Dell Software Helps Customers Reduce Software License Compliance Risk with the Dell KACE K1000 Management Appliance
25 6월 2013 - 2:01PM
Business Wire
Dell Software today announced the latest version of the Dell
KACE K1000 Management Appliance, which now includes integrated
software asset management to boost software license compliance,
while helping lower IT costs. A flagship product in Dell Software’s
endpoint systems management portfolio, the K1000 adds automated
software asset identification, tracking and optimization to its
comprehensive list of capabilities for managing the deployment,
operation and retirement of an organization’s critical software
assets.
The rapid adoption of virtualization, cloud computing and BYOD
further complicates software licensing structures, which can
increase a company’s risk of non-compliance. BSA | The Software
Alliance, a global advocate for the software industry, has settled
unlicensed software cases with 12 different companies from January
2012 to May 2013. These settlements, valued at an estimated $3.3
million, reveal the costly consequences of non-compliance while
reinforcing the critical need for highly reliable, accurate
reporting of all software licenses.
With this latest release, the K1000 simplifies the increasingly
arduous task of responding to software audits by tracking,
assessing and ensuring software license compliance across multiple
versions, as well as inconsistent package and component names.
Additionally, the K1000 eases the burden of determining software
usage, which is exceedingly difficult due to complex software
licensing structures. As a result, Dell Software can empower
organizations of all sizes to identify software licenses with great
accuracy while making it easy to reclaim and reallocate
underutilized software.
“Constant market changes such as mergers, acquisitions and
product End-of-Life (EOL) announcements often increase an
organization’s risk of exposure to non-compliance fines or software
overspending,” said David Kloba, general manager of Endpoint
Systems Management for Dell Software. “By extending the K1000’s
capabilities with automated and integrated software asset
management, Dell is making major strides in helping our customers
improve software compliance, reduce unnecessary license costs and
accelerate software migrations.”
Unlike legacy systems management solutions, which often
encompass separate point solutions, the K1000 integrates all its
systems management functionality in an easy-to-deploy physical or
virtual appliance. The new software asset management features
include:
- Software titling engine that
automates detailed software audit and compliance reporting to avoid
license violations and associated fines. According to a software
asset management survey by Ernst & Young1, up to 60 percent of
customers polled do not monitor software usage and usage patterns,
although the software infringement liability can equal up to three
times the retail value of each unlicensed software
installation.
- Integration with the Dell
Application Catalog (DAC), which provides access to
approximately 110 million unique executable files. A web-based
offering that is fully integrated with the Dell KACE K1000, the
Dell Application Catalog has the advantage of daily updates and the
addition of approximately 4,000 new applications annually. DAC
offers deep cataloging capabilities with the ability to map minor
software versions to the parent package for more accurate license
tracking and usage across major versions of Microsoft Windows and
Apple applications. Additionally, software suite recognition easily
discerns whether an application has been installed in standalone
mode or as part of a broader software suite.
- Automated metering that enables
administrators to view usage information based on when an
application is actually run, for accurate compliance reporting and
fast identification of underutilized software.
In addition to its software asset management enhancements, the
new release of the K1000 enables IT administrators to capture and
report new hardware characteristics to better gauge organizational
readiness for OS and application migrations and upgrades. For any
company planning an imminent move to Windows 7 or Windows 8, the
ability to produce an accurate inventory of hardware and software
assets is an essential first step in the migration process.
Additional Quote:
- Dennis Drogseth, vice president,
Enterprise Management Associates:“According to our research,
effective Software Asset Management consistently ranks as one of
the top three priorities for service-aware asset management. Too
often, however, this data is fragmented, inconsistent and contains
gaps that easily can exceed as much as 30 percent, which can cost
millions in failed audits, penalties and high-priced consulting
fees. Dell KACE K1000 brings a unique combination of knowledgebase,
inventory, usage analysis, and full lifecycle management to help
ensure that license management is both effective and can provide
improved integration into broader asset and service management
concerns.”
Pricing and Availability:
The latest version of the K1000 will be available Aug. 5th for a
price of $8,900 USD with 100 nodes.2
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1 Ernst & Young LLP, Software Compliance without Tears,
monitoring customers’ software usage in a complex world, 2011.
2 The pricing information set forth herein is subject to change
at any time and may vary outside the United States. Taxes, shipping
and other fees may apply. All orders are subject to approval and
acceptance by Dell.
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