[BESAdmin-Announcements] BigFix Inventory: Catalog 20260308 Update published 2026-03-11

[Announcements for BES Administrators]

BigFix Inventory Team is proud to announce the new version of BigFix
Inventory Catalog.

Product:
BigFix Inventory Catalog update 20260308.

Published site version:

BigFix Inventory Discovery - version 37

Features:

 Key updates in HCL BigFix Inventory Catalog 20260308:


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   Discovery of 230+ new software versions including but not limited to the
   following software manufacturers like Anthropic, AutoDesk, Cisco, Citrix,
   Hewlett-Packard, Micro Focus, Microsoft, Open Text, OpenAI & Oracle.
   -

   Provided discovery for AI desktop applications like ‘Claude’, ‘ChatGPT’
   and ‘LM Studio’.
   -

   Delivered Ideas BFINV-I-487
   <https://bigfix-ideas.hcltechsw.com/ideas/BFINV-I-487>, BFINV-I-498
   <https://bigfix-ideas.hcltechsw.com/ideas/BFINV-I-498>, BFINV-I-499
   <https://bigfix-ideas.hcltechsw.com/ideas/BFINV-I-499>
   -

   Added 11 new Publishers  ‘1099Express.com <http://1099express.com>’,
   ‘Anthropic’, ‘Databricks’, ‘Disig a.s.’ ,’DITEC, a.s.’, ’LM Studio’,
   ’Malvern Panalytical’, ’Nielsen Consumer LLC’, ’OpenAI’, ’SETCCE’ , ’Simba
   Technologies’ to the Catalog.


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   Optimization for Catalog processing by removing old software signatures
   from BigFix Inventory main Catalog.  Deleted  5+ signatures
   -

   New bundle definitions for the BigFix Platform Agent to the BigFix
   Platform product have been incorporated. For previously discovered SWID
   tags, the bundling information will appear after some time. Review release
   notes for details.


To view the complete list of new features and defects that were fixed in
this application update, refer to the release notes.

Catalog:
https://support.bigfix.com/bfi/BigFix-Inventory-Catalog-20260308-ReleaseNotes.pdf

To view the complete catalog content, use the Software Components report in
BigFix Inventory.

Actions needed:
To apply new discovery capability, run the Server Software Catalog Update
Fixlet ( BigFix Inventory Discovery site) from the BigFix console and then
wait for the next data import.

For more information about how to install, maintain, and use BigFix
Inventory application, refer to the user documentation: BigFix 11 Inventory
Documentation
<https://help.hcl-software.com/bigfix/11.0/inventory/welcome/BigFix_Inventory_welcome.html>
To find out more about Catalog Updates, visit:  Catalog Overview
<https://help.hcl-software.com/bigfix/11.0/inventory/Inventory/Discovery/Catalog_overview_main.html>



We hope you find this latest release of BigFix Inventory Catalog content
useful and effective.

 Thank you!

 – The BigFix Inventory Team
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