Centennial makes Software Asset Management ac...

Centennial makes Software Asset Management accessible with SAM.Suite and Centennial License Manager

New SAM software helps IT departments to achieve and maintain accurate software licensing positions, meet fundamental SAM requirements and drive down costs

September 5, 2007 – Centennial Software, a leading developer of IT asset discovery and endpoint security solutions, today announced its new SAM.Suite solution, designed to help organizations realize significant cost savings and risk reduction by making it easier than ever to manage their software estate. Centennial SAM.Suite comprises the latest version of the award-winning Centennial Discovery solution plus Centennial License Manager, which is specifically designed to help organizations capture license entitlements and then reconcile the validated license information against discovered software applications.   

Centennial SAM.Suite offers a complete end-to-end SAM solution, providing the intelligence required by IT and business managers to make better decisions about procurement, licensing schemes, support contracts and ultimately disposal of software assets.

Centennial SAM.Suite represents a key step forward toward gaining control of software assets, as it is the first solution of its type to automate many of the SAM best practices as outlined in the ISO 19770-1 SAM standard.  In doing so, Centennial SAM.Suite addresses the fundamental requirements of SAM, from the initial identification and inventory of software on the network, through to creating license compliance reports.

“Ensuring that we have tight controls on our software expenditure and licensing is extremely important to us,” said Andy Wallace, Information Services Manager at Port of London Authority.  “But we recognize that effective Software Asset Management can be hugely time consuming, so we chose Centennial’s solutions to help us reduce the administrative overhead of auditing software and managing license entitlements.”

By deploying SAM.Suite, organizations will be able to:

Reduce IT Expenditures by eliminating unnecessary software purchases and identifying under-used assets, as well as negotiating better volume licensing programs and support contracts with vendors.

Achieve License Compliance by enabling organizations to keep on top of software installations, usage and entitlement – avoiding crippling compliance fines and associated damage to the business (negative publicity, lost customers, reduced share price, etc.) due to vendor audit failures.

Improve IT Planning and Management through tracking the status of currently-deployed assets and understanding the organization’s licensing position. SAM.Suite helps managers plan and track IT initiatives with greater accuracy – avoiding costly delays and unwelcome surprises.

Andy Burton, CEO of Centennial Software said:  “There are many good reasons for organizations to invest in SAM.  Not only do they need to take action to avoid costly compliance fines and unnecessary over-spend on software, but establishing best practice management can have a number of positive impacts on the wider enterprise.  SAM.Suite’s automated management of all active licenses against user entitlement will help fend off unwanted audits and potential fines. It will also enable IT departments to maintain total visibility and control of assets across the organization, regardless of location.”

Pricing
SAM.Suite is available immediately, priced on a per-seat basis.  Existing Centennial Discovery customers can add License Manager to their portfolio at a special discounted price until 31st December 2007.

For more information, please visit www.centennial-software.com/sam

About Centennial Software / FrontRange Solutions

Centennial Software was acquired by FrontRange Solutions (www.frontrange.com) in April 2008. FrontRange Solutions develops Service Management, IT Infrastructure and Customer Relationship Management solutions that scale with the needs of mid-sized and distributed enterprises. The company – through its FrontRange, HEAT, GoldMine, Enteo and Centennial brands – offers a unique portfolio that has been chosen by more than 150,000 organizations worldwide to help improve the effectiveness and reduce the cost of interacting with external and internal customers.

Part of the FrontRange Solutions Infrastructure Management Group, Centennial Software develops IT Audit & Network inventory, Software Asset Management (SAM) and Endpoint Security Tools Centennial Discovery, License Manager and DeviceWall enable more than 6,000 organizations worldwide to manage their IT assets, license compliance and network security. Learn how full network audit, complete control of software licenses and effective USB security solutions can help drive cost, risk and complexity out of IT operations.

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