Centennial License
Manager is designed
to dramatically ease
the difficult
process of managing
software assets and
proving license
compliance.
License Manager is
the most intuitive
solution of its type
available,
automating many of
the tasks that
previously took many
man hours to achieve
and providing a
wizard-like
interface which
ensures that staff
maintain high levels
of productivity.
License Manager
makes it easy to
address the key
areas of software
management:
1. Import and filter
discovered software
Unlike other
solutions, License
Manager
automatically
imports discovered
software data
without the need for
additional data
filtering and
cleansing tools.
Thanks to its
seamless integration
with Centennial
Discovery, License
Manager only imports
the software titles
that need to be
managed and
automatically
ensures that new
discovery data is
updated on a
regular, scheduled
basis.
2. “Proof of
Entitlement” capture
Authorized data
entry users can
quickly add new
software purchases
to License Manager
through a structured
web interface. All
important
information, such as
vendor, purchase
order, license
quantity, cost, and
both vendor and
reseller SKUs are
captured. Proof of
Entitlement
documents can be
attached to each
record for future
reference and audit
purposes.
3. Match entitlement
with known vendor
software
A key differentiator
for License Manager
is its ability to
automatically match
entries on
entitlement records
with known software
titles. In most
cases this will
remove the need for
the user to manually
collate entitlement
records with vendor
software catalogs.
4. Report on license
compliance status
Once Proof of
Entitlement
documents have been
entered and the
License Manager
database is
populated with the
latest discovered
data, authorized
users can quickly
reconcile
entitlement against
usage. License
Manager will
highlight
over-licensing and
under-licensing, as
well as
automatically
calculating upgrade
and downgrade
rights.
