Alliance between SoftWatch and Software Licensing Advisors saves companies Millions on Microsoft Licensing

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Many organizations use less than 50% of the software they purchase, but can't determine where that underutilization occurs. Software may be installed with many apps never used. Better data on individuals' software usage could save millions of dollars that today is spent on software that employees simply don't need.

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Software Licensing Advisors, Inc. and SoftWatch Technologies deliver real-time application usage reporting that uniquely empowers knowledge-driven license optimization. SoftWatch's OptimizeIT solution not only identifies who uses what software on which device, but even tracks the extent to which they use it. Software Licensing Advisor's consulting services then translate that data into actionable information that reduces wasteful spend, especially when making Microsoft Enterprise Agreement True-Up and Renewal decisions. The joint offering allows decision makers to conduct data-driven negotiation based on actual usage facts.

"Corporations across the globe spend some $70 billion a year on unused software licenses," says Oded Fruchtman, Founder and Chief Operating Officer of SoftWatch. "We're helping companies around the world slash software spend by up to 50%."

SoftWatch customers can tailor software purchases to match their actual requirements in several ways:

• Replace costly full products, such as Adobe Acrobat or PowerPoint, with free viewers.
• Switch from site-licensing and Enterprise Agreements that require all or nothing licensing to transactional agreements that map licensed software to actual usage.
• Purchase single products, such as Word or Excel, rather than large software bundles, such as a Microsoft Office Professional Plus Suite.
• Moving light users of Microsoft Word and other products to cloud-based services like Google Apps for Business or alternatives like OpenOffice.

SoftWatch also inventories all software installed on PCs and puts critical intelligence about software usage and compliance into easily understood dashboards for software asset managers, IT departments, and procurement professionals.

"We're delighted to add a tool with this level of insight and usage profiling to our Microsoft license optimization services," says Paul DeGroot, Senior Consultant for Software Licensing Advisors. "We can combine the data that SoftWatch generates with our deep understanding about Microsoft licensing and expert negotiations to secure millions of dollars of savings for our clients."

About Software Licensing Advisors

Software Licensing Advisors, Inc. is uniquely qualified to help customers navigate the complex Microsoft licensing environment. Its associates and affiliates spent a cumulative 50 years at Microsoft as Account Managers, Licensing Sales Specialists, and SAM Engagement Managers. This experience offers a perfect blend of licensing knowledge, audit risk mitigation, roadmap assessment and deployment planning, and contract negotiation.

About SoftWatch

SoftWatch Technologies is a global leader in software-as-a-service Software License Optimization (SLO) and usage metering and analysis solution. The SoftWatch solution applies a customer-oriented approach and methodologies to assist corporations in optimizing and managing their software license portfolios across all installed vendors. 

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