Visual Display of Assets
Move beyond simple lists and reports to organize your assets and let VAM show where your assets are in a way that is intuitive.
- Represent your assets on floorplans, geographical maps, diagrams, etc.
- Use any JPEG, BMP, or GIF file.
100% Customizable
With
the Forms Designer feature, VAM allows you to add custom tracking
fields to track and manage the data that your company needs:
- Modify existing forms or create new ones with easy to use drag-and-drop design wizard.
- Forms Designer lets you customize your database without being a SQL guru.
Asset Check-Out
Manage rental, loaner, and mobile equipment while keeping an electronic history record:
- Stop using hard-to-manage and inaccurate sign-out sheets.
- Know when checked-out assets are overdue.
- Add notes to document the condition of return.
- Report on the custody history of the asset.
- Manually select assets or scan with a barcode reader.
Network Discovery
Discover
hardware and software details of Windows-based machines with a click of a
button:
- Installed applications including hotfixes.
- Manufacturer, model and serial number.
- BIOS, CPU and RAM.
- Hard drive size.
- IP address.
VAM Importer (Data Import)
Save time and ensure the accuracy of your data with VAM Importer.
- Easily transfer data from legacy applications or manage bulk inventory additions.
- Import directly from SQL database, XLS or TXT files.
- Create and save custom data maps for reuse with your import routines.
Bulk Move / Transfer of Assets
With the Manage by Location feature, you can easily move the assets that belong in one physical location to another:
- Select individual or all assets to be moved.
- Optionally, move assets from one employee to another employee or location.
User-Level Security
Ensure proper enforcement of your security policies by assigning rights for features and functions including:
- Manage specific sites within your organization.
- Manage specific categories of assets.
- View vs. add, edit, delete.
- Reporting.
Basic Barcode Scanning:
Use any “dumb” barcode scanner to read and input barcode data directly into VAM:
- Add/edit new barcodes to your assets by quickly scanning them in.
- Easily search for assets by scanning their barcode.
Mobile Computer Barcode Scanning:
Easily
manage inventory audits using the Asset
Manager Workbench module:
- Add, edit, delete, and move assets while in the field without needing to be connected to VAM.
- Each mobile device contains an ultra lite copy of the VAM database that stores all transactions locally, and synchronizes them to the VAM Master Database once reconnected.
- Can be used on handheld computer running Windows CE / Mobile or Tablet PC running Windows XP.
System Requirements
Server
- Pentium III processor or higher.
- 500 MB of available hard-drive space, variable depending upon anticipated database size.
- 512 MB of RAM (2 GB recommended).
- Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP/2003.
- Web Server: Microsoft® IIS 5.0/6.0 with Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1, .NET Framework 2.0, and MDAC 2.5 or above.
Database
- Microsoft® SQL Server 2000 or higher (NetSimplicity recommends the Standard Edition or higher; MSDE cannot be used).
- Reports are provided in Crystal Reports format; free viewer is included with VAM Enterprise.
- Business Objects Crystal Reports® 10 (Optional: required for creating and customizing reports for the network client)
- Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services® (Optional: required for viewing, creating, and customizing reports for the Web client)
Workstation
- Web clients: Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP; Internet Explorer 5.x or above
- Network clients: Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP; 512 MB of RAM.
