January’s Technical Tip: How to Contribute to the Express Software Identification Database
One of the likely reasons you invested in Express Software Manager is because of its outstanding software recognition. We can all thank the Express Software Identification Database (ESID) for that. Under development for over a decade, the ESID is recognized throughout the industry as the most accurate and comprehensive database of commercial applications, enabling proper identification of software installed and used across corporate desktops and servers.
Despite the database’s completeness, there will likely be occasions that you find one or more unrecognized applications within your environment. If this is ever the case, be sure to use the machine scanning technology found within Express Software Manager to capture the information needed to add the application(s) to the ESID! It takes just a few minutes, and helps ensure there are no gaps in your IT asset reporting.
To contribute unrecognized apps to the ESID, simply follow the steps below:




