Express Metrix is a provider of
IT asset management
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software used for
PC hardware and
software
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inventory, license management, and
software metering
Software metering is the monitoring and controlling of software for analytics and enforcing of agreements. It can be either passive data collection, or active restriction.
Types
Software metering can take different forms:
* Tracking and maintai ...
. Express Metrix is based in
Seattle, Washington
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, and its software has been deployed on more than two million
desktop computers
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worldwide.
Company history
Express Metrix grew out of a division of
WRQ, Inc. (now
Attachmate
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His ...
) called Express Systems. In September 2000, a group of
WRQ executives purchased the Express Systems product line from WRQ and formed Express Metrix.
Products
*Express Software Manager is an IT asset management suite that integrates PC inventory, purchasing data, software usage tracking, and application control. The suite includes Express Inventory and Express Meter.
*Express Inventory is a hardware and software inventory product that provides a summary of all hardware and software installed across the PC desktop and server environment.
*Express Meter is a software metering product that allows companies to track software usage across their networks, as well as restrict access to applications that are concurrently licensed or pose a risk to security or productivity.
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Software companies based in Seattle
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