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Solution Brief: ManageSoft Compliance Manager

Overview If you need a way to manage your entire software portfolio, including contracts, leases, and licenses, consider Compliance Manager from ManageSoft. It's an enterprise-grade solution that can significantly reduce the cost of achieving regulatory and license compliance. This ManageSoft Solution Brief explains how Compliance Manager supports all four phases of a best practices-approach to software asset management, so you can more readily:

Discover the location of every networked software asset in
your enterprise
Control all facets of software usage and management
Optimize your software assets through intelligent
license allocation
Predict and plan for your future software needs and upgrades

To review system requirements and technical specifications for ManageSoft Compliance Manager, be sure to also download this Product Datasheet.

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	ManageSoft	File Format	PDF
Date Published	July 2006	Downloads	58
Format	White Papers
Topics	Infrastructure Management, Knowledge and Data Management, Customer Support Services, Procurement - Purchasing, Finance, Legal, Cost Control - Risk Mgmt., Resources Mgmt., Strategic Planning, Sarbanes-Oxley

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