<html><body><p>This release announcement has been published to <a href="https://forum.bigfix.com/c/release-announcements"><u><font color="#0000FF">https://forum.bigfix.com/c/release-announcements</font></u></a>.<br><tt> </tt><br>The BigFix Inventory team is pleased to announce the extension of discovery capabilities for BigFix Inventory 9.x. 

<p><b><font size="4">What's new</font></b><br>

<ul><ul type="disc"><li>Software classification capability for new releases of IBM software products as described in the <a href="http://software.bigfix.com/download/tema/catalog/9.0_GA/ILMT/ILMTReleaseNotes.pdf">ILMT Catalog Release Notes</a>.

<li>Multiple updates and additions for non-IBM software products as described in the <a href="https://software.bigfix.com/download/tema/catalog/changelist/BFI_catalog_changelist_2017_11.pdf">change list</a>.</ul></ul> For details of the changes, you can also see the description of the Software Catalog Update fixlet.

<font size="4">Enabling the new discovery capabilities1. Upgrade the BigFix Inventory server to version 9.2.9. For detailed instructions, see: <a href="https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSKLLW_9.5.0/com.ibm.bigfix.inventory.doc/Inventory/upgrading/c_upgrading_from_9.html">Upgrading to BigFix Inventory 9.2.9</a>. Upgrading the server is required due to the following reasons: - Problems with catalog import that occurred in versions 9.2.6 to 9.2.8. For more information, see the <a href="http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22008565">technote</a>.  - Lack of support for the software catalog in the canoncial 3.0 format in versions earlier than 9.2.5. 2. Upload the software catalog to BigFix Inventory. To download the catalog, run the Software Catalog Update fixlet. Then, upload it to BigFix Inventory. For detailed instructions, see: <a href="https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSKLLW_9.5.0/com.ibm.bigfix.inventory.doc/Inventory/softinv/t_download_sw_catalog_tem.html">Downloading the software catalog</a>.

<p><b><font size="4">Site Information for BigFix Inventory 9.x</font></b><ul><ul type="disc"><li>Site: IBM BigFix Inventory v9

<li>Version: 98

<li>Publish Date: 12/01/2017</ul></ul><br><b><font size="4">Useful Links</font></b><br>

<ul><ul type="disc"><li><a href="http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSKLLW"><u><font color="#0000FF">Knowledge Center for BigFix Inventory</font></u></a><li><a href="http://ibm.biz/BdrUGJ"><u><font color="#0000FF">Developer Works Wiki for BigFix Inventory</font></u></a><li><a href="http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21624185"><u><font color="#0000FF">IBM BigFix Support Center</font></u></a></ul></ul><br>Join the BigFix Forum to be notified about Release Announcements:

<ul><ul type="disc"><li>Go to: <a href="https://forum.bigfix.com/c/release-announcements"><font color="#0000FF">https://forum.bigfix.com/c/release-announcements</a>.

<li>If needed, log in or create an account.

<li>From the dropdown menu on the right side of the page, choose "Watching".<br></ul></ul><BR>

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