Tally Systems TS.Census to Manage 100,000 Desktops at Ford Motor Company; Asset Management Software Helps Deliver IT Capabilities for Business Transformation
13 November 2000
Tally Systems TS.Census to Manage 100,000 Desktops at Ford Motor Company; Asset Management Software Helps Deliver IT Capabilities for Business Transformation
LEBANON, N.H.--Nov. 13, 2000--Tally Systems Corp., a pioneer of enterprise IT asset management solutions, today announced that Ford Motor Company has selected TS.Census, Tally Systems' market leading IT asset tracking software, to automate hardware and software discovery and asset tracking for 100,000 desktops at Ford Motor Company headquarters and offices worldwide."Our extensive experience in gathering accurate and detailed information about hardware and software will not only help Ford Motor Company keep track of these widely distributed and dynamic IT assets, but also help serve as a key competitive edge by facilitating decisions about new technology and speeding its implementation," said Ted Jastrzembski, President and CEO of Tally Systems Corp. "Ford understands the importance of speed when implementing new technology, and the information we will provide about their existing IT assets will allow them to be quick on the draw in putting that new technology to work immediately."
Designed to deliver superior information about the location, configuration, and history of IT assets in the enterprise in support of both technology investment and technology deployment decisions, TS.Census combines Tally Systems patented Census recognition technology and flexible enterprise architecture to ensure accuracy and ease of use. Tally Systems' industry-proven technology and 10 years of experience at over 11,000 customer sites will help Ford manage 80,000 domestic and 20,000 international PCs to plan and budget for technology migrations, ensure software license compliance, and better position Ford to act quickly and competitively when implementing transformational information technology.
" TS.Census is a truly enterprise solution, capable of scaling to handle 1,000 PCs or 100,000 PCs," said Joanne Egner, Director of Product Management at Tally Systems. "TS.Census' new client/server architecture and distributed control mechanisms facilitate and simplify the complex task of gathering and managing inventory data on vast numbers of IT assets. By focusing on closing the loop on the inventory process to ensure accurate, reliable data, TS.Census facilitates and simplifies asset management in any organization, large or small."
Utilizing TS.Census' enterprise features, companies like Ford will be able to gather IT inventory data enterprise-wide for a unified view of all of the company's IT assets, while also enabling distributed control and reporting features for local and regional managers. This flexible structure will allow companies to deploy TS.Census in a manner that parallels their internal organization, while also providing inventory data consumers, from help-desk personnel to purchasing managers, with accurate and appropriate information suitable for their job function.
About Tally Systems
Tally Systems Corp. is the world's leading supplier of innovative technology investment and technology delivery products, aligning distributed technology with business goals. Tally Systems' products - including TS.Asset, TS.Census, TS.Ready, and TS.Usage - are currently licensed on over 9,000,000 PCs at more than 12,000 client sites worldwide.
Creativity, entrepreneurship and proven expertise continue to keep Tally Systems at the forefront of developments in an industry where the only constant is change. Visit Tally Systems on the web at: http://www.tallysystems.com.