SWident consulting services uses the data collected by your discovery tool (SMS, SCCM, LANDesk, Altiris, etc.) to provide you with a complete and accurate picture of your software environment. Unlike discovery tools, SWident will help you identify 100% of your installed software applications using UNSPSC standard categories for all licensable programs in your Windows environment!
SOFTWARE PUBLISHER IDENTIFICATION:
The first phase of our unique Process is to identify ALL of the Publishers in your IT environment and prepare a report showing you a complete list of Software Publishers in your environment, how many total and unique EXE files each has resident on your systems and which computers contain those files. This report also contains a link to the publishers web site to assist in your software asset management project.
REGISTRY – ADD/REMOVE ANALYSIS:
The second phase of our unique Process uses the Registry-Add/Remove Programs (ARP) information to identify which of those records represent a licensable asset. At the conclusion of this phase we will provide you with a summary report showing ALL the licensable ARP programs along with the license type (commercial, freeware, open source, dependent, bundled) and what software category the program falls into. A side benefit of this process is identification of Red Flag Programs (i.e., programs that should not be present in a business environment) such as "XXX Toolbar". XXX Toolbar is a malicious executable program that is usually installed without user consent or knowledge. XXX Toolbar may have the ability to secretly monitor, record, and transmit computer activity. Another good example would be a peer to peer file sharing program such as Limewire. We have found such programs in ALL of our client's IT environments.
UNACCOUNTED FOR PUBLISHERS ANALYSIS:
For a variety of reasons some software publishers do not follow the Add/Remove Registry conventions during the install of their programs. Some of these applications are harmless drivers, OEM programs of bundled utilities. This phase consists of the file based analysis of the files installed on your systems for publisher NOT represented in the system registry. From the results of Phases I and II our clients have the knowledge to specify which publishers warrant further research and identification. At the conclusion of this phase we will provide you with summary and detail reports showing ALL of the licensable (file based) programs along with the license type (commercial, freeware, open source, dependent, bundled) and what software category the program falls into for the selected Unaccounted for Publishers.
ORPHAN FILE ANALYSIS:
Certain files on every computer do not contain sufficient embedded (meta tag) information for identification of the publisher that created the EXE file. The results from Phase I will show you how many total and unique Orphan Files exist in your environment. Our clients then select which of those files they desire further research on to determine the publisher associated with each of those files. That information is then used, if desired, in the Phase V - File Based Identification of our services. At the conclusion of this Phase we will provide you with a complete listing of 100% of the software publishers represented in your IT environment.
FILE BASED SOFTWARE IDENTIFICATION
The phase consists of the file based analysis of the files installed on your systems for selected publishers. From the results of Phases I and IV our clients have the knowledge to specify which publishers warrant further research and identification. At the conclusion of this phase we will provide you with summary and detail reports showing ALL of the licensable (file based) programs along with the license type (commercial, freeware, open source, dependent, bundled) and what software category the program falls into for the selected Publishers.
ONGOING MAINTENANCE SERVICES
Software asset management is an ongoing process that requires continual updating. In response that that need SWident offers Ongoing Maintenance Services for our clients to insure that the valuable data created in any of our Phases remains current. Our maintenance services are available in monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual periods depending on each client’s needs. Please contact our Sales Department to determine the best Ongoing Maintenance Services for your organization.
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