EMA Compares Numara Software to Other PC Lifecycle Management Vendors in New Webinar, "It Pays to Do Your Homework - Know What to Look for in a PC Lifecycle Management Solution"

Live Webinar Discusses Recent EMA Research on PC Lifecycle Management Challenges, Today’s Requirements and Critical Considerations When Evaluating Management Solutions for Better Operations

Tampa, Fla., Dec. 7, 2010 – Numara® Software, Inc., a global leader in service management and asset management solutions for IT professionals, today announced that it will host a live webinar with Steven Brasen, senior IT industry analyst at Enterprise Management Associates (EMA), on the power and value of automation in client lifecycle management in simplifying today’s complex client management requirements.  The webinar will discuss the IT challenges necessitating automation and streamlined processes, best-practices for PC lifecycle management, and key criteria for solution evaluations from recent EMA research, including functional and financial comparisons of some of the most popular automated solution sets on the market today.

As organizations become more reliant on increased workforce productivity to drive business success, IT bears the responsibility of solving unexpected problems more quickly, improving processes and ensuring that employees' PCs are secure, compliant and performing optimally.  Mid-market enterprises often feel these challenges more intensely as they strive to achieve the same management performance as their larger counterparts, but with far more limited financial and staffing resources.

Many companies recognize that automating PC lifecycle management processes, such as provisioning and maintaining systems, simultaneously improves performance and reduces the challenges and complexity for IT.  Yet one more hurdle remains: identifying the best solution to address the organization’s current needs and in alignment with available resources to manage it.  In the webinar, "It Pays to Do Your Homework - Know What to Look for in a PC Lifecycle Management Solution," Brasen will present key results from the EMA evaluation.  From how to identify requirements and prioritize features to a side-by-side comparison of different tools' functionality and in-depth cost breakdowns for four different vendors, EMA has done the research so attendees do not have to.  The webinar will give time-strapped IT professionals a head start on the path to comprehensive, automated PC lifecycle management.  

Sam Elliot, Numara Software product manager, will also discuss how the Numara® Asset Management Platform (NAMP) helps companies manage PCs from hire to retire.  A flexible suite of eight integrated solutions, NAMP gives IT the power to automate processes – throughout the entire device lifecycle with the power of one solution, one client and one database..

The live webinar will be held on Thursday, December 9 at 2:00 p.m. EST and is currently open for registration at http://tinyurl.com/2w3h7tp.  An open Q&A session will follow the presentations. All attendees will also receive a free copy of the EMA white paper "PC Lifecycle Management Automation for Mid-Sized Enterprises: Comparing Solutions from IBM, LANDesk, Microsoft, Numara Software, and Symantec."

About Enterprise Management Associates
Founded in 1996, Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) is a leading industry analyst firm that provides deep insight across the full spectrum of IT and data management technologies. EMA analysts leverage a unique combination of practical experience, insight into industry best practices, and in-depth knowledge of current and planned vendor solutions to help its clients achieve their goals. Learn more about EMA research, analysis, and consulting services for enterprise line of business users, IT professionals and IT vendors at www.enterprisemanagement.com or blogs.enterprisemanagement.com. You can also follow EMA on Twitter at http://twitter.com/ema_research.

About Numara Software
With more than 55,000 customer sites worldwide, Numara Software is a global leader in delivering practical, flexible solutions that allow IT organizations to improve service to their end-users. Our integrated IT service management and IT asset management software platforms enable organizations to efficiently automate a wide variety of IT related tasks and processes using interoperable solutions from a single, proven vendor. Widely known for our dedicated focus on ease of use and affordability for our customers, our IT solutions deliver fast time-to-value, increased control, and reduced risk for small businesses to large companies.