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<FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10pt'>We’re pleased to announce the general availability of DSS SAM 1.0.1! Currently-licensed DSS SAM customers should now download the update and all associated product documentation using the same URL you received from BigFix Licensing when you purchased the product. <BR>
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Changes in DSS SAM 1.0.1 include:<BR>
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All deployments of DSS SAM 1.0 are encouraged to upgrade to 1.0.1.<BR>
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The DSS SAM version 1.0.1 installer contains a full installation of the web application and database component of the product — an installation of DSS SAM 1.0 is not a pre-requisite. However, if DSS SAM 1.0 is already installed in your environment (confirm this by ensuring “Build 19756” appears in the lower right corner of the DSS SAM web application), you may upgrade to version 1.0.1 <I>without</I> uninstalling the previous version. To do this, download DSS SAM 1.0.1 and run the installer on the computer where DSS SAM 1.0 is running, ensuring that the DSS SAM database server is running and accessible. The installer will automatically detect DSS SAM 1.0 in your environment and replace it with version 1.0.1 in the same environment without affecting your application data or configurations. Upon successful installation, log in to the DSS SAM web application and confirm the build number in the lower right corner – it should read “Build 21680” for DSS SAM 1.0.1. This validates that the correct build is installed and you’re connected to the database.<BR>
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About BigFix DSS Software Asset Management...<BR>
If you have not yet done so, please check out a demo or try an eval of this awesome new product from BigFix. DSS SAM is an analytics and reporting web application that leverages the unmatched accuracy and depth of data aggregated by the BigFix server. Enterprises use DSS SAM to analyze software and hardware inventory and compare this inventory to software license purchase records to prevent piracy, over purchasing, and shelfware. DSS SAM can also help mitigate issues by quickly finding incorrectly configured systems and outdated or disallowed software. It’s an extremely user-friendly and efficient product with the potential to radically reduce the number of hours spent on inventory and license true-up activities.<BR>
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More information at <a href="http://www.bigfix.com/">http://www.bigfix.com/</a><BR>
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Thanks!<BR>
-- The BigFix Product Team<BR>
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