Posted on Friday, June 14th, 2013

Virtualization is an important efficiency tool, allowing organizations to provide optimal access to software applications to users without hands-on installation. Increasingly, many IT departments are now taking their virtualization one step further by implementing Citrix XenApp Server to deliver their software system-wide, to end point devices of all types. Good news, surely? Well, up to a point—and only if you have an expert and intimate familiarity with the finer points of all your...
Posted on Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013

This post represents Part II of an Express Metrix customer case study. You can read Part I here.
Part II: Investing Wisely in IT Asset Management
Transitioning from Novell ZENworks to a more functional software asset management (SAM) solution was the right decision, but not an easy one for Bryant Caldwell, Director of IT Asset Management and Finance for the Annuities Group of Great American Financial Resources.
To select the most effective solution for the complex and critical IT...
Posted on Friday, May 17th, 2013

With our latest implementation of Express Software Manager, Version 10.2, the Express Purchasing Console now allows for the creation and use of “access profiles.” Access profiles enable you to control who can view, create, and edit purchasing orders within Express Software Manager. This is particularly useful in situations where different departments or divisions within an organization manage their own IT purchases and/or software licenses. In such scenarios, you may want to specify...
Posted on Wednesday, May 15th, 2013

Express Metrix customers: Join us this Wednesday at 9am Pacific / 12pm Eastern for a webinar in which Jeff Kelsey, our VP of Products and Services, will demonstrate the new features in the latest release of Express Software Manager, Version 10.2. This release is focused primarily on enhancements to Express Purchasing that allow organizations to segment purchasing data based on organizational structure. When enabled, users will only be able to view and edit Express Purchasing data that is...
Posted on Wednesday, May 15th, 2013

Part 1: Investing Wisely In IT Asset Management
Great American Financial Resources, Inc. is a successful financial services company with a reputation for excellence in money management and providing value to policyholders.For any company, IT asset management (ITAM) is a complex and demanding discipline that involves constant tracking and analysis of both tangible and intangible assets and activities. For Bryant Caldwell, Director of IT Asset Management and Finance for the Annuities Group of...
Posted on Monday, May 13th, 2013

We are pleased to announce that Express Software Manager Version 10.2 is now available!
This newest release of Express Software Manager introduces enhancements within Express Purchasing that allow organizations to segment purchasing data based on organizational structure. When enabled, users are only able to view and edit Express Purchasing data that’s part of their “access profile.”
To support this new functionality, the following features have been added:
Access...