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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The BES Asset Discovery site has been updated<SPAN
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improvements</SPAN>! </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=231581023-13112006>BES Asset Discovery
allows you to run distributed scans throughout your environment to find devices
that BES doesn't currently manage including:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=231581023-13112006>1.
An accurate inventory of network devices like routers, printers, switches,
unauthorized wireless access points, or any device with an IP
address.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=231581023-13112006>2.
A list of all the computers that don't have the BES Client
installed.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT><SPAN class=231581023-13112006><FONT face=Arial size=2>See a
screenshot here: <A
href="http://support.bigfix.com/bes/sites/images/ua_console.jpg">http://support.bigfix.com/bes/sites/images/ua_console.jpg</A>.</FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>The newly improved site contains <SPAN
class=231581023-13112006>a number of new features to enhance functionality and
usability</SPAN>.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2>List of Major Changes:<BR>-<SPAN
class=231581023-13112006><STRONG> </STRONG></SPAN><SPAN
class=231581023-13112006><STRONG>Service Detection </STRONG>-- </SPAN>Added<SPAN
class=231581023-13112006> </SPAN>service detection to probe <SPAN
class=231581023-13112006>unmanaged computers </SPAN><SPAN
class=231581023-13112006>to detect whether computers are running services like
web servers, ftp servers, DHCP servers, and other
services.</SPAN><BR>- <SPAN
class=231581023-13112006><STRONG>Correlation to BES Clients </STRONG>--
</SPAN>Enabled correlation of unmanaged assets against the BES database to
remove false-positives<SPAN class=231581023-13112006> and help identify
computers with the BES Client stopped</SPAN><SPAN
class=231581023-13112006>.</SPAN><BR>- <SPAN
class=231581023-13112006><STRONG>New Wizard </STRONG>-- </SPAN>Updated<SPAN
class=231581023-13112006> </SPAN>the BigFix Asset Discovery Nmap Configuration
Wizard to <SPAN class=231581023-13112006>make it easier to configure the
scan points and run scans.</SPAN><BR>- <SPAN
class=231581023-13112006><STRONG>Upgraded Asset Discovery components</STRONG> --
</SPAN>Upgraded the <SPAN class=231581023-13112006>nmap utility and
importer to improve the accuracy of the OS detection and improve the scan speed.
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<DIV><SPAN class=231581023-13112006><FONT face=Arial size=2>Customers with BES
Asset Discovery currently installed, please check the "Tasks" on the BES Asset
Discovery site for information on how to upgrade existing
components.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>For more information on BES Asset<SPAN
class=231581023-13112006> Discovery, please </SPAN>see </FONT><A
href="http://support.bigfix.com/bes/sites/assetdiscovery.html"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>http://support.bigfix.com/bes/sites/assetdiscovery.html</FONT></A><FONT
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<DIV><SPAN class=231581023-13112006></SPAN><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2>If you
are not currently licensed <SPAN class=231581023-13112006>for BES Asset
Discovery, please contact your sales representative.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=231581023-13112006><FONT face=Arial size=2>Questions /
Comments? Use the BigFix User Forum at </FONT><A
href="http://forum.bigfix.com"><FONT face=Arial
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=231581023-13112006>BigFix Product
Team</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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