Networking Software Metering & Asset Management Company: Engagent, Inc. Presented by: Todd Perrine Web: Phone:

Networking Compliance Lan Licenser ensures legality throughout your Enterprise. Reporting Lan Licenser provides custom reporting of software usage. Why Lan Licenser ?

Networking Lan Licenser provides Business intelligence for your computer environment Return on investment Procurement assistance Lower software costs Better management of resources Improved help desk assistance Improved people management & training Network communication capacity with users Statement of Direction

Networking What is Software Metering? The Ability to: Monitor all applications running on the network Number of users Types of applications Frequency of use Software Asset Management Software metering is an essential component of Software Asset Management (SAM) designed to reduce costs and give you control of your enterprise

Networking Features of Lan Licenser Meters all applications throughout the Enterprise Meters all applications throughout the Enterprise   Applications from servers, CD’s, floppies and H/D’s   Control applications by:   users,   workstations,   time   groups and cost centers. Scalability Scalability   Scales from a single server solution to multiple server solution configurations   Fault tolerant Low Resource Requirements Low Resource Requirements   Minimal network traffic

Networking Flexible metering capabilities: Flexible metering capabilities: Features of Lan Licenser Product start-up messaging Product start-up messaging  Notify users and help desk of products not supported  Notify users of software policy, real-time  Enforce License Limits or restrict access  Active metering  Passive metering  Laptop Support  Offline metering  Gather usage data with no restrictions  License check-out for laptop users  Active or passive metering for mobile users`

Networking Make Qualified Decisions on: Software purchases Software purchases  Buy the software you actually need – not what you think you need! Maintenance agreements Maintenance agreements Software usage statistics Software usage statistics Future user requirements Future user requirements Identify potential license breeches Identify potential license breeches Identify accurate software & support costs Identify accurate software & support costs Total Cost of Ownership Total Cost of Ownership Help desk support tool Help desk support tool Simplify organizations desktop Simplify organizations desktop  Why pay for maintenance on software that is not used?  Find out what software is used the most or the least.  Budget effectively for future purchases based on present trends.  Reduce the risk of prosecution.  What is the real cost of using particular applications?  Standardise your corporate desktops.  Train help desk staff to support most used products.  Reduce your TCO based on Real data!

Networking Eliminates Hidden Costs Help Desk Complications Rogue / Conflicting DLLs Wasted Hardware Resources Multiple Maintenance Contracts Many Vendor’s Products Nonstandard Desktop Lack of Timely Usage Information NO Accountability On Desktop

Networking License Compliance Negotiations with Vendors Contract Maintenance Year 2000 & beyondContractual Supplier Management Organizational Change Management Definition: the cohesive merging of the Physical, Financial and Contractual attributes of software to enable the delivery of cost efficient business solutions. Software Asset Management Financial Physical Inventory Management Electronic Distribution Save $$$ - Instigate S oftware A sset M anagement Version Tracking License Tracking Procurement Budget Cost Control Charge back Source:- Gartner Group

Networking Value proposition Control or Eliminate Unwanted and Unsupported Software *Source Gartner Group Savings made through Software Asset Management

Networking Average TCONumbers Of WorkstationsTotal Cost Per Year $11, $11,580, $11, $17,370, $11, $23,160, $11, $28,950, Savings made by a 30% reduction of TCO $3, $3,474, $3, $5,211, $3, $6,948, $3, $8,685, Average LossNumbers Of WorkstationsPotential Savings $ $650, $ $975, $ $1,300, $ $1,625, Savings made by instigating Corporate Desktop Policy (source IDC) Savings through SAM Evidence of our value proposition

Networking Research and Stats Source – Gartner Group / IDC Research and Stats Source – Gartner Group / IDC Through 2004, enterprises that integrate asset management reporting tools as part of internal, financial reporting processes will justify an ongoing asset management investment (0.8 probability). Driven by the inadequacy of internal strategies, by 2003, 50 percent of enterprises with 2,500 or more desktops will work with an external services provider for project-based and ongoing asset management services (0.7 probability). By 2003, 50 percent of enterprises with 2,500 or more desktops will outsource one or more asset management services (0.7 probability Enterprises that use their SAM activities to prepare for enterprise negotiations and supplier management will cost-justify the asset management initiative within the first 12 months (0.7 probability).

Networking Inventory Plus License Metering Gives An Accurate Picture Inventory Lan Licenser What’s out there? Who’s using it and how much? Report Wizard Combined Inventory / Metering Report

Networking Software Metering - Putting it All Together Compliance Inventory Reporting Procurement Metering

Networking Architecture

Networking Lan Licenser Architecture: A Typical Site Able to dynamically add servers as needed and provides fail-over support Tier 2 Software Metering Servers (NT, Win 2000) Data Cache Tier 3 Client Agent (Win 3.x, Win95 / 98, Win NT, Win 2000) Data Collection Tier 1 Database Resides here Site Server (NT4.0 or Win 2000 Server) MS SQL DB

Networking Licenser Enterprise Manager Architecture Centralized management of licensed product, combined with flexible local management New York HQ Site (Parent) Tokyo Site (Child ) London Site (Child) Dynamically share licenses enterprise wide Increased scalability for global organizations Advanced data management capability over a global enterprise

Networking Washington, DC (24 May 2000) -- Results of the fifth annual benchmark survey on global software piracy were released today, highlighting the serious impact of copyright infringement to the software industry. Piracy losses exceeded $12 billion worldwide in 1999 and topped $59 billion during the past five years. The survey, conducted by an independent research firm, was commissioned by the Business Software Alliance (BSA) and the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA). "Software piracy continues unabated, robbing the industry of thousands of jobs, billions in wages, tax revenues and critical investments in new technologies," according to Robert Holleyman, president and CEO, Business Software Alliance. Compliance

Networking Asset Management - Find out how many people are using the app and who they are. Service Desk - Establish what were the last 3 apps that ran before the workstation crashed. Maintenance - Decide on which versions of an application you need to support (and which can you eliminate). Security - Investigate what unauthorized or restricted apps are being used where and by whom. Hardware - How much disk space on the network can we recoup? Other IT Areas that Benefit