Hardware Inspector

Hardware Inspector is the program for computer hardware and software inventory. Hardware and software maintenance. Computer audit. Inventory of network connections. Detailed asset history. A huge variety of customizable reports. Access permissions.

Features: Hardware Inspector is an IT asset tracking solution. It is available in three versions. The desktop version, a client server version and a web based version. It can consolidate detailed computer hardware and software inventory that includes installation data, accounting and warranty data as well as other custom information. It is thus useful for IT department managers, system administrators, service desk staff and support technicians. The desktop Hardware inspector and the client server based versions not only report on current assets, they also track asset history. The hardware Inspector Service Desk, the web based version is able to provide users/support personnel effective communication via a web interface.

The solution consolidates complete information about IT assets. Things like when and where a particular item was purchased, if the licenses are current, consumables required for the equipment over a period of usage, where exactly are the items located, and such other detailed and critical information can be made available for management information and decision making. A whole array of information about the hardware such as transfers, maintenance, collocation, inventory sessions are really useful. Details of network connections are made available. It has effective search tools for you to find the right information very quickly. More than one inventory options that include barcode scanner support, templates for printing barcode labels, clear reports on inventory progress and results. Some 80 odd report templates make the reporting quite powerful. You have the options of customizing these or creating entirely new ones too. The service desk version lets you automatically register service calls. Assigning of a person responsible and processing the requests are also taken care of.

Overall: Well organized asset management system.

Hardware Inspector is a computer hardware and software inventory solution, which aims at keeping a record of maximum data on assets: installations, transfers, maintenance, accounting and warranty data, retirement facts, etc. Each asset has several ways for identification: specification, inventory and serial numbers, barcodes, etc. All this provides for strict and precise asset management.
Automated computer audit can find any deviation in computer configurations. It easily identifies missing, transferred and new devices. Computer audit has customizable interface, which allows users to choose elements for audit. Another feature is the opportunity to add import rules for fully automated device identification. Hardware Inspector has all necessary tools for effective computer inventory: barcode scanner support, barcode label templates, reports on inventory session progress and results. The setup includes the free program module for off-line inventory sessions.
Hardware Inspector features multilevel access permission: data access can be restricted to databases, workplaces tree nodes, devices types and program features. It provides strict responsibility delegation and allows different specialists to work in a global database without being distracted by irrelevant data.
The program has multiple reporting options - more than 80 report templates. Reports can be stored both on local machines and on the network. Users can easily either customize templates or create new ones with the help of the Visual Report Designer.
Hardware Inspector can be advantageously used as a Service Desk tool: complete hardware and software database, automated responsibility delegation, thorough control of request processing, etc. Services provided can be linked to asset maintenance history, which allows support managers to monitor device reliability, supporters' performance, etc. Integration with Hardware Inspector Service Desk, a web-interface for user-supporter communication.