[OT] Help Desk Software

Another vote for spiceworks.

It lets you work through email too which is nice. Users can email '
spiceworks@...' or use a little webform. It creates tickets and
notifies the appropriate people. They can just respond to that email and it
will automatically assign the ticket and relay the message to the user that
created it. It even has some nice tags you can dump in the message to do
things like #close, #onhold, #unassign, etc

It does asset tracking as well and will automatically scan your network to
find new/disconnected devices, check for pending updates etc.

To top it off, the install is about 5 minutes. Download the installer, run
it, give it an email address and a domain account (if you want it to check
patches and do things that need such permissions) and it's done.

*John Driggers*
**
*Chief Data Wrangler*
*
*
*I have an Epicor blog <http://usdoingstuff.com/>. How useful is that?*
*
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On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 9:36 AM, Jose Gomez <jose@...> wrote:

> SpiceWorks FLOSS and its pretty darn good.
>
>
> *Jose C Gomez*
> *Software Engineer*
> *
> *
> *
> *T: 904.469.1524 mobile
> E: jose@...
> http://www.josecgomez.com
> <http://www.linkedin.com/in/josecgomez> <
> http://www.facebook.com/josegomez>
> <http://www.google.com/profiles/jose.gomez> <
> http://www.twitter.com/joc85>
> <http://www.josecgomez.com/professional-resume/>
> <http://www.josecgomez.com/feed/>
> <http://www.usdoingstuff.com>
>
> *Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?*
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 9:34 AM, Frank E. Cirone
> <frank.cirone@...>wrote:
>
> > **
> >
> >
> > We have used SysAid. It is very powerful and cheap. While hit has lots of
> > power, it is easy to use and setup. I remember an old thread on this and
> > some other good ones came up too
> >
> > Thank you,
> >
> > Frank Cirone
> > Rose Brand
> > E9 v700b
> > 64 bit SQL Non Unicode
> > Virtualized
> > Citrix Clients
> >
> > From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
> > Of Doug Oswald
> > Sent: Monday, January 07, 2013 9:29 AM
> > Subject: [Vantage] [OT] Help Desk Software
> >
> >
> > Hello Group!
> >
> > We are using a home-grown Help Desk app that is based on Access. Calls
> and
> > email come in and members of the IT staff enter the person who called,
> the
> > description of the problem, its severity, and in the end, its resolution.
> >
> > To improve our process, we would like to implement a new Help Desk where
> > the users enter their info and the problem description. We would like to
> > eliminate the Help Desk phone except for true emergencies (no, running
> out
> > of toner is not an emergency).
> >
> > I have looked at free solutions and paid solutions. We are willing to pay
> > to get additional features. Free is better, but sometimes you get what
> you
> > pay for. Anyone out there using a similar solution?
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > Doug
> >
> > Doug Oswald
> >
> > Manager of Information Systems and Facilities
> >
> > FLEETWOOD
> >
> > www.fleetwoodfixtures.comhttp://www.fleetwoodfixtures.com>
> >
> > Visit for an introduction to our extraordinary global capabilities
> >
> > Corporate Office
> >
> > Service Locations
> >
> > 225 Peach Street Leesport Pennsylvania 19533
> >
> > USA - California * Illinois * New York * Pennsylvania
> >
> > P. 610 916 9999 F. 610 916 9900
> >
> > International - China * India
> >
> > Green Plus Certifiedhttp://gogreenplus.org> * 2012 Green Plus
> > Medium-Sized Business of the Year!
> >
> http://gogreenplus.org/latest-news/gp-staff-news/2012-green-plus-sustainable-enterprise-winners-recognized/
> > >
> > We Reclaim, Recycle and Respect the Environment
> >
> > This transmission is confidential and intended solely for the use of the
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> > It may contain privileged and confidential information. If you are not
> the
> > intended recipient, you should not copy,
> > distribute or take any action on it. Please return any such mail to the
> > originator.
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must
> have already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
> (1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder and
> Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
> (2) To search through old msg's goto:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
> (3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/linksYahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>


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We found that the help desk software is extensive, but we have had lots of issues with the network scans being accurate, and or absorbing resources.

--- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, John Driggers wrote:
>
> Another vote for spiceworks.
>
> It lets you work through email too which is nice. Users can email '
> spiceworks@...' or use a little webform. It creates tickets and
> notifies the appropriate people. They can just respond to that email and it
> will automatically assign the ticket and relay the message to the user that
> created it. It even has some nice tags you can dump in the message to do
> things like #close, #onhold, #unassign, etc
>
> It does asset tracking as well and will automatically scan your network to
> find new/disconnected devices, check for pending updates etc.
>
> To top it off, the install is about 5 minutes. Download the installer, run
> it, give it an email address and a domain account (if you want it to check
> patches and do things that need such permissions) and it's done.
>
> *John Driggers*
> **
> *Chief Data Wrangler*
> *
> *
> *I have an Epicor blog . How useful is that?*
> *
> *:: 904.404.9233
> :: waffqle@...
> :: http://www.usdoingstuff.com
>
> *
>
> *
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 9:36 AM, Jose Gomez wrote:
>
> > SpiceWorks FLOSS and its pretty darn good.
> >
> >
> > *Jose C Gomez*
> > *Software Engineer*
> > *
> > *
> > *
> > *T: 904.469.1524 mobile
> > E: jose@...
> > http://www.josecgomez.com
> > <
> > http://www.facebook.com/josegomez>
> > <
> > http://www.twitter.com/joc85>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > *Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?*
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 9:34 AM, Frank E. Cirone
> > wrote:
> >
> > > **
> > >
> > >
> > > We have used SysAid. It is very powerful and cheap. While hit has lots of
> > > power, it is easy to use and setup. I remember an old thread on this and
> > > some other good ones came up too
> > >
> > > Thank you,
> > >
> > > Frank Cirone
> > > Rose Brand
> > > E9 v700b
> > > 64 bit SQL Non Unicode
> > > Virtualized
> > > Citrix Clients
> > >
> > > From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
> > > Of Doug Oswald
> > > Sent: Monday, January 07, 2013 9:29 AM
> > > Subject: [Vantage] [OT] Help Desk Software
> > >
> > >
> > > Hello Group!
> > >
> > > We are using a home-grown Help Desk app that is based on Access. Calls
> > and
> > > email come in and members of the IT staff enter the person who called,
> > the
> > > description of the problem, its severity, and in the end, its resolution.
> > >
> > > To improve our process, we would like to implement a new Help Desk where
> > > the users enter their info and the problem description. We would like to
> > > eliminate the Help Desk phone except for true emergencies (no, running
> > out
> > > of toner is not an emergency).
> > >
> > > I have looked at free solutions and paid solutions. We are willing to pay
> > > to get additional features. Free is better, but sometimes you get what
> > you
> > > pay for. Anyone out there using a similar solution?
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance,
> > >
> > > Doug
> > >
> > > Doug Oswald
> > >
> > > Manager of Information Systems and Facilities
> > >
> > > FLEETWOOD
> > >
> > > www.fleetwoodfixtures.comhttp://www.fleetwoodfixtures.com>
> > >
> > > Visit for an introduction to our extraordinary global capabilities
> > >
> > > Corporate Office
> > >
> > > Service Locations
> > >
> > > 225 Peach Street Leesport Pennsylvania 19533
> > >
> > > USA - California * Illinois * New York * Pennsylvania
> > >
> > > P. 610 916 9999 F. 610 916 9900
> > >
> > > International - China * India
> > >
> > > Green Plus Certifiedhttp://gogreenplus.org> * 2012 Green Plus
> > > Medium-Sized Business of the Year!
> > >
> > http://gogreenplus.org/latest-news/gp-staff-news/2012-green-plus-sustainable-enterprise-winners-recognized/
> > > >
> > > We Reclaim, Recycle and Respect the Environment
> > >
> > > This transmission is confidential and intended solely for the use of the
> > > person or organization to whom it is addressed.
> > > It may contain privileged and confidential information. If you are not
> > the
> > > intended recipient, you should not copy,
> > > distribute or take any action on it. Please return any such mail to the
> > > originator.
> > >
> > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> > >
> > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------
> >
> > Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must
> > have already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
> > (1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder and
> > Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto:
> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
> > (2) To search through old msg's goto:
> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
> > (3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto:
> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/linksYahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
+1 for Spiceworks.



We've run a scan every day and it runs pretty well. We do have it
running on a beefy server, so that might help.



From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of jgiese1988
Sent: Monday, January 07, 2013 11:53 AM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Vantage] Re: [OT] Help Desk Software





We found that the help desk software is extensive, but we have had lots
of issues with the network scans being accurate, and or absorbing
resources.

--- In vantage@yahoogroups.com <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com> , John
Driggers wrote:
>
> Another vote for spiceworks.
>
> It lets you work through email too which is nice. Users can email '
> spiceworks@...' or use a little webform. It creates tickets and
> notifies the appropriate people. They can just respond to that email
and it
> will automatically assign the ticket and relay the message to the user
that
> created it. It even has some nice tags you can dump in the message to
do
> things like #close, #onhold, #unassign, etc
>
> It does asset tracking as well and will automatically scan your
network to
> find new/disconnected devices, check for pending updates etc.
>
> To top it off, the install is about 5 minutes. Download the installer,
run
> it, give it an email address and a domain account (if you want it to
check
> patches and do things that need such permissions) and it's done.
>
> *John Driggers*
> **
> *Chief Data Wrangler*
> *
> *
> *I have an Epicor blog . How useful is that?*
> *
> *:: 904.404.9233
> :: waffqle@...
> :: http://www.usdoingstuff.com
>
> *
>
> *
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 9:36 AM, Jose Gomez wrote:
>
> > SpiceWorks FLOSS and its pretty darn good.
> >
> >
> > *Jose C Gomez*
> > *Software Engineer*
> > *
> > *
> > *
> > *T: 904.469.1524 mobile
> > E: jose@...
> > http://www.josecgomez.com
> > <
> > http://www.facebook.com/josegomez>
> > <
> > http://www.twitter.com/joc85>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > *Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?*
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 9:34 AM, Frank E. Cirone
> > wrote:
> >
> > > **
> > >
> > >
> > > We have used SysAid. It is very powerful and cheap. While hit has
lots of
> > > power, it is easy to use and setup. I remember an old thread on
this and
> > > some other good ones came up too
> > >
> > > Thank you,
> > >
> > > Frank Cirone
> > > Rose Brand
> > > E9 v700b
> > > 64 bit SQL Non Unicode
> > > Virtualized
> > > Citrix Clients
> > >
> > > From: vantage@yahoogroups.com <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com>
[mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com> ] On
Behalf
> > > Of Doug Oswald
> > > Sent: Monday, January 07, 2013 9:29 AM
> > > Subject: [Vantage] [OT] Help Desk Software
> > >
> > >
> > > Hello Group!
> > >
> > > We are using a home-grown Help Desk app that is based on Access.
Calls
> > and
> > > email come in and members of the IT staff enter the person who
called,
> > the
> > > description of the problem, its severity, and in the end, its
resolution.
> > >
> > > To improve our process, we would like to implement a new Help Desk
where
> > > the users enter their info and the problem description. We would
like to
> > > eliminate the Help Desk phone except for true emergencies (no,
running
> > out
> > > of toner is not an emergency).
> > >
> > > I have looked at free solutions and paid solutions. We are willing
to pay
> > > to get additional features. Free is better, but sometimes you get
what
> > you
> > > pay for. Anyone out there using a similar solution?
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance,
> > >
> > > Doug
> > >
> > > Doug Oswald
> > >
> > > Manager of Information Systems and Facilities
> > >
> > > FLEETWOOD
> > >
> > > www.fleetwoodfixtures.comhttp://www.fleetwoodfixtures.com>
> > >
> > > Visit for an introduction to our extraordinary global capabilities
> > >
> > > Corporate Office
> > >
> > > Service Locations
> > >
> > > 225 Peach Street Leesport Pennsylvania 19533
> > >
> > > USA - California * Illinois * New York * Pennsylvania
> > >
> > > P. 610 916 9999 F. 610 916 9900
> > >
> > > International - China * India
> > >
> > > Green Plus Certifiedhttp://gogreenplus.org> * 2012 Green Plus
> > > Medium-Sized Business of the Year!
> > >
> >
http://gogreenplus.org/latest-news/gp-staff-news/2012-green-plus-sustain
able-enterprise-winners-recognized/
> > > >
> > > We Reclaim, Recycle and Respect the Environment
> > >
> > > This transmission is confidential and intended solely for the use
of the
> > > person or organization to whom it is addressed.
> > > It may contain privileged and confidential information. If you are
not
> > the
> > > intended recipient, you should not copy,
> > > distribute or take any action on it. Please return any such mail
to the
> > > originator.
> > >
> > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> > >
> > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------
> >
> > Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You
must
> > have already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable
access. )
> > (1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report
Builder and
> > Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto:
> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/>
> > (2) To search through old msg's goto:
> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
> > (3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto:
> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/linksYahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>










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Another Spiceworks +1, works great.

Are all you other folks on the Spiceworks forums?


--- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, Doug Oswald wrote:
>
> Hello Group!
>
> We are using a home-grown Help Desk app that is based on Access. Calls and email come in and members of the IT staff enter the person who called, the description of the problem, its severity, and in the end, its resolution.
>
> To improve our process, we would like to implement a new Help Desk where the users enter their info and the problem description. We would like to eliminate the Help Desk phone except for true emergencies (no, running out of toner is not an emergency).
>
> I have looked at free solutions and paid solutions. We are willing to pay to get additional features. Free is better, but sometimes you get what you pay for. Anyone out there using a similar solution?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Doug
>
> Doug Oswald
>
> Manager of Information Systems and Facilities
>
> FLEETWOOD
>
> www.fleetwoodfixtures.com
>
> Visit for an introduction to our extraordinary global capabilities
>
> Corporate Office
>
> Service Locations
>
> 225 Peach Street Leesport Pennsylvania 19533
>
> USA - California * Illinois * New York * Pennsylvania
>
> P. 610 916 9999 F. 610 916 9900
>
> International - China * India
>
> Green Plus Certified * 2012 Green Plus Medium-Sized Business of the Year!
> We Reclaim, Recycle and Respect the Environment
>
> This transmission is confidential and intended solely for the use of the person or organization to whom it is addressed.
> It may contain privileged and confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, you should not copy,
> distribute or take any action on it. Please return any such mail to the originator.
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
+1 for Spiceworks. Good Help Desk via email of Web, if you implement; Asset Management; Printer Management; Access to the IT Community; and much, much more. I implemented at my previous employer and found it to work very well. Just can't waite to have the time to implement at my current location.

Oh, did we mention it is FREE. Yep, no catch and no major advertisements getting in the way. Definitely worth the look.

Jeff

--- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, Doug Oswald wrote:
>
> Hello Group!
>
> We are using a home-grown Help Desk app that is based on Access. Calls and email come in and members of the IT staff enter the person who called, the description of the problem, its severity, and in the end, its resolution.
>
> To improve our process, we would like to implement a new Help Desk where the users enter their info and the problem description. We would like to eliminate the Help Desk phone except for true emergencies (no, running out of toner is not an emergency).
>
> I have looked at free solutions and paid solutions. We are willing to pay to get additional features. Free is better, but sometimes you get what you pay for. Anyone out there using a similar solution?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Doug
>
> Doug Oswald
>
> Manager of Information Systems and Facilities
>
> FLEETWOOD
>
> www.fleetwoodfixtures.com
>
> Visit for an introduction to our extraordinary global capabilities
>
> Corporate Office
>
> Service Locations
>
> 225 Peach Street Leesport Pennsylvania 19533
>
> USA - California * Illinois * New York * Pennsylvania
>
> P. 610 916 9999 F. 610 916 9900
>
> International - China * India
>
> Green Plus Certified * 2012 Green Plus Medium-Sized Business of the Year!
> We Reclaim, Recycle and Respect the Environment
>
> This transmission is confidential and intended solely for the use of the person or organization to whom it is addressed.
> It may contain privileged and confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, you should not copy,
> distribute or take any action on it. Please return any such mail to the originator.
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
Looks like the only drawback is that it runs on Window and not Linux.



Edward F. Fox, Jr., CPA, CGMA
Controller
Maxson Automatic Machinery Company
Phone 401-596-0162 . Fax 401-596-1050
<http://www.maxsonautomatic.com> www.maxsonautomatic.com

_____

From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
jplehr
Sent: Monday, January 07, 2013 1:36 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Vantage] Re: [OT] Help Desk Software





+1 for Spiceworks. Good Help Desk via email of Web, if you implement; Asset
Management; Printer Management; Access to the IT Community; and much, much
more. I implemented at my previous employer and found it to work very well.
Just can't waite to have the time to implement at my current location.

Oh, did we mention it is FREE. Yep, no catch and no major advertisements
getting in the way. Definitely worth the look.

Jeff

--- In vantage@yahoogroups.com <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com> , Doug
Oswald wrote:
>
> Hello Group!
>
> We are using a home-grown Help Desk app that is based on Access. Calls and
email come in and members of the IT staff enter the person who called, the
description of the problem, its severity, and in the end, its resolution.
>
> To improve our process, we would like to implement a new Help Desk where
the users enter their info and the problem description. We would like to
eliminate the Help Desk phone except for true emergencies (no, running out
of toner is not an emergency).
>
> I have looked at free solutions and paid solutions. We are willing to pay
to get additional features. Free is better, but sometimes you get what you
pay for. Anyone out there using a similar solution?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Doug
>
> Doug Oswald
>
> Manager of Information Systems and Facilities
>
> FLEETWOOD
>
> www.fleetwoodfixtures.com
>
> Visit for an introduction to our extraordinary global capabilities
>
> Corporate Office
>
> Service Locations
>
> 225 Peach Street Leesport Pennsylvania 19533
>
> USA - California * Illinois * New York * Pennsylvania
>
> P. 610 916 9999 F. 610 916 9900
>
> International - China * India
>
> Green Plus Certified * 2012 Green Plus Medium-Sized Business of the Year!
> We Reclaim, Recycle and Respect the Environment
>
> This transmission is confidential and intended solely for the use of the
person or organization to whom it is addressed.
> It may contain privileged and confidential information. If you are not the
intended recipient, you should not copy,
> distribute or take any action on it. Please return any such mail to the
originator.
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>





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Linux? EWWWW
Why would anyone ever use Linux? *Ducks for cover*
PS: I was a Linux admin before until I saw the light, running VMWare on
Linnux just so that you can get something done seems like a backwards way
to go about life


Now I return to the regularly schedule program.


*Jose C Gomez*
*Software Engineer*
*
*
*
*T: 904.469.1524 mobile
E: jose@...
http://www.josecgomez.com
<http://www.linkedin.com/in/josecgomez> <http://www.facebook.com/josegomez>
<http://www.google.com/profiles/jose.gomez> <http://www.twitter.com/joc85>
<http://www.josecgomez.com/professional-resume/>
<http://www.josecgomez.com/feed/>
<http://www.usdoingstuff.com>

*Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?*


On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 2:09 PM, Edward F. Fox, Jr. <efox@...
> wrote:

> **
>
>
> Looks like the only drawback is that it runs on Window and not Linux.
>
> Edward F. Fox, Jr., CPA, CGMA
> Controller
> Maxson Automatic Machinery Company
> Phone 401-596-0162 . Fax 401-596-1050
> http://www.maxsonautomatic.com> www.maxsonautomatic.com
>
> _____
>
> From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
> Of
> jplehr
> Sent: Monday, January 07, 2013 1:36 PM
>
> To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Vantage] Re: [OT] Help Desk Software
>
> +1 for Spiceworks. Good Help Desk via email of Web, if you implement; Asset
> Management; Printer Management; Access to the IT Community; and much, much
> more. I implemented at my previous employer and found it to work very well.
> Just can't waite to have the time to implement at my current location.
>
> Oh, did we mention it is FREE. Yep, no catch and no major advertisements
> getting in the way. Definitely worth the look.
>
> Jeff
>
> --- In vantage@yahoogroups.com , Doug
>
> Oswald wrote:
> >
> > Hello Group!
> >
> > We are using a home-grown Help Desk app that is based on Access. Calls
> and
> email come in and members of the IT staff enter the person who called, the
> description of the problem, its severity, and in the end, its resolution.
> >
> > To improve our process, we would like to implement a new Help Desk where
> the users enter their info and the problem description. We would like to
> eliminate the Help Desk phone except for true emergencies (no, running out
> of toner is not an emergency).
> >
> > I have looked at free solutions and paid solutions. We are willing to pay
> to get additional features. Free is better, but sometimes you get what you
> pay for. Anyone out there using a similar solution?
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > Doug
> >
> > Doug Oswald
> >
> > Manager of Information Systems and Facilities
> >
> > FLEETWOOD
> >
> > www.fleetwoodfixtures.com
> >
> > Visit for an introduction to our extraordinary global capabilities
> >
> > Corporate Office
> >
> > Service Locations
> >
> > 225 Peach Street Leesport Pennsylvania 19533
> >
> > USA - California * Illinois * New York * Pennsylvania
> >
> > P. 610 916 9999 F. 610 916 9900
> >
> > International - China * India
> >
> > Green Plus Certified * 2012 Green Plus Medium-Sized Business of the
> Year!
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Like Joshua pointed out, the less controversial way of answering this would
be
"Without the Windows API's / Hooks, WMI Spiceworks wouldn't be able to do
1/2 of what it does"


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*
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On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 2:29 PM, Jose Gomez <jose@...> wrote:

> Linux? EWWWW
> Why would anyone ever use Linux? *Ducks for cover*
> PS: I was a Linux admin before until I saw the light, running VMWare on
> Linnux just so that you can get something done seems like a backwards way
> to go about life
>
>
> Now I return to the regularly schedule program.
>
>
> *Jose C Gomez*
> *Software Engineer*
> *
> *
> *
> *T: 904.469.1524 mobile
> E: jose@...
> http://www.josecgomez.com
> <http://www.linkedin.com/in/josecgomez> <http://www.facebook.com/josegomez>
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> <http://www.josecgomez.com/professional-resume/> <http://www.josecgomez.com/feed/>
> <http://www.usdoingstuff.com>
>
> *Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?*
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 2:09 PM, Edward F. Fox, Jr. <
> efox@...> wrote:
>
>> **
>>
>>
>> Looks like the only drawback is that it runs on Window and not Linux.
>>
>> Edward F. Fox, Jr., CPA, CGMA
>> Controller
>> Maxson Automatic Machinery Company
>> Phone 401-596-0162 . Fax 401-596-1050
>> http://www.maxsonautomatic.com> www.maxsonautomatic.com
>>
>> _____
>>
>> From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
>> Of
>> jplehr
>> Sent: Monday, January 07, 2013 1:36 PM
>>
>> To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
>> Subject: [Vantage] Re: [OT] Help Desk Software
>>
>> +1 for Spiceworks. Good Help Desk via email of Web, if you implement;
>> Asset
>> Management; Printer Management; Access to the IT Community; and much, much
>> more. I implemented at my previous employer and found it to work very
>> well.
>> Just can't waite to have the time to implement at my current location.
>>
>> Oh, did we mention it is FREE. Yep, no catch and no major advertisements
>> getting in the way. Definitely worth the look.
>>
>> Jeff
>>
>> --- In vantage@yahoogroups.com , Doug
>>
>> Oswald wrote:
>> >
>> > Hello Group!
>> >
>> > We are using a home-grown Help Desk app that is based on Access. Calls
>> and
>> email come in and members of the IT staff enter the person who called, the
>> description of the problem, its severity, and in the end, its resolution.
>> >
>> > To improve our process, we would like to implement a new Help Desk where
>> the users enter their info and the problem description. We would like to
>> eliminate the Help Desk phone except for true emergencies (no, running out
>> of toner is not an emergency).
>> >
>> > I have looked at free solutions and paid solutions. We are willing to
>> pay
>> to get additional features. Free is better, but sometimes you get what you
>> pay for. Anyone out there using a similar solution?
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance,
>> >
>> > Doug
>> >
>> > Doug Oswald
>> >
>> > Manager of Information Systems and Facilities
>> >
>> > FLEETWOOD
>> >
>> > www.fleetwoodfixtures.com
>> >
>> > Visit for an introduction to our extraordinary global capabilities
>> >
>> > Corporate Office
>> >
>> > Service Locations
>> >
>> > 225 Peach Street Leesport Pennsylvania 19533
>> >
>> > USA - California * Illinois * New York * Pennsylvania
>> >
>> > P. 610 916 9999 F. 610 916 9900
>> >
>> > International - China * India
>> >
>> > Green Plus Certified * 2012 Green Plus Medium-Sized Business of the
>> Year!
>> > We Reclaim, Recycle and Respect the Environment
>> >
>> > This transmission is confidential and intended solely for the use of the
>> person or organization to whom it is addressed.
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>> the
>> intended recipient, you should not copy,
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>> originator.
>> >
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I guess the disadvantage for me is that my web server is Linux. I could run
it in-house for internal requests but the ultimate goal would be to roll it
out for our customers to access.

Edward F. Fox, Jr., CPA, CGMA
Controller
Maxson Automatic Machinery Company
Phone 401-596-0162 . Fax 401-596-1050
www.maxsonautomatic.com

-----Original Message-----
From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
Jose Gomez
Sent: Monday, January 07, 2013 2:39 PM
To: Vantage
Subject: Re: [Vantage] Re: [OT] Help Desk Software

Like Joshua pointed out, the less controversial way of answering this would
be
"Without the Windows API's / Hooks, WMI Spiceworks wouldn't be able to do
1/2 of what it does"


*Jose C Gomez*
*Software Engineer*
*
*
*
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On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 2:29 PM, Jose Gomez <jose@...> wrote:

> Linux? EWWWW
> Why would anyone ever use Linux? *Ducks for cover*
> PS: I was a Linux admin before until I saw the light, running VMWare on
> Linnux just so that you can get something done seems like a backwards way
> to go about life
>
>
> Now I return to the regularly schedule program.
>
>
> *Jose C Gomez*
> *Software Engineer*
> *
> *
> *
> *T: 904.469.1524 mobile
> E: jose@...
> http://www.josecgomez.com
> <http://www.linkedin.com/in/josecgomez>
<http://www.facebook.com/josegomez>
> <http://www.google.com/profiles/jose.gomez>
<http://www.twitter.com/joc85>
> <http://www.josecgomez.com/professional-resume/>
<http://www.josecgomez.com/feed/>
> <http://www.usdoingstuff.com>
>
> *Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?*
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 2:09 PM, Edward F. Fox, Jr. <
> efox@...> wrote:
>
>> **
>>
>>
>> Looks like the only drawback is that it runs on Window and not Linux.
>>
>> Edward F. Fox, Jr., CPA, CGMA
>> Controller
>> Maxson Automatic Machinery Company
>> Phone 401-596-0162 . Fax 401-596-1050
>> http://www.maxsonautomatic.com> www.maxsonautomatic.com
>>
>> _____
>>
>> From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
>> Of
>> jplehr
>> Sent: Monday, January 07, 2013 1:36 PM
>>
>> To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
>> Subject: [Vantage] Re: [OT] Help Desk Software
>>
>> +1 for Spiceworks. Good Help Desk via email of Web, if you implement;
>> Asset
>> Management; Printer Management; Access to the IT Community; and much,
much
>> more. I implemented at my previous employer and found it to work very
>> well.
>> Just can't waite to have the time to implement at my current location.
>>
>> Oh, did we mention it is FREE. Yep, no catch and no major advertisements
>> getting in the way. Definitely worth the look.
>>
>> Jeff
>>
>> --- In vantage@yahoogroups.com , Doug
>>
>> Oswald wrote:
>> >
>> > Hello Group!
>> >
>> > We are using a home-grown Help Desk app that is based on Access. Calls
>> and
>> email come in and members of the IT staff enter the person who called,
the
>> description of the problem, its severity, and in the end, its resolution.
>> >
>> > To improve our process, we would like to implement a new Help Desk
where
>> the users enter their info and the problem description. We would like to
>> eliminate the Help Desk phone except for true emergencies (no, running
out
>> of toner is not an emergency).
>> >
>> > I have looked at free solutions and paid solutions. We are willing to
>> pay
>> to get additional features. Free is better, but sometimes you get what
you
>> pay for. Anyone out there using a similar solution?
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance,
>> >
>> > Doug
>> >
>> > Doug Oswald
>> >
>> > Manager of Information Systems and Facilities
>> >
>> > FLEETWOOD
>> >
>> > www.fleetwoodfixtures.com
>> >
>> > Visit for an introduction to our extraordinary global capabilities
>> >
>> > Corporate Office
>> >
>> > Service Locations
>> >
>> > 225 Peach Street Leesport Pennsylvania 19533
>> >
>> > USA - California * Illinois * New York * Pennsylvania
>> >
>> > P. 610 916 9999 F. 610 916 9900
>> >
>> > International - China * India
>> >
>> > Green Plus Certified * 2012 Green Plus Medium-Sized Business of the
>> Year!
>> > We Reclaim, Recycle and Respect the Environment
>> >
>> > This transmission is confidential and intended solely for the use of
the
>> person or organization to whom it is addressed.
>> > It may contain privileged and confidential information. If you are not
>> the
>> intended recipient, you should not copy,
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>> originator.
>> >
>> >
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>> >
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>>
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Welll... what I personally said was "1/4 of what it does" but way to look at it glass half full Jose!

--- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, Jose Gomez wrote:
>
> Like Joshua pointed out, the less controversial way of answering this would
> be
> "Without the Windows API's / Hooks, WMI Spiceworks wouldn't be able to do
> 1/2 of what it does"
>
>
> *Jose C Gomez*
> *Software Engineer*
> *
> *
> *
> *T: 904.469.1524 mobile
> E: jose@...
> http://www.josecgomez.com
>
>
>
>
>
>
> *Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?*
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 2:29 PM, Jose Gomez wrote:
>
> > Linux? EWWWW
> > Why would anyone ever use Linux? *Ducks for cover*
> > PS: I was a Linux admin before until I saw the light, running VMWare on
> > Linnux just so that you can get something done seems like a backwards way
> > to go about life
> >
> >
> > Now I return to the regularly schedule program.
> >
> >
> > *Jose C Gomez*
> > *Software Engineer*
> > *
> > *
> > *
> > *T: 904.469.1524 mobile
> > E: jose@...
> > http://www.josecgomez.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > *Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?*
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 2:09 PM, Edward F. Fox, Jr. <
> > efox@...> wrote:
> >
> >> **
> >>
> >>
> >> Looks like the only drawback is that it runs on Window and not Linux.
> >>
> >> Edward F. Fox, Jr., CPA, CGMA
> >> Controller
> >> Maxson Automatic Machinery Company
> >> Phone 401-596-0162 . Fax 401-596-1050
> >> http://www.maxsonautomatic.com> www.maxsonautomatic.com
> >>
> >> _____
> >>
> >> From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
> >> Of
> >> jplehr
> >> Sent: Monday, January 07, 2013 1:36 PM
> >>
> >> To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
> >> Subject: [Vantage] Re: [OT] Help Desk Software
> >>
> >> +1 for Spiceworks. Good Help Desk via email of Web, if you implement;
> >> Asset
> >> Management; Printer Management; Access to the IT Community; and much, much
> >> more. I implemented at my previous employer and found it to work very
> >> well.
> >> Just can't waite to have the time to implement at my current location.
> >>
> >> Oh, did we mention it is FREE. Yep, no catch and no major advertisements
> >> getting in the way. Definitely worth the look.
> >>
> >> Jeff
> >>
> >> --- In vantage@yahoogroups.com , Doug
> >>
> >> Oswald wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Hello Group!
> >> >
> >> > We are using a home-grown Help Desk app that is based on Access. Calls
> >> and
> >> email come in and members of the IT staff enter the person who called, the
> >> description of the problem, its severity, and in the end, its resolution.
> >> >
> >> > To improve our process, we would like to implement a new Help Desk where
> >> the users enter their info and the problem description. We would like to
> >> eliminate the Help Desk phone except for true emergencies (no, running out
> >> of toner is not an emergency).
> >> >
> >> > I have looked at free solutions and paid solutions. We are willing to
> >> pay
> >> to get additional features. Free is better, but sometimes you get what you
> >> pay for. Anyone out there using a similar solution?
> >> >
> >> > Thanks in advance,
> >> >
> >> > Doug
> >> >
> >> > Doug Oswald
> >> >
> >> > Manager of Information Systems and Facilities
> >> >
> >> > FLEETWOOD
> >> >
> >> > www.fleetwoodfixtures.com
> >> >
> >> > Visit for an introduction to our extraordinary global capabilities
> >> >
> >> > Corporate Office
> >> >
> >> > Service Locations
> >> >
> >> > 225 Peach Street Leesport Pennsylvania 19533
> >> >
> >> > USA - California * Illinois * New York * Pennsylvania
> >> >
> >> > P. 610 916 9999 F. 610 916 9900
> >> >
> >> > International - China * India
> >> >
> >> > Green Plus Certified * 2012 Green Plus Medium-Sized Business of the
> >> Year!
> >> > We Reclaim, Recycle and Respect the Environment
> >> >
> >> > This transmission is confidential and intended solely for the use of the
> >> person or organization to whom it is addressed.
> >> > It may contain privileged and confidential information. If you are not
> >> the
> >> intended recipient, you should not copy,
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> >> originator.
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From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of rhouseman86@...
Sent: Monday, January 07, 2013 1:15 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Vantage] Re: [OT] Help Desk Software





Another Spiceworks +1, works great.

Are all you other folks on the Spiceworks forums?

--- In vantage@yahoogroups.com <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com> , Doug
Oswald wrote:
>
> Hello Group!
>
> We are using a home-grown Help Desk app that is based on Access. Calls
and email come in and members of the IT staff enter the person who
called, the description of the problem, its severity, and in the end,
its resolution.
>
> To improve our process, we would like to implement a new Help Desk
where the users enter their info and the problem description. We would
like to eliminate the Help Desk phone except for true emergencies (no,
running out of toner is not an emergency).
>
> I have looked at free solutions and paid solutions. We are willing to
pay to get additional features. Free is better, but sometimes you get
what you pay for. Anyone out there using a similar solution?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Doug
>
> Doug Oswald
>
> Manager of Information Systems and Facilities
>
> FLEETWOOD
>
> www.fleetwoodfixtures.com
>
> Visit for an introduction to our extraordinary global capabilities
>
> Corporate Office
>
> Service Locations
>
> 225 Peach Street Leesport Pennsylvania 19533
>
> USA - California * Illinois * New York * Pennsylvania
>
> P. 610 916 9999 F. 610 916 9900
>
> International - China * India
>
> Green Plus Certified * 2012 Green Plus Medium-Sized Business of the
Year!
> We Reclaim, Recycle and Respect the Environment
>
> This transmission is confidential and intended solely for the use of
the person or organization to whom it is addressed.
> It may contain privileged and confidential information. If you are not
the intended recipient, you should not copy,
> distribute or take any action on it. Please return any such mail to
the originator.
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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Hi,

Another vote for spiceworks here, for internal(company) helpdesk only....

However, we link in it opennms and splunk(free version), to manage our IT infrastructure as well. They are free but do need a bit of config, but not that much. the link is only emails but it does a good job.

I see another comment about customer facing, spiceworks isn't designed for that so won't do the job without some serious customisation. Also, putting it out on the web, you would need some serious security around in addition to normal prac...

But internally, go for it, slight negetative is that no natural workflow, like you see in the "linux" world....







--- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, Doug Oswald wrote:
>
> Hello Group!
>
> We are using a home-grown Help Desk app that is based on Access. Calls and email come in and members of the IT staff enter the person who called, the description of the problem, its severity, and in the end, its resolution.
>
> To improve our process, we would like to implement a new Help Desk where the users enter their info and the problem description. We would like to eliminate the Help Desk phone except for true emergencies (no, running out of toner is not an emergency).
>
> I have looked at free solutions and paid solutions. We are willing to pay to get additional features. Free is better, but sometimes you get what you pay for. Anyone out there using a similar solution?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Doug
>
> Doug Oswald
>
> Manager of Information Systems and Facilities
>
> FLEETWOOD
>
> www.fleetwoodfixtures.com
>
> Visit for an introduction to our extraordinary global capabilities
>
> Corporate Office
>
> Service Locations
>
> 225 Peach Street Leesport Pennsylvania 19533
>
> USA - California * Illinois * New York * Pennsylvania
>
> P. 610 916 9999 F. 610 916 9900
>
> International - China * India
>
> Green Plus Certified * 2012 Green Plus Medium-Sized Business of the Year!
> We Reclaim, Recycle and Respect the Environment
>
> This transmission is confidential and intended solely for the use of the person or organization to whom it is addressed.
> It may contain privileged and confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, you should not copy,
> distribute or take any action on it. Please return any such mail to the originator.
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
Agreed, you need to spend time on the network scans depending on your network, and what you want to achieve. We simply use it as a reference point for tickets.... E.g. not to concerned about all the detail nor the real-timish....

--- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, "jgiese1988" wrote:
>
> We found that the help desk software is extensive, but we have had lots of issues with the network scans being accurate, and or absorbing resources.
>
> --- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, John Driggers wrote:
> >
> > Another vote for spiceworks.
> >
> > It lets you work through email too which is nice. Users can email '
> > spiceworks@' or use a little webform. It creates tickets and
> > notifies the appropriate people. They can just respond to that email and it
> > will automatically assign the ticket and relay the message to the user that
> > created it. It even has some nice tags you can dump in the message to do
> > things like #close, #onhold, #unassign, etc
> >
> > It does asset tracking as well and will automatically scan your network to
> > find new/disconnected devices, check for pending updates etc.
> >
> > To top it off, the install is about 5 minutes. Download the installer, run
> > it, give it an email address and a domain account (if you want it to check
> > patches and do things that need such permissions) and it's done.
> >
> > *John Driggers*
> > **
> > *Chief Data Wrangler*
> > *
> > *
> > *I have an Epicor blog . How useful is that?*
> > *
> > *:: 904.404.9233
> > :: waffqle@
> > :: http://www.usdoingstuff.com
> >
> > *
> >
> > *
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 9:36 AM, Jose Gomez wrote:
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> > > SpiceWorks FLOSS and its pretty darn good.
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> > > On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 9:34 AM, Frank E. Cirone
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> > > > We have used SysAid. It is very powerful and cheap. While hit has lots of
> > > > power, it is easy to use and setup. I remember an old thread on this and
> > > > some other good ones came up too
> > > >
> > > > Thank you,
> > > >
> > > > Frank Cirone
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> > > > From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
> > > > Of Doug Oswald
> > > > Sent: Monday, January 07, 2013 9:29 AM
> > > > Subject: [Vantage] [OT] Help Desk Software
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> > > >
> > > > Hello Group!
> > > >
> > > > We are using a home-grown Help Desk app that is based on Access. Calls
> > > and
> > > > email come in and members of the IT staff enter the person who called,
> > > the
> > > > description of the problem, its severity, and in the end, its resolution.
> > > >
> > > > To improve our process, we would like to implement a new Help Desk where
> > > > the users enter their info and the problem description. We would like to
> > > > eliminate the Help Desk phone except for true emergencies (no, running
> > > out
> > > > of toner is not an emergency).
> > > >
> > > > I have looked at free solutions and paid solutions. We are willing to pay
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> > > you
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> > > > Thanks in advance,
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> > > > Doug Oswald
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Because you have posted your question in the Vantage forum I presume you
have access to Vantage. If you only want to support Epicor Products you
could contemplate using the Case Management Section of E9. (Not sure if
it is available in earlier versions)

Main Menu > Sales Management > Case Management > General Operations >
Case Entry

Your Entry talks about Toner Outage which indicates you probably want to
support more than just Epicor Product same as us. We use Solar Winds Web
Help Desk

http://www.webhelpdesk.com/ <http://www.webhelpdesk.com/>

It has web interface for call logging or users log tickets via email.
The web interface can be customised to tailor call management to
request correct information from users during call logging depending on
initial selections to nature of problem.

Knowledgebase and FAQ's can also be used to encourage users to find
their own solutions without reference to helpdesk staff.

Single Technician login version is free you only pay when you want
multiple technician logins and Ticket Routing / Load Balancing. We have
two technicians supporting 130 users so we pay for our version.

Regards Darren



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