Software licensing is an ongoing challenge for businesses. Although businesses are not actively trying to defraud software vendors, research shows that nearly one-third of the software applications in use in companies are not correctly licensed. License management includes the continuous review and matching of the license inventory and the software that is actually installed and used. A simple comparison of this data frequently points to immediate saving opportunities.

The comprehensive Matrix42 license management for all leading software vendors enables you to realize potential savings and to easily provide fast and robust answers.

• How do I ensure that all licensing regulations are met?
• Which software installations are relevant from a licensing perspective?
• How do I get from the technical inventory data to the licensed product?
• How do I benefit from the various licensing models and licensing programs?
• What savings can I realize if I cancel maintenance contracts for unused licenses or software installations, or if I can provide better information for purchasing?

Defining the tasks of a license management program suitable for today's needs can be summed up quickly: Balancing just the right amount of licensing requirements while keeping costs at a minimum.

Through actively qualifying the license inventory and the license requirements, active license management with the Matrix42 Service Office provides the necessary legal protection and at the same time minimal costs for licenses. Additionally, with its Application Usage Tracking (AUT) function, Matrix42 Inventory shows you not only where software is physically installed, but it can also indicate which applications are being used, how often, and even how certain users use the software.

As the leading standard software, Matrix42 Service Office simplifies and automates processes. The product takes every licensing variation into account and integrates easily and seamlessly into your IT environment. SOA architecture and standard interfaces to inventory systems, ERP solutions and your license providers enable you to make a fast implementation.

The combination of the technical view on inventory with the commercial licenses held by the organization is the task of the Matrix42 License Intelligence Servic (over 600,000 items from more than 5,000 software vendors). The whole process is fully automated and the result is available at a mouse click: the License Compliance Report.

The integrated Matrix42 Licensing Business Intelligence enables you to analyze the development of your license requirements and easily answers any questions about license management.

The Matrix42 license management maturity model relies on best practices from numerous successful projects for companies from 50 to over 100,000 clients, and safely navigates you to a KPI-controlled and process driven license management.

Matrix42 helps you build your license management or provides license management as a full service.

Nestled in a strong partner network of software suppliers, system manufacturers and the International Business Software Managers Association, we are working actively to improve and define the general standards for software asset management.