[Ocsinventory-news] OCS Inventory NG 1.0 RC3 available

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OCS Inventory NG 1.0 Release Candidate 3 is available for download,
except Win32 Server package planned for 2006-07-14.

This release includes fixes for all known bugs and the following changes:

    * An installer for the linux server (tested on Debian, RedHat and
CentOS).
    * Scripts edition will not be mandatory anymore. Every configuration
parameters will be included in a configuration file put in apache conf.d
(log activation, mod_perl api selection, file validity (in proxies)...)
    * The three tier architecture is entirely available. A parameter
system scaled in three levels will make the communication engine
completly independent (Administration console options will override
internal options), it enable the use of the engine by other systems
without using the Administration console.
    * mod_perl calls are encapsulated and a single source code is used.
On the same way, the tuning of this parameter is available in the
configuration file.
    * The whole architecture is now using Perl standards. It facilitate
packaging and installation for other linux distributions.
    * The architecture is altered to allow easy home made modules
development. Adding functionnalities to OCS will only need to write a
perl module for linux agent/server and a C++ class for the windows
agent. These modules will interact during the "standard" OCS execution
flow. (The documentation will contain the source code entry points for
OCS modules development).
    * Auto duplicates merging is now tunable.
    * Differentials based inventories reduce sql inventory load, and
thus increase exponentially Communication Server load resistance.
    * The database scheme is improved for better performances.
    * To improve concurrential reading/writing on database and to
provide a better data consistency, the default database engine is now
InnoDB.
    * Differential inventory hashes are added to Windows agent along
with OpenSSL, it allow digest choosing (sha1, md5 ...) and further
security sensitive functionalities (see below).
    * As the database scheme is linked to server performance (it is not
adapted to queries), the Administration console SQL layer has been
rewritten to improve querying speed. Big queries are now instantaneous.
    * Administration console is improved ergonomically and aesthetically
(icons ...)
    * Administration console save all user preferences (columns,
language ...)
    * The "multi criteria" search is also improved (exact match search,
unlimited software queries etc.)
    * Old modules are adapted to fit the new OCS API (ipdiscover,
registry...)
    * A new module is provided: the first version of our automatic
software distribution module. It use server authentication based on
certificates. It allow files to be put on computers, software
installation and code execution. It need a certification authority (we
encourage the use of openssl). In small structures, the automatic
software distribution system do not need any other computer than the ocs
server. Distribution servers must be SSL compliants (authentication)
http servers. It also use proxies to save bandwidth.
    * A package making interface is provided with the Administration
console.
    * Because of security risk using agent automatic updates, we decide
to remove this feature to use instead package deployment.
    * The windows agent is able to run as a windows service (needed for
automatic software distribution). With the service, scheduled tasks or
logon scripts are not used anymore. The service launch OCS Inventory
Agent according to a frequency given by the server and update this
parameter dynamically. The randomized launch of OCS will avoid the
morning "rush".
    * Many asked functionalities are implemented: real windows serial
number, command line tag forcing, general improvements (CPU speed
detection etc.).

We would like to thanks Isabelle B., designer, who created all the
fabulous icons used in Administration console. Merci beaucoup Isabelle ;-)

OCS Inventory NG Team

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Didier LIROULET
Developer of OCS Inventory
http://ocsinventory.sourceforge.net
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