WMIX description
WMIX - remote administration using WMI

We are pleased to announce the release of WMIX, Windows Management Instrumentation eXplorer - a powerful new addition to our existing remote administration products.

WMIX is the first GUI based implementation of WMI technology that provides so much flexibility, with no scripting or programming necessary. WMIX is the easiest and most powerful way to access WMI's management features and to explore WMI's information repository.

WMIX provides access to virtually every piece of information which is available on a machine, from the most basic objects such as it's processes and operating system, to the most advanced objects such as the settings of the temperature probes on the motherboard!

Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) is Microsoft's solution to the Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) industry initiative to develop a standard technology for accessing management information in an enterprise environment.

WMI uses the Common Information Model (CIM) industry standard to provide access to a machine's manageable components (systems, applications, network settings, devices etc.). Using WMI technology, virtually every piece of software and hardware can be queried and managed remotely.

WMI provides access to:
· System information from many sources including hardware, software, operating system, bios, resources, devices, event logs, registry, drivers and directory services.
· System configuration by exposing management configuration tasks relevant to an object and allowing the modification of writable properties.

Here are some key features of "WMIX":

· Connect and administer multiple machines simultaneously.
· Remotely query and manage the information and configuration settings of virtually every component a computer system has.
· Remotely execute management tasks on a computer system. WMI offers an impressive set of management tasks, including, creating shares, terminating processes or installing new software products.
· Generate pre-configured or ad-hoc reports on a remote machine or a set of remote machines.
· Explore the full set of WMI management classes.
· Organize the WMI management objects in a logical manner for easy access.
· Browse through the machine's objects by associations.
· Execute and organize WMI queries.