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  1. Pre-release notification: Edit of multiple agreements (standard fields) in SAM on Snow Atlas

     

    Release summary:

    We are excited to introduce Edit of multiple agreements (standard fields) in SAM on Snow Atlas. This enhancement enables you to update multiple agreements in a single operation, directly from the Agreements list, eliminating repetitive manual updates and reducing reliance on APIs or technical support.

     

    ·       Release date: June 18, 2026

    ·       Product domain: SAM on Snow Atlas

    ·       Release availability: Early Access (EA)

     

    What is included?

    • Multi-editing capability: Select and update up to 1,000 agreements of the same type in one action.
    • Standard field updates: Modify key agreement attributes across multiple records simultaneously.
    • Smart field behavior: Fields with identical values are pre-filled, while differing values remain empty for selective updates.
    • In-app experience: Perform all updates directly from the Agreements list without APIs, imports or external tools.
    • Permission consistency: Uses existing edit permissions with no additional configuration required.

     

    Why it matters?

    • Removes repetitive work: Eliminates the need to update agreements one by one.
    • Saves significant time: Multi-editing that previously took time can now be completed in seconds.
    • Improves data consistency: Apply changes across multiple agreements simultaneously, reducing the risk of errors.
    • Reduces technical dependency: Enables users to perform multi-editing without relying on APIs, imports, or technical teams.
    • Frees up time for strategic work: Allows teams to focus on higher-value activities such as compliance, optimization, and vendor management.

     

    Note

    • Support for editing custom fields on agreements is currently in development and will be delivered in a future iteration.
    • Our teams are actively working on expanding this capability as part of ongoing improvements to multi-editing.

     

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  2. Official release of FlexNet Inventory Agent 26.0.0

     

    We are pleased to announce the release of the FlexNet Inventory Agent 26.0.0.

    Release Date: EU/AP: 2026-06-17, NA: 2026-06-24, On-prem: 2026-07-01

     

    This release includes:

      

    • Collection of labels for pods and namespaces in Kubernetes
    • Additional diagnostic information for WinHTTP library
    • Fix for Java publisher detection logic
    • Fix for excessive LDAP lookups for flxrasvc user
    • Fix for stuck inventory and usage data uploads
    • Fix for CRL download failures using OpenSSL API
    • Bundled software version updated

     

    Customer Impact:

     

    • Previously, the Flexera Kubernetes Inventory Agent (KRM) did not collect label key-value pairs for namespaces and pods. Now, KRM captures these labels to provide richer business context, such as team, environment, and cost center. This enhancement improves visibility and supports more informed decision-making for containerized infrastructure.
    • Previously, the agent logs provided limited information when a download failed via the WinHTTP library. Now, the agent captures and logs more detailed error messages and security failure codes. This enhancement improves diagnostic capabilities for troubleshooting network communication issues on Windows.
    • Previously, the agent's detection logic could incorrectly identify a Java installation as Oracle Java when it was actually from another publisher. This release resolves this issue.
    • Previously, the agent performed unnecessary LDAP lookups for the flxrasvc service account when not running in Least Privilege Agent (LPA) mode on Unix-like systems. This release resolves this issue.
    • Previously, the inventory and usage data upload job could become stuck indefinitely. This release resolves this issue.
    • Previously, the agent could fail to download Certificate Revocation List (CRL) data when using the OpenSSL API. This release resolves this issue.
    • The following third-party libraries expat, libcurl, Go, cpp-httplib, cryptopp, kubevirt.io, openssl, sqlite3, zlib and containerd, bundled with the agent have been updated in this release to address security vulnerabilities.

     

     

    Product Documentation: Agent Documentation 

    Please find more about the content of this release in the Release Notes.

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  3. Official release of Snow Integration Manager 26.2.0

     

    We are pleased to announce the release of Snow Integration Manager 26.2.0

     

    This release includes:

      

    • Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization connector: Added SaveRawData diagnostic capability
    • VMware vSphere connector: Added SaveRawData diagnostic capability
    • File-based discovery connector: Fixed incorrect IP address formatting issue under certain regional settings
    • BMC Helix ITSM connector: Fixed duplicate CI record creation in CMDB
    • Microsoft SCCM connector: Improved UI usability for low-resolution screens
    • Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization connector: Fixed IP address parsing for hosts and VMs
    • Red Hat OpenShift connector: Fixed inventory file creation failure after aggregation
    • Red Hat OpenShift connector: Improved handling of null/invalid datetime values during API processing
    • Nutanix Acropolis connector: Improved handling of assigned and learned IP addresses
    • HPUD connector: Fixed duplicate matching records caused by identical versionid entries

     

    Customer Impact:

     

    New Features (SaveRawData – RHEV & vSphere)

    • The addition of the SaveRawData capability enables customers to capture raw API responses locally, providing greater transparency into source data and facilitating easier validation against connector output. This enhances troubleshooting efficiency, reduces reliance on extended support cycles, and enables faster diagnosis and resolution of connector-related issues.

    File-based Discovery (IP Formatting)

    • IP address values are now processed independently of system regional settings, ensuring consistent and accurate formatting across environments and eliminating discrepancies caused by locale-specific formatting differences in discovery data imports.

    BMC Helix ITSM Connector (Duplicate CIs)

    • Improved validation logic ensures that existing configuration items are correctly updated rather than duplicated, resulting in more accurate CMDB data and improved data reliability for downstream ITSM processes.

    Microsoft SCCM Connector (UI Issue)

    • User interface adjustments ensure that configuration form buttons remain visible even on lower screen resolutions, improving usability and accessibility for users operating in constrained display environments.

    Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Connector (IP Parsing)

    • Enhanced IP address parsing ensures that host and virtual machine IP addresses are accurately captured from API responses, improving inventory completeness, licensing accuracy, and datacenter hierarchy representation.

    Red Hat OpenShift Connector (Inventory Data Creation Failure)

    • Resolution of the internal encryption issue ensures that inventory files are successfully generated after data aggregation, enabling reliable Snowpack creation and uninterrupted downstream processing.

    Red Hat OpenShift Connector (Datetime Handling)

    • Improved handling of null and malformed datetime values increases connector stability, reducing failures during test connection and data collection and enabling more consistent OpenShift data ingestion.

    Nutanix Acropolis Connector (IP Data Completeness)

    • Support for both assigned and learned IP addresses ensures more complete and accurate inventory data collection from Nutanix environments, improving data quality and visibility.

    HPUD Connector (Duplicate Matching Records)

    • Corrected mapping logic ensures that only a single valid record is matched when processing entries with identical versionid values, eliminating duplicate matching errors and improving overall data consistency and integrity.

      

    Release information

    Product: Snow Integration Manager

    Release Tier: Minor Release

    Release Version: 26.2.0

    Release Date: 10 June 2026

    Release Availability: GA

    Release Notes: Release Notes

    Product Documentation: SIM Documentation, ITSM Documentation

    Distribution method: Installer available for downloads here

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  4. Official release of Snow Inventory Agent for Windows 26.1.1

     

    We are pleased to announce the release of the Snow Inventory Agent for Windows 26.1.1.

    Release Date: 2026-06-10

     

    This release includes:

      

    • Java_Home detection with environment variables
    • Legacy webmetering deprecation
    • Removal of 32 bit installer
    • Performance improvements for Oracle scanners
    • Fix for folder transversal when the name overlap
    • Web Metering Improvements
    • Third-party libraries updated

     

    Customer Impact:

     

    • It is now possible to use environment variables in the env.java_home system setting.
    • The feature"legacy_webmetering" used by the agent to collect SaaS application usage before the introduction of the browser extensions, has been deprecated.
    • The system setting <Setting key="legacy_webmetering.is_enabled" value="true"/> will no longer have any effect from this version of the agent and onwards.
    • From this release onwards, no 32 bit versions of the agent will be provided.
    • CPU usage and scan times have been reduced when collecting Oracle inventory data, helping minimize impact during full filesystem scans (for example, C:\* or /*).
    • Corrected an issue where the agent would discard entries in the include criteria if the name of the folder contained the name of another folder entry.
    • Example: In a situation where the agent is supposed to scan C:\temp and C:\temp2, the agent would discard C:\temp2, as its name was partially contained in the previous C:\temp entry.
    • The web metering module now runs as an independent service (SnowWebMetering). This controls a local read-only API used for the extension communication.
    • This enhancement brings extended privacy and security to web metering, by only writing to disk information that has already been matched against either the Allow List or Crules file, and brings back the support to Apple Safari browser.
    • New troubleshooting commands are included in this release, facilitating support of this feature.
    • NOTE: This new web metering version requires the use of the new Flexera Web Metering browser extension. Previous versions of the Snow Web Application Metering extensions will not work.
    • The curl, libxml2, zlib, nemtrif/utfcpp, openssl, repo, cryptopp and sqlite3 third-party libraries used by the agent have been updated for increased security

      

    Product Documentation: Agent Documentation

    Please find more about the content of this release in the Release Notes.

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  5. Official release of Snow Inventory Agent for Linux 26.1.1

     

    We are pleased to announce the release of the Snow Inventory Agent for Linux 26.1.1.

    Release Date: 2026-06-10

     

    This release includes:

      

    • Cloud Instance Id     
    • Java_Home detection with environment variables
    • Binary security enhancement
    • Agent Unique ID Improvements
    • Removal of 32 bit installer
    • Fix HTTP headers content type
    • Performance improvements for Oracle scanners
    • Command elevation improvements
    • Fix for folder transversal when the name overlap
    • Third-party libraries updated

     

    Customer Impact:

     

    • The agent now adds the Cloud Instance Id as part of the main inventory in the snowpack.
    • It is now included under the <SystemIdentifier> tag inside the inv3x.xml file.
    • It is now possible to use environment variables in the env.java_home system setting.
    • The agent security has been enhanced by enabling additional binary hardening protections.
    • The agent now collects the MachineID property, which is generated by the operating system during installation. This should improve the unique id generation, preventing different computers from merging into a single one.
    • From this release onwards, no 32 bit versions of the agent will be provided.
    • The agent now set its HTTP headers to content-type: "application/octet-stream".
    • This improvement fixes communication issues when Web Application Firewall (WAF) is in use.
    • CPU usage and scan times have been reduced when collecting Oracle inventory data, helping minimize impact during full filesystem scans (for example, C:\* or /*).
    • Corrected an issue where the agent would discard entries in the include criteria if the name of the folder contained the name of another folder entry.
    • Example: In a situation where the agent is supposed to scan C:\temp and C:\temp2, the agent would discard C:\temp2, as its name was partially contained in the previous C:\temp entry.
    • The agent has been enhanced to read sudo permissions with (ALL : ALL) NOPASSWD. Previously, it was limited to (ALL) NOPASSWD and (root) NOPASSWD.
    • The curl, libxml2, zlib, nemtrif/utfcpp, openssl, repo, cryptopp and sqlite3 third-party libraries used by the agent have been updated for increased security

      

    Product Documentation: Agent Documentation

    Please find more about the content of this release in the Release Notes.

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  6. Official release of Snow Inventory Agent for macOS 26.1.1

     

    We are pleased to announce the release of the Snow Inventory Agent for macOS 26.1.1.

    Release Date: 2026-06-10

     

    This release includes:

    • Java_Home detection with environment variables
    • Binary security enhancement
    • Web Metering Improvements
    • Fix HTTP headers content type
    • Performance improvements for Oracle scanners
    • Command elevation improvements
    • Fix for folder transversal when the name overlap
    • Fix for SwidTag collection
    • Third-party libraries updated

     

    Customer Impact:

     

    • It is now possible to use environment variables in the env.java_home system setting.
    • The agent has been improved to prevent library injection.
    • The web metering module now runs as an independent service (SnowWebMetering). This controls a local read-only API used for the extension communication.
    • This enhancement brings extended privacy and security to web metering, by only writing to disk information that has already been matched against either the Allow List or Crules file, and brings back the support to Apple Safari browser.
    • New troubleshooting commands are included in this release, facilitating support of this feature.
    • NOTE: This new web metering version requires the use of the new Flexera Web Metering browser extension. Previous versions of the Snow Web Application Metering extensions will not work.
    • The agent now set its HTTP headers to content-type: "application/octet-stream".
    • This improvement fixes communication issues when Web Application Firewall (WAF) is in use.
    • CPU usage and scan times have been reduced when collecting Oracle inventory data, helping minimize impact during full filesystem scans (for example, C:\* or /*).
    • Corrected an issue where the agent would discard entries in the include criteria if the name of the folder contained the name of another folder entry.
    • Example: In a situation where the agent is supposed to scan C:\temp and C:\temp2, the agent would discard C:\temp2, as its name was partially contained in the previous C:\temp entry.
    • The agent has been enhanced to read sudo permissions with (ALL : ALL) NOPASSWD. Previously, it was limited to (ALL) NOPASSWD and (root) NOPASSWD.
    • The agent now correctly collects swidtags found in the include paths.
    • The curl, libxml2, zlib, nemtrif/utfcpp, openssl, repo, cryptopp and sqlite3 third-party libraries used by the agent have been updated for increased security

      

    Product Documentation: Agent Documentation 

    Please find more about the content of this release in the Release Notes.

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  7. Official release of Snow Inventory Agent for Unix 26.1.0

     

    We are pleased to announce the release of the Snow Inventory Agent for Unix 26.1.0.

    Release Date: 2026-06-10

     

    This release includes:

      

    • Removal of HP-UX support from code

     

    Customer Impact:

     

    • Following the end-of-support for HP-UX in December 2025, this release completely removes the code used for HP-UX inventory.

      

    Product Documentation: Agent Documentation 

    Please find more about the content of this release in the Release Notes.

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  8.  

    Pre-Release notification on SAM Core - Snow Atlas: Support for importing Excel files (xlsx)

     

    Release information: You can now import asset data using Excel (.xlsx) files in addition to CSV when importing changes to your assets in SAM Core. This removes the need to convert spreadsheets before importing, letting you work with the file format you already use.

    What problem are we solving? SAM Core previously only accepted CSV files for asset imports. Customers who maintained business processes built around Excel spreadsheets had to convert their files before every import - a manual step that added friction and increased the risk of errors. Excel import was supported in the previous version of the product, making this a regression for customers who migrated to Snow Atlas.

    Summary Info

    • Release Domain: SAM on Atlas - Asset Imports
    • Release Tier: Minor Release
    • Release Availability: GA
    • Release Date: 8 June 2026

    Before Scenario

    • Asset imports only accepted CSV file format.
    • Customers with Excel-based business processes had to manually convert files to CSV before importing.
    • Workflows that previously worked with xlsx imports in the legacy product required rework after migrating to Snow Atlas.

    Negative Consequences

    • Additional manual steps required for every import cycle for customers using Excel.
    • Increased risk of data errors introduced during file conversion.
    • Business processes built on Excel imports had to be changed following migration to Snow Atlas.

    After Scenario - Key Enhancements

    • Excel Import Support: Asset imports now accept .xlsx files across all supported asset types, including Computers, Users, and Agreements.
    • No change to existing CSV imports: All existing CSV-based import workflows continue to function as before.
    • Updated UI: The import interface now clearly communicates that both CSV and Excel file formats are supported.

    Positive Business Outcomes

    • Reduced friction for SAM Managers who maintain import workflows using Excel.
    • Eliminated need for manual file conversion prior to import, reducing processing time and error risk.
    • Restored parity with legacy import behaviour, supporting a smoother transition to Snow Atlas for migrating customers.

     

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