Great news…  Express Software Manager has once again been chosen by the Software and Information Industry (SIIA) as a 2010 CODiE Award Finalist in the Best Asset Management Solution category. The SIIA CODiE Awards have been the leading honor among software products and services worldwide since 1985; the Best Asset Management Solution category was introduced in 2005.  Express Metrix has been a finalist every year since the category was added, and having won the CODiE award in 2008, we’re excited to have once again made the short list.

Joining us as finalists are BDNA’s Insight and Sassafrass Software’s K2. The judging criteria are: (more…)

With the start of a new year, I thought I’d provide a sneak preview of the kinds of enhancements you can expect to find in the 2010 release of our software and hardware asset management solution, Express Software Manager. We believe our current and prospective customers will be thrilled with Version 9.5, expected to ship in Q2 of this year.  Here’s what’s in the works:

Purchasing Module:  The introduction of a purchasing module is the primary focus of this release. For customers already using Express Software Manager, it will transform your ability to track and manage the countless details related to your hardware and software purchases, maintenance contracts, and leases. The module will have an independent Web interface that allows you to enter/import, organize, summarize, and filter on virtually any piece of purchasing data related to your IT assets. Stored data can then be reconciled with inventoried hardware devices and software applications.

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I’ve been following Martin Thompson’s blog, the ITAM Review, with great interest since its inaugural post in November of 2008.  Martin’s approach to blogging is a refreshing departure from most blogs covering the discipline of IT asset management—its content is exceptionally wide-ranging, relevant, thoroughly researched, and perhaps most importantly, vendor-agnostic (gasp!).  It’s a resource I rely on to augment my knowledge about ITAM and to make sure I don’t succumb to the temptation, as a marketing professional, to close my mind to information or viewpoints that don’t necessarily align with my company’s philosophy or interests. For all these reasons, the ITAM Review has been instructional as we went about developing our own blog, and for that, we owe Martin a debt of gratitude.

The ITAM Review recently celebrated its first anniversary since launching, so it seemed the perfect time to feature Martin on our own blog.  The following is an interview I conducted with him in order to recognize the great work he’s doing and to encourage our readers to check out his blog as well.  Thanks Martin! 

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For anyone in the UK, the Software Industry Research Board (SIRB) has scheduled next year’s UK Software Management and Licensing Conference to take place on 21^st April 2010 at the Madejski Stadium in Reading, Berkshire.  They are conducting some advance research among end-user organizations to guide the content of the workshops.  Whether you plan on attending or not, the conference organizers would appreciate any participation in their software asset management survey that’s representative of likely attendees (those responsible for the commercial and operational management of software licenses).  The deadline for responses is 24^th December 09.ng, Berkshire. 

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This just in:  One of our customers recently completed a product review of our asset management software, Express Software Manager, version 9.0.  The evaluation was submitted to the ITAM Review and is, according to Martin Thompson, the highest end-user score received to date (90%).  Terrific!

The end-user customer is an environmental engineering firm with an estate size of roughly 580 machines (27% desktops, 60% laptops, and 13% servers).

Read the entire Express Software Manager review here.

To the customer who completed the review:  Many thanks for taking the time, and for helping raise Express Metrix’s visibility in a very competitive market. 

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