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    OpenLM for Engineering Licensing

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AOpenLM for Engineering Licensing provides essential engineering software license tracking capabilities and reports. Users can optimize software inventory, helping to stretch expensive software licenses to their limit. Works with a wide range of license managers including Flexera, DSLS, Reprise and Sentinel RMS. Handles allN/A

    Symantec Asset Management Suite

    Score6 out of 10
    N/AThe Symantec Asset Management Suite aims to help organizations get an accurate picture of their assets, ensure compliance during software audits, avoid vendor penalties and fines and uncover savings by eliminating the purchase of unnecessary licenses. This IT Asset Management solution is designed to discover, inventory, and track all hardware and software assets in an organization’s IT infrastructure through a CMDB. The CMDB manages assets’ hierarchical relationships to other…N/A
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    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    OpenLM for Engineering LicensingSymantec Asset Management Suite
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    User Testimonials
    OpenLM for Engineering LicensingSymantec Asset Management Suite
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    OpenLM
    OpenLM can simplify the reporting of complex licenses with multiple toolboxes or products on one server. It covers most of our license server types, but not all. The academic version is reasonably priced (e.g. for educational institutions) giving 90% of the features, however setting it up on-premise was more complex than our original pilot would suggest. We couldn't do without it now.
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    Broadcom
    If your organization has more than 50 computers and you have a dedicated IT Staff to manage the software then Symantec Asset Management Suite would be a great fit for your organization. The IT Staff can customize and configure the software and console to fit your organization's direct needs. It will speed up software installations and help to keep your computers running smoothly by applying patches and other necessary software updates in a timely manner. It will also help you manage your asset inventory so you know exactly where each computer is located, its IP address, and the users logging into the machine. If your organization is small and only has around 20 computer users then I would not recommend investing in the Symantec Asset Management Suite. Managing 20 computers is a task that is pretty easy to manage even if you do not have a dedicated IT Staff within your organization.
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    Pros
    OpenLM
    • Peak concurrent license use for any period of time, often less than expected, saves unnecessary over purchase.
    • Denials of license, can quickly see where a license is not working, say, after an upgrade.
    • Comparison of license utilisation (% when near the limit).
    • Quick check of expiring licenses.
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    Broadcom
    • Asset tracking - Very important in a business
    • Reports - Keep track of what programs are installed, who has which computer, etc.
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    Cons
    OpenLM
    • You can share a link to a dynamic report (e.g. the last 365 days). The URL is very long but it can be used with a 3rd party short URL utility and shared with users.
    • Upgrading to the latest version took a long time to troubleshoot, which left a short gap in the saved data.
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    Broadcom
    • Ability to tie into and be supported by RHEL, CentOS, and any other Unix based OS. I know that they could tie into some different systems, but weren't truly supported.
    • Altiris was how we deployed to multiple computers all at once, Altiris Agent sometimes stops, and can be an issue to have it update in the Console.
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    Alternatives Considered
    OpenLM
    X-Formation, OpenIT, JTB, Sassafras either more expensive for the particular task of managing and monitoring concurrent licenses, or they had a different set of features (such as Sassafras K2/Keyserver also for remote access)
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    Broadcom
    We compared a lot of products Pulseway, Asset Panda, GoCodes, Service Now, BMC TrackIT, Sysaid, Landesk. After checking all these, found Symantec is the only one which fulfills all my organization's requirements. Glad to find a great choice by doing a proper survey. I would suggest others to go for this too.
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    Return on Investment
    OpenLM
    • The academic version has paid for itself handsomely, including our setup costs. The ongoing strategic information saves costs.
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    Broadcom
    • Increased productivity by PC Support
    • Faster compliance in a zero day situation
    • Reporting and visibility that lead to tangible action
    • Implementation can be cumbersome and technical support may be required.
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