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• KnowWhatYouHave—discovery,inventory,applicat ionrecognit ionacrossmult ipleplat forms

• Maintaincont inuoussoftwarelicensecompliancetominimizeauditrisk

• Reconcilelicensepurchaseswithsoftwareinstallat ionsandusagetohavevisibilityandcontrol

• Proact ivelymanagecontractsandrenewalstoreduceongoingsoftwarecosts

• Automatelicensemanagementtoreducemanualeffortandimproveoperat ionalefficiency

Software License Optimization = Software Savings & Compliance SoftwareisoneofthemajoritemsonITexpensebudgets.Industryanalystsestimatethatsoftwarelicenseandmaintenancefeesrepresent20to35%oftotalenterpriseITspend.Notonlyaredesktopandserverapplicationsfrommajorvendors—Microsoft®,IBM®,Oracle®,SAP®,Symantec™andAdobe®—strategictobusinesses,theyalsorepresentthevastmajorityofanenterprise’ssoftwarespend.Fortechnologycompanies,engineeringapplicationsfromvendorssuchasAutodesk,CadenceDesignSystemsandTheMathworks,tonameonlyafew,arecrit icalassetsthatdriveproductivityandtimetomarket.

Theapproachformanagingthissoftwareassetport folioistypicallyimmature,localratherthanglobal,andfrequent lyinvolvesspreadsheetsorotherad-hocmethods.Thelackofmaturesoftwareassetmanagementprocessesexposesenterprisestosoftwareauditliabilit iesandoverspendingonlicensesandmaintenance.WhatisneededisaSoftwareLicenseOptimizationsolut ionthatallowsorganizationstocontrolcostsandreducerisksassociatedwithsoftwareassets.FlexNet® Manager Suite for Enterprisesprovidesacomprehensivesetofproductsthatenableorganizationstomanagesoftwareapplicat ionsandoptimize

licensesforpervasivedesktopandserversoftware.Organizationsarealsoabletomaintainsoftwarelicensecomplianceandautomatecrit icalprocessestoimproveIToperat ionalefficiency.The Flexera Software solut ion allows organizations to realize ongoing cost savings of up to 30% per year on their software spend.

FlexNet Manager Platform—Foundation of FlexNet Manager SuiteComponentsoftheFlexNetManagerSuiteforEnterprisesarebuiltonFlexNetManagerPlat formwhichprovidescorehardwareandsoftwareassetmanagementfunct ionalitytoident ifyandmanagehardwareassetsandapplicat ionsinstalledonphysicalandvirtualmachines.

FlexNetManagerPlat formprovideshardwareassetmanagement(HAM)fordesktops,laptops,servers,mobiledevicesandotherphysicalassets.Itprovidessoftwareassetmanagement(SAM)forenterprisesacrossmorethan14,000publishersand110,000applicat ionsfromdesktoptodatacenter.Assetreportsprovideact ionableinsightintohardwareassets,softwareinstallat ions,applicat ionusage,licensecompliancestatus,upcomingpayments,andpurchasedversusinstalledlicensereconciliat ion.

“Our annual true-up with one of our key software vendors in 2011 was the proof point for our revamped ITAM program and investment in FlexNet Manager Suite. The zero dollar true-up cost, in sharp contrast to the millions of dollars paid each year previously, erased all doubts about the program and showed how powerful it is to have accurate asset information at your fingert ips.”

Luis Peluffo Johansen

Global Head of IT Purchases & Assets A.P. Møller-Mærsk

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FlexNet Manager PlatformHAM, SAM & License Management • Inventory & App Recognition • PO vs Installed License Reconciliation • Verified Oracle SolutionContinuous Compliance for: • 14,000+ Vendors • 110,000+ Applications • 340,000+ Software SKUs

FlexNet Manager Suite for EnterprisesFlexNet Manager Suite Optimization Solutions–Microsoft, Adobe, Symantec, IBM, SAP, Engineering Apps

FlexNet Manager Plat form and Maturity Levels

Platform Discovery & Inventory FlexNetManagerPlat formprovidesbothagent-basedandagent lesstechnologytocollectphysical(Windows,Linux,UNIX,MACOSplatforms),virtualmachine(VM),andhardwarepart it ioninventoryofhardwareandsoftwareacrosstheITestate.Applicat ionusagedatamayalsobecollected.ThePlat formsupportstheISO19770-2softwaretaggingstandard;theWindowsagentcollectssoftwaretagsoneachdevice,ifavailable.Thesetagsareusedtoident ifysoftwareinstallat ions.ThePlat formprovidesspecializeddiscoveryandinventorycapabilit iesnotfoundinanyothertool,including:

OracleThePlat formoffersdiscoveryandinventoryofOracledatabases,includingthecollect ionofinformationonoptionsinstalledandinuseforagivendatabaseinstance.FlexeraSoftware’sOraclesolut ionhasbeenverifiedbyOracleLicenseManagementServices(LMS),whichdeterminedthatitprovides‘detailedandaccurate’reportsonOracledatabaseinstallat ionsandusage.FlexNetManagerPlat formreportswillbeacceptedbyOracleLMSduringasoftwareaudit.CustomersnolongerneedtorelysolelyonOracleLMSscriptsandtoolstoprovideOraclewiththesoftwarelicensinginformationrequired.

Microsoft SQL Server ThePlat form’sinventoryagentbringsbackdetailsaboutSQLServercomponents(e.g.Report ingServices),versionsandedit ions—informationnotavailablefromothertools.

Virtual EnvironmentsThePlat formcollectsinventoryforVMware(vSphere/ESXServer),Microsoft(Hyper-V),andhardwarepart it ion(AIXLPAR,HP-UXnPar,vPar,andSolarisZones)environments.Itcorrelatesvirtualmachines(VM)andpart it ionstophysicalhostsandcollectsinformationonthe

allocat ionofhardwareresourcestoenableaccuratelicensemanagementofprocessor/corebasedlicensemodels.ThePlat formalsosupportsinventoryingVMwareVMotionandMicrosoftHyper-Vserverclustersandhasbuilt-inrulesforIBMandOraclelicensinginclusterenvironments.

Addit ionally,thePlat formhasanout-of-the-boxadaptertoCitrixXenAppandEdgeSighttoallowthecollect ionofuseraccessrightsandvirtualizedapplicat ionusagedata.ThisallowsmanagementoflicensesforsoftwarerunningunderthisCitrixapplicat ionvirtualizat iontechnology.

Extensive Integrat ion to Exist ing IT SystemsFlexNetManagerPlat formintegrateswithmanyotherITsystemstoleverageyourinvestmentandcollectthedatanecessaryforsoftwareassetmanagementandlicenseoptimization.Thisincludesout-of-the-boxconnect ivitytoMicrosoftSCCMandAlt iris,aswellasadaptersforotherthirdpartyinventoryandconfigurat ionmanagementtools.

OtheravailableinventoryadaptersincludeBigFix,BlackberryServer,CAInventory,Casper,Marimba,LANDesk,SoftGridanduCMDB.Forinventorysystemswithoutanadapter,thePlat formincludestheInventory Adapter Studio,agraphicaldesigntoolthatenablesnewadapterstobeeasilycreated.

ThePlat formalsoprovidesconnect ivitytoHR,Act iveDirectory,procurement,ERPandothersystemsforuser,computer,purchasing,contractandorganizationaldata.Whereanadaptertoyourbusinesssystemdoesnot

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Hardware Asset ManagementEachhardwareassetcanhaveanextensivesetofpropert iesthataretrackedintheFlexNetManagerPlatformrepositoryincluding:identification,purchasing,userallocation,financial,technical,andcontractualinformation.Individualhardwareassets(cellphones,printers,routers,etc.)aretrackeddifferent lyfromcomputers.AnunlimitednumberofhardwareassetscanbemanagedinFlexNetManagerPlatform,whichislicensedbasedonthenumberof‘active’computers.

Forexample,FlexNetManagerPlat formallows(butisnotlimitedto):

•AssetDiscovery:reconciliat ionwithinventorytool.Computersmissingorchangedareflagged…

•Ident ificat ion:serialnumber,assettag,partnumber,manufacturer,model,parent/childrelat ionshipwithotherassets

•Purchasingdata:purchaseordernumber,purchaseorderdate,price,vendor,acquisit ionmode(purchased,leased,loaned,rented,etc.),deliverydate…

•FinancialData:warranty,depreciat ion(current/residualvalues,depreciat ionmethod…),chargeback(monthlycharge)…

•User/groupallocation:locat ion,costcenter,businessunit,userassignedtotheasset…

•Technical:anyrelevanttechnicaldetailstotheasset…•Contractual:relat ionshipwithcontracts,vendorsandpaymentschedules…

•Assetstatus:assetscanbepurchased,installed,instock,disposed,ret ired…

•Others:documents,inventory(electronic,physical),comments,ret irementdata:date,resaleprice,reason(donated,lost,disposed…),recipient,writtenoffvalue…

•Thedatamanagedforeachassettype(fromcellphonetoprinter,computer…)andcorrespondingscreenlayoutcanbecustomized

•Baselinetrackingofassets:ident ifychangesforeachassetovert ime.(IMAC—Install,Move,AddandChanges)

•Easyintegrat ionwithservicedeskandothertoolsthroughwebservices.Thisispart icularlyimportanttokeeptherepositoryuptodateduringIMACprocesses

•FinancialManagement:reconcilewithfixedassets,invoicereconciliat ion,assetallocat ionandchargeback…

•Extensivereport ingviatheDashboard

Mobile Device Hardware Asset ManagementFlexNetManagerPlat formimportsmobiledeviceinventoryfromMicrosoftExchangeActiveSync2007and2010,andMicrosoftSCCM2012.Thisallowsorganizationstomanagethelifecycleofmobiledevicesusingthesametoolsandprocessesasallotherhardwareassets.

Software Asset ManagementSimilartohardwareassets,eachsoftwarelicenserecordintheassetmanagementrepositorycanstoreawealthofinformationwhichcanbeusedforident ificat ion,reconciliat ionbetweenpurchaseorders(licenseent it lements)andinstallat ions,storingfinancialinformation,allocat ingtospecificusersandgroups,managingrelat ionshipswithcontracts,andmuchmore.FlexNet Manager Platform enables organizations to reconcile software purchases with installat ions to understand their license posit ion and help maintain continuous license compliance.

Key Software Asset Management LibrariesTheFlexNetManagerPlat formcontainskeyFlexeraSoftwarecontentlibrariesthatstreamlinethesoftwareassetmanagementprocess:

•Applicat ion Recognit ion Library –Forasoftwarelicensetobeconsumed,aninstallat ionofanapplicat ionmustbefound(viathediscoveryandinventoryprocess)thatcanbeassociatedwiththesoftwarelicense.Thisisnotthecaseforsomeusage-basedlicensemodels,butismostcommon.TheApplicat ionRecognit ionLibrary(ARL)isusedtoscrubrawinventorydata—installerevidence,fileevidence,registrydataand/orISOtags,andprovidesalistofinstalledsoftwareperdevice(desktop,laptop,server,hardwarepart it ionorvirtualmachine).Thelibrarycoversmorethan110,000applicat ionsfrom14,000+softwarevendorsacrossmult ipleplat formsincludingMicrosoftWindows,Linux,UNIX(includingover1,000IBMt it les),andMACOS.TheARLsupportstheuseofISO19770-2tagstoident ifyinstalledsoftware,whensuchtagsareavailable.

•SKU Library–TheStockKeepingUnit(SKU)librarycontainsmorethan340,000softwareproductSKUsandisusedtomatchinventoryandusagedatawithsoftwarepurchaseordersandcontracts.Ithelpsautomatethecreat ionoflicenserecordsintheassetmanagementrepositorythatcontainsoftwarelicenseent it lementsfrompurchaseorders.Thisisotherwiseamanual,errorproneprocessthatmaylacksufficientinformationtobedoneaccurately.

Automated Purchase Order ProcessingPurchaseorderprocessingisnowfullyautomated.Purchaseorders(‘POs’)canbeusedgeneratenewlicenserecordsorupdateexist inglicenses,withoutanyoperatorinteract ion.ThePlat formusestheSKUlibraryorrelat ionshipsbetweenexist inglicensesandPOsintheassetmanagementrepository.Thisfeaturealsodeliversamanagementbyexceptioncapability,whereonly“specialcase”POsrequiremanualintervent ion.

Thispurchaseorderprocessingautomationcanbecontrolledpervendorandlimitedtonewsoftwarelicensepurchases,upgrades,ormaintenancerenewals.Sett ingsenableupgradestobeattachedonlytoent it lementswithinthesameenterprisegroup(s).

ThePOprocessinguserinterfaceexposestheautomationstepsperformedbythesystemandallowsvisibilityintoongoingandpastoperat ions.Alloperat ionsperformedonPOscanalsoberolledback.

FlexNetMangerPlat formusestheconceptofa‘transact ion’whenassociat ingapurchaseordertoasoftwarelicense.Thetransact ionhistoryconst itutestheent it lementaudittrailforlicenses.Itenablescustomerstodemonstratehowthecurrentent it lementwasobtainedfromprevioussoftwareacquisit ions.

Contract ManagementFlexNetManagerPlat formincludesacomprehensivecontractmanagementsolut ion.Anycontractcanbemanaged,includingsoftwareandhardwarerelatedandgeneralcontracts.Thecapabilit iesofthePlat forminclude:

•Businessreport ingdashboardwithkeyindicatorssuchasupcomingcontractrenewals,expiredcontracts,upcomingpayments,andmuchmore

•Associatecontractswithpurchaseorders,hardwareassets,softwarelicensesandmore

•Schedulepaymentsbothpastandprojected,actualandest imated

•Attachdocumentsorstorelinkstodocuments•Searchthroughcontentsofattacheddocuments•Managementofprojectsandtasks,andrelat ionshiptocontracts

•Definecustomtermsandcondit ionsspecifictoyourcontracts

•Forsoftwarecontracts,defineproductuserightsthatareappliedtoalllicensesunderthecontract

•Per-contractsecurityforprecisecontrolofaccessandmodificationstosensit ivecontractdata

Predictive ‘What If’ AnalysisTheFlexNetManagerPlat formprovidesindustry-first‘WhatIf’Analysiscapabilit iesthatalloworganizationstoseetheimpactofhardwareandsoftwarechangesontheirlicenseposit ion,beforethechangesareactuallymade.Thissimulat ioncapabilitysupportsOracleProcessor,IBMPVU(inconjunct ionwithFlexNetManagerforIBM),andMicrosoftServerProcessorandMicrosoftServerCore(inconjunct ionwithFlexNetManagerforMicrosoft)licenses,aswellasthegeneralpurposeProcessorPointsandCorePointslicenses.Act ionssuchasmodifyinghardwarepropert ies,movingavirtualmachineacrosshostsorinstallat ionofanewsoftwaret it lecanbesimulated,providinganest imatedlicenseposit ionandcostimpactthatreflectsthesechanges.Thisenablesorganizationstoproact ivelymaintainlicensecompliance,reducingcostandlicenseliabilityriskintoday’sdynamicITenvironments.

Business Intelligence for Software Asset ManagementThePlat formincorporatesIBMCognostechnologytoprovidenewbusinessintelligenceandreport ingcapabilit ies,includingmult idimensionalanalysis,makingiteasyto‘sliceanddice’complexdata,trackkeyindicatorsovert imefortrendanalysis,andcreatecustomreports.Thesecapabilit iesareavailableviatheBusinessReport ingDashboardgivingenterprisesacentralizedviewtoreportonandanalyzesoftwarelicenseoptimizationdataandbetterforecastfutureneeds.

FlexNetMangerPlat formprovidesextensivereport ingcapabilit iesviaanexecut ivedashboardthatallowsuserstoident ifyandevaluateareasofcomplianceconcernandmakeinformeddecisionsthatreducelicenseandmaintenancecostsforsoftwarefromthousandsofpublishers.

Complete Desktop-to-Datacenter Hardware and Software Asset Management SolutionFlexNet Manager PlatformisthefoundationforotherproductsintheFlexNetManagerSuiteforEnterprisesandprovidesbroadhardwareandsoftwareassetmanagement(HAM/SAM)functionality.GainvisibilityandcontroloveryourITestatewithFlexNetManagerPlatform.

FlexNet Manager Platformprovides:•HardwareAssetManagement•SoftwareAssetManagementfor14,000publishers,110,000softwaret it les,and340,000softwareproductSKUs

•Connect ionlayerto3rdpartyinventory,HR,financial,servicedesk,ERP,andprocurementsystemsincludinggraphicaldesigntoolsforadapterdevelopment

•Physical(Windows,Linux,UNIX,MACOS)andvirtualmachine(VM)discoveryandinventory

•Applicat ionusagemonitoring•Purchasedversusinstalledsoftwarelicenseposit ion•‘WhatIf’Analysistodeterminetheimpactofhardwareandsoftwarechangesonyourlicenseposit ion

•Robustcontractmanagementcapabilit ies•Advancedanalysis,report ing,andalerts

Flexera Software LLC1000 East Woodfield Road, Suite 400Schaumburg, IL 60173 USA

Schaumburg (Global Headquarters):+1 800-809-5659

United Kingdom (Europe, Middle East Headquarters):+44 870-871-1111+44 870-873-6300

Australia (Asia, Pacific Headquarters):+61 3-9895-2000

For more office locat ions visit:www.flexerasoftware.com

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