Provance introduces new IT Asset Management solution for Microsoft System Center

- Compatibility with System Center Configuration Manager 2007 allows
       customers to take control of IT costs with new solution for IT asset
           life cycle management and software license compliance -LAS VEGAS, NV, April 30 /CNW Telbec/ - Provance Technologies today
announced the release of Provance 4.1, a new version of the company's IT Asset
Management solution optimized for use with Microsoft System Center
Configuration Manager 2007. Provance 4.1 complements and extends System Center
Configuration Manager 2007 with end-to-end life cycle management of IT assets
that allows customers to take control of IT costs.
    "System Center Configuration Manager 2007 provides a comprehensive
management solution to assess, deploy, and update IT infrastructure from
desktops to datacenter environments," said Robert Reynolds, director of System
Center product management at Microsoft Corp. "We are pleased to see Provance
incorporate the asset life cycle management and license compliance
capabilities of Provance 4.1 with System Center Configuration Manager 2007 to
bring its domain expertise in IT asset management to our mutual customers."
    "Combining Provance and Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager
2007 is a natural pairing of two highly regarded solutions that together
deliver customer value exceeding the sum of the individual parts," said Gilles
Lalonde, CEO and President of Provance. "Working with Microsoft allows us to
provide our mutual customers with a powerful solution that helps drive down IT
costs, increase service management efficiency, and reduce security and
compliance risks."
    The new version 4.1 release of the Provance IT Asset Management solution
features compatibility with Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007
that allows customers to improve financial management of IT assets. Provance
associates financial details about assets, such as contracts, licenses,
maintenance and support agreements, leases, and vendor data, with hardware and
software inventory information from System Center Configuration Manager. This
enables cost-effective management of IT assets through their complete life
cycle and ensures compliance with software license agreements. Provance
workflow processes for the approval and fulfillment of IT service requests
also integrate with System Center Configuration Manager for automated software
distribution and software updates.
    Provance 4.1 is available immediately. Provance will be demonstrating the
solution at Microsoft Management Summit 2008 in Las Vegas from April 28th to
May 2nd.

    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 complements the inventory
management, discovery and configuration management capabilities of Microsoft
System Center Configuration Manager 2007 and Microsoft Systems Management
Server 2003 (SMS) with powerful IT asset life cycle management and software
license compliance. Supporting ITIL(R) and the Microsoft Operations Framework,
Provance strengthens the IT effectiveness of enterprises and government
organizations at every level of the Microsoft Infrastructure Optimization
model.
    For more information about Provance, please contact [e-mail] or
visit us at www.provance.com.

For further information: Media contact: Gord Watts, Vice President,
Provance Technologies Inc., [phone] x261, [e-mail]