Friday, March 7, 2008

Zci Computer Inventory System


zCI is an free and open source web-based computer inventory system. Although it is free, zCI has corporate-grade inventory capabilities. Its client-side program is able to collect inventory data (hardware and software information) automatically without any manual input. Its web-based server-side programs simplify inventory management and it is not only manage computer hardwares and softwares, but also monitors and peripherals (since pre-release version 2.0). The most strong point of zCI server-side program is facility to manage ownership and usage status for computers, monitors and peripherals. Many inventory softwares forget this owership matter, but not zCI. zCI is built to be web-based as much as possible. zCI client software will not be installed on client, it is only executed. What client computers need is only web browser. zCI only use open standard language and open source base-software, such as JavaScript, PHP and SQL languange. That makes zCI very portable and can be implemented in many platforms. Although zCI official release is built for MySQL database engine, other SQL-based database software can be used with little modification.

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