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Software Metering & Asset Management

Company: Engagent, Inc.

Presented by: Todd Perrine

E-mail: tperrine@engagent.com

Web: www.engagent.com

Phone: 877-820-7980

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ComplianceLan Licenser ensures legality throughout your Enterprise.

ReportingLan Licenser provides custom reporting of software usage.

Why Lan Licenser?

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Lan Licenser provides Business intelligence for your computer environment

Return on investment

Procurement assistance

Lower software costs

Better management of resources

Improved help desk assistance

Improved people management & training

Network communication capacity with users

Statement of Direction

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What is Software Metering?

The Ability to:The Ability to: Monitor all applications running on the network Number of users Types of applications Frequency of use

Software Asset ManagementSoftware Asset Management Software metering is an essential component of

Software Asset Management (SAM) designed to reduce costs and give you control of your enterprise

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Features of Lan Licenser

Meters all applications throughout the Meters all applications throughout the EnterpriseEnterprise Applications from servers, CD’s, floppies and H/D’s Control applications by:

users, workstations, time groups and cost centers.

ScalabilityScalability Scales from a single server solution to multiple

server solution configurations Fault tolerant

Low Resource RequirementsLow Resource Requirements Minimal network traffic

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Flexible metering capabilities:Flexible metering capabilities:

Features of Lan Licenser

Product start-up messagingProduct start-up messagingNotify users and help desk of products not supportedNotify users of software policy, real-time

Enforce License Limits or restrict accessActive meteringPassive meteringLaptop SupportOffline metering

Gather usage data with no restrictions

License check-out for laptop users

Active or passive metering for mobile users`

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Make Qualified Decisions on:Make Qualified Decisions on:

Software purchasesSoftware purchasesBuy the software you actually need – not what you think you need!

Maintenance agreementsMaintenance agreements

Software usage statisticsSoftware usage statistics

Future user requirementsFuture user requirements

Identify potential license breeches Identify potential license breeches

Identify accurate software & support costsIdentify accurate software & support costs

Total Cost of OwnershipTotal Cost of Ownership

Help desk support toolHelp desk support tool

Simplify organizations desktopSimplify organizations desktop

Why pay for maintenance on software that is not used?

Find out what software is used the most or the least.

Budget effectively for future purchases based on present trends.

Reduce the risk of prosecution.

What is the real cost of using particular applications?

Standardise your corporate desktops.

Train help desk staff to support most used products.

Reduce your TCO based on Real data!

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Help Desk

Complications

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Conflicting

DLLs

Wasted

Hardware

Resources

Multiple

Maintenance

Contracts

Many Vendor’s

Products

Nonstandard

Desktop

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Usage

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On Desktop

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•License Compliance

•Negotiations with Vendors

•Contract Maintenance

•Year 2000 & beyond

ContractualContractual

•Supplier Management

•Organizational Change Management

Definition: the cohesive merging of the Physical, Financial and Contractual attributes of software to

enable the delivery of cost efficient business solutions.

Software Asset

Management

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PhysicalPhysical•Inventory Management

•Electronic Distribution

Save $$$ - Instigate Software Asset

Management

•Version Tracking

•License Tracking

•Procurement

•Budget

•Cost Control

•Charge back

Source:- Gartner Group

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Value proposition

Control or Eliminate Control or Eliminate Unwanted and Unwanted and Unsupported SoftwareUnsupported Software

*Source Gartner Group

$11,560 With no SAM in place

$8,860 With SAM in place

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Cost of running average corporate PC* Savings made through

Software Asset Management

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               Average TCO Numbers Of Workstations Total Cost Per Year    $11,580.00   1000     $11,580,000.00      $11,580.00   1500     $17,370,000.00      $11,580.00   2000     $23,160,000.00      $11,580.00   2500     $28,950,000.00    

 Savings made by a 30% reduction of TCO      

  $3,474.00   1000     $3,474,000.00      $3,474.00   1500     $5,211,000.00      $3,474.00   2000     $6,948,000.00      $3,474.00   2500     $8,685,000.00                     

         Average Loss Numbers Of Workstations Potential Savings    $650.00   1000     $650,000.00      $650.00   1500     $975,000.00      $650.00   2000     $1,300,000.00      $650.00   2500     $1,625,000.00    

                                                    

Savings made by instigating Corporate Desktop Policy (source IDC)

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Research and StatsSource – Gartner Group / IDC

Research and StatsSource – Gartner Group / IDC

Through 2004, enterprises that integrate asset management Through 2004, enterprises that integrate asset management reporting tools as part of internal, financial reporting processes reporting tools as part of internal, financial reporting processes will justify an ongoing asset management investment (0.8 will justify an ongoing asset management investment (0.8 probability).probability).

Driven by the inadequacy of internal strategies, by 2003, 50 Driven by the inadequacy of internal strategies, by 2003, 50 percent of enterprises with 2,500 or more desktops will work percent of enterprises with 2,500 or more desktops will work with an external services provider for project-based and ongoing with an external services provider for project-based and ongoing asset management services (0.7 probability).asset management services (0.7 probability).

By 2003, 50 percent of enterprises with 2,500 or more desktops By 2003, 50 percent of enterprises with 2,500 or more desktops will outsource one or more asset management services (0.7 will outsource one or more asset management services (0.7 probability probability

Enterprises that use their SAM activities to prepare for enterprise Enterprises that use their SAM activities to prepare for enterprise negotiations and supplier management will cost-justify the asset negotiations and supplier management will cost-justify the asset management initiative within the first 12 months (0.7 probability).management initiative within the first 12 months (0.7 probability).

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Inventory Plus License Metering Gives An Accurate Picture

Inventory

Lan Licenser

What’s out there?

Who’s using it and how much?

Report Wizard Combined Inventory

/ Metering Report

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Software Metering - Putting it All Together

Compliance

Inventory

Reporting

Procurement

Metering

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Lan Licenser Architecture: A Typical Site

Able to dynamically add servers as

needed and provides fail-over support

Tier 2

Software Metering ServersSoftware Metering Servers(NT, Win 2000)(NT, Win 2000)

Data Cache

Tier 3

Client AgentClient Agent(Win 3.x, Win95 / 98, (Win 3.x, Win95 / 98,

Win NT, Win 2000)Win NT, Win 2000)

Data Collection

Tier 1

Database Resides here

Site ServerSite Server(NT4.0 or Win 2000 Server)(NT4.0 or Win 2000 Server)

MS SQL DB

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Centralized management of licensed product, combined with

flexible local management

New York HQ Site (Parent)New York HQ Site (Parent)

Tokyo Site (ChildTokyo Site (Child))London Site (Child)London Site (Child)

Dynamically share licenses enterprise wide

Increased scalability for global organizations

Advanced data management capability over a global enterprise

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Washington, DC (24 May 2000) -- Results of the fifth annual benchmark survey on global software piracy were released today, highlighting the serious impact of copyright infringement to the software industry. Piracy losses exceeded $12 billion worldwide in 1999 and topped $59 billion during the past five years. The survey, conducted by an independent research firm, was commissioned by the Business Software Alliance (BSA) and the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA).

"Software piracy continues unabated, robbing the industry of thousands of jobs, billions in wages, tax revenues and critical investments in new technologies," according to Robert Holleyman, president and CEO, Business Software Alliance.

ComplianceCompliance

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Asset Management - Find out how many people are using the app and who they are.

Service Desk - Establish what were the last 3 apps that ran before the workstation crashed.

Maintenance - Decide on which versions of an application you need to support (and which can you eliminate).

Security - Investigate what unauthorized or restricted apps are being used where and by whom.

Hardware - How much disk space on the network can we recoup?

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