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Microsoft SCCM Users Report Significant Challenges with Software License Management

Posted on Tuesday, December 4th, 2012
SCCM2012A couple weeks ago we hosted a webinar related to Express Software Manager for SCCM, our asset management offering that turns SCCM’s software inventory data into reliable, license-centric reports. When the webinar drew to a close, we asked attendees to participate in a survey designed to gauge their degree of success using SCCM to manage their software licenses.  The results closely mirror what we consistently hear from our existing and prospective customers; so much so that I thought...

November’s New Feature Spotlight: Automatic ESID Contributions

Posted on Monday, November 19th, 2012
Over the months ahead, we will be highlighting in our blog the new features found in Express Software Manager Version 10.  One of the most exciting features, in my opinion, is the ability to configure Express Software Manager to automatically contribute unrecognized applications discovered on your networks to the Express Software Identification Database (ESID). Q:  What, exactly, is the purpose of this feature? A:  This feature, when enabled, scans computers in your environment that have...

Transforming SCCM Data into License Intelligence

Posted on Thursday, February 9th, 2012
One of the common organizational barriers encountered by those wishing to implement a genuine software asset management tool relates to internal pressure within the organization to leverage an existing Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) deployment to accomplish SAM-related goals. To be sure, SCCM has a very important role within the enterprise. But there’s often a fundamental misunderstanding among decision makers (and sometimes other groups within organizations) as to...

February Technical Tip: Inventory from a Share

Posted on Tuesday, February 7th, 2012
From time-to-time, you may wish to perform an “agent-less” inventory of your machines. Maybe you don’t want to install a client on specific computers (such as servers or test machines), but you still want to collect inventory data. Or perhaps some of your computers have limited network access and therefore can’t report directly to the Express Database. You can collect hardware and software inventory data on such machines by running the inventory from a network share. ...

Government Held Accountable for Software Spending in New DHS Bill

Posted on Friday, February 3rd, 2012
Rep. Joe Walsh (R-Illinois)Rep. Joe Walsh (R-Illinois) In spite of the escalating intensity of the rhetoric surrounding the upcoming presidential elections, I do think there’s one thing we can all agree on no matter what our political leanings: the government should make every effort to cut wasteful spending. Illinois congressman, Joe Walsh, has taken steps to root out waste within a relatively small, yet still significant, portion of the government’s budget: $40 billion in annual software spending....

Express Software Manager Now Accepts Inventory Feeds from SCCM

Posted on Thursday, December 8th, 2011
For those of you who may have noticed a lack of blog entries over the past month, we’ve been very busy working on some exciting product enhancements! Today we’re pleased to announce the official release of Express Software Manager for SCCM, a new asset management offering that enables IT staff to leverage their Microsoft SCCM implementations for more effective oversight of and management of their hardware and software investments. In recent months, we’ve been hearing from a...
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