AssetMetrix Launches Industry's First MSP-Based Desktop Inventory Service; Corporations of All Sizes Can Use e-mail to Audit 1,000 PCs Per Minute.Business & High-Tech Editors OTTAWA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 12, 2001 AssetMetrix Inc. today announced the worldwide availability of its PC inventory service for corporations and for service providers that offer desktop management services. The new AssetMetrix(TM) service gives IT managers the power to audit PCs at a rate of 1,000 per minute, using the existing corporate e-mail infrastructure, without end-user disruption disruption /dis·rup·tion/ (dis-rup´shun) a morphologic defect resulting from the extrinsic breakdown of, or interference with, a developmental process. and without the need to buy software or install servers. Unlike alternative products that require targeted PCs to be persistently connected (LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. or Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the ), AssetMetrix audits telecommuters, remote offices and networked users, regardless of whether their systems are turned on at the time an inventory is requested. "Desktop inventory is the foundation of any IT asset management or migration strategy, whether that strategy is internal or outsourced," said AssetMetrix president Paul Bodnoff. "Now, instead of a 3-month endeavor taking hundreds of labor hours, a company with 10,000 PCs can be inventoried with AssetMetrix before the IT manager's coffee gets cold." AssetMetrix offers: InFreetory(TM): A free service, with 11 different reporting functions to help IT managers and service providers determine the hardware composition (CPU speed See MHz. , RAM, and hard drive size) of a corporate PC population. AssetMetrix: A subscription service ($15 per end-user annually) to inventory and analyze all corporate hardware and software, with over 50 interactive reports that integrate with corporate e-mail to advise staff of issues like potential software license violations and PC replacement forecasting. Detailed "desktop snapshots" display over 120 data elements of end-users, including their PC types, printers, network connections, and any attached handheld devices (PDAs). Reseller An organization that sells hardware and software to the general public. Resellers purchase products from software publishers and hardware manufacturers. Program: Targeted at service providers, this program allows them to resell re·sell tr.v. re·sold , re·sell·ing, re·sells 1. To sell again. 2. To sell (a product or service) to the public or to an end user, especially as an authorized dealer. AssetMetrix services under their own branded names and websites. "The paradox paradox, statement that appears self-contradictory but actually has a basis in truth, e.g., Oscar Wilde's "Ignorance is like a delicate fruit; touch it and the bloom is gone. with PC inventory is that the need for a comprehensive inventory becomes both more important and increasingly difficult as a company grows," said Bill Kirwin, vice-president of Research and Development at industry research and advisory firm GartnerGroup. "Corporations grow through branch offices and telecommuters; without an effective inventory process, those remote users then become a liability in terms of helpdesk support, software licensing, and technology change management. Any company that has a synchronized syn·chro·nize v. syn·chro·nized, syn·chro·niz·ing, syn·chro·niz·es v.intr. 1. To occur at the same time; be simultaneous. 2. To operate in unison. v.tr. 1. inventory methodology for both LAN-based PCs and growth-based satellite locations will be in a superior position to effectively manage assets, improve services and create a lower total cost of ownership." About AssetMetrix Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, AssetMetrix Inc. is a privately financed Management Service Provider (MSP (1) (Management Service Provider or Managed Service Provider) An organization that manages a customer's computer systems and networks which are either located on the customer's premises or at a third-party datacenter. ) that offers corporate PC tracking and IT lifecycle analysis. Through patent-pending processes, AssetMetrix offers complete and accurate PC inventories, accompanied by detailed reporting and fiscal forecasting, to enterprise clients and their associated service providers. For more information, visit the AssetMetrix website at www.assetmetrix.com. |
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