What product, technology, and associated business benefits does this acquisition provide customers?
This acquisition supplies three critical functions necessary for an end-to-end software asset management solution to be capable of providing tangible economic value: 1) Auto-discovery of software assets installed, which makes implementation and maintenance cost effective. 2) The ability to monitor software being used on mainframes to identify software being under or over utilized. 3) Linkage between software usage and applicable contracts. Combined with Tivoli License Manager, customers will be able to manage software costs based on business need, regardless of platform. Isogon also arms companies with information necessary to proactively manage contract and regulatory compliance.
