EXPRESS METRIX MAXIMIZES REPORTING CAPABILITIES WITH NEWEST RELEASE OF IT ASSET MANAGEMENT PRODUCT

March 30, 2009

Seattle, WA — Express Metrix®, a leader in IT asset management solutions, today announced the release of Express Software Manager 9.0 which includes enhanced reporting capabilities and expanded support for managing software in virtualized environments. Express Metrix is a 13-year veteran in the IT asset management space, with a specific focus on computer inventory and software metering technology that simplifies software license management. Express Metrix has established a reputation among its customers for delivering superior reporting capabilities, ease of use, and outstanding customer support.

Already renowned for the accuracy, comprehensiveness and flexibility of its PC inventory and software usage reporting, Express Metrix has raised the bar even higher with Express Software Manager 9.0. New features include:

  • Enhanced web-based reporting, enabling access via an Internet connection.
  • An intuitive reporting dashboard, graphical summaries, and highly-detailed reports targeted at various audiences including IT professionals, purchasing agents, and senior stakeholders.
  • Customized filtering and virtually unlimited “drill-down” capabilities.
  • Ability to schedule and e-mail reports.

Express Software Manager has earned the business of over 1,100 customers thanks to its powerful and intuitive reports that enable professionals to identify and isolate areas of significant cost savings. Such savings come in the form of eliminating spending on unused software, avoiding costly software compliance penalties, and automating staff-intensive manual inventory processes. IT professionals responsible for reducing technology spending find Express Software Manager indispensable in this challenging economy.

Express Metrix customer Bob Ritger, Director of IT for Payette Architecture, uses Express Software Manager to identify copies of expensive software that are not being used, saving Payette significant amounts of money on software licenses. According to Ritger, "We run reports regularly to meter the applications on our desktops and the last time they were launched. If certain applications haven't been used in more than six months, I can reallocate or discontinue maintenance on those licenses instead of blindly buying new licenses or renewing maintenance contracts. This alone has saved us nearly $100,000."

Express Software Manager 9.0 also includes new ways to categorize software, providing broader insight into the types of applications that are installed, licensed, and used on the network. Software is automatically organized by type (such as desktop publishing software, accounting software, music editing software, and so on), so that installed applications can be analyzed in meaningful ways.

Beyond reporting, Express Metrix has added several new capabilities to the product that address licensing challenges related to virtualization. Express Software Manager 9.0 is one of very few license management products with the ability to track and manage the use of applications delivered through software virtualization, adding to the product's existing ability to track virtual workstations and servers and applications launched within Citrix and Windows Terminal Server environments.

Express Metrix CEO, Kris Barker, believes current and prospective customers will welcome the latest release of Express Software Manager. According to Barker, "Without exception, our customers care most about the ability to interpret collected data and, ultimately, make critical decisions based on that information. This new release focuses on the delivery and analysis of data in ways that are not only meaningful to the IT professional, but also to financial and executive management – something that's especially critical as IT budgets come under more intense scrutiny. We believe customers will be thrilled with what they are able to see and accomplish with respect to managing license compliance and controlling IT costs."

To download a complimentary 30-day trial of Express Software Manager 9.0, receive a live product demonstration, or for additional information, please visit www.expressmetrix.com or contact Express Metrix at sales@expressmetrix.com or 1.888.611.2288 (U.S. and Canada only) / +001.206.691.7902 (outside the U.S. and Canada).

About Express Metrix

Express Metrix, a veteran in the IT asset management space for over a decade, focuses on serving organizations whose needs for accurate, comprehensive IT asset reporting and trouble-free management aren't met by enterprise-oriented framework products or less sophisticated inventory tools. Express Metrix recently welcomed its 5,000th customer, having earned a reputation for delivering superior IT asset reporting, ease of deployment and use, and outstanding customer support. Winner of the SIIA's 2008 CODiE Award for "Best Asset Management Solution," Express Metrix is a Microsoft Certified partner and is certified Citrix Ready. More information on Express Metrix can be found at www.expressmetrix.com.

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Contact for Press Inquiries:

Debra Brandt

Express Metrix
dbrandt@expressmetrix.com