The leader in Application Usage Management

Flexera Software, the leading provider of Application Usage Management solutions for application producers and enterprises, announced today the acquisition of SCCM Expert, a Microsoft Gold Partner and founding member of the Microsoft System Center Alliance. SCCM Expert markets solutions that empower employees with on-demand software provisioning through an enterprise app store while providing IT complete visibility into their software assets.

Flexera Software, the leading provider of Application Usage Management solutions for application producers and enterprises, announced today major new business intelligence functionality in the latest release of FlexNet Manager Suite for Enterprises. This release features industry-first, predictive "what-if" analysis to help enterprises proactively assess the financial and license compliance impact of hardware and/or software changes. In combination with new advanced reporting capabilities, including trend analysis provided by FlexNet Manager Platform, the release represents the first business intelligence and predictive analysis solution for software asset management and license optimization.

Flexera Software, the leading provider of Application Usage Management solutions for application producers and enterprises, announced today the release of AdminStudio Suite 11, the market-leading solution powering enterprises' Application Readiness processes for migrations to Windows 7, application and desktop virtualization, and day-to-day application packaging operations. AdminStudio Suite is comprised of AdminStudio, AdminStudio Application Compatibility Pack, and AdminStudio Virtualization Pack. This latest release helps significantly reduce complexity associated with the adoption of emerging technologies such as user-centric computing, virtualization and the cloud, while at the same time significantly increasing the ease with which companies can implement their software asset management programs.

As the industry moves from the PC era to a Cloud era, desktop virtualisation is growing rapidly in popularity, accelerated further by the proliferation of new and unique consumer devices and user demands for mobility. Changing the desktop model to a virtualised and separated set of resources (operating system, applications, and user data and settings) provides the benefit of independently managing each layer and applying it, where needed and as needed, across many technologies. Organisations want Windows 7, virtual desktops, and session-based solutions, but they often lack the knowledge to transform their application portfolio into solutions that meet the needs of a constantly changing IT landscape.

On Wednesday, February 8, 2012, we had the chance to sit down and chat with Steve Schmidt, Vice President of Product Management at Flexera, and newly appointed Director of Product Management, John Juris (formerly with SCCM Expert).

Flexera Software updated the BI functionality to its latest release of FlexNet Manager Suite for Enterprises. New to the application usage management solution are predictive analysis for financial and license compliance with hardware and/or software changes, as well as new reporting capabilities like trend analysis.