Lansweeper 5.0.0.69 is now available for download. You can find the update here.
Update instructions can be found on page 164 and beyond of our online documentation.

This update addresses some bugs and also includes, among others, the following new features:
 

- Solaris machines can now be scanned.

- The Assets menu now includes a state overview, which allows you to quickly locate assets with a specific state.




- A "Save As" button was added to the report builder, which can be found under Dashboard/Reports/Report Builder. This button allows you to quickly create a new report based on an existing one.


 

- A new widget was added that allows you to search reports. The widget is called Report Search and can be added to a tab by hitting the Add Widgets button.

- A new widget was added that allows you to search Twitter. The widget is called Twitter Search and can be added to a tab by hitting the Add Widgets button.


 

- An iFrame widget was added that allows you to display other websites within the Lansweeper console. Add it to a tab by hitting the Add Widgets button.


 

- You can now search for RSS feeds with the RSS Reader widget.

A complete list of 5.0.0.69 changes can be found in this changelog. Have a question about this update? The Lansweeper support team can be reached at support@lansweeper.com

With Lansweeper 5.0 you will be able to do a complete inventory of your network without the need to install an agent on all your assets. Not only will you be able to view all hardware and software details of your clients and devices, the administrators and helpdesk staff in your company will be able to manage all your assets using an intuitive web interface where they can define custom reports, actions and scripts,... to make their daily support a lot easier.

Lansweeper comes with over 280 build-in reports, Active Directory integration, Customizable Actions, Licensing and Compliance reports.

What's new?

• New web console with integrated configuration, widget dashboard and customizable user portal.
• Linux hardware/software inventory.
• Apple Mac hardware/software inventory.
• VMware hosts inventory.
• Hyper-V hosts inventory.
• SQL server and database inventory.
• Snmp device network configuration scanning.
• Switch port to asset network card mapping.
• Asset uptime scanning.
• Asset warranty scanning for Dell, HP, Lenovo, IBM, Fijutsi
• Role based user access.
• Optimized database schema and better performance (database that's up to 70% smaller, depending on scanned data)
• Multi database support: SQL server or SQL compact.
• Improved software and OS license tracking.
• Multiple scanning credentials per domain/IP range/asset.
• "Live" report filtering.
• Add documents, comments and notes to automated scan data.
• Possibility/API to create custom dashboard widgets.
• Dell express service code integration.
• Ping all assets from within a report.
• Support for SSL smtp server.
• Approximately 200 other small additions and improvements.

You can download the latest version from our download page.

A lot of people have been emailing us asking when Lansweeper version 5.0 will become available. We've mentioned in passing that a major update is coming, but we just want to confirm here as well that it is being worked on and that version 5.0 is going to be all kinds of awesome!

Version 5.0 will include some major improvements to overall Lansweeper functionality and will be jam-packed with exciting new features! We are working hard to get this update ready for you and hope to have a beta ready by October.

Just some of what you can expect for Lansweeper 5.0:

• An optimized database that is up to 70% smaller.
• Web based configuration.
• Role based access to the web console.
• Widgets! Widgets! Widgets! Your web console will be highly customizable.
• Real-time scanning queue.
• Extended support for Linux and Mac.
• More license compliance options.

Lansweeper has been updated, download the latest version on our download page.

Service 4.2.0.82

• Fixed: Active directory cleanup gives unexpected results when there are domains and workgroups with the same name.
• Fixed: Active directory lookup not working when multiple users are logged on to a terminal server.

Lsremote 4.1.0.15

• Upgraded to the latest vnc version which fixes some known problems on windows 7 machines.

Installer

• Fixed: Installation fails on computers with unicode characters in the computer name.

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