Microsoft and Adobe licensing compliance

New Zealand enterprises have embraced software as an asset to advance and grow their business.

Software providers like Microsoft and Adobe chose to license their applications on a per device basis.  This means that if specialist applications such as Microsoft Project or Visio are delivered through a centralised mechanism like Terminal Server, Citrix, Streaming or Virtual Desktop, all devices that can execute that application need a licence to be purchased.  This often means unbudgeted expenditure.

MPA's experience is most NZ companies aren't even aware of their level of licensing compliance and potential cost exposure until an audit is completed by the relevant vendor.

AppSense Application Manager puts IT Departments in control of their software budgets and assets.

AppSense Application Manager is signed off by software vendors such as Microsoft to guarantee, validate and report that only the devices that are licensed to run these applications do. This ensures a companies compliance, avoiding unbudgeted surprises, allowing a predictable cost to be associated with software asset management (SAM).

In New Zealand, organisations such as Delta Utilities and KiwiRail have implemented AppSense Application Manager. In Deltas case they have determined that through using AppSense they have been able to maintain the highest levels of licensing compliance without incurring any unexpected licensing costs.

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