Whether you have a major deployment project planned, or you just need a better way to manage day-to-day software updating, repair, patch and removal, Prism Deploy Software helps you take complete control of your networked systems.

Prism Deploy Software will assist you in implementing ITIL (IT Infrastructure Library) or equivalent process's such as Sarbanes or indeed provide you the information in order to gain FAST (Federation Against Software Theft) accreditation.

Automatically install, update, repair, patch and remove software on all of your networked systems – every laptop, workstation and server – quickly and easily.

Get the right software to the right system – the first time and every time.
Slash installation cycle times,
Reduce the demands on your IT resources,
Get better insight into the state of your systems
Fully utilise the data captured via your PC Asset Management Software by being in the position to remove all Illegal or Un-Used Copies of Software without leaving your desk. The time alone spent on removing Illegal or unused software will pay the cost of Prism Deploy.
Deploy the latest Operating System Security Patches. Reduced Security Threats,
Install new software applications.
Update and/or repair existing software.
Deploy service packs and security patches.
Remove unwanted software.
Support server-based applications and terminal servers.
Fix PC Software anywhere in the network.
Troubleshoot Software Problems
Automatically remove Spyware programs
Automatically return PC's to standard desktop or server configurations (Without intervention)
Create and Package MSI's for distribution
Automatically replace or change registry settings.
Digitally Sign all approved packages
Reduced bandwidth issues for deployment.
Wake On LAN
Automatic Rollback on failed deployments.
Thin Client Support.
and do it all while keeping your network up and running and your organisation productive.

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Product Features

Prism Deploy Software automates and streamlines software deployment, updating, repair, patch and removal to give you full control of your network PCs and Servers

Perform large deployment projects in hours instead of days or weeks, and keep control of your systems with

dynamic software updating and other management features that ensure ongoing compliance across the network.

Built on award-winning deployment technology and a decade of network management expertise, Prism Deploy Software is backed by the best customer support in the industry.

Let Prism Deploy Software Help with your Desktop Configuration Project and ITIL (IT Infrastructure Library)

Key Features

Powerful Software Deployment Console: Drag and drop installation tasks onto computers or groups of computers no matter where they are located.

Smart Update™: Automatically target computers for critical software & patch deployment based on their hardware, software, or network configuration - without conducting an inventory scan.

Easy Package Creation: Simply click "next" and Prism Deploy builds a Package for you. You don't have to write or edit complicated scripts.

Complete Control and Automation of Complex Tasks: Get instant access to the hardware, software and network configurations of target computers. Build Installation Rules directly into a Package, or use Prism's powerful configuration-based scripting language

Instantaneous Software Deployment: When you update or repair a computer's software with Prism Deploy, it happens - now!

Centralised Distribution Reports: Receive immediate feedback on the status of your deployments including detailed alerts.

Active Directory Integration: Though Prism Deploy doesn't require Active Directory, if you are using AD, Prism Deploy imports organisational units so you don't need to build a separate infrastructure. Plus, Prism Deploy provides more flexibility and better reporting than Microsoft® Group Policies.

Complete Windows Installer Support: Prism Deploy packages non-MSI software into the MSI format. Included in Prism Deploy are InstallShield Developer and Tuner products. Now you can edit, customise and "transform" MSIs for deployment. Prism Deploy pushes MSIs to any computer, anywhere and reports on the status.

SQL Database Architecture: Prism Deploy 6.0 is built on a SQL database for improved scalability and integration with industry-standard technologies. Integrate Prism Deploy with an existing SQL database, or let Prism Deploy help you install the Microsoft SQL Desktop Engine (MSDE).

Package Authentication: Make rollouts more secure by applying a digital signature to a package so clients only install authorised software. Ensure that only the administrators who are authorised can view and edit packages, making your entire deployment system safe.

Permissions Packaging: Achieve better deployment reliability by graphically distributing security settings along with applications. Prism Deploy captures, packages and deploys applications that require changes to special registry and NTFS permissions for controlled, reliable, automated rollouts.

Security Roles: Specify pre-defined roles for administrators and customise permissions of roles to completely secure deployment or updating processes.

Wake on LAN: Maximise your organization’s productivity. With supporting hardware, Prism Deploy can wake or activate offline computers to deploy packages efficiently when bandwidth usage is low or during non-working hours.

Checkpoint Restart: Keep your deployments going while making the most efficient use of network bandwidth and local disk space. Unlike other solutions, Prism Deploy incrementally delivers and installs deployment packages, so it can resume distributions where they were.

Mobile and Remote PC Support: Keep your mobile and remote workforce updated with advanced Internet deployment capabilities of Prism Deploy.

Smart, Fast Self-Healing: Prism Deploy makes any software self-healing, it only fixes what is broken, making the process fast and bandwidth-efficient.

One Package for Diverse Computers: The Smart Variables and Paths feature let you customise a single package for a diverse environment.

Conflict Checker Utility: Prevent "DLL Hell". With Conflict Checker you can evaluate Prism files for conflicts in the files and the registry PRE-deployment.

Unparalleled Reliability: Customer feedback shows Prism Deploy is reliable 99.9% of the time when installing software and updating PCs.

Immediate Return on Investment: With a short learning curve and high reliability, Prism Deploy pays for itself in just one or two rollouts.

POWERFUL, FLEXIBLE MANAGEMENT OPTIONS	Prism Deploy offers several options for grouping and managing computers.
Feature	Benefits
Smart Update™	Smart Update enables the automatic grouping and management of computers based on their hardware, software, and network configuration without conducting a prior inventory scan. Define criteria for group membership in Configuration Groups and assign deployment tasks from one interface. Once Configuration Groups are set up, computers that join the network weeks or months later receive the necessary updates and patches without further administrator intervention.
Organizational Groups	Group and manage computers based on organizational function, e.g. sales, marketing, and engineering.
Active Directory	Import Active Directory Organizational Units into the Prism Deploy Organizational Groups. The Prism Deploy console gives you more flexibility and better reporting than relying on Group Policy objects for software deployment.
Any Network	Prism Deploy works across any network, including the Internet.
Channels	Prism Deploy Channels make it easy to manage different types of users and multi-site organizations. Create unique deployment Tasks, control where users in various locations receive their software and more.
Server Management	Package and deploy server-based software to Windows servers, including those running Citrix MetaFrame or Windows Terminal Services.
DEPLOYMENT CONSOLE	Deploy any software to any computer, anywhere in the world, across any network.
Feature	Benefits
Drag and Drop Software Deployment	Deploy software to individual computers or groups of computers using simple drag and drop. Since Prism Deploy does not rely on a complex queuing system, deployment occurs almost instantaneously.
Deploy Anything: a Package, Script or Command.	Push any administrative task you need, under any account you specify. Deploy a Prism Package that installs the entire Office suite, a Prism script that installs five applications in sequence, or a third party command that installs an operating system hot fix, security patch or Windows Installer file. Even launch a third party tool.
Schedule Deployment Tasks	Prism Task Scheduling lets you specify when deployment should occur - in a week, every Monday, at start up or after hours. The control is in your hands. New task scheduling options give you the ability to update tasks and to set recurring tasks. The new options make it easy to redistribute a task, to make any software package self-healing and to ensure every user has the right software.
View Deployment Reports	Detailed deployment reports provide immediate feedback on the status of deployment.
Uninstall Software	Deploy a task to uninstall a Prism file, or reverse a command; uninstalling software with Prism Deploy is just as easy as installing it.
EASY PACKAGE CREATION	Unlike most software deployment tools, Prism Deploy is amazingly easy to learn and use.
Feature	Benefits
Wizard Interface	Build deployment Packages in four easy steps. Follow the easy-to-use Expert by simply clicking "next".
Drag and Drop Editing	The Prism Editor makes it easy to view and edit a Prism deployment Package, using a familiar Windows Explorer-like interface. Drag and drop files in and out. No more wading through pages of software code.
Entire Suites of Applications	Build a deployment Package representing any software changes you need to deploy.
Package Customization	The friendly Prism interface makes it easy to customize a single Package for a diverse environment.
Build Windows Installer Files	Use the friendly Prism interface to build Windows Installer files for custom applications and other software not in that format.
Customize Windows Installer files with InstallShield Developer and Tuner	The include InstallShield Developer and Tuner products offer you full editing, customization and "transform" support when you need to deploy Windows Installer files.
Deploy Windows Installer Files with Prism Deploy	Use the Prism drag and drop deployment Console to assign a deployment task to install a Windows Installer file. When you deploy software with Prism Deploy, you receive reports on the deployment.
FINE CONTROL IN MIXED ENVIRONMENTS	Prism Deploy offers you full support for managing your diverse environment.
Feature	Benefits
Smart Variables	The Smart Variables feature lets you turn a hard-coded value in a deployment Package into a variable that resolves itself as you tell it: prompt a user, pull a unique setting from each user's environment or from another variable.
Installation Rules	Safeguard installations by creating your own Installation Rules to control how a deployment Package evaluates the hardware, software, and network configuration of an end-user environment before installing. The Prism wizards walk you through the process of creating rules that built right into a Prism Package.
Configuration-based Scripting	Receive total control over deployments by using the robust scripting language of Prism. Receive instant access to the hardware, software and network configuration of target computers.
Paths Utility	Change every embedded path statement within a Package in one easy step.
Requirements	Set disk space and operating system requirements that target computers must meet before a Package installs.
Reboot Options	Control how a Package reboots a computer, including letting a user decline a reboot or forcing one.
Prompts	Display custom prompts to users before, during, and after a Package runs - or display nothing at all.
Overwrite Properties	Define how a deployment Package treats files that are within a Package and also exist on target computers, evaluate based on version, time/date, etc. You can set properties on an entire Package and/or each file within a Package.
Delete Options	Define how a deployment Package deletes files that are within a Package and also exist on a target computer.
100% RELIABLE	Prism Deploy is reliable 100% of the time.
Feature	Benefits
Robust Package Creation	The mature and award-winning Prism packaging technology is tested and proven. The Prism package-creation process does a thorough job of capturing the changes needed to replicate them onto other systems.
Rollback	The unique Prism rollback feature puts a system back to its pre-deployment state. Overwritten DLLs and registry keys are restored.
Conflict Checker	The Prism Conflict Checker prevents errors before they occur by evaluating multiple deployment Packages against one another for conflicts in the system and program files and the registry.
Self-healing	Prism can check the health of an application at login, start up, or each time an application is launched. When Prism fixes software it only fixes what's broken, making the process fast and bandwidth-efficient.
You Control the Deployment	Prism Deploy makes no assumption about target environments, Instead, it puts the control in the administrator's hands to define how Prism should behave.
INTERNET/INTRANET DEPLOYMENTS	Prism Deploy was designed to manage all users across corporate networks, including those outside the firewall.
Feature	Benefits
Remote and Mobile Support	The non-intrusive deployment infrastructure of Prism is efficient for managing users inside and outside the corporate network, including roaming users and those at remote sites. A TCP/IP connection is all you need.
HTTP Support	Post Prism files at a web address for users not on the corporate network. The web support of Prism makes it easy for remote users to install, update, and repair their software without additional help from you.
Package Compression and Encryption	Prism deployment Packages are automatically encrypted and compressed 40-70%, making them efficient for moving across slower communication links.
Differential repair	When Prism Deploy fixes software, it only reinstalls missing or broken files or components making the process fast and bandwidth efficient.

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Technical Specification Guide

Administrator Console, Package Builder, and Client Requirements

	Console 1 (Software Deployment Console and/or Asset Management Console)	Package Builder 2 (Editor and Conflict Checker)	Client 2, 3
Operating System	Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003	Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003	Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003
Browser	Internet Explorer 5.01 or higher	Internet Explorer 4 or higher	Internet Explorer 4 or higher
Integration component	.Net Framework version 1.1
Network	TCP/IP connection		TCP/IP connection
Processor	Pentium or equivalent	Pentium or equivalent	Pentium or equivalent
RAM	128 MB minimum (256 mb recommended)	32 MB minimum	32 MB minimum
Hard disk space	40 mb (Does not include SQL Server ) Additional space for installing: Deploy – 5 mb Asset Manager – 5 mb	15 mb	6.5 mb

Note: You must be an administrator-equivalent user to install the Console or Package Builder on a Windows NT or higher computer.

These third-party items will be included in the standard installations as noted for the individual components above.

1.devexpress and infragistics dlls are required to support reporting functions

2.capicom.dll is required if the operating system is greater than Windows 95 (to support Package authentication)

This third-party items must be installed separately:

3.Microsoft WMI 1.5 is required if the operating system is Windows 98, ME, or NT (to support hardware inventory scanning).

Microsoft Supplemental Installations

These components will be installable separately if needed. They are downloaded from the New Boundary Technologies Web site.

SQL 2005 Express

MDAC 2.8

.NET Framework 1.1

Server System Requirements

	Server (Channel Manager, Channel Server, and Channel Migration Tool)
Operating System	Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003 Server-level operating system recommended
Browser	Internet Explorer 5.01 or higher
Database	Access to one of these tools: SQL 2005 Express OR Microsoft SQL Server 2000 SP3 or higher
Database Component	MDAC 2.6 or higher (2.8 recommended)
Network	TCP/IP connection
Processor	Pentium or equivalent
RAM	128 MB minimum (256 mb recommended)
Hard Disk Space	23 mb (Does not include SQL Server)

Note: You must be an administrator-equivalent user to install the New Boundary Server.

If you are going to use an instance of SQL Server running on a remote machine, you must have rights to create a domain account that can access that machine. You must also have the rights to add a login in SQL Server.

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Prism Deploy Free Trial Download

Download Prism Deploy Software Evaluation

Download the full Prism Deploy product limited to a 30 Day Evaluation Key, see for yourself why so many large and small organisations rely on Prism Deploy Software to control their distribution of Software assets.

The Evaluation Copy can be installed on a live or test environment allowing for full product review to take place.

If you have any difficulties downloading please contact our support department on support department or telephone 024 76 456174

Manuals:

Prism Suite Evaluators Guide

Prism Suite Console Users Guide

Prism Suite Packaging Users Guide

Prism Suite Conflict Checker Users Guide

Prism Suite Deployment Users Guide

Prism Pricing Models:

Purchasing Licences -Options Technology Site Licences - Prism Pack Only

Support Contract Pricing On-Line Price Guides and Requests

New Boundary Software offers several pricing models. These models are designed to offer organisations the option of purchasing the Prism Software Range in the manner that best suits the organisations buying criteria or project requirement.

Purchasing Models Available:

Outright Purchase - with 12 months support contract.
Project Licences - 30 day minimum subscription period includes support for duration purchased (Subscriptions can be for any period above 30 days but must be a minimum value of £400.00) Project Licences can be upgraded to a full licence and will be reduced by 90% of the total cost of the projects licences paid for and the outright purchase price).
Volume Licensing - is available for organisations wishing to purchase licences over a specified period at a specified rate. This type of licensing agreement is useful for organisations wishing to do a staged implementation over many sites/countries (with 12 months support contract)
Educational Pricing is available for both outright purchase and volume licences.

* With the exception of Prism Pack Software where licences are sold as Technology Site Licence (see below), all Licences are Priced Per PC (Each PC that has the Prism Client Installed on it hard drive requires a licence). Licences are banded on the quantity purchased, the larger the quantity purchased there is a reduction in the licence costs each

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Technology Site Licences: (Prism Pack Software Only)

Prism Pack Software can be purchased by PC up to 149 licences after 149 licences a Technology Site Licence must be purchased. A Technology Site is a band of licences and entitles the purchaser to use the software with as many PC's as the Technology Site Licence Band allows at its maximum. Please see below for Technology Site Licence bands:-

150 - 499

500 - 1499

1500 - 4999

5000 - 9999

10000 - 19999

20000+

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Support Contract Pricing:

12 Months full product support and maintenance is included Free of Charge with all licence purchases
additional 12 Months contract = 18%

Support and Maintenance costs are based on the current retail price per licence and are calculated using the above % rates.

Product Support Includes

Telephone Technical Support
E-mail Technical Support
Access to New Boundary On-Line Knowledge Base of Known Problems and Solutions
Full Provision of Product Version Upgrades
Full Provision of all Product Updates
Access to New Boundary Software User Group and Forum.

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On-Line Pricing Guides:

Want an idea of any of the Prism Software Range costs for your organisations IT environment?

NetWorld UK offer you the facility to obtain an immediate On-Line Price Guide based on the Outright Purchase costs, please use the following link:

If you require a formal quotation or further pricing options please use contact us via e-mail on sales@networlduk.com

A NetWorld UK representative will forward your quotation to the e-mail address you provide.

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Prism Version History

Please read on for details on Prism releases. In order to ensure the best results using Prism Asset Manager, we encourage you to download and install the newest release.

If you have not yet begun evaluating Prism, you may download an evaluation version now by clicking here

Current Customers: Version 8 requires a version 8 serial number. If you do not have a valid serial number, please contact us for your Version 8 serial number or to purchase an upgrade today.

Version 8.0 – Release Date: August 6th, 2007
Feature Modifications:	New Boundary Client supports Windows Vista (32-bit).
	Prism Package Editor supports Windows Vista (32-bit).
	Broadened support for numerous “Known Folders” on Windows Vista, XP and 2000 (such as Program Files, Quick Launch, User Profile Documents, Pictures, etc.).
	Packages created by an earlier version now display an upgrade prompt when opened in the Editor, allowing administrators to convert them to the new Vista-compatible format or save a copy in the legacy format.
	Package Editor gracefully accommodates User Account Control (UAC) on Vista and avoids excessive UAC prompts.
	New Boundary Client fully supports Fast User Switching on Vista and where applicable on Windows XP systems.
	Improved handling of protected resources (Windows Resource Protection).
	Prism Console now leverages .NET 2.0 framework.
	Enhanced logging capabilities to support multiple user sessions on Vista and terminal servers.
Revision Availability:	Available online for immediate download. Requires a version 8 serial number.
Who Should Install:	Any customers who are running Prism Deploy 7.1.1, Prism Asset Manager 7.1.1, or any Prism Suite version prior to 7.1.1.
Module(s) Affected:	Server, Console, Editor, and Client

Version 7.1.1– Release Date: February 6th 2007
Feature Modifications:	Resolved issue with converting unresolved files to license units
	ExternalRulesConfig.INI is no longer unintentionally overwritten during an upgrade of Prism.
	Resolved issues with hotkeys in the French and German versions.
Revision Availability:	Available online for immediate download. Requires a version 7 serial number.
Who Should Install:	Any customers who are running Prism Deploy 7.1, Prism Asset Manager 7.1, or any version prior to 7.1. This includes customers running version 7.0.4 and before.
Module(s) Affected:	Console, Server

Version 7.1– Release Date: January 24, 2007
Feature Modifications:	Can now load multiple Consoles and manage multiple Channels.
	Cleaner feel to the Console: no gridlines, scrolling rather than word wrapping.
	Reports now remember their last size and position.
	Can now set a default for how computers are identified within the Console (AD or NetBIOS).
	Improved multilingual support. Can now open a database created in one language of Prism in a Console of a different language.
Revision Availability:	Available online for immediate download. Requires a version 7 serial number.
Who Should Install:	Any customers who are running Prism Deploy 7.0.4, Prism Asset Manager 7.0.4., or any version prior to 7.0.4.
Module(s) Affected:	Console, Server

Version 7.0.4– Release Date: June 9, 2006
Feature Modifications:	Major performance improvements that include more efficient processing of task assignments. The degree of improvement will vary depending on the current size and configuration of the channel.
	Removal of the Prism Console fading feature which improves the user experience when running the Console over slow connections.
	You can now use variables when defining the location of the Prism Client files and services.
	The computer “Enabled” field now displays correctly.
	A display issue when viewing Task Assignments has been corrected. The title bar now displays the name of the selected item for which you are viewing details.
Revision Availability:	Available online for immediate download. Requires a version 7 serial number.
Who Should Install:	Any customers who are running Prism Deploy 7.0.3, Prism Asset Manager 7.0.3., or any version prior to 7.0.3.
Module(s) Affected:	Console, Server

Version 7.0.3– Release Date: May 15, 2006
Feature Modifications:	All New Boundary Client files and services can be installed to user-defined directories on managed computers.
	Improvements have been made to the behavior of subscription files when running in user login scripts or machine startup scripts.
	Each installed Prism product can be licensed for a different quantity of managed seats. Improvements have been made to the management and assignment of Prism product licenses in general.
	Microsoft SQL Server 2005 is supported. In this release, it requires the pre-installation of an upgraded DMO component.
	Improvements and fixes have been made to overall performance and console refresh behavior. In the console, focus on selected objects is retained through a refresh.
	Prism has been localized to support French language markets.
	Application Summary reports no longer show applications that have been deleted from computers.
	The Administrator Action Log now logs changes made to a computer’s description.
	The Channel now correctly handles databases that are configured with case-sensitive collation.
	Login behavior to secured Channels has been improved. The creation of new users prevents entering illegal names.
	Several issues with adding, deleting, and renaming groups have been corrected.
Revision Availability:	Available online for immediate download. Requires a version 7 serial number.
Who Should Install:	Any customers who are running Prism Deploy 7.0.2, Prism Asset Manager 7.0.2., or any version prior to 7.0.2.
Module(s) Affected:	Console, Server, Editor, Client

Version 7.0.2– Release Date: October 14, 2005
Feature Modifications:	It is now possible to correctly save edits to configuration group rules.
	A problem where computers with long Active Directory names would not be managed in the Channel has been fixed.
	The organizational group structure that is automatically created for Active Directory-named computers now behaves the same as previous versions of Prism.
	Directly installing the client to an Active Directory computer didn’t always identify the computer as being managed by its Active Directory name. This has been fixed.
	A Task's scheduled time is now visible in the Console.
	Several problems with the permissions that are given to Prism’s various user roles have been fixed.
	Editing Self-Installing Files (SIFs) that were created with an older version of Prism did not upgrade them properly. This has been fixed.
	Prism has been localized to support German language markets.
Revision Availability:	Available online for immediate download. Requires a version 7 serial number.
Who Should Install:	Any customers who are running Prism Deploy 7.0.1 or Prism Asset Manager 7.0.1
Module(s) Affected:	Console, Server, Editor, Client

Version 7.0.1 – Release Date: September 19, 2005
Feature Modifications:	Improvements have been made in the Prism Server and Console when an uneven number of Prism Deploy vs. Prism Asset Manager licenses is installed. Switching between tabs in the Console is much faster.
	SQL error that appeared when running Installed Hardware Summary or What’s Changed Hardware reports has been fixed.
	Wake on LAN functionality now works correctly for recurring Tasks.
Revision Availability:	Available online for immediate download. Requires a version 7 serial number.
Who Should Install:	Any customers who are running Prism Deploy 7.0 or Prism Asset Manager 7.0
Module(s) Affected:	Console, Server, Editor, Client

Version 7.0 – Release Date: August 29, 2005
What's New:	Integration With Prism Console Prism Deploy 7 is now administered through the new Prism Console which incorporates new features such as network discovery, customized views, client installation, and changing the polling interval. All information about deployment tasks and assignments can now be fully shared with other desktop management functions. .
	Task Organization Administrators are now able to organize tasks into groups and categories.
	Assignment of Tasks New view panes have been added that allow you to more easily assign tasks by dragging and dropping tasks and computers, and to more easily view all the assignments for selected computers.
	Printed Reports In Prism Deploy, you can now customize your view of tasks and assignments by adding, removing, resizing and rearranging columns. Then you can produce a printed report directly from this view.
Revision Availability:	Available online for immediate download. Requires a version 7 serial number.
Who Should Install:	Any customers who are running Prism Deploy 6.0.3 or earlier.
Module(s) Affected:	Deployment Console, Server

Version 6.0.3 - Release Date: March 9, 2005
Feature Modifications:	The Prism Deploy Console has numerous performance and refresh improvements.
	Report performance has been improved, which results in faster report load times.
	Improvements have been made to the handling of the Prism account when doing a repair or upgrade.
	The Console will now show the number of computers in a group without having to run a report.
Revision Availability:	Available online for immediate download. Requires a version 6 serial number.