IT asset management made easy. CrossTec EMS is a complete modular solution that delivers Hardware and Software inventory and License Management. It features detailed and fully customizable Alerting, Application and Internet Metering / Usage Control and both push and pull Software Distribution over a LAN or WAN.

The importance of the PC as a business tool has increased dramatically as more and more companies are operating in a networked environment. This has created a significant increase in the cost of PC management. CrossTec EMS facilitates central management of all your enterprise PCs in a coordinated, secure and efficient manner.

For many organizations, the IT assets, namely Hardware & Software, account for the largest proportion of the IT spend. Companies large & small depend upon a collection of hardware and software networks, systems and databases to remain competitive and efficient.

With such a high level of investment, it therefore follows that these IT assets must be properly managed and maintained to ensure both their availability and that they are functioning correctly when needed most. Equally, having accurate inventory records is critical in determining how many users within the organization are actually utilising certain applications. Paying particular attention to asset tracking will alert an organization to its infrastructure needs and highlight when to efficiently deploy IT solutions.

Not only will this help to remove excess licensing and therefore trim software budgets but proactive asset management will ensure compliance with software license agreements and make budget forecasting more accurate.

CrossTec EMS is a complete modular solution that delivers Hardware and Software inventory and License Management. It features detailed and fully customisable Alerting, Application and Internet Metering / Usage Control and both push and pull Software Distribution over a LAN or WAN. CrossTec EMS also provides an integrated communication gateway allowing secure interaction with your assets, anywhere, over the internet without the need for a VPN or changes to your existing network or firewall configuration. Also included is full AD integration and market leading Remote Control.

Providing seamless integration of the most complete and cost-effective Network Management solution available on the market, CrossTec EMS offers an unrivalled ROI (Return on Investment) whilst reducing the total cost of ownership.

CrossTec EMS Features:
Discovery:
* CrossTec EMS will automatically discover all PCs on a LAN or Wan based on an IP range or utilising the existing Windows Network. Once discovered key PC status & EMS Client status (if installed) is displayed. Using the Discovery Tool, EMS clients can be remotely installed onto clean systems across the enterprise.
Gateway:
* What sets CrossTec EMS apart is its ability to report on your assets no matter where they are, going beyond just a local or wide area network. CrossTec's Internet Gateway technology provides a stable and secure method for tracking assets that may ordinarily be ‘hidden' on a remote network or behind firewalls.
User Management:
* CrossTec EMS provides a range of features to locate and manage PCs and Users within a networked environment. Not only does EMS store key user data (name, telephone etc...) but it also provides detailed storage of supporting Asset, Lease and Maintenance data. In addition EMS provides the customer with the ability to customise the data to be gathered and collated from each user.
* EMS also provides the mechanism to create Dynamic Groups, which are based on specified requirements set up by the Administrator. These are added to the Hierarchy Tree view and can contain PCs from any number of departments.
* Other supporting tools include Connection statistics, Find PC/User, Chat, Message and a powerful Data Query tool.
Active Directory Integration:
* CrossTec EMS integrates with Active Directory enabling you to configure the PCs and Users within the EMS Console to mirror their relative position within the Active Directory Container structure. Changes made within the AD structure are automatically reflected within EMS. User Information can also be retrieved from Active Directory.
Hardware Inventory:
* CrossTec EMS features a powerful Hardware Inventory module that presents information for specific PCs ranging from CPU and BIOS types to memory, memory slots used and those available for future expansion. Information is presented either for a specific PC or for departments summarised by category, such as by Operating System, CPU, Video Card or Memory.
Software Inventory:
* Featuring a detailed summary of all installed programs and applications detected on each PC, CrossTec EMS displays this information for either a selected PC, a department or custom group. Full support for recording, tracking and the management of software licenses and maintenance contracts is included.
Alerting:
* CrossTec EMS provides unique alerting functionality which reports back on any pre-defined conditions that have been brought in force by an Operator. Alerts can be prioritised according to their importance and Operators are alerted by an on screen notification window which appears when the alert becomes true.
Application Metering:
* CrossTec EMS offers an Application Metering component which reports all applications used on each Windows PC, detailing the time the application was both started and finished and the actual time it was active and in use. Additionally, when the data is viewed at “department” level, summaries by frequency of use or by duration are shown.
Internet Metering:
* Like Application Metering, CrossTec EMS also provides a detailed summary of Internet (or Intranet) activity on each Windows PC. URLs visited, duration on a page and page analysis within a specific URL are all recorded. EMS even provides a quick link to review a specific URL.
* Internet Metering also provides the Operator with the ability to restrict URL access based on its status of Approved or Restricted and by a flexible time based policy. Sub-URL handling is also available allowing you to restrict specific pages of a website.
Software Distribution:
* CrossTec EMS provides a multi-delivery option for Software Distribution. Software Packages are created including a collection of files and folders specified with appropriate action parameters.
* Files can be distributed (pushed) to individual Clients, Departments, Dynamic Groups or the Company as a whole. Software Distribution also offers the Advertise Package tool, which gives Clients the ability to pull files specified by the Administrator.
* CrossTec EMS offers a "Scheduling" facility, whereby a specific date and time can be scheduled by an Operator for initiating the package deployment - usually out of core office hours when network traffic is at its lowest.
Energy Monitor:
* The Energy Monitor component provides a simple and concise high level summary of potential energy wastage across an organisation by computer systems that are left powered on out of business hours. Once implemented, department heads or management can see a high level view of energy usage by computers across the organisation, see where “out of hours” usage is highest and identify if this is a result of diligent staff working late or simply systems that have been left switched on overnight.
History:
* The History option enables you to track changes to a Clients Hardware, Software, User Data and view the Alerting history. Each time EMS gathers Inventory data it compares the current details against information already held on the server and if there are any differences they are recorded in the History.
Reporting:
* CrossTec EMS supplies a powerful Reporting tool, for each of its primary functions. EMS offers two "Styles" of reporting. On Screen reports are provided with supporting bar & pie charts and drill down capabilities on all key summary data.
* In addition, print optimized reports are provided, powered by a Crystal report engine that offers a full set of management reports. All reports include the option to print or export to PDF, DOC and XLS.

Requirements:
* Databases supported: Microsoft MSDE (supplied), SQL Express, SQL Server 2000 or later.
* TCP/IP network

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