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Our powerful reporting tool for Internet Information Services 7.0, Admin Report Kit for IIS (ARKIIS 7.0) is out as a major release, Version 2.1 with the following significant features added:

1. Support to IIS 7.5: ARKIIS now supports IIS 7.5 in addition to the earlier IIS 7 version.
2. Comparison reports for web sites and virtual directories: ARKIIS would now allow the users to compare the configuration settings of various web sites and virtual directories. Using these reports, the users can compare the configuration settings of websites against a baseline website or virtual directory.
3. Favorite Groups for web sites: Users can now restrict the scope of scanning to include only specific websites and generate reports faster. This would save them from the enormous time involved in scanning the entire environment to retrieve information about specific sites.
4. Custom reports for web sites: Reports can now be customized using user-defined fields and values to generate meaningful information across selected fields from IIS. The user can now select the desired fields and is also given the discretion to fill the corresponding field values against the fields. The user-defined custom fields feature is one of the much anticipated ones by our customers.
5. Scheduled report generation using Power Export: Users can now schedule tasks to allow automatic report generation and export based on their need. The report generation can also be scheduled to non-office hours to reduce the system downtime and the corresponding frequency can also be set.
6. Report pane for easier navigation: A report pane is also added to facilitate easy access and retrieval of specific reports.

Admin Report Kit for Internet Information Services (7.5/7) V2.1 is a must-have tool that addresses the reporting, administrative and management needs of Administrators/IT Managers/CIOs and reduces their burden in managing IIS web servers.

For more information on ARK for IIS 7, visit our product home page at <http://www.vyapin.com/products/iis-audit/iis7-reports.htm

Due to major technology differences between IIS6 and IIS7 we have two separate reporting tools for IIS:

1. Admin Report Kit for IIS v4.x / 5.x / 6.x

2. Admin Report Kit for IIS 7.0

Both the tools have similar features, except that ARK for IIS 7 is a completely new application developed from scratch using .NET. We are just about to release the latest version of ARKIIS for IIS7 which will include a major feature to compare IIS configurations across sites, virtual directories and servers. This feature is already available in ARKIIS for IIS 5.x/6.x.

The compare feature for IIS is a great feature loved by all our customers. IIS is a real monster when it comes to the number of different configuration parameters. So, when it comes to migrating to new servers, revamping existing ones or setting up new sites and directories, it is important that you compare the new IIS settings with a baseline reference and ensure that they have all been configured right as per your internal policies.

We have improved the Compare feature further and will be made available in the upcoming release (in the next couple of weeks). We have also added a new Report navigation pane to better locate the desired reports.