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SoftwareCentral is one of the most efficient SCCM management tools on the market. SoftwareCentral lies on top of Microsoft’s SCCM platform and gives it a user-friendly interface. SoftwareCentral is designed to simplify nearly all of the day-to-day SCCM operations, while providing new capabilities for system administrators. If you want to test SoftwareCentral, please contact us and we will arrange and guide you through the test installation.

2020-05-25 - SoftwareCentral v 6.3.0.0 is now available

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New SoftwareCentral Plus Packages:

SoftwareCentral Plus is a package subscription service. Read more about SoftwareCentral Plus. You can contact us anytime at info@softwarecentral.com if you are interested in our products and services.

	Package Name	Size	Date
Download	Microsoft Edge x64 83.0.478.58	321.96 MB	02-07-2020
Download	Microsoft Edge x86 83.0.478.58	299.14 MB	03-07-2020
Download	Microsoft Power BI Desktop x64 2.82.5858.1121	567.41 MB	03-07-2020
Download	Microsoft Power BI Desktop x86 2.82.5858.1121	522.99 MB	03-07-2020
Download	Mozilla Firefox ESR x86 78.0.1	193.47 MB	02-07-2020
Download	Mozilla Firefox x64 78.0.1	199.25 MB	02-07-2020
Download	Mozilla Firefox x86 78.0.1	193.45 MB	02-07-2020
Download	Notepad++ x64 7.8.8	12.12 MB	29-06-2020
Download	Notepad++ x86 7.8.8	11.38 MB	29-06-2020
Download	PuTTY x64 0.74	7.10 MB	30-06-2020

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09-06-2020 - Windows ADK 2004

The HTA in SoftwareCentral does not work with the Windows ADK 2004. This applies for all versions of SoftwareCentral.
Our investigations indicates that there is a problem with the ADK.
It appears that input fields in general does not work in HTAs with the Windows ADK 2004.
We advise you to not update your boot images that uses a HTA for user inputs until further notice.

25-05-2020 - Windows ADK 2004

The HTA in SoftwareCentral does not work with the Windows ADK 2004. This applies for all versions of SoftwareCentral.
For the moment we do not recommend that you upgrade your boot images to Windows PE 10.0.19041.1, that is included in the Windows ADK 2004.
We are currently working on a solution for this problem.

25-05-2020 - SoftwareCentral 6.3

SoftwareCentral 6.3 is now available for download.

Intune Integration
You can now configure SoftwareCentral to authenticate against Intune as an application.
This means that users no longer must sign in to use Intune functions.
Note that this requires additional configuration, both in SoftwareCentral Intune settings and in the Intune portal.

You can now delegate Intune devices and applications to SoftwareCentrals own security roles.

Shop Customization

The Shop can now be fully customized to match your corporate color schemes.

Example of how the Shop can be customized: swc

License Harvesting

License Harvesting can now be configured to harvest software which are not installed through the SCCM.
You can now add graphs and reports to the Dashboard with data about harvested software and license usage.
See the manual for details.

Example of a new License Harvesting rule: swc

24-02-2020 - SoftwareCentral 6.2

SoftwareCentral 6.2 is now available for download.

Intune Integration

There is now support for Microsoft Intune / Microsoft Endpoint Manager.
The Intune integration must be enabled and configured from the settings menu as described in the configuration guide.
SoftwareCentral uses your security delegations from Intune, so users that already has access to the Intune- / Endpoint Manager portal will be up and running immediately.
From SoftwareCentral it is possible to see and manage Intune devices via the new interface Intune Devices. From here users can see and manage all Intune managed devices.

Example of the new interface "Intune Devices": swc

Example of device management of an Intune device: swc

Seamless integration in Manage Software

From Manage Software, users can seamlessly choose between SCCM and Intune devices.
Only the software which are compatible with the selected device will be shown.
Users can easily track deployment statuses on both SCCM and Intune devices.
Behind the scenes, SoftwareCentral uses an AD-Group structure like the collection structure for SCCM applications and packages.
The main difference is that groups are created ad hoc, meaning that groups are created when needed, so you don’t need to “mend” your Intune applications.

Example of an Intune device in Manage Software on a Single Resource: swc

Application Groups

There is now support for Application Groups. This feature requires SCCM CB 1910 or above. In 1910 Application Groups must also be enabled in the SCCM as it is a "Pre-release" feature.
Application Groups is the SCCM way to bundle applications.
SoftwareCentral can create, edit, delete, install and uninstall Application Groups.
Application Groups are managed from the new Application Groups interface.
You can easily convert Software Groups to Application Groups and vice versa.

Example of the "Application Groups" interface: swc

Example of "Edit application group": swc

Other news in 6.2:
- SoftwareCentral can now use a separate service account for SCCM connections.
- License Harvesting now has the option to use the "Recently used apps list" instead of metering data. This is enabled from the settings menu.
- Manage Software on Multiple Resources now has a "Clean" button that removes the selected resources from the selected software's install and uninstall collections.

25-11-2019 - SoftwareCentral 6.1

SoftwareCentral 6.1 is now available for download.

Shop Design

The SoftwareCentral Shop has been upgraded to a more modern design, that takes better advantage of the screen estate.
The new design shares its ground-principals with the old design.
Users should feel at home right away, with no additional training needed.

Example of the new interface. Shop Default View: swc

Example of the new interface. Shop Gallery View: swc

01-11-2019 - SoftwareCentral Shop Design

In SoftwareCentral version 6.1, scheduled for a late November release, the Shop will be updated with the new design.
Because of this, the company logo will be limited to the resolution 300 x 100 px
We recommend that you modify your logo to match this resolution, else your logo will be distorted.
To get the best result, your logo should have the blue background color: #383D6C H: 166 S: 81 L: 82 R: 56 G: 61 B: 108
Use our online tester to see how your logo will look in the redesigned shop.

01-09-2019 - SoftwareCentral 6.0

SoftwareCentral 6.0 is now available for download. This is one of the biggest updates for SoftwareCentral. It features a brand new design and many new features:

New Design

SoftwareCentral has been upgraded to a more modern design, that takes better advantage of the screen estate.
The new design shares its ground-principals with the old design.
Users should feel at home right away, with no additional training needed.

Example of the new interface. Manage Software: swc

Dashboard

With version 6.0 we are introducing a new Dashboard interface.
From here you can customize different dashboards with relevant graphs.
Dashboards can be assigned to different Security Roles so users with a specific role will only see data relevant to them.
Dashboard manual

Example of the new Dashboard. swc

Auto Update Plus

There is also a new Auto Update Plus interface for our Plus ! subscribers where SoftwareCentral can be configured to automatically download and deploy packages.
With built-in testing and compliance reports send directly to your inbox, this new addition will make it far easier to maintain third-party applications.
Auto Update Plus manual

Example of the Auto Update Plus interface. swc

End User Scheduler

We are also introducing a new module that enables administrators to create automated deployments for large-scale deployment projects such as upgrading the organizations operating systems.
With a fully customizable end user splash screen, pre-caching of images and drivers and automatic task sequence creation, it has never been easier to keep your devices compliant.
And with the build-in status report, you can easily see which devices have been upgrade and find those that haven’t.
The End User Scheduler is a module that must be purchased separately.
End User Scheduler manual

Example of the administrator interface for the new End User Scheduler. swc

User Based Shopping

In version 6.0 the shop can be configured for user-based shopping, so applications will be deployed to the user and not the device.
And with AD-Deployment we are now also supporting AD-group direct memberships, to make user deployment fast and easy.
This is configured from the Settings menu.

The settings to enable user based shopping. swc

Replace Package

The Replace Package interface has gotten a makeover and can now replace multiple packages in the same operating.
And with new features such as replace auto-suggest, it has never been easier to keep your devices up to date.
Replace Package manual

Example of the Replace Package with auto suggested applications. swc

For a complete list of changes, see the Release Notes

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