Software License Compliance and Asset Management By automatically creating a dynamic audit of all software applications across the enterprise, Discovery 2005 helps organizations maintain software license compliance and ensure software asset management (SAM) projects are successful. Discovery 2005 helps avoid both under-licensing and over-expenditure by providing an accurate audit of current software usage and needs. The most accurate Software Recognition Engine available, combined with the ability to create a full software inventory from any PC in the enterprise, ensures that organizations using Discovery 2005 have the most accurate picture of their software assets to work from. Software inventory and audit management reports Need to prove your software license compliance status to the BSA, FAST, SIIA or Microsoft? Then you need Discovery 2005's full software audit with crystal clear management reports. The unique Discovery.Dashboard features key compliance and software asset management reports designed to show your organization's current software inventory and license status at-a-glance. Key compliance reports include: - BSA Software Compliance Summary
- SIIA Software Compliance Summary
- Microsoft Software Compliance
- Specific Vendor Compliance
Software information and licensing portal For most IT managers, creating a full software inventory is only the start. Even if your audit tool finds everything on the network, it's unlikely that you will be familiar with all the applications on your PCs. That's where the Discovery.Portal comes in. This unique feature in Discovery 2005 makes it easy for users to look-up information about software type, publisher and licensing requirements directly from the Control Center. The Discovery.Portal contains information on thousands of software titles, and is constantly updated by a dedicated team of researchers at Centennial Software. So, even you don't recognize an application in your software audit, help is always just a click away. |
