[BESAdmin-Announcements] BigFix Inventory: Catalog 20260326 Update published 2026-03-31

[Announcements for BES Administrators]

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

Product:
BigFix Inventory Catalog update 20260326.

Published site version:

BigFix Inventory Discovery - version 38

Features:

 Key updates in HCL BigFix Inventory Catalog 20260326:


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   Discovery of 250+ new software versions including but not limited to the
   following software manufacturers like Adobe, AutoDesk, Azul, Dell, Google,
   HCL, Hewlett-Packard, Micro Focus, Microsoft, Open Text, & Oracle.
   -

   Added discovery for Windows 11, for different version streams from 21H2
   to 25H2 across all editions covering 30 new components and EOS details for
   these 30 new Windows 11 components.
   -

   Added   new Publisher ‘Reading Thermal ‘ to the Catalog.


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   Delivered 4 Ideas BFINV-I-503
   <https://bigfix-ideas.hcltechsw.com/ideas/BFINV-I-503>, BFINV-I-505
   <https://bigfix-ideas.hcltechsw.com/ideas/BFINV-I-505>, BFINV-I-508
   <https://bigfix-ideas.hcltechsw.com/ideas/BFINV-I-508>, BFINV-I-509
   <https://bigfix-ideas.hcltechsw.com/ideas/BFINV-I-509>
   -

   New bundle definitions for HCL AppScan Source components to the AppScan
   Source parent product have been incorporated for versions 10.0 through
   10.10. For previously discovered SWID tags, the bundling information will
   appear after some time.
   -

   Optimization for Catalog processing by removing old software signatures
   from BigFix Inventory main Catalog.  Deleted 15+ signatures



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-20260326-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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