FAST IiS Evaluation Confirms Market-Leading Strength of ManageSoft Software Asset Management Solution

Control Entire Asset Lifecycle with Enterprise Compliance Manager

BOSTON, MA, July 23, 2009, ManageSoft—the leading provider of desktop-to-datacenter software asset management (SAM) solutions—announced today the results of the FAST IiS (Federation Against Software Theft and Investors in Software) independent evaluation of their Enterprise Compliance Manager^® (ECM) software.

The FAST IiS report declared—"The ManageSoft suite of products [...] allows very detailed software management and asset control—from simple asset inventory through complete end-to-end life cycle management of all your software components. From precise Oracle software management and virtual machine license management to complete software maintenance tracking and reporting, the product offers a truly complete solution." The overview and detailed technical evaluation reports are both available on the ManageSoft website: http://www.managesoft.com.

"FAST IiS is dedicated to driving the adoption of Software Asset Management best practices and helping IT organizations achieve cost efficient license compliance," said John Lovelock, FAST IiS chief executive officer. Our evaluation shows that ManageSoft's ECM tool puts them in a very strong position in the marketplace and clearly enables a mature SAM process to be achieved."

"FAST IiS's assessment of ECM corroborates what our customers have experienced first-hand," stated Alan Swahn, ManageSoft's vice president of marketing and business development. "Many of the world's leading companies and government organizations use ECM to gain control of their software estate and reduce the IT spend associated with license purchases, renewals, and asset management."

About ManageSoft
ManageSoft is the leading supplier of Enterprise Software Management solutions for software asset recognition, license compliance, and contract management. ManageSoft's flagship product—Enterprise Compliance Manager^®—enables organizations to reduce software license and maintenance costs, while improving IT operational efficiency and maintaining license compliance.

Our products support open industry ISO and ITIL software asset management standards and ManageSoft contributes to defining future standards with participation in the ISO 19770 working groups. ManageSoft has developed key business or technology partnerships with Microsoft (Gold Certified), VMware, Oracle, Novell, Red Hat, and Siemens IT Solutions and Services.

The company is headquartered at 100 North Washington Street, Boston, MA. 02114. Telephone: +1.617.532.1600, Fax: +1.617.532.1605, and has offices in United Kingdom, Germany, and Australia. Email: ITcompliance@managesoft.com, Websites: ManageSoft.com or Desktop2Datacenter.com.

About FAST IiS
In September 2008 the Federation Against Software Theft and Investors in Software joined forces to advocate distilled, simplified and unified messaging on software asset management (SAM) and software licence management (SLM) best practice to the end user community. The strength of the two reputable brands encapsulates a holistic approach to driving the professional use of software across the industry and the globe.

The Federation Against Software Theft was formed in 1984; it was the first organisation globally to champion the professional management of legitimate software and protect publishers' rights. It aims to reduce, restrict and or lessen the incidence of unauthorised dealings in computer software.

The Federation by way of the FAST IiS brand is a not-for-profit organisation that is limited by guarantee and wholly owned by its members. It works on many fronts to promote the legitimate use of software and protect its members' rights through education, enforcement, lobbying and promoting standards and best practice in business. www.fastiis.org

SLM evaluations can be found at: http://www.fastiis.org/evaluation

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