Software asset management system and software and hardware information automatic grabbing method

Abstract

The invention discloses a software asset management system and a software and hardware information automatic grabbing method, and relates to the management device or system technology field. The asset management system comprises a fundament archive management sub-system, a software inventory management sub-system, a software utilization management sub-system, a software lease management sub-system, a computer device monitoring system, a statistical analysis sub-system, and a system management sub-system. The asset management system is used for effective management, control, and protection of software and hardware devices of users, is used to facilitate the control of the users over the purchasing costs and the utilization costs of the software, is used to improve the utilization rate and the integral benefit of the IT asset, and is used to guarantee the legality of the software utilization, and therefore the legal risks and the financial risks caused by the utilization of the software asset are prevented.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of management devices or systems, in particular to an easy-to-use software asset management system and a method for automatically capturing software and hardware information. Background technique [0002] Characteristics of software assets: In the era of knowledge economy, software, as a part of enterprise assets, has increasingly become an important factor for enterprises to build and enhance their core competitiveness. Software includes not only the installation program stored in a certain carrier after purchase, but also the system and application programs installed in each hardware device. Software asset management is logically the same as traditional asset management, but the most important difference between the two is its real-time dynamics and diversity of forms, which are manifested in the variety of software carriers (media), easy copying, transfer, and complex and frequent upgrades and mai...

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Problems solved by technology

Software asset management is logically the same as traditional asset management, but the most important difference between the two is its real-time dynamics and diversity of forms, which are manifested in the variety of software carriers (media), easy copying, transfer, and complex and frequent upgrades and maintenance. , so the management of software cannot simply apply the traditional asset management model of "one thing, one card". It is necessary to build an advanced management information system and use software to manage software assets

[0003] Problems existing in enterprises: In my country, software asset management is still an unfinished management field for many enterprises

What software do companies need? Which are must buys? Faced with numerous purchases of software and complex licensing mechanisms, from demand to purchase, use, and maintenance, many companies are in the "three noes" state, that is, there is no software management system, no long-term software management plan, and no full-time software management personnel. and software management tools

The cost of software procurement caused by over-buying and bulk buying; the software has not been legalized, which brings reputation, legal and financial risks; the software purchased with a lot of money has not been properly maintained and the expected output, all of which make software asset management The problem becomes a ticking time bomb buried beside the enterprise

[0004] Analysis of similar software: At present, the relevant software on the market is mainly foreign software, such as Microsoft (Microsoft Software Asset Management), HP (Asset Manager), Dell (KACE K2000) and other companies have their own SAM (Software Asset Management) testing tools, domestic market relatively blank

Moreover, these software either focus on software authorization detection (to protect the interests of software service providers), or focus on software operation and maintenance management, which cannot actually meet the needs of enterprise users for software asset management

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