IBM Endpoint Manager for Software Use Analysis

Manages assets on thousands of Windows, UNIX and Linux endpoints

• Enables continuous asset management and reporting from a unified, centralized console. Software discovery and use monitoring is supported on platforms for IBM Endpoint Manager clients, including Linux and UNIX operating systems.
• Discovers and manages applications down to the version level. This can translate into cost savings for organizations that are spending more than necessary on software licensing fees.
• Can give visibility into any computing device throughout topologies in a heterogeneous environment regardless of connection state—whether on the corporate network or connected by the Internet.
• Provides significant advantages over traditional asset management methods requiring dozens of dedicated back-end servers. These include simplified management and reduced hardware and staff costs.
• Allows existing IBM Endpoint Manager customers to add Software Use Analysis capabilities without requiring additional endpoint software and relay infrastructure.

Uses a Software Identification Catalog

• Correlates the inventory data it gathers with the Software Identification Catalog to create an inventory data warehouse.
• Allows users to browse the data warehouse and generate reports.
• Simplifies the identification of specific software installations with information on 5,000 publishers, 5,000 software products and more than 105,000 application signatures.
• Is continually updated by a cloud-based update service with information on commercial applications and publishers.
• Can be customized to include tracking of your proprietary applications—with no scripting or coding required.

Provides two key software metering functions

• Provides a constantly updated inventory that gives you in-depth information about software asset information.
• Provides aggregated statistics and usage gathered by searching, filtering, sorting, viewing and exporting data on potentially thousands of computer properties.
• Helps automate and speed operations. Now IT can significantly reduce the number of hours and resources spent on inventory activities.
• Enables users to create and manage information about software contracts and product licenses, which can help enhance licensing compliance.
• Allows users to browse data about software licenses and compare this information with inventory. This can help audit license compliance and determine related financial implications.

Supports ongoing analysis and reporting

• Gives increased visibility into software license consumption. Can help you more accurately plan software budgets based on inventory and usage trends.
• Can provide an understanding between software license management and desktop, patch and security management processes.
• Can facilitate planning for software upgrades and migrations. Administrators can determine which endpoints meet the prerequisites, and which endpoints need hardware upgrades such as added RAM.
• Can deliver reports on the health and compliance of software assets in minutes, regardless of the size of the environment. The endpoint itself provides the necessary computational power, considerably enhancing reporting speed.

Integrates with IBM Tivoli software products

• Integrates with IBM Tivoli Asset Management for IT, which provides functions for procurement, contract management vendor information and licenses.
• Integrates with IBM Tivoli Asset Discovery for Distributed. This software provides capabilities for inventory of non-Windows based assets.
• Integration is provided with the Software Knowledge Base Toolkit to extend catalog management. The software catalog contains UNIX software from third-party vendors and full coverage of IBM products on Windows and UNIX platforms, with increased coverage for Windows.