Save Money with Easy Computer Asset Tracking

By Josh Kleinhuizen & Kelly Cardona

Project Description Every business with computers needs to keep

track of them This includes hardware and software Saves money by saving time The application scans a client machine from a

central location The data that is received is stored in the database This data can be read from the MMC or generate a

report with SQL server.

Technologies Code - Microsoft Visual Studio .NET C# Database - Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Front End – MMC 3.0 (Microsoft Management

Console 3.0) – In Development Gather Method – WMI (Windows Management

Instrumentation) C# form to scan computers

Deliverables Learn C# and SQL server 2005 Gather client computer data using WMI Build database Insert collected data into database Handle errors and exceptions in code Display data in custom MMC Scan computers using a front end application

(Form) Create reports of the data collected

Timeline

Budget

Item Description Retail CostCost

Incurred

       

Computer (Windows XP Compatible) Have $399.00 $0.00

Windows XP Profesional UC MSDN 199.99 0

Microsoft Office 2003 Pro Have 499.99 0

SQL Server 2005 Express Edition Free 0 0

SQL Server 2005 Standard UC MSDN 5811.99 0

Visual Studio 2005 UC MSDN 799 0

1 GB USB Thumb Drive Have 16 0

       

  Retail Total: $7725.97  

  Our Total:   $0.00

Testing During development testing was a top priority Bugs were found and fixed Multiple computer environments used to test

Problems Overcame No previous knowledge of C# or SQL server MMC 3.0 has very little documentation and no one

at school knew MMC coding Lack of programming logic and efficiency Many debugging issues

Demo

Application Potential XML compatibility Multiple data versions Fully automated scanning Streamlining MMC functionality

Conclusion This project has taught us a lot about project

management, software development and business process

We have designed a very useful application for the business market

Our skill set is much more rounded since we completed a project that was not focused primarily on our field of study but would have been far less successful without our knowledge of networking