Lanamark today announced availability of the Desktop Analysis Pack for Lanamark Suite. This new analysis pack is designed to help solution providers

• Efficiently analyze existing physical desktop infrastructure.
• Right-size virtual desktop infrastructure to avoid under- or over-provisioning.
• Help enterprises rationalize software licenses to reduce software costs and the risk of non-compliance.

The Desktop Analysis Pack for Lanamark Suite

• Distinguishes desktops from laptops to identify mobile users.
• Determines associations between workstations and external devices such as monitors, printers and scanners.
• Leverages Lanamark Software Intelligence (LSI) technology to recognize software applications installed versus ones actually used across the enterprise.

The combined information about desktop hardware and software enables solution providers to

• Identify desktops most suitable for virtualization
• Determine what type of thin client devices would be most appropriate for end users
• Recommend how software applications should be allocated to minimize licensing costs.