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Lan Licenser Software Metering Solution Why Lan Licenser? Engagent is the leading provider of software usage metering and monitoring technology. Compliance Lan Licenser ensures legality throughout the Enterprise. 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: Monitor all applications running on the network Know Number of active users Number and Types of applications running 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 Features of Lan Licenser 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 Scales from a single server solution to multiple server solution configurations Fault tolerant 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 Easy to Use Fully Customizable Scalable to any Size Organization Accurate Usage Data Collection Custom Reporting Full Application Access Control