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Can discovery help with License Management of Microsoft Desktop Applications?

April 26, 2017applications desktop Discovery help license Management Microsoft

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Can discovery help with License Management of Microsoft Desktop Applications?

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Yes. After discovering installed software (Operating System and applications) entries are recorded in the CMDB and also the Microsoft License section of the product’s Asset Management application. The licensing also includes special identifications required by vendors (OEM versus Retail for Microsoft), counting for Symantec and Adobe, etc.