SWident offers non-agent web based consulting services which...
end concerns about the accuracy or completeness of perpetually out-of-date database of known applications created either internally or from a discovery tool vendor. Our services are designed to fit the needs of our clients for any software asset management initiative including:

• Software Compliance Audits
• Merger & Acquisition Due Diligence
• Homeland Security
• Business Continuity / Disaster Recovery
• Government Regulation Compliance
• Sarbanes - Oxley
• HIPAA
• CFR-11

Consulting services available from SWident include:

• REGdiagnostic™ — analyzes the data collected by your discovery tool in order to disclose those entries which represent a software asset.
  
  Analysis Benefits:
  The reports disclose most software publishers found in the client data that adhere to the Add/Remove standard, and the type of license (Commercial, Freeware, Open Source) as well as the category based on the UNSPSC definitions. Clients gain a significant understanding of licensable software in their environment. Clients will also get a view of the software publishers in their environment that do not adhere to the Add/Remove standard as well as a count of EXE files associated with each publisher.
  
  Continued Risk:
  This analysis will not account for applications from software publishers that do not adhere to the Add/Remove standard such as: Adware, Spyware, Malware, utilities, small software publishers, specialty programs or industry specific applications. A complete understanding of all EXE files in the client file data can be provided through SWident's EXEforensic™ analysis.



• EXEforensic™ — is our most complete service. 100% of the EXE files on your systems are evaluated and identified. This level of service is perfect for an organization concerned about the possible installation of software that might have an impact on system security and efficiency, or to satisfy regulatory requirements such as Sarbanes-Oxley or HIPAA.

  We ask our clients to send us the results of their software scans, including all EXE files and Add/Remove Registry data. We then scrub that data, compare it to our ever growing library and return to the client with a complete listing of their software installation broken down by Class and Category in convenient browser-based reports and views. Class refers to whether a particular file is related to an application that requires a license. Our current Classes include the following:

  • 1. Licensable
  • 2. Associated
  • 3. Operating System
  • 4. OEM/Drivers
  • 5. Install/Uninstall/Setup
  • 6. Malware
  • 7. Spyware
  • 8. Adware
  • 9. Proprietary
  • 10. Red Flag
  • 11. Unable to Validate

  Licensable files are then classified by license type and categorized according to the UNSPSC Software Category list.

  Click here for a description of File Class and License Types
  Click here for a description of the UNSPSC software categories

  
  Analysis Benefits:
  All EXE files in client data file are analyzed. Threats from Adware, Spyware, Malware, utilities, small software publishers, specialty programs or industry specific applications can be analyzed and removed from client's environment as needed.
  
  

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