3i is more than just an IT Asset Inventory software--3i provides a complete Asset Information Management solution for small and medium sized businesses. 3i provides an IT asset inventory using various detection techniques. In addition, 3i allows users to track Vendors, Asset Owners, Locations, Licenses, Leases, Purchases and Repairs. 3i also allows addition of custom assets and creation of an unlimited number of custom types and fields to track non-network assets (such as Server Certificates, Domain Names, Projectors, etc.). 3i provides strong reporting and exporting capabilities.

IT Asset Inventory 3i conducts a complete IT Asset Inventory utilizing ICMP Ping, DNS, NetBIOS, SNMP, WMI and SSH (for Linux devices). 3i discovers numerous device attributes, including:

• DNS Name, NetBIOS System Name, Windows Domain Name
• Model, Make, Manufacturer, BIOS Version
• Processor type, version, build, clock speed
• Operating System, build, service pack major, minor versions
• Total Virtual Memory, Swap Size, Physical Memory
• Types of storage, Total and Free space
• Peripheral Devices (e.g., Mouse, Keyboard, Monitor, Printer)
• Network interfaces, MAC Addresses, Routing Tables
• PCMCIA controllers, device controllers, USB controllers
• SNMP Description, SNMP System Name, Uptime
• Installed Software (For Windows or Linux devices)

3i attempts to detect the type of a device (e.g., Windows NT workstation, Router, Switch) using various attributes. However, users can always specify their own type and even create new types.

Asset Management 3i provides strong asset management capabilities which allow users to:

• Track assets by Location, Type, Vendor and Asset Owners
• Track Asset Leases
• Track Software Licenses and License keys
• Track Asset Repairs
• Add and track an unlimited number of Custom Fields for any asset
• Create and track Custom Types

3i comes with comprehensive documentation which explains all the available functions of the software. In addition, online FAQ's provide up-to-date answers to frequently encountered issues. Reporting 3i provides the following comprehensive asset reports:

• Device By Location
• Device By Type
• Device Summary
• Custom by Location
• Custom by Type
• Software Summary
• Software Compliance
• Software Licensing Summary
• Contacts, Locations, Vendor Summary
• Leases Expiring in 30 days