PLUS Software Asset Management System

Wouldn’t it be nice if you knew … What is the inventory of software licenses? When are renewals due for each product? Is licensing method optimal? Where are the contracts and vendor details? What are all the products from a vendor? Danger of unanticipated penalties? Are you compliant with the licensing terms? How much is the spend with each vendor? How much is spent each year for software? How are the software being used? What is the inventory of software licenses? How are the software being used? How much is spent each year for software? How much is the spend with each vendor? Are you compliant with the licensing terms? Danger of unanticipated penalties? What are all the products from a vendor? Where are the contracts and vendor details? Is licensing method optimal? When are renewals due for each product? Forecast future needs based on current state? …???

… at the click of a button!

PLUS License Management Software SAS Application to manage all software assets Manage varied license policies of vendors Track software usage Maintain compliance with license terms Optimize software licenses Keep track of renewals and maintenance schedules Monitor software usage and ‘shelf-ware’ Manage spend and budgets effectively

Definitions Product Vendor ContactsUser Contacts License Formula License Pricing Catalog Installations (non-catalog products can be entered directly) Agent Programs

Verification Server 1 Agent Program Run Agent Output (XML) Server 2 Agent ProgramOutput (XML) PLUS Server Data Collector Data Transfer Run Agent Validate Firewall CUSTOMER PLUS

Analysis and Reporting Drill down Dashboard Charts Reports Multi format Customized Decisions Simulations

PLUS at work Run agentsXML Output View license compliance Save validation View reports and charts Validate/Manual Override Baseline – num. licenses Maintenance schedules Agent programs Vendors and contacts Products to be tracked License Policy factors Applicable License Policies Customer Servers and Machines (inherited for certain products in catalog) Firewall

Summary Manage and track software usage and licenses Configurable license policies to handle most complex licensing terms Automated tracking of compliance with licensing terms Easy import of existing data using CSV files Powerful reports and graphs to base your decisions