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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, 2008 – 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.