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Audit

Altiris Asset Management Suite (Audit group test)

Company: Altiris Ltd
Pricing: from $67.00 (500-999 nodes)

This solution offers a suite of products under an asset management banner, comprising inventory, app- lication metering, asset control, contract management and TCO management. Support for Mac OS has recently been added.

 

iInventory (Audit group test)

Company: iInventory Ltd
Pricing: $200 for 11 nodes

iInventory is the latest version of LANauditor, which was launched back in 1990. This package can audit not only Windows-based PCs but also Macs and Linux systems. However the console that runs the whole show must be installed under Windows. The vendors recommend installing the software on a workstation instead ...

 

Security Expressions (Auditing tools group test)

Company: Pedestal Software
Pricing: $695 per server if over 25 servers; $29 per desktop if over 500 desktops

This is a very interesting application which enables you to monitor compliance with policies via audits against your IT infrastructure. This alone would represent valuable functionality, but Security Expressions does not stop there.

 

Unicenter (Auditing tools group test)

Company: Computer Associates
Pricing: Desktop systems are $65 each (volume discounts available)

Installing Unicenter takes a little longer than average, but the process is glitch-free and logical, setting the tone for the use of the product.

 

GASP Enterprise Suite (Audit group test)

Company: Attest Systems, Inc.
Pricing: $17 per PC

GASP is probably most famous for being the auditing software of choice for the Business Software Alliance. A free download of a version of this software is available on its web site. However, it can only audit up to 100 PCs and is time-limited. The version we reviewed is very ...