Security audits and evaluations of IT systems are on the rise. Computing assets that cannot be effectively inventoried and monitored at all times – not just once a year – can
undermine even the best security strategies, exposing an
entire organization to undue risk. IT professionals must be able to accurately track computers, know who is using them and what is installed on them.

The Ideal Solution For Managing Remote And Mobile Assets

Traditional IT asset management systems can lose track of laptops when they drift to unknown locations or are not connected to the LAN. With Computrace^®, IT has visibility into their computer asset base whether on the LAN or connected via the Internet.  Laptops also report changes in asset information regardless of their location. Computrace adds visibility to the 40% of computers that go unseen by traditional LAN based IT asset management systems.

Secure Asset Tracking^TM enables you to locate and report on the activities of computers that have drifted within your organization, have gone missing or have been used for unauthorized activities. Knowing who has each asset, the software and hardware installed on it, and where they are helps companies comply with government regulations.

Prevent Loss Due to "Computer Drift"

With typical asset tracking systems, an average of 10-15% of computers, including remote and mobile machines, "drift" from view – into other departments, contractors' offices, or unauthorized locations. With Computrace, every computer with an Internet connection communicates regularly to report system information, location and user identity, allowing IT to locate up to 100% of their computers 24/7, and stop drift in its tracks.

Grant Thornton LLP Achieves 99.7% Accuracy in IT Asset Tracking

“IT Asset Management is a top priority for Grant Thornton. We are achieving asset management accuracy of 99.7%, far above the industry average. The ability to track the whereabouts of our computer assets and avoid costly penalties of missing leased computers is something we are proud of at Grant Thornton. With Absolute Software we are better able to track our laptops and monitor our leased computers resulting in considerable cost savings. Our partnership with Absolute Software has become a critical component to our overall asset management program.”

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Computrace Finds IT – and Protects IT

Computrace provides IT staff visibility into every remote and mobile computer asset with a selection of 26 unique reports, including software licenses, computer leases, machine configurations, computer retirement, upgrades, computer loss and monitoring of security policy violations, to name a few.

Computrace provides:

• Real-Time Asset Tracking – Tracking every mobile asset connected to an internal network or the Internet in real-time enables dynamic reporting, and helps with regulatory compliance.
• Audit Logs – Comprehensive audit logs produce defensible records that can verify what sensitive information was lost or stolen, its encryption status and the last known location of the mobile asset.
• Persistence - Easy to install and unobtrusive to the end-user, the Computrace Agent, or software client, runs silently and automatically and is virtually impossible for a non-authorized user to accidentally or deliberately delete.
• Secure Communications – Because the Agent initiates the connection to the online Monitoring Center, it is inherently more secure than conventional auto-discovery mechanisms that rely on an open and listening port, potentially vulnerable to hackers. As well, communication is TCP-based and always encrypted.
• Find IT All – A Gartner study suggests that most organizations can only locate 60% of their mobile assets using traditional IT asset management (ITAM) tools. Computrace complements existing ITAM tools, helping IT track and manage up to 100% of a computer fleet, thereby reducing organizational drift.
• Lifecycle Management – Countless examples exist in the media of sensitive information being found on “refurbished” computers supposedly wiped clean before re-sale. Computrace can be set to run an automatic remote data delete to assist with machine retirement.
• Lease Management – "You can't return what you can't find." With Computrace, IT professionals know when leased computers are due back, and where they are located. 

You Can’t Protect What You Can’t Find

With Computrace, you can centrally manage your entire computer population, including remote and mobile assets. Featuring a small, stealthy and tamper-resistant client application that reports detailed information using minimal bandwidth, it is ideal for remote and mobile computers.

IT asset management and laptop tracking has never been easier. Find out how Computrace can transform your IT inventory program today.

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