Spiceworks 1.6 Now Available! (Smiley and Lopo check this out)

Soul · 06-26-2007, 11:11 AM

Smiley and Lopo and who ever else is in IT - thought you might be interested in this.

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Spiceworks 1.6 is now available for you to auto-update! Spiceworks 1.6 delivers new and improved features that make troubleshooting a breeze. From remote control - the #1 most requested feature by the Spiceworks community! — to improved device comparison, expanded anti-virus support, and Microsoft security bulletins&ellip;keeping your network running smoothly has never been so easy! The new My Spiceworks page features useful "widgets" of IT information from your network and from the Internet. And, 1.6 has more convenient new ways for you to exchange practical IT information with the 100,000 IT pros in the Spiceworks Community.

Over 200 Spiceworks users across the globe tested 1.6. Many thanks to them for helping to make this release successful.

Want to see the complete list of all the new and improved features included in 1.6? You can view it by visiting the Spiceworks community.

As always, you DO NOT need to uninstall and reinstall the Spiceworks IT Desktop. Simply start Spiceworksand follow the directions -- exit and launch again and you'll be good to go. It should take just a couple of minutes but if you have a large network it will take a while longer. It maintains all of your data in your local database so there is no need to worry about that. If you have any problems with the update please let us know at support@spiceworks.com.

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Smiley · 06-26-2007, 12:19 PM

We looked at SpiceWorks a few weeks ago. Being a free download made me cautious, how would they make money off this product? It installs collection and communication apps on your system when you install it, not a door we want to open up here at work . . .

"From time to time, the Spiceworks Desktop does collect a limited amount of anonymous aggregate information about your computing environment. This information is collected into groups so that it no longer reflects or references an individually identifiable user, device, or software application. No device-specific or software-specific information is stored at Spiceworks."

So this data is probably sold off to earn income, which supports the program. I just don't trust that this is all they might do . . . I'd rather pay for such a tool that does not collect and that sends nothing back to the software vendor/manufacturer.

Soul · 06-26-2007, 02:26 PM

I am with ya Smiley, and I think there are plenty of alternative open source packages that work pretty damn well.

However sometimes people are willing to overlook such items - so I thought I would share it

LoPo · 06-26-2007, 09:16 PM

I looked at this product a few years back and actually installed it into a test environment. It was alright, but there were a few things I didn't like about it, I don't recall what though. I'm sure it's long since improved over what I tested. It was about the same time that Erad got me into the HP SMS Proliant plugin beta.