MagniComp(tm)'s SysInfo(tm) 4.2-beta1

MagniComp(tm) is pleased to announce the availability of SysInfo(tm) version 4.2-beta1 for public testing. This release features many significant functional improvements and bug fixes.

NEW FEATURES

This release contains the following significant new features:

• Easier installation is provided by the use of self contained, self extracting binary distributions. Binary distributions now contain required tools for extraction. You don't need to worry about providing tools not provided by your OS vendor!
• The Graphical User Interface (GUI) has being completely redesigned. Major improvements include:
  • Supports viewing data by hierarchical tree and in the new columns format.
  • Data is now provided in a tabbed format making it much easier to find the data you want quickly.
  • Startup is significantly faster.
  • Switching back and forth between data views is now nearly instantaneous.
  • Custom Reports is a new feature which allows you to customize a report and save the results to a file or send to a printer.
  • Popup help tips are now provided to help you quickly use all the features you never knew about.
  • Improved layout and design makes finding the feature you want much easier.
  • Popup detail windows appear when clicking on certain types of data and provide detailed information about the selected item.
  • Support and Diagnostic items have been added to the Help menu to help you quickly obtain support from MagniComp.
  • X configuration options are now fully documented in sysinfo(1).
  • Many more improvements were also implemented.
• New Printer class has been implemented. This class provides information on all printer queues known to the system
• HTML is now supported as an output encoding format via the new -encode html option.
• Significantly improved hardware information is now provided on Linux, FreeBSD, and BSD/OS systems running on Intel x86 based hardware via the x86 DMI standard. Improvements include accurate CPU clock speed, accurate manufacturer and model identification, true system serial number, and identification of numerous additional devices.
• Default amount of output for the Command Line Interface has been reduced to just General and Hardware class data in order to speed execution time and reduce data "overload".
• PCI device identification is significantly improved. Our database of known PCI devices has increased by a factor of 10 to over 8 thousand entries.
• SysConf class information has been revamped to be more complete and consistent across all platforms.
• New -format tree option deprecates -format pretty. The latter is still accepted for backwards compatibility.
• New -format columns option displays output in a column oriented manner vs. the hierarchical tree format used by default.
• New -output option can be used to specify the file to write output to.
• New -noserial option disables comparing device serial numbers to detect duplicate devices.
• New Kernel Bit Size data in General class information indicates whether a system is running 32-bit or 64-bit.

Platform Specific Changes

New Platform Support

More Information

DOWNLOAD

You can download SysInfo 4.2-beta1 as a free, 60-day demo. During the demo period full functionality is provided. You will be able to purchase (or obtain free permanent licenses if you have maintenance) permanent licenses no later than the 4.2 FINAL release which is scheduled for 4/29/02.

To download, please visit:

	http://www.magnicomp.com/cgi-bin/mcdownload.cgi

INSTALLATION

Instructions on how to install SysInfo are available as:

 	http://www.magnicomp.com/sysinfo/4.2/INSTALL.html

FEEDBACK

We want to here from you! During the demo period, please report any problems and/or questions you might have via email to sysinfo-beta@magnicomp.com. We are interested in both positive and negative experiences.

Have a suggestion for a new feature? Drop us an email at sysinfo-feedback@magnicomp.com.

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