FAST IiS Technical Report - Lanboss Software Limited
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1. General Application Notes Graphic Application Title Product Name e License Type CostEach sid Order No Maint Date Maint Cost Purchase Date Purchased From rrF AT ES start 2 GE T Lanboss console Ad E Lanboss Distribution Man eG E GER 5 28PM i i S Federation Against INVESTORS IN Software Theft APPLICATIONS RUNNING A Home x ws SUSE Linux X aj Windows Vista X gi Windows XP Home Edition X d SUSELinux9 X gu ECM EDS 8 0beta Demo With X E Windows Server 2003 St Lanboss Console v4 2 2 1476 10 0 0 59 ProxyLocal Admin Globe Objects Advanced Details Search SOFTWARE Running Applications aah Path Name Title Last Run C Program Files GameShadow GameShadow exe GameShadow 8 11 2009 4 17 18 PM C Program Files Microsoft Office Office12 DUTLOOK EXE Inbox Microsoft Outlook 8 11 2009 4 17 18 PM C Program Files WMware WMware Workstatio vmware exe Windows Server 2003 Standard Editi 8 11 2009 4 17 18 PM C AWINDOWS Explorer EXE Program Manager 8 11 2009 4 17 18 PM gt CAWINDOWS system32 logon scr Screen Saver 8 11 2009 4 17 18 PM i Machine OBELIX OBELIX OBELIX OBELIX OBELIX Application Hung Lal E F Comments Created No data to display T Lanboss Console Ad2. Can additional reports be created YES Can asset information be YES imported Can asset information be YES exported Licence Management Solution Review Technical Report EEA Federation Against INVESTORS IN Software Theft SOFTWARE Can license information be How much does it cost to include imported automatically YES From various sources and data structure types Can consumption reports be imported automatically Microsoft NO Claret report Does the tool use a third party NO reporting tool What are the pricing bands for YES the product First year included in full license purchase 2nd year onward is bands maintenance support 33 for full maintenance and upgrade protection Are there educational price It is also worth mentioning that the products Yes are priced per workstation not per user which is particularly important to education clients Is there a bundling price with other products No but periodic promotions are available www fastiis org Licence Management Technical Report Solution Review Jm Federation Against INVESTORS IN Software Theft SOFTWARE BOSS software Limited Is the product supported directly or via a channel Both Are there escalation procedures Yes Via channel if purchased this way Email always free telephonic and remote KVM per incident
3. Licence Management rep weai report Solution Review FAST S Federation Against INVESTORS IN Software Theft SOFTWARE PANBO A IM Software Limited Lanboss Software Limited Licence Management Solution Review Technical Report Evaluation Date August 2009 Company Name Lanboss Software Limited Address Carlyle House Ramsdell Road Monk Sherborne Tadley Hampshire RG26 5HS Contact No 0845 2651265 Contact Email saleselanboss com Name of Software Lanboss Workstation Auditor Lanboss Workstation Manager Version Version 4 2 2 Website www lanboss com How the tests are conducted The tool evaluations have been conducted using Windows 2000 Windows 2003 or Windows XP for the management console element The vendor preferred OS for the database and backend server is also selected for the review Functional testing has been conducted across the Microsoft Windows family of operating systems and where Linux is supported OpenSUSE has been used for testing The testing takes place on a dedicated hardware environment and where VMWARE or Microsoft Virtual Terminal functionality is supported this is tested if time permits Www fastiis org Licence Management Solution Review Installation Requirements Operating System Lanboss Workstation Manager Windows 2000 2003 2008 Client 2000 XP 32 and 64 bit Microsoft NET Framework v 2 0 not necessary Technical Report FASTI S Federation Against INVES
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5. Information Collection Network capabilities Removable Uses network for data gathering What media is supported media How easy is it to select users Maca a The Discovery component can interface to the from existing AD NT Domains the AD AD store and pull back machine information qu ET e a YES System can be configured with user device local ener y res combination rules Does solution support NDS or YES LDAP work stations Overall experience GOOD Easily integrates with MS domain services Does solution allow you to control policy based on user and a YES specific machine Time to create simple one user N A AD user group policy oes tieesreductamcorparate Powerful system allows custom controls to be sal vare E Um E P YES setup for virtually any executable piece of code s that may run on a client PC Does the product track the use of discs YES applications Licence Management Solution Review Technical Report TES Federation Against INVESTORS IN Software Theft SOFTWARE Does the product track the use of policy update per PC executables PES Can track any file type Other files can be Does the product track the use of NO tracked with optional modules available from other files Lanboss neues of licences be YES Through either real time control or the P monitoring process PE mei auran YES Excellent functionality here and it shows it s PP been well thou
6. especially when file scanning suggest 20MB for a typical workstation Can the tool audit a single device sees n demand YES Via the Distributor component Can the tool audit a defined YES group of devices on demand Pan te tod S0 delka audits NO Penned for a future release changes only Can the tool hold licence YES a intormatiomge Through Application Explorer Can the tool hold licence cost YES Jes Mo dug Rd Pls Aeara strong pomt Multiple licenses per application with different information anniversary dates for budgeting Can the tool hold Client Access YES Yes and can allocate management rules against the information in real time Licence Management Technical Report Solution Review _ y HN TE Federation Against INVESTORS IN Software Theft SOFTWARE BOSS ftware Limited C ndhetesifisid mvoite YES Reconciles licenses to invoice numbers Multiple licenses per application with different information anniversary dates for budgeting Can the tool hold contract YES information Can the tool reconcile licences to YES Shows differentials and financial discrepancies discovered software too If user has local admin rights can agent be modified deleted de NO Very secure with bi directional referencing in activated is it easy to identify memory of components the service in task manager Does the agent appear in add YES But you can t uninstall wi
7. tuts Technical Report Solution Review T MM TE Federation Against INVESTORS IN Software Theft SOFTWARE E Hard disk drives for example ond oe USB Can the tool identify devices f connected via the USB port YES devices With the use of the removable device option the system can control them too Can the tool identify devices YES connected via the parallel port Can the tool identify devices YES Hard disk drives for example including other connected via a firewire firewire device types cameras for example Can the tool identify the LAN YES MAC Address address Can the tool identify the IP YES address Does the tool have an internal YES Software recognition of executables and other software recognition library files Can the library be updated by the YES end user Does the publisher reseller YES supply updates to the library Does the tool supply paths for YES discovered files Does the tool discover NO Penned for the next version unrecognised executables Does the tool identify software YES suites Licence Management Solution Review Technical Report FASTI i S Federation Against INVESTORS IN Software Theft SOFTWARE PANBO A I Software Limited Does the tool scan MSI packages for recognition purposes NO Does the tool collect Product ID or GUID ID for installed YES Collects Microsoft Product IDs applica
8. CCESS MUI ENGLISH 2007 Automatic E 1 0 L Categorised Applications 2 E gt 0 Operating System MICROSOFT OFFICE ACCESS SETUP METADATA MUI ENGLISH 2007 Automatic 1 Utiity Software MICROSOFT OFFICE ENTERPRISE 2007 Automatic 2 Networking 4 MICROSOFT OFFICE EXCEL MUI ENGLISH 2007 Automatic 3 Media MICROSOFT OFFICE OUTLOOK MUI ENGLISH 2007 Automatic 4 Office Automation 4 MICROSOFT OFFICE POWERPOINT MUI ENGLISH 2007 Automatic 0 Microsoft Office MICROSOFT OFFICE PROOF ENGLISH 2007 Automatic E Microsoft Office 2000 MICROSOFT OFFICE PROOF FRENCH 2007 Automatic pes MICROSOFT OFFICE PROOF SPANISH 2007 Automatic Mi ft Office 35 MICROSOFT OFFICE PROOFING ENGLISH 2007 Automatic IIcrosol Ice E Microsoft Office 97 MICROSOFT OFFICE SHARED MUI ENGLISH 2007 Automatic Microsoft Office XP MICROSOFT OFFICE SHARED SETUP METADATA MUI ENGLISH 2007 Automatic gt Office Tools 03 MICROSOFT OFFICE WORD MUI ENGLISH 2007 Automatic 1 Microsoft Specialised Tools 2 Microsoft Works 3 Lotus 5 Other Office 8 Document Management Total Applications 13 0 00 0 00 7 General Applications IL PE ay A 6 Graphic CAD CAM DTP 3 Add License j b T Delete License i 8 Business Systems 9 In House Development 3 Application Title Product Name Pure Purcha Mainter x Malware Trash Files No data to display Unassigned Executables Unassigned Software Work in Progress
9. First 90 days included thereafter per incident as above What does it cost Is it included with the software maintenance fees Www fastiis org icence Management olution Review SCREENSHOTS HOME Lanboss Console v4 2 2 1476 10 0 0 59 ProxyLocal Admin Fa Security amp Monitoring Manage amp Migrate Reporting Global Settings Information Home Objects Advanced Health Snippets Details Search Check FASTI S Federation Against INVESTORS Software Theft SOFTWAR EX Show Notifications For Today System Global ER ERA E Engine El Live Monitor Bl Machine Bl Proxy E User Pie diagram View Objects By Type View Summary 1010 CPU Speed Summary Name Summary Graph Summary Details 37 Live Monitor GOLEM2003 OBELIX f Machine OBELIX OBELIX 4 Proxy Lanboss Site f User a Tony V Only Show Active Alerts Total Objects Drag a column header here to p by that column Active Type Object Name Category Last Seen Description E Count E Bar diagram Filter 4 92 MA Start Ge Lanboss Console Ad Lanboss Distribution Man Fast Gewig 1010 00 Last Seen Date Machines La Www fastiis org Licence VEUET 3T o Technical Report i S Federation Against INVESTORS IN Software Theft SOFTWARE re Limited PC HARDWARE DETAIL Lanboss Cons
10. TORS IN Software Theft SOFTWARE PANBO A IM Software Limited y Processor INTEL AMD Memory 1024MB upwards Storage 1GB Minimum Display 1024x768 Network Ethernet card Database Required No SQL server included with product Administration Client YES Local Client YES Www fastiis org Licence Man agement Technical Report TE Solution Review Federation Against INVESTORS IN Software Theft SOFTWARE BOSS Software Limited YES or NO notes Software Discovery The software will discover all installed software YES Software Usage Metering The tool can measure software usage at either YES machine or user level Hardware Discovery The software will discover hardware information YES Network Device discovery The tool can discover all networked devices including routers printers laptops workstations Laptops and Desktop POs Printers IP Phones servers etc Servers Smartphone PDA support Can the tool automatically manage smart devices NO Asset Management The product will hold an asset register on all YES hardware and software Network Management The software can complete network functions such YES as the remote install and uninstall of other software products Licence Management The software can store software licence YES information Reconciliation Management The software can reconcile installed software to YES
11. ght through Policy creation experience GOOD Can policy changes be instantly YES applied ie maie idara automated ur The client agent checks for updates to the paac Mp YES policy configuration at time of inventory manual upload Policy status report Do all PCs Distributor component can advise on machines B YES f have the latest policy not running the agent Are policy updates distributed Schedules and file exclusions are configurable automatically to PCs check YES in the interface and are distributed different OS and network setups automatically to the clients If yes is there an update schedule and is it configurable YES Schedule can be controlled via the console What is the typical size of a 5 12k Small payload for the client Licence Management Solution Review Technical Report lis Federation Against INVESTORS IN Software Theft SOFTWARE Can solution support offline user Each client has its own mini database providing Licence information exemptions ur non nebat keg m excellent offline cover and monitorin devices If yes how 8 Console is able to force a sync of all devices Does the product maintain itself YES with new config client files Agent is 100 i e Auto update Agents auto healing and has tamper proof technologies built in SNMP MIB browsing support NO Small payload agent software The local DB vetu ene eS oO YES files can grow
12. licences Licence Management Solution Review _ Technical Report TES Federation Against INVESTORS IN SOFTWARE Software Theft Is there an evaluation download Evaluation of the Lanboss products appears to be via qualified lead only There is an eval hardware OS etc i user manual document available NO license Audit itself is free and there is a full installation guide available Evaluations are shipped out on CD or online How is the solution shipped CD DVD ONLINE and trial keys are sent via email after qualification Did you have to read to documentation at any point NO Simple and effective installation routine If so what did you use it for and did it meet your needs YES satisfactorily How long did it take to install Contrat rer i panel 15 minutes Slick simple and intuitive combined time if separate components What are the SW amp HW Windows 2K requirements server Microsoft servers and No pre requisites components like net upwards Ease of install intuitive wizards EASY etc Were there any 3rd party T components installed YES Comes with its own 3rd party database Ere eredi esee ans on YES See requirements for minimum specifications Licence Man agement Technical Report Solution Review lis Federation Against INVESTORS IN Software Theft SOFTWARE What is the total in
13. ole v4 2 2 1476 10 0 0 59 ProxyLocal Admin e dmm Home Objects Advanced Health Details Search Check Object Name OBELIX Last Updated 8 11 2009 4 36 40P Default User Tony Fiter Description EVGA nForce 750i SLI Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2 40GHz 4096MB RAM 2632GB HDD on 4 Drives NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB RAM Windows XP Professional Name oo Hardware Detail N n Vi m Machine a Windows Detail Li plications amp amp Networking Ld Volume D Ep EZZE su 272 Mose B Proxy Physical Free 516 MBytes CAA Lanboss Site h alia aS 7 z E f User Page File Total 4958 MBytes Virtual Total amp Tony Page File Free 3694 MBytes Virtual Free 2012 MBytes n header here to group by that column 3 Bank No Sacket Type Size MB gt 0 AD 1024 1 Al 1024 2 A2 1024 3 A3 1024 Comments Created Subject No data to display DELI Licence VEET 3T o Technical Report i S Federation Against INVESTORS IN Software Theft SOFTWARE re Limited APPLICATION EXPLORER 1476 10 0 0 59 ProxyLocal Admin B Manage UNC Application Manage Scripted References Explorer Tasks Tasks Manage i Ecer Quse Que Re mportiesgort Bice zero Total counts Filter Categorized s Tag EXE Cour Ins Coun Total Cou Lic Count Total Cost Deficit z z gt MICROSOFT OFFICE A
14. stall time 45 minutes Including one client Due to a workgroup PC being used it took Miei uud EM E d YES longer than usual to install a client Superb ee Ua support from Lanboss helped through the process The system can be deployed from the Lanboss What are the methods for agent deployment push direct s Push Script console using scripts or discovery push connect email others etc system self fulfillment through delivery web page DHCP tracked installation What other platforms is there an agent for e g NT4 2000 2003 MS Windows OS s only currently XP non NT based etc This can be staggered at login time or Time to deploy to 1 10 and 50 Approx 5 overnight Using Active Directory Group Policy PCs minutes per PC Deployment devices can be installed concurrently The client agent installation takes less than a minute Size of initial deployment per PC and extrapolated to assess Good small deployment payload additional ban dwi dth overhead for 500 PC 1MB ideni a functionalities are added by eee Hon rauser NO Silent installer Requires reboot before full NO functionality is achieved decns ak ae bad Ho adn YES This can be checked via the Lanboss agent covered distributor component Technical Report ES Federation Against INVESTORS IN Licence Management Solution Review Software Theft SOFTWARE
15. thout permission at remove programs dialog the Proxy Does Hie admin Conse nave Has its own strong login process one of the few Username and Password YES that does S Soeur p protection Does the admin console have user profiling i e Only specific f people can amend policies but YES Very capable in this area everyone can view logs Can the client process be killed to NO Excellent bypass policy security Licence Management Solution Review Technical Report 3 Federation Against INVESTORS IN I Software Theft SOFTWARE BOSS ftware Limited Does the tool utilise WMI The product has excellent clear reporting on connected via the serial port information VES this information Does the tool utilise SM Bios YES information Does the tool utilise DMI YES information Does the tool collect YES Manufacturer detail Does the tool collect the model YES number Can the tool identify the YES processor Can the tool identify the YES processor speed Can the tool identify the hard At partition level for all partition types YES d drive capacity including Linux not just windows volumes Can the tool identify the YES remaining hard drive capacity Can the tool identify installed YES cards Can the tool identify devices NO Interrogates all known ports but cannot detect the devices themselves Licence MEWE
16. tions Can it determine parent child YES relationships within suites Can the tool discover renamed NO Penned for the next version executables Can the tool discover hidden YES executables Can the tool discover compressed YES executables e g Zipped Does the tool report on NO unrecognised executables Can the tool show when a file was YES last accessed pus File type decoders include interrogation of What files types are Identified ALL MP3 JPEG Version Info for all applicable types out of the box including Fonts etc Is File Size reported for all file YES types Is the full path for all file types YES reported Www fastiis org Licence Managem ent Technical Report Solution Review T S 7 Federation Against INVESTORS IN Software Theft SOFTWARE BOSS ftware Limited Are policy changes logged NO Are deployment changes logged YES Are temporary exceptions logged NO There is DHCP tracking so that MAC addresses Does solution report on NO can be tracked but this does not provide the unauthorized connections functionality fully Does solution log file transfer movements NO Penned for the next version Is there a reporting function YES Does the reporting function YES 120 or so contain sample reports Powerful scripting language allows virtually Are these reports customisable YES hh dee limitless reporting combinations
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