BDNA and Provance introduce joint solution for software and IT asset management

Best of breed solutions for IT analytics and discovery, and IT asset lifecycle and software license management combined in single integrated offering

Mountain View, Ca and Gatineau, Quebec, March 26, 2008 - BDNA Corporation, the leading solution provider of IT infrastructure insight and analysis, and Provance Technologies, a leading provider of IT Asset Management software, today announced a new joint solution for software and IT asset management. The combined offering provides customers with the ability to quickly and accurately compare and reconcile their actual software deployment with the entitlements of their software license agreements.

The solution combines the analytics and discovery capabilities of BDNA’s technology and the contract, license and asset lifecycle management of the Provance solution. Through a single interface, customers can select software and IT asset inventory information and view comprehensive and trusted compliance reports that identify deviation from software license agreements to resolve discrepancies. The joint offering from BDNA and Provance allows customers to manage hardware and software costs, maintain license conformance, respond to software audits and avoid costly fines or penalties.

“Customers tend to lean toward vendors that offer complete 'all-in-one' suite solutions, which may involve sacrificing functionality in specific technology areas," said Gartner Research Director Patricia Adams. "Comprehensive IT asset management and inventory/discovery solutions are in demand as organizations expand their technology installed base and realize the need to track and manage assets to facilitate software license compliance, improve financial management decisions, optimize vendor relationships, support CMDB implementations and minimize total cost of ownership."

“This partnership represents an obvious pairing of two distinguished ‘best in class’ solutions,” said Ray Homan, CEO of BDNA. “The integration of BDNA’s rapid and accurate agentless discovery and analytics solution, and the depth of the Provance solution for IT financial and contract management delivers highly compelling customer benefit.”

“Today’s enterprise organizations require a single solution that fully addresses their needs for both IT asset discovery and lifecycle management,” said Gilles Lalonde, CEO of Provance. “The superior functional capability, seamless integration and competitive pricing of the Provance/BDNA solution is a compelling alternative to general purpose IT operational management suites for enterprises seeking a solution that’s rich in depth as well as breadth.”

The new combined BDNA/Provance solution is available immediately. Further information is available by contacting BDNA or Provance sales or sales agents. Please refer to the “Contact Us” section of the Provance or BDNA web sites at www.Provance.com or www.bdna.com respectively to determine the nearest sales office.

About BDNA
BDNA Insight provides the trusted fact base and analytics essential for executives in the Office of the CIO to manage the business of IT. Our on-demand FactBase with analytics for security, procurement, and operations delivers timely, complete, and accurate understanding about the company’s IT infrastructure. This insight is vital to manage key IT imperatives and drive accountability. BDNA’s customers include global organizations such as ENEL, KPN, Lockheed Martin, Motorola, Telecom Italia and the US Army. BDNA is headquartered in Mountain View, CA, with offices across the United States and Europe. For more information, please visit www.bdna.com.

About Provance
For over 10 years the Provance Software and IT Asset Management solution has been used by IT organizations in mid- to large sized enterprises and government to drive down IT costs, increase service management efficiency, and reduce security and compliance risks. Provance increases the return on investment from existing implementations of inventory management, discovery, configuration management, service desk and CMDB solutions with powerful best of breed IT asset lifecycle management and software license compliance. Supporting ITIL®, Provance strengthens the effectiveness of enterprises and government organizations at every level of IT maturity. For more information about Provance, please contact info@provance.com or visit us at www.provance.com.

 

Press Contact

Heather Edell
Kulesa PR for BDNA
Ph. (650)340-1981
heather@kulesapr.com

Gord Watts, Vice President
Provance Technologies Inc.
Ph. (819)568-8787 x261
GWatts@provance.com

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