Software Asset Management focuses on license

Software Asset Management focuses on license

The position of license in Software Asset Management is irreplaceable.

According to the data of relevant statistical agencies, enterprises are buying more and more software products, and the proportion of software in the IT investment is growing. Therefore, the management of software is particularly urgent and urgent. Software management can be the most special one in IT asset management. Because software is an intangible asset, it cannot be managed and depreciated like other physical assets. Moreover, software management is not only related to the software purchased, it also involves the use, maintenance, upgrade, and other aspects after the purchase, including the contract, finance, license agreement, installation, maintenance, compliance, and so on.

Software management involves at least two important issues. One is the software license, that is, whether the software is compliant. This requires that the actual installation quantity cannot exceed the requirements; the second is the contract and license agreement, where is the company's software expenditure reflected? What license is corresponding to each payment.

In the software management process, there are many management elements, including installed software, license, contract, and license agreement. Many users ask, where should I start? We recommend that you start with the license, because the license management plays a crucial role in the entire software management. As long as you manage the license, software management is easy.

Connect to finance and contract on license

In terms of License Management and Finance, all enterprise expenditures are reflected through contracts, while software expenditures are reflected through licenses, as long as the license is managed, it can support financial expenditures. For example

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Some may say that there are still software media? Isn't it a reflection of the software contract? Of course not. Today, when the Internet is developed, software media can be downloaded. Many software companies even download the software for free. However, the software combination is invalid because it relies on a license. This is also the important role of license. The software contract is license.

Install and maintain the license

After the software is installed in the system, you need to import or count the number of licenses to see if they violate the license requirements. In other words, does it violate the requirements of the contract regarding the right to use software. This requires the enterprise to check the number of installed software copies and license.

In this process, the license is used to determine whether the installation is legal.

Licmanager System for license Asset Management

Given the importance of License Management for a company's software assets, maximizing the use of its resources is also an important measure to reduce the operating costs of the company. As a result, laemant has developed a licmanager System for centralized monitoring and management analysis of software licenses. The main functions of the licmanager system are license monitoring, usage management, data analysis, and solution. In addition, in the latest version of the licmanager system, many new practical functions are added: asset online, piracy identification, node servers, software distribution, and license service management.

 

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Management of Open-source freeware software assets

Another question users may have is, how should we manage open-source and free software? In fact, it is also through the license, which is also a license, but his price is zero. Software includes copyright and Copyleft. The difference is price. In fact, it is also a license. Some licenses do not involve the amount, but involve other rights.

 

 

Software Asset Management focuses on license