What Applications Are Installed on the Computers in Your Network?

System administrators often need to identify the software that's installed on the computers in their networks. It's important to regularly audit the applications installed on those computers for a variety of reasons. Administrators might install a software package, forget to document it, and later learn that a particular software package contains security vulnerabilities. End users might have the administrative permissions that allow them to install software on their computers. There's also the potential that rogue administrators can install unauthorized software and open the organization to legal liabilities. . . .