Transcript Lan Licenser 3.5

Lan Licenser
Software Metering Solution
Why Lan Licenser?
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Engagent is the leading provider of software
usage metering and monitoring technology.
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Compliance
Lan Licenser ensures legality throughout the Enterprise.
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Reporting
Lan Licenser provides custom reporting of software
usage.
Engagent Statement of Direction
The Engagent solution 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
What is Software Metering?
The Ability to:
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Monitor all applications running on the network
 Know Number of active users
 Number and Types of applications running
 Frequency of use
Software Asset Management
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Software metering is an essential component of
Software Asset Management (SAM) designed to
reduce costs and give you control of your enterprise
Features of Lan Licenser
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Meters all applications throughout the Enterprise
 Applications from servers, CD’s, floppies and H/D’s
 Control applications by:
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users
workstations
time
groups and cost centers
Scalability
 Scales from a single server solution to multiple
server solution configurations
 Fault tolerant
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Low Resource Requirements
 Minimal network traffic
 Flexible metering capabilities:
Active metering
Enforce License Limits or restrict access
Passive metering Gather usage data with no restrictions
Laptop Support License check-out for laptop users
Offline metering
Active or passive metering for mobile users`
Product start-up messaging
Notify users and help desk of products not supported
Notify users of software policy, real-time
Inventory Plus License Metering
Gives An Accurate Picture
Inventory
What’s out there?
Who’s using it and
ABC Lan Licenser
how much?
Report Wizard
Combined Inventory
/ Metering Report
Other IT Areas that Benefit
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?
Architecture
Lan Licenser Architecture: A Typical Site
Site Server
(NT4.0 or Win 2000 Server)
MS SQL DB
Database
Resides here
Tier 1
Able to dynamically add servers as
needed and provides fail-over support
Data Cache
Tier 2
Software Metering Servers
(NT, Win 2000)
Data
Collection
Client Agent
(Win 3.x, Win95 / 98,
Win NT, Win 2000)
Tier 3
Licenser Enterprise Manager Architecture
New York HQ Site (Parent)
London Site (Child)
Tokyo Site (Child)
Centralized management of
licensed product, combined with
flexible local management
Advanced data management
capability over a global enterprise
Dynamically share licenses
enterprise wide
Increased scalability for
global organizations
All the controls at your fingertips with interactive Help Screens
Create as many Metering Servers as you need!
Customized Scheduling of Internal Functions
Client Operation and Protocol Customization
Standard or Custom Client Messaging
Scheduled Summarization of Data for efficient Storage
Significant Events are Logged for viewing
Event Log Entries Copied or Moved to NT Event Log
Define any Software for Metering and Customize Access
Unlicensed Program Launches and
Registered Products are Tracked
Wizard Driven Reporting
Comprehensive Set of Reports
Customizable Data Ranges
Any Time Period
Crystal Reports
Engine affords
Customization
and ease of use
Graphs are a SNAP!
Select a Style
A Data Range
A Time Period
You’re
done!
Executables can be ignored for more
efficient Reporting
Wildcard notation
allows for easier
Exclusions
NT Style Resource Manager included
Fully Importable
User Manager
will use current
User Groups
PC’s are listed
by Machine
Name
Cost Centers can be created and assigned to
individual users, or Groups, for tracking usage
Lan Licenser
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Easy to Use
 Fully Customizable
 Scalable to any Size Organization
 Accurate Usage Data Collection
 Custom Reporting
 Full Application Access Control