, 2015
Improvements in table reports and SNMP scan
# Negative conditions in table reports now work with multiline cells (for example, you can run a table report to get computers which don't have specific software).
* Row heights in table reports when hiding/showing columns with multiline cells.
* SNMP scan stuck on some devices (now you can enable full SNMP scan in "Options - SNMP").
* Parsing of some MIB files.
* Some bugs in Linux agents.
Version 3.1.3.1765
January 12, 2015
Saved WiFi networks and some fixes
+ Collection of WiFi networks (WLANs) that the computer has ever connected to.
+ Option to enable/disable full SNMP scan (disabled by default due to scan stuck on some devices).
Version 3.1.3.1762
December 29, 2014
WiFi networks and some fixes
+ Collection of currently available WiFi networks (WLANs) for Windows PCs, see Network section.
+ Detection of database servers (see "Databases" section): MS SQL Server (including edition), MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle Database, Firebird.
+ Ability to convert non-scanned assets to custom assets.
+ Detection of Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 in the storage assistants and group summary.
# Convenient license upgrade and renewal (in-program license selection and direct forwarding to the order process).
# Linux agent: SMART information, RAID array disks information, CPU clock speed detection.
# Mac agent stability.
* Dashes instead of computer names in Software accounting. IMPORTANT: to remove existing dashes, use "Update software database" button on the "Manage database" panel in Software accounting.
* Self-interruption of the scan process in large networks with slow-scanning computers.
* Detection of OS X systems as Windows 8 in the storage assistants and group summary.
* Software report templates are now saved in the correct folder.
* Virtualization type of a non-scanned virtual machine now changes correctly after successful scan.
* Violations in field editors.
* Duplication in license reports.
Version 3.0.0.1630
April 28, 2014
Languages and some fixes
+ French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish locales are fully translated.
+ Additional license information is displayed in About window upon a click on the license name.
* Problems of scanning Windows Server systems with an agent.
Version 3.0.0.1627
April 14, 2014
Improvements and fixes
+ Global option for enabling and disabling low-level hardware scan.
+ New asset properties: "Don't scan" and "Disable low-level hardware scan" (per asset).
# Low-level hardware scan is disabled by default. If you need it, please enable it manually in the Scanner options.
# Tags processing when merging software versions.
* Some bugs in Software accounting.
* Detection of Windows MAK keys.
Version 3.0.0.1601
March 5, 2014
Couple of fixes
# Windows agent.
* License types.
* IMPORTANT!!! If your current version is 3.0.0.1600 - self-updating in build 1600 is broken, so download and install this update manually (copy link or visit website)! For all other versions - download and install it using the button to the left as usual.
Lots of less noticeable improvements and bugfixes.
Fully compatible with TNI 2.
New licensing and pricing policy.
Version 3.0.0.1579
February 27, 2014
Total Network Inventory 3 beta 4
+ Import of custom software data (licenses, tags, stars, etc.) from TNI 2 database.
+ Saving/loading of pinned publishers.
# Prolonged beta version period.
* Several bugs.
Version 3.0.0.1571
January 9, 2014
Total Network Inventory 3 beta 3
# Prolonged beta version period.
# "Manufacturer by MAC" dictionary updated.
# Mobile processors dictionary updated.
* Several bugs.
Version 3.0.0.1568
December 4, 2013
Total Network Inventory 3 beta 2
# Prolonged beta version period.
* Version number was added to the collection name on the Merging panel.
* The list of software for a collection could not be sorted by software names.
* Version numbering for collections.
* Bug with Ctrl+A in a filtered software list.
* Freezing of tabs after merging selected software from new licensed installations.
* Uninstalled software was not removed from the database.
Version 3.0.0.1550
October 18, 2013
Total Network Inventory 3 beta 1
# Software accounting mode rewritten from scratch.
Version 2.2.3.1570
January 14, 2014
Bug fixes and updates
# "Manufacturer by MAC" dictionary updated.
# Mobile processors dictionary updated.
* Several bugs.
Version 2.2.3.1567
December 3, 2013
New improvements
+ Ability to use standard SSH port together with a custom port.
+ %ALIAS% template for custom actions.
+ Hints in the Scanner.
+ Bug-reporting engine.
# Displaying of open ports hint.
* Various bugs.
Version 2.2.3.1560
October 30, 2013
Fixes and locales
+ Turkish locale.
* Another occasional bug in the Linux agents.
* Uninstallation bug.
Version 2.2.3.1555
October 28, 2013
Various improvements
+ Quick scan button (scans default domain or IP range with default parameters).
+ Hints for non-scanned assets synchronized from AD.
# Default settings for network scan engines (FOR EXISTING USERS: if you have any troubles with network scan or online state monitoring, disable Nmap engines in Options).
# Reliability of online status monitoring with Classic engine (two ICMP packets sent).
# Overall scanner reliability.
* Synchronization of AD OUs containing certaing characters.
Some other fixes and improvements.
Version 2.2.3.1539
October 4, 2013
Linux scan improvement
* Occasional bug in the Linux agents.
Version 2.2.3.1536
September 23, 2013
Scanner improvement
# Compatibility with intrusion detection systems like Symantec Endpoint Protection (added safe port scan profile; check out the port scan settings).
+ More Active Directory support: ability to synchronize users and their data, as well as computers and OU hierarchy, manually or at startup. Users and computers which don't exist in AD can be optionally removed.
+ Active Directory OU structure can be recreated during domain scan: choose "Duplicate structure" in "Target folder" column.
+ "Location" field for all assets. Can be retrieved for AD computers or SNMP devices, changed in Properties. Displayed in General information/Inventory.
+ Ability to skip assets that were already scanned recently enough.
+ Ability to loop a scan of a certain scan task.
+ Ability to add custom assets from file containing a list of IP addresses or hostnames.
# Full Unicode support.
# Windows computer scan (increase the percent of scanned computers with default settings).
# Online state monitoring for assets with dynamic IP addresses became faster.
# Only 10 basic ports are scanned by default (more friendly to the security software). It's possible to enable the scan of more ports in the scan settings.
# Screen reports and table reports do not show hints for text that is fully visible.
# New folder selection dialogs on Vista+.
* Menu fonts on Vista+.
* Name resolving via DNS in asset pinger.
* Hints and some text drawing in Windows 2000.
Many other fixes and improvements.
Version 2.2.2.1490
July 3, 2013
Small update
+ Three new substitution templates for custom actions: %DATE%, %TIME%, %TIMES% (includes seconds).
+ Ability to disable stuck scan threads killing or change timeout (Alt+Options -> Scanner).
+ Ability to disable ARP ping for all discovery engines (recommended for Proxy ARP).
* Background online state monitoring (issues with Proxy ARP and slow ARP table update).
+ New fast network discovery engine — Asynchronous engine. Discovers online hosts in /24 subnet (254 addresses) in just one second.
+ Ability to choose from three network engines (asynchronous, Nmap and classic) for online status detection and network discovery, and two network engines (Nmap and classic) for port scanning.
+ Ability to run TCP-ping (skip ICMP and ARP ping and scan ports immediately) to discover assets that don’t respond to ping.
+ Ability to use last known IP address for assets with dynamic IP addresses and non-resolvable names (Samba environments and other).
+ Ability to specify custom SSH port.
+ Non-scanned assets which are detected to be online or at least exist on the network (i.e. name or IP can be resolved) are added to the inventory database even if MAC address is not known.
+ DNS-based name resolving in domain environments.
# Scanner settings were revised and are now more intuitive and flexible.
# Easier scan of SNMP-enabled devices: the program can probe most commonly used SNMP communities besides “public” and run successful scan of such device if one of them is used.
# RPC method of scan for Windows computers is disabled by default for new installations, and is recommended to be disabled for existing installations.
# All non-Windows agents updated. Improved stability and compatibility.
* CPU usage issues with online status detection and Nmap engine.
+ New Nmap-powered network discovery and port scan engine.
+ Indication of open ports for each asset in the Scanner and in the network tree (with the help of new assistant).
+ A screenshot of the web-interface is stored and displayed if a device with scan error has port 80 opened.
+ OS and device type detection for devices with scan errors.
+ Manufacturer by MAC-address in asset summary.
+ Static IPs are indicated with padlock icon in the network tree.
+ New custom device types: print-server, tape drive, tape library, IP camera, iPhone, Windows phone, external disk, USB flash disk.
+ New fields in table reports: general asset type, scan protocol, scan method, scan time, agent version.
+ Quotes can be used to limit search results in the network tree to exact matches.
# Online status detection reliability.
# IP ranges and networks discovery speed.
# Scanner statuses and errors reporting.
# Updated the "Manufacturer by MAC address" database.
# Indications of Windows versions on the OS assistant made shorter and clearer.
# Partial product key is exctracted if MAK or KMS key was used for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 (full key is not stored on the computer).
* Windows Server 2012 detection.
* Product key extraction algorithm for Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012.
* Office Starter 2010 detection support.
Other minor fixes and improvements.
Version 2.0.6.1378
September 17, 2012
!!! ATTENTION !!! Due to a bug in this version you will need to download and install the next update manually (copy download link or visit web-site), but only if you have this particular build. Our apologies for the inconvenience. "Windows 8 and OS X 10.8 support"
+ New licenses (750, 1000, 1500, 2000 nodes). All licenses can now be used worldwide. Nationwide and Worldwide licenses merged into one: Unlimited license.
+ Scan of Libraries/Internet Plug-Ins for MacOS X.
+ New custom device types: phone and fax.
+ "Free" and "Load" fields for System memory.
# XLSX export: minimized memory usage, cells are now typed (numbers, dates, etc), table is formatted (border, header, autofilter).
# Pinging and rescanning of domain member computers with dynamic IP addresses is now done by FQDN instead of short network name (fixed multiple domains issues).
# Mobile processors detection updated.
# Computer description is updated unless it was changed by user.
* Errors with zero IP addresses for offline assets.
+ Indication of visible assets when the number of assets in groups is displayed and filters or search is applied (M of N).
+ A link to the last blog post is displayed on the main menu panel.
+ Links to the corresponding blog posts are added to the change history records.
+ "Static IP address" field in table reports (asset fields, Other information).
+ New tree display options: operating systems, processors, system models and system manufacturers.
* Sometimes program hanged under Windows 7/2008 after being closed.
* "Intel Pentium III" generic CPU name instead of correct Intel Xeon model.
* Some fixes in Software accounting (export of copies and moving of software into groups).
* Adding of OS to software list.
Many other fixes and improvements.
Version 2.0.3.1116
October 5, 2011
Scan time fix
* The collection of information required to analyze group membership of user accounts caused the time of scan to increase drastically on domain machines. This procedure is temporarily removed until the resolution is found.
+ Table reports: ability to change title, set sorting and fix columns in the report constructor.
+ Adding custom assets manually via group context menu (feature preview).
+ Validity check for serial numbers and asset tags (cleaner asset fields in the table reports and additional info in the network tree).
+ "Reset serial numbers" command in "Reset properties" menu (Edit-Properties). Recommended to run on the whole storage.
+ Tree display options menu: sorting by node name and additional field.
+ Monitor serial number field in the tree display options menu.
+ Support for encrypted partitions for Mac OS X.
+ Table reports: asset field "Domain role".
+ Optional case-insensitive regular expressions for software groups (Options - General).
# Network scan reliability under Windows XP and Vista due to detection and working around the limitation for concurrent TCP connect attempts (Event ID 4226).
# Table reports: row number field is not mandatory anymore.
* Some bugs in Linux and Mac OS X agents.
* Updating the alerts for software groups statuses.
* Expanding/collapsing the deeply nested groups in the network tree.
+ Group summary is now one of the categories. Group summary settings moved to Options.
+ Reports for multiple computers in "View details" can now be built by clicking a group without enabling "Multiple selection", just as in "Table reports".
+ Import settings (import folder path, recursive import, folder structure import, import at startup or by timer).
+ Ability to import all inventory files from a folder and all its subfolders, or import the whole folder structure.
+ Logon script settings (export agent and generate a command for logon script).
+ "/overwrite" parameter for the Windows agent (overwrites files instead of creating unique copies).
+ State of groups (expanded/collapsed) on the right sidebar is kept between sessions.
+ ESX/vSphere detection and asset type (no scanning yet).
+ Ability to delete automatically scanned license keys with zero copies in the Software accounting.
+ Protection of passwords hidden under asterisks.
# Text, name and e-mail on the feedback form are now mandatory.
# If the license limit is reached or exceeded, a warning icon with a hint is displayed on the storage root group.
# Mobile processors detection.
# Mac OS X scan details (virtual machines, SCSI HDDs, etc).
* It was not possible to import new snapshots to existing assets if the license limit was reached.
* SMB errors on some computers and servers.
* Alerts settings were not stored.
* Printers on Mac OS X.
* Rare occasional hangings when closing the program.
* Automatic removing of duplicates and nonexisting copies in the Software accounting.
Many other fixes and improvements.
Version 2.0.0.1067
July 13, 2011
Office 2007 and Server 2003 fix
* Retrieving of Microsoft Office 2007 keys.
* Workaround for Microsoft bug when scanning Windows Server 2003 domain controllers.
* Processing of some Macbook Pro configurations.
Couple of other fixes and improvements.
Version 2.0.0.1065
July 7, 2011
Final release
+ Welcome screen. Click on the picture to bring up the storage create/open dialog.
+ "Storage - Close" main menu item returning to welcome screen.
+ Inventory files import progress is displayed on the status bar. End of import is signalized by tray balloon hint. Import can be stopped by closing the storage or the program and continued from the same point at the next launch.
+ Ability to import and convert previous version storage when creating a new storage. Also imports custom fields, primary login, IP ranges and alerts settings. Not converted: tabular reports and software accounting database.
+ Ability to open and convert previous version storage in-place.
+ Ability to clear invalid paths in the recently opened storages list.
+ Offline English user manual in CHM file.
+ Full localization on all available languages.
# Settings, log file, history, report templates, and scan tasks are stored in Application Data (either in All users or in current user profile).
# Software and hotfixes install dates processing.
# Tray icon is always visible, allows to restore the program window upon click.
# Scan progress is displayed in tray icon. End of scan is signalized by tray balloon hint.
# Passwords are stored in an encrypted way (AES).
# Increased the speed of software processing and the program startup speed, and removed freezing when switching from "Software accounting" tab to some other tab.
# Processors summary output in general information category.
* Program Files folder contents on 64 bit systems.
* Various bugs during import of old version XML files.
Many other fixes and improvements.
Version 2.0.0.1050
June 9, 2011
Beta 6 update
+ Detection of external hard drives for Mac OS X.
* License limitations.
Version 2.0.0.1048
June 8, 2011
Beta 6
+ Registered users of TNI 1.6 can use this beta version in production (without beta version limitations).
+ It is now possible to add custom fields and user fields to the table reports for objects other than asset.
+ Print preview and printing of table reports.
+ "Hide empty rows" option added to the "Assets x Software" report to allow cleaner reports.
# Forbidden and must-have software renamed to tracking of presence and absence.
# Export performance for huge table reports.
# "Storage" mode tab merged with "Edit" mode tab.
# Software versions are enclosed in parentheses during report export in Software accounting.
# Software accounting filters.
# Connection method settings for Windows computers.
* Some errors and percentage output during SSH scan.
* MSVCR90.dll issue.
* GUI issues in Windows 7 with increased size of window elements.
* Non-english text copying issue.
Many other fixes and improvements.
Version 2.0.0.1027
April 28, 2011
Beta 5
+ User information fields in the table reports.
+ Scanning of Program Files and Program Files (x86) on 64-bit systems.
+ Settings for the limitation of maximum number of snapshots and maximum snapshot age ("Options - Scanner").
+ Logins can be edited right from the popup menu in the Scanner.
+ Main menu items for managing storages.
+ Network tree popup menu items "Import" (for importing INV and XML files) and "Reload" (for reloading current storage).
+ Dropdown buttons on "Storage" and "Edit" tabs for quick selection of required submode.
+ New network tree display options (domains, descriptions, user names, etc).
+ German, Spanish and Italian localization.
# Stability and reliability of the SSH scan (Macs and Linuxes).
# Software accounting improved, simplified and fixed; software filters moved to the main toolbar; software properties moved to the sidebar.
# Many small things in the Scanner mode.
# New look & feel for the main toolbar, print preview, report refresh hint, report progress animation and search.
# New look & feel for logins, custom fields, snapshots and users editing.
# More detailed scan percentage when scanning Windows computers.
# Windows agent saves snapshots of the same computer to different files, while importing of snapshots to one file is fully delegated to the main module.
* Logic of assigning logins to scan tasks (one login for single tasks, multiple logins for group tasks). Inheritance of logins is displayed with a tilde.
* Reporting of processes memory usage.
* Processing of disks with unspecified size on thin clients.
* Western European characters display in many places.
* "Skip existing devices" option.
* "No open ports" error.
Many other fixes and improvements.
Version 2.0.0.975
March 18, 2011
Beta 4
+ Assets can be dragged from the network tree to the scanner for rescan.
+ Security alerts (antivirus, firewall, auto-updates, Windows Service Pack). Requires rescan.
+ Table report fields for alerts.
+ Saving and loading of the scan task lists which keeps the hierarchy, expanded and disabled states, locking of groups.
+ "Lock" button for the scan task groups (IP ranges/networks/workgroups/OUs/domains). Locking a group prevents it from being discovered again after saving and loading.
+ "Copy" function in the context menu of the software accounting list.
+ "Replace" button for the saved scan task lists instead of "Export" button (ability to overwrite existing scan task lists).
+ Scan setting "Skip existing assets".
+ Ability to cancel the scan by deleting the latest snapshot. Ability to delete all asset snapshots.
+ tniwinagent.exe now supports command-line parameters "delay" (delay before starting the scan) and "path" (directory to save the files). For example: tniwinagent.exe /delay:60 /path:"\\servername\sharename"
+ The storage (i.e. the root group of the network tree) can be renamed using F2 (file system directory name is not changed).
+ Storage name, company name and company logo properties; options for setup of report header.
+ Inventory numbers in the network tree display options ("AA" button).
+ Ability to save the search in the network tree as a separate tree assistant.
+ Commands for storage control ("Create storage", "Open storage" and the list of recently opened storages) under the main menu "File" item.
+ Network tree context menu items "Properties" (chooses the currently selected item and opens the "Edit" tab) and "Choose" (converts the Ctrl/Shift/mouse selection to the "choice for output").
# Interface for managing the multiple selection and several categories modes (simple and obvious checkboxes above the network tree and the sidebar in the "View details" mode).
# Interface for the setup of logins in the Storage and Edit modes (hints and helpers).
# The "Rescan" command in the network tree context menu does not start the scan immediately to allow changing login and other settings of the scan task.
# Low disk space alert threshold can be set in both absolute (GB) and relative (%) values.
# Updated Mac OS X and Linux scanners.
# Minor GUI changes.
# Many changes in the Software accounting mode. Work in progress.
* Resizing of the first two columns in the Software accounting mode.
* Closing the program when the scanner or network discovery is in progress should not cause hangs anymore.
* Erroneous importing of different assets' snapshots into one asset (improved detection of the assets identity).
* Drag-n-drop and reporting with the enabled filtering in the network tree (assets that are filtered out are never included).
* Mouse wheel scrolling issues.
Many other fixes and improvements.
Version 2.0.0.938
February 10, 2011
Beta 3
+ Checkboxes in the Scanner mode: ability to uncheck the IP ranges, groups or organizational units that you don't want to scan.
+ Ability to copy scanner tasks and scanner log messages.
+ Ability to check and uncheck selected scan tasks (Scanner) and assets (network tree) using Space button, and delete selected items using Delete button.
+ Letter page format for Print preview; separate settings for page format and orientation.
+ Program options (General, Scanner, Alerts).
+ Online status check is now optional.
+ "Ping" item in the network tree context menu is now functional.
+ "Move to" item in the network tree context menu is now filled with groups where it's possible to move currently selected nodes to.
+ Quick-jump to specific subcategory under Storage or Edit tab (to activate, click and hold the left mouse button on the tab for half a second).
+ Non-scanned assets can be included to the table reports.
+ Ability to edit network tree assistants without deleting and re-adding them.
+ Lanczos3 resampling filter for user avatar resizing.
# SSH scan stability and reliability (Mac OS X and Linux).
# Updated Mac OS X and Linux scanners.
# Usability of login dropdown menus in the Scanner mode: selecting specific login for a single task (hostname or IP address) clears logins for other two protocols.
# Online status now has three states: online, offline and unknown (if not checked or after 10-minutes timeout).
# Logging of the network scan process (records of the scanned and failed items are added to the log file).
* Primary asset fields for table reports are retrieved from the asset information instead of snapshot information. This is required to output non-scanned assets. Note: existing table report templates may need to be edited and such fields like "Network name", "IP address", "Last updated" and "User name" need to be added again.
* Full support for UTF-8 in the settings file (config.ini).
* Mac OS X scan ("sudo -s" is not used anymore).
* Memory leaks when stopping the scan.
* Memory usage when building table reports for large number of assets.
* User accounts scan (long scan times, large number of domain accounts on every domain computer).
* The number of copies of software in the Software accounting mode is displayed correctly if "On selected assets" filter is used. However the licenses column always shows the total number of licenses.
Many other fixes and improvements.
Version 2.0.0.918
January 24, 2011
Beta 2
+ Online status check for all assets.
+ Ability to add avatars/photos for users with a high-quality method used for image resizing.
+ Asset user is displayed on the sidebar in "View details" mode.
+ New fields for users.
+ Update checking system.
+ Ability to use non-root user for SSH scan (the user must be in the sudoers file).
# Scanner control buttons.
# Redesigned progress display for scan tasks (three-color scheme).
# Local users information is stored in the asset file, domain and custom users are kept in the storage.
# SSH scan stability and reliability (Mac OS X and Linux).
* Retrieving of mapped network disks and network printers used by the Windows computers.
* Retrieving of user profiles, autorun items, environment variables from Windows computers.
* Decoding of Windows 7 and Office 2010 product keys.
* "Port scan failed" error on many systems.
* "Show in Explorer" for groups and assets.
* "General information" view and its print preview in full and brief modes.
* Feedback sending system (checks if the feedback is sent successfully and offers ways to overcome some issues).
* Feedback and update checking systems can use proxy server to upload and download the information.
- Checkboxes for scan tasks.
Many other fixes and improvements.
Version 2.0.0.878
December 15, 2010
Beta 1
+ Mac OS X and Linux support.
# Completely redesigned interface.
# Many internal mechanisms rewritten from scratch.
