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1 DATASHEET BMC FootPrints Asset Core BMC FootPrints Asset Core delivers comprehensive, automated IT asset management enabling the discovery, configuration, management and security of IT end points. Control costs, maintain compliance and reduce IT vulnerability and financial risks. Key Benefits» Centrally manage IT assets» Reduce discovery, configuration and deployment of IT assets» Intelligently optimize software license management» Reduce risk of audit failure» Make informed, financially sound decisions» Reduce vulnerabilities and financial risk» Deliver actionable data through reporting and dashboards» Provide self-service for software downloads, common actions and quick links with MyApps Business challenge As businesses continue to grow and merge, IT organizations continually find themselves facing the increasing difficult task of accurately managing their technology assets. Common challenges include: discovering and tracking of hardware and software (often with de-centralized purchasing and end-user deployment) ensuring that your software licenses are maximized and not over-deployed maintaining current patches, reducing potential vulnerabilities supporting the service desk with deployments and troubleshooting issues planning for a hardware or software migration, such as Microsoft Windows 7 In addition, IT must also communicate with other IT departments and business units in terms that they understand regarding asset valuations that directly impact financial and investment planning, upgrades that may temporarily impact business productivity, and reconciling data in support of audits. The BMC solution BMC FootPrints Asset Core delivers a lifecycle approach that is designed to complement your specific needs around asset management, no matter if it is just knowing what assets are running in your environment, being able to quickly deploy hardware or applications to keep the business productive, or reducing potential security threats by ensuring applications are properly patched. In addition, IT is required to report to management and the business units on the state of assets including the financial management and audit risks due to issues such as over-deployed software. The modular approach allows organizations regardless of size or IT complexity to deploy capabilities as they are needed. More specifically, BMC FootPrints Asset Core can help your IT organization:» Gain control of the wide variety of work that happens in a resource-constrained IT organization» Simplify and automate routine tasks that commonly consume human and financial resources» Prevent future issues, such as failed audits, by controlling and managing changes» Save time and money by understanding financial and business implications of decisions BMC Footprints gives you the power to seamlessly automate processes and effectively manage your IT assets, while also driving and communicating business value. The comprehensive, automated capabilities of BMC FootPrints Asset Core enable your IT organization to discover, configure, manage, and secure all of your IT end points. With functionality in-place upgrades, wizard-driven configurations and reporting, and integrated data available for the service desk you can simplify the often manual and complex task of IT asset management. With an emphatic focus on user experience, BMC FootPrints Asset Core improves customer satisfaction and IT productivity, revealing the true value of IT service and support to the business.

2 Capabilities» Discovery and inventory Automate inventory tracking to help guide investment decisions, reduce manual processes, and maintain compliance» OS and application deployment Centralize and automate system deployment or migration with no configuration for minimal disruption» Software license management Reduce costly audit failures by understanding software license usage and the associated financial liabilities» Patch management Centrally assess, manage, deploy, and report on patches to ensure that systems are secure and that the integrity of your business is never compromised» Event management Extend monitoring and custom alerting capabilities to proactively track, manage, and automate remediation when key infrastructure events occur» Financial asset management Make informed decisions to optimize spending and eliminate compliance penalties» Policy compliance Reduce the hassle associated with monitoring IT assets and defining policies, and provide auditors with records of compliance levels from a centralized console» Remote management Securely manage routine desktop management tasks with administrators being able to detect, diagnose, and resolve PC issues without leaving their desk» Power management Lower energy bills and reduce the environmental footprint associated with PC energy consumption and easily establish return on investment (ROI) and total cost of ownership (TCO) with granular power management settings» Device management Centrally define and enforce your device usage policies, control upload and download activity, log peripheral device events for proactive response, and audit any unwanted activity» Migration Simplify the migration of user data and personalities, including desktop layout, metadata, drive mappings, customized settings, and file/folder structure» MyApps puts pre-approved software and access requests in the hands of the end user without going to any websites and without submitting any forms. It s the app store for the desktop IT can advertise available software applications, advanced actions and quick links for the end-users to access on their schedule, not IT s. BUSINESS RUNS ON I.T. I.T. RUNS ON BMC SOFTWARE. Business runs better when IT runs at its best. That's why more than 50,000 IT organizations - from the Global 100 to small and mid-market businesses in over 120 countries rely on BMC Software (NASDAQ: BMC) to manage their business services and applications across distributed, mainframe, virtual and cloud environments. With the leading Business Service Management platform, Cloud Management, and the industry¹s broadest choice of IT management solutions, BMC helps customers cut costs, reduce risk and achieve business objectives. For the four fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2013, BMC revenue was approximately $2.2 billion. For More Information To learn more on BMC FootPrints, please visit * BMC, BMC Softw are, and the BMC Softw are logo are the exclusive properties of BMC Softw are, Inc., are registered w ith the U.S. Patent and Trademar k Office, and may be registered or pending registration in other countries.all other BMC trademarks, service marks, and logos may be registered or pending registration in the U.S. or in other countr ies. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective ow ners , 2012 BMC Softw are, Inc. All rights reserved *

3 Software License Management: 2012 Software License Management Benchmark Survey SOLUTION WHITE PAPER

4 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY WHAT IS SOFTWARE LICENSE MANAGEMENT TO YOUR BUSINESS? ACCOUNTABILITY FOR SOFTWARE ASSETS WILL YOU BE READY WHEN THE AUDITORS ARRIVE?... 2 DEATH, TAXES AND SOFTWARE LICENSE AUDITS? REALIZE MAXIMUM VALUE FOR YOUR INVESTMENT YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW SURVEY METHODOLOGY AND KEY FINDINGS APPENDIX A QUANTITATIVE QUESTIONNAIRE ABOUT IAITAM

5 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY»»»» How do you keep track of all the software assets in your corporate environment?» Not only what resides on your servers but on each laptop, desktop, tablet, and smartphone?» Is your company responsible for all of the licenses on each of those devices, or is there a mix of personal and corporate owned devices that blurs the line? These are three key questions IT has to keep in mind, if for no other reason that the CFO is absolutely keeping them in mind. There are two downsides to not having the accurate facts when it comes to your software assets: 1. How much will it cost if you are wrong? 2. What happens if there is a breach because the software was out of compliance? As IT, you don t ever want to have to answer those questions. So, in an effort to better gauge how IT is handling the task of software license management, BMC Software and the International Association of IT Asset Managers (IAITAM) commissioned a comprehensive survey. The survey was directed to IT directors, managers and staff. And, after a short period of time, the survey closed with more than 500 respondents representing a cross-section of large and small organizations across North America and the UK, across a variety of industries, including health care, government, education, and legal. The BMC Software and IAITAM survey results show that organizations clearly see the need for software license management. But it also revealed some interesting insights as well. Although nothing about what was considered important by individual respondents is shocking, when you consider how the respondents replied to the series of questions as a whole some fascinating patterns began to emerge. WHAT IS SOFTWARE LICENSE MANAGEMENT TO YOUR BUSINESS? Before analyzing the data, answer the question What is software license management (or software asset management)? Some will define software license management as monitoring inventory. Others may take it further by choosing to measure software usage. And others may track down to the latest version deployed in an effort to ensure the latest patch updates were successful. Some organizations will track software licenses in an excel spreadsheet (more than you might expect, including larger and more complex organizations). Some will use vendor supplied tools, and where there is no tool, consider the risk of not tracking low and leave it to the individual user to maintain currency. And others will leverage asset management or inventory tracking solutions for basic inventory to extensive analytics for usage to deployment to patch management and everything in between. But why? What s the risk of not tracking at all? What s in it for companies that diligently track their software assets? Like with most everything else in business, it boils down to money. Accurately tracking your software investment can lead to cost savings, ensuring compliance and increased data integrity and security. With all three of those key items as clear benefits of software license management it is a wonder why every organization doesn t do it! And, if it were that simple, everyone probably would and maybe even 20 years ago they did. But the complexities that virtualization, mobile technology, and outsourced services have brought to IT, even with their many benefits, has made the process of software license tracking more complex and seemingly the initiative that fails to be completed year after year.that is until you fail an audit or discover that a significant security breach that could have been prevented with proper patching or prevention of an unapproved application to be deployed hits the bottom line. Then software license management is more likely to get one of the top spots for the year and the attention it should receive from all organizations regardless of size or complexity. 1

6 ACCOUNTABILITY FOR SOFTWARE ASSETS WILL YOU BE READY WHEN THE AUDITORS ARRIVE? Consider this. You most likely track the value and associated use of your corporate assets, such as the office equipment, real estate and, of course, employees (affectionately referred to as the human capital asset) so that you ensure things are working properly. And you do so because it directly impacts your financial state. So why not your software investment? Preparation for a software license audit can be time consuming and costly, and can often put other projects behind schedule. And then there is always the fallout if you fail to pass the audit. The survey was quite telling in that 55% of the respondents did not believe that their software asset records are current or accurate, and over 40% admitted that not even all their software applications are fully licensed. Yet, more than 80% are confident they would pass a software vendor audit. It is both interesting and alarming as many companies are falling back into a false sense of security that they are somehow immune to a costly audit with an improving economy and software vendors seeming to turn less to true-ups as a revenue stream. DEATH, TAXES AND SOFTWARE LICENSE AUDITS? It may be pre-mature to think that you are immune from a software vendor audit, particularly if your organization has been growing. Benjamin Franklin is credited with the saying, nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes. But businesses ought to be counting a third certainty for the foreseeable future - the external software licensing audit. Many of the larger software companies are conducting audits more frequently. In part, these audits are driven by the efforts of vendors, such as Adobe Systems and Microsoft Corporation, to rein in unsanctioned use of software licenses. Like many companies, software vendors are enduring difficult economic times. Faced with reduced new license sales, they are seeking to make up for the deficit in revenue by increasing the number of audits, and their associated fines. No one is immune anymore the target is volume and getting the largest share, no longer just about going after the largest market players. REALIZE MAXIMUM VALUE FOR YOUR INVESTMENT One of the largest expenses for an IT department (and therefore any organization) is software costs. And not just the initial purchase price, but the additional cost of software licenses. According to Gartner, Inc. Software licenses represent 20% of a company s total IT budget. There is seemingly a software license paradox at work, with organizations over-licensed up to 60% of owned software licenses and under-licensed 30%. The goal for software licenses is to be adequate. Organizations need an adequate number of licenses, not too many, not too few. If an organization buys too many licenses it has overpaid and wasted funds for an underutilized product. If an organization buys too few licenses it can find itself misusing licenses and potentially running afoul of vendor audits. In order to hit this bull s-eye of adequate licenses, an organization must have insight into what software is deployed and whether it is being used. Software license management solutions solve this issue by providing: Insight into both deployment numbers and usage patterns More accurate budget planning Reallocation of assets to the proper users Data to support additional software purchases, as well as negotiate beneficial support contracts. Take into account that the most important piece of information in justifying additional software investments (by nearly a 2-to-1 margin) is knowing what licenses are being used and not used. And yet, only 26% of the respondents indicated that they track any software usage patterns. That is where the value of an automated software license management solution is realized. Not only can asset management solutions speed the inventory process, minimize the impact on critical IT resources, and fully prepare an organization for an audit, but also by tracking software utilization and intelligently normalizing software titles (which are constantly changing, particularly as organizations are acquired, switch versioning, or license by general use or by version) a business can proactively ensure costs are controlled, compliance is maintained, and vulnerabilities are reduced. 2

7 YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW It is clear that as IT becomes increasingly complex and new technologies continue to interrupt the mix, organizations can clearly benefit from automated software license management solutions to prepare for an audit, limit unnecessary costs, better and proactively manage resources, and improve operational efficiency. Many organizations are well aware of the benefits afforded by software license management solutions, yet don t fully utilize them. Most likely this is driven by the constant chase of emergency situations, which limit an IT department s ability to think and act on a strategic level. While this is understandable, it is not good business or IT practice, given the tremendous costs and risk associated with not having a proper software license management solution. What was historically a manual process is becoming automated today. Once automated, integration with financial and service business systems will deliver the accurate tracking, accountability, and compliancy to support proactive business and financial software investment planning, and remove the risks of audit failures and data breaches due to out-dated software management. SURVEY METHODOLOGY AND KEY FINDINGS 2012 Software License Management Benchmark Survey Results [NOTE: The margin of error chart can be used, though must be determined to be accurate with this survey size.] The software license management solution survey was conducted by BMC Software and IAITAM. A total of 522 surveys were completed, with answers to more than 15 questions. Following is a list of selected survey questions along with notable data points for each. A complete list of the survey questions follows in the next section. Yes No Unknown Do you conduct internal practice audits at your organization? 49.3% 50.7% If Microsoft, or another large software vendor were to audit your asset portfolio tomorrow, would you pass? 80.3% 19.7% Are all software applications that are used internally (or remotely) fully licensed? Do you feel your IT software asset records are accurate and current? 58.6% 8.3% 33.1% 44.5% 55.5% 0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 3

8 CHECK THE STATEMENT THAT BEST DESCRIBES HOW SOFTWARE LICENSES ARE HANDLED WHEN A PC IS BEING RETIRED AT YOUR ORGANIZATION. Those who said they perform manual process had a higher likelihood of passing an audit (92.3% versus 82.0%) Not surprisingly, those who indicated that PCs to be disposed are wiped without examining the software installed had a lower percent that felt they would pass an external audit (75.3%). WHAT SOFTWARE LICENSE MANAGEMENT TASK IS MOST IMPORTANT WHEN JUSTIFYING ADDITIONAL SOFTWARE INVESTMENTS? 4

9 WHAT IS THE PROCESS WHEN SOMEONE IN YOUR ORGANIZATION ATTEMPTS TO DOWN- LOAD AN UNAUTHORIZED APPLICATION? Almost half of the respondents had no program to block unauthorized applications, making insight into IT assets very difficult. Of this group that did not have a process in place to block applications, 40.6% still felt that their assets were accurate and current (compared to 48.3% of the general respondents). Additionally, 75.7% of this group indicated that all their software applications are fully licensed. DO YOU CURRENTLY TRACK SOFTWARE USAGE PATTERNS?»»» Only 25.5% of the respondents indicated that they track software usage patterns, with three-quarters not doing so.» Of those who did track software usage, 75.3% only had between 0 and 15% of their software on the shelf (a slightly better percent that the general group s 70.4%). WHAT PERCENT OF THE SOFTWARE YOUR ORGANIZATION CURRENTLY OWNS IS SITTING ON A SHELF AND NOT BEING USED? HOW MANY END NODES (PCS/SERVERS) DOES YOUR ORGANIZATION HAVE? 5

10 HAS YOUR ORGANIZATION BEEN AUDITED BY A SOFTWARE VENDOR IN THE LAST MONTHS? This data is matching the number of end nodes against percent that had been audited % % % % Have you ever had to pay a fine to a software vendor for not passing a license audit? Only a small percent of respondents had been fined for not passing a software license audit (5.5%) WHAT IS THE #1 REASON TO HAVE A SOFTWARE LICENSE MANAGEMENT SOLUTION? Those who cited risk management as the number one reason to have an SLM solution had the same percent of having been audited. Of those who cited cost savings, a higher percentage (31.8%) had been audited by a software vendor in the last months. HAVE YOU MIGRATED TO WINDOWS 7 AS THE STANDARD DESKTOP PLATFORM? Of those who said yes, 84.6% also thought they would pass an audit from Microsoft or another large software vendor (similar to the general group). Those who responded yes were slightly more likely than the general respondents to say their IT asset records are accurate and current (53.6% to 48.3%). Those that responded yes were also slightly more likely (86.4% to 81.7%) to say that all applications are fully licensed. 6

11 APPENDIX A QUANTITATIVE QUESTIONNAIRE MAIN QUESTIONS 1. Do you feel your IT software asset records are accurate and current? Yes or no. 2. Are all software applications that are used internally (or remotely) fully licensed? Yes or no. 3. What is the #1 reason to have a Software License Management solution? a. Cost savings b. Risk management c. Disaster protection d. Budgeting for future needs e. To ease migrations 4. Do you currently track software usage patterns? Yes or no. 5. What percent of the software your organization currently owns is sitting on a shelf and not being used? a. 0-15% b. 16%-30% c. 31%-45% d. Over 45% e. Unknown 6. Are you currently tracking software licenses on company owned mobile devices? Yes or no. 7. Are you able to track company owned software licenses versus personal software licenses on employee owned mobile devices? Yes or no. 8. Do you conduct internal practice audits at your organization? Yes or no. 9. Has your organization been audited by a software vendor in the last months? Yes or no. 10. If Microsoft, or another large software vendor were to audit your asset portfolio tomorrow, would you pass? Yes or no. 11. Have you ever had to pay a fine to a software vendor for not passing a license audit? Yes or no. 12. What software license management task is most important when justifying additional software investments? a. Understand the number of purchased licenses within a license agreement b. Know what licenses are being used or not being used c. Have an accurate depiction of the cost of the application 13. Do you have a formal process for approving/denying the use of certain applications? Yes or no. 14. What is the process when someone in your organization attempts to download an unauthorized application? a. A program blocks the downloads b. Downloads are not currently blocked and doing so is of interest to me c. There is no program to block downloads and no opportunity to institute that process 15. Check the statement that best describes how software licenses are handled when a PC is being retired at your organization? a. Conduct a discovery run that locates and counts all licenses b. Perform manual process to document disposed software and update license counts c. PCs to be disposed are wiped without examining the software installed on the machine d. Disposal processes are not shared with the software license team 7

12 16. Have you migrated to Windows 7 as the standard desktop platform? Yes or no or Currently in progress. 17. Do you virtualize software applications? Yes or no. 18. If yes, are you able to track software license application usage on applications that have been virtualized? Yes or no. 19. What solution do you currently use to track your assets including applications, hardware, etc.? a. BMC FootPrints b. BMC Track-It! c. LANDesk d. Altiris e. Kace f. Microsoft g. Other 20. Do you currently own any BMC Software solutions? Yes or no. 21. How many end nodes (PCs/Servers) does your organization have? a b c d

13 ABOUT IAITAM With its global reach to over 5,000 members, IAITAM exists solely to impart knowledge through professional education and expert advice surrounding IT Asset Management best practices in order to educate organizations surrounding the business aspects of an IT Asset Management Program and the consequential benefits in risk avoidance, enhanced ROI and operational efficiencies when a mature ITAM Progam is achieved. BMC, BMC Software, and the BMC Software logo are the exclusive properties of BMC Software, Inc., are registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and may be registered or pending registration in other countries. All other BMC trademarks, service marks, and logos may be registered or pending registration in the U.S. or in other countries. UNIX is the registered trademark of The Open Group in the US and other countries. Tivoli and IBM are trademarks or registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both. IT Infrastructure Library is a registered trademark of the Office of Government Commerce and is used here by BMC Software, Inc., under license from and with the permission of OGC. ITIL is a registered trademark, and a registered community trademark of the Office of Government Commerce, and is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and is used here by BMC Software, Inc., under license from and with the permission of OGC. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners BMC Software, Inc. All rights reserved. *94X03*

14 DATASHEET BMC FootPrints Asset Core It s here. Cradle-to-grave management of your IT assets! With this latest release, BMC FootPrints 11 will help you intelligently account and budget your IT asset expenditures, reduce security and compliance risks, and increase user productivity anywhere on any device. Additional New Features» Auto-Agent Upgrades: Effortlessly upgrade your Asset Core agents.» Relay infrastructure and then move to the agents associated to those relays.» Gain an up-to-date BMC FootPrints Asset Core infrastructure that can take advantage of all the new functionality.» FootPrints Service Core Integration: New feature data staged to be available to BMC FootPrints Service Core Configuration Manager and Incident & Problem Manager.» Language Support:» New language Brazilian Portuguese» Platform Support:» Native Support for 64-bit Linux» Support for importing from Lotus Domino and Novell e-directory directory services Financial Asset Management Easily plan for IT upgrades and replacements with end-to-end financial asset tracking and management Having a set of tools that allows you to quickly understand the relationship between assets and their users, purchase costs, warranty and support information, useful life (depreciation), and other assets will provide the stepping stone that moves your IT department from cost center to business partner. With BMC FootPrints 11, you can easily track asset lifecycle status cradle-to-grave. BMC FootPrints now offers:» A comprehensive lifecycle view of a device, including key data with regards to costs and depreciation, lifecycle status, asset assignment and ownership, and procurement information» Inventory of all relevant device lifecycle data for financial reporting and audits» Integration with existing CMDB or built-in import wizard for data from other sources» Reports by user, department, or organization determining user/device lifespan, chargeback options, and compliance data mapping with license renewal costs Virtual Infrastructure Management Gain a dynamic global view of your hybrid environment Spinning up virtual machines on demand is easily becoming the norm, often resulting in orphaned virtual guests, over - or underutilized hypervisors, and a lack of visibility into your complete virtual infrastructure. Visually map assets and dependencies in a complex IT environment, reducing overhead, management investments, and potential security risks resulting from VM sprawl or rogue VMs. BMC FootPrints offers:» A single pane of glass view of physical and virtual assets» Auto-discovery of remote bare-metal hypervisors, such as VMware vsphere or Microsoft Hyper-V» Virtual infrastructure awareness with executive reports and dashboards» Hypervisors mapped to their virtual guests» Ability to manage state (start/stop/pause) of a virtual machine Intelligent Software Recognition Balance software deployment with license compliance Maintain software license compliance and understand usage with existing software catalog, automated software inventory normalization tools, and pre-built reports and dashboards. Know who is using (or not using) software applications on your company network before purchasing additional licenses, and enforce desktop standards by identifying and blocking applications that pose security risks, degrade network performance, or damage productivity. With BMC FootPrints 11 Intelligent Software Recognition, you can automatically detect and create licensable software units, thus eliminating the time and risk involved when managing by hand. BMC FootPrints now offers:» Automated detection and recognition of software suites and licensable units» Normalization of vendor information

15 » Categorizing and typing» Views of supported, unsupported, and unidentified software» Automated usage tracking» Powerful out-of-the-box software asset management reports and dashboards User-focused Management Improve customer satisfaction, reduce help desk tickets, and increase workforce productivity A user-focused management approach frees your IT administrators to focus on the user instead of the multitude of devices that the user may leverage to productively do their job. BMC FootPrints 11 greatly simplifies the process of organizing and deploying business standards and policies across the entire organization. Policies now follow users as they move from platform to platform to accomplish their jobs. BMC FootPrints now allows administrators to:» Support user and group profile management» Auto-discover or assign user-to-device relationships» Reduce valuable time spent on manually defining who is a user of a device» Apply software, security, deployment, and other policies to a group instead of the device Security Configuration Management Manager-of-Managers for multiple security solutions deployed to your IT assets With BMC FootPrints 11 Compliance Manager, you can gather and report on security configuration states across multiple security products, including encryption, VPN, anti-spyware, and personal firewalls. BMC FootPrints 11 prevents security threats by actively managing typical points of entry, such as networkconnected user devices, IM clients, peer2peer file sharing, and web browsers. BMC FootPrints now offers:» Global visibility and management of anti-virus and other endpoint security products» A single console to deploy anti-virus definition updates or apply security settings to the browser without having to define special commands for an individual vendor» Out-of-the-box compliance templates, customizable compliance alerts, and customizable dashboards» Holistic control of your anti-virus solutions, including updates and scans, policy-based security configurations, and vulnerable data entry points BUSINESS RUNS ON I.T. I.T. RUNS ON BMC SOFTWARE. Business runs better when IT runs at its best. That s why more than 25,000 IT organizations from the Global 100 to the smallest businesses in over 120 countries rely on BMC Software to manage their business services and applications across distributed, mainframe, virtual and cloud environments. With the leading Business Service Management platform, Cloud Management, and the industry s broadest choice of IT management solutions, BMC helps customers cut costs, reduce risk and achieve business objectives. For the four fiscal quarters ended December 31, 2011, BMC revenue was approximately $2.2 billion. Operating System Deployment Reduce time creating, managing, and deploying OS images BMC FootPrints 11 includes enhancements for creating, managing, and deploying OS images:» Faster deployment project builds» Multiple active deployment projects» PXE boot menu» Project dashboards» Automatic driver detection» Driver tagging for better organization and management» TFTP proxy for supporting scenarios when a switch manages DHCP For More Information To learn more on BMC FootPrints, please visit BMC, BMC Software, and the BMC Software logo are the exclusive properties of BMC Software, Inc., are registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and may be registered or pending registration in other countries. All other BMC trademarks, service marks, and logos may be registered or pending registration in the U.S. or in other countries. Linux is the registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. Lotus and Domino are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation, registered in many jurisdictions worldwide. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners , 2012 BMC Software, Inc. All rights reserved. * *

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