MAPILab Reports 2008

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As never before, modern businesses are in need of efficient tools for managing their IT-infrastructures and responding to such challenges as:

• Monitoring: permanent tracking of IT-resources
• Analysis and Forecasting: the gathering of analytical information on the use of IT-resources and foreseeing possible bottlenecks
• Security threat anticipation: identification of and protection against potential internal and external threats to IT-resources; proposals for preventative measures
• Optimization: identification and resolution of existing bottlenecks in an IT-infrastructure

The scale of problems is proportional to the size of the company: the bigger the business is the more important it is to deal with these issues in the most effective way. In any case, the first step to be made is to collect all the necessary data about the company’s IT-infrastructure for its subsequent study and analysis.

MAPILab Reports is a simple, flexible and reliable solution for gathering data on IT-infrastructures

Key product features:

• management of reports from Microsoft Management Console (MAPILab Reports can be included in the administrative consoles of the IT-personnel);
• agentless data collection;
• flexible scheduler of data collection with the help of standard Windows tools;
• data collection in the local Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition database or in a dedicated Microsoft SQL Server;

  

• adjustable reports contain data required by the IT-administrators;
• saving, printing or exporting reports into basic formats (including PDF, HTML, XLS, etc.);
• customized appearance of the reports;
• regularly updated and extended list of report packages.

What data can be collected?

To collect detailed information on the state of the company’s IT-infrastructure, the following report packages will be available after an official release of MAPILab Reports:

• MAPILab Reports Pack for Network Infrastructure
  (112 reports in the beta-version and more than 200 in the release)
  This package includes a set of reports on Active Directory objects (users and groups of users; computers; printers; group policies, etc.); network resources, and local resources of each computer (local disks, equipment, services, journaling, etc.). The package also includes a set of statistical reports on changes in the state of resources within a certain period of time (for example, the size of empty space in the common network folders).
• MAPILab Reports Pack for Microsoft Exchange Server
  (24 reports in the beta-version and more than 50 in the release)
  This package includes reports on the settings and use of Exchange Server resources, as well as a set of statistical reports (for example, volume of the mail processed or change in the size of mail boxes within certain time periods).

Reports samples (.pdf):

• Computer Summary, 128KB.
• Exchange Message Flow Statistics, 182KB.
• Installed Software Summary, 104KB.
• Exchange Weekly Statistics, 157KB.

Coming in 2008:

• MAPILab Reports Pack for Microsoft Internet Information Services
  The package will include reports on Microsoft IIS configuration and usage.
• MAPILab Reports Pack for Microsoft SharePoint Server and Windows SharePoint Services
  The package will include administrative reports on Microsoft SPS, WSS settings and configuration.
• MAPILab Reports Pack for Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server
  The package will include reports on Microsoft ISA Server configuration and usage.

What do your company’s IT-personnel need MAPILab Reports for?

System administrators

• Regular reports according to the parameters set;
• Planning the timeframe of equipment replacement and the expansion of your IT-resources;
• Efficient distribution of rights of users and groups;

  

• Optimization of the use of available resources;
• Detecting problems with configuration changes through the comparison of reports;
• Preparation for configuration changes or migrations.

IT-directors and CIO

• Gathering and analysis of data on the current state of the IT-infrastructure;
• Minimization of costs related to the deployment and purchasing of new equipment and software;
• Control over the access rights.

System integrators

• Optimization of proposals for equipment and software purchases by the client;
• Collection of initial and current data for the successful installation and support of hardware-software complexes.

Download the beta-version of MAPILab Reports 2008

You can download the beta-version of the program by filling in the small registration form. Also we are glad to offer you the participation in the MAPILab Reports 2008 beta-testing program.

Prices and licensing policy

1. MAPILab Reports 2008 (including Demo Report Pack^*): free of charge
2. Report Pack for Network Infrastructure:
   - from $10 per one workplace^**, a minimum license package includes 50 workplaces
   - any license package includes 1 administrator console for data collection and report building
   - a cost of additional administrator console only for report building is $100
3. Report Pack for Exchange Server:
   - $499 (per one physical server with installed Microsoft Exchange Server)
   - any license package includes 1 administrator console for data collection and report building
   - a cost of additional administrator console only for report building is $100

Preliminary ordering of a product (valid till the official release of MAPILAb Reports 2008) assumes a 50% discount.

*Demo Report Pack - special demonstrational reports pack which includes several reports from each pack available at the present moment.

**One computer and one user are meant by a workplace here. If a number of computers do not coincide with a number of users in your company, the following scheme will be used to limit data collection: for example, there are 100 computers and 150 users registered in your local network. In this case to collect necessary data you need to buy 150 licenses corresponded to a number of users. Regardless of the size of your company, there is a possibility to limit data collection on your own (for example, limitation by certain domains; organization units; names and attributes of computers and users, etc.) and purchase licenses for a particular number of workplaces.

For all active beta-testers we are happy to offer special discounts and offers.

System requirements

• Windows XP with a Service Pack 2 and above; Windows Server 2003 with a Service Pack 1 and above; Windows Vista.
• Microsoft SQL Server 2005; SQL Server 2005 Express Edition
  Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition can be downloaded free of charge from the Microsoft website
• Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 (included in Windows Server 2003 R2 and Windows Vista)
  Download x86 version from Microsoft Download Center
  Download x64 version from Microsoft Download Center
• Microsoft Management Console 3.0 (included in Windows Server 2003 R2 and Windows Vista)
  Download from Microsoft Knowledge Base Center