Express Software Manager - Version 9.0 Express Software Manager is award-winning IT asset management software that provides comprehensive computer inventory data, software usage tracking, and application control. With Express Software Manager you can easily track and manage your hardware and software assets, monitor application usage, determine where you're under-licensed and over-licensed, and control the launch of applications across your network. Designed for Windows PCs and servers, Express Software Manager also supports Citrix/WTS and virtualized environments.Winner of the 2008 CODiE Award for "Best Asset Management Solution", Express Software Manager is known for ease of deployment and use, superior reporting, and outstanding customer support.KEY BENEFITS* Automate PC hardware and software inventories and query individual PC configurations to eliminate time spent on tedious and error-prone manual processes. * Ensure software license compliance by identifying unlicensed software and monitoring new installations. * Identify unused applications in order to reduce licensing and support costs. * Track purchasing details such as number of licenses, maintenance or lease expiration dates, serial numbers, PO detail, and any additional parameters you specify. * Enforce desktop standards by identifying and preventing the use of programs that present security risks, degrade network performance or damage productivity. * Choose from agent-less or agent-based deployment. DATA COLLECTED* Application details such as software title, publisher, product ID, size, date, path, version, whether the installation is standalone or part of a suite, and more.* Hardware inventory data including machine name, manufacturer, CPU type and speed, memory, available disk space, network card address and manufacturer, serial number, and any custom hardware parameters you specify. * Software usage data such as frequency of use, start and stop times, idle time and peak usage.