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Dell Enhances Popular Kace Management Appliance: Page 2 of 2

Additionally, since the acquisition last year, Kace has been able to leverage Dell's significant channel partner ecosystem to provide broader exposure to the Kace solution, says Brasen. "Businesses generally prefer to work with one sales organization for the majority of their IT purchases, so having Kace in their catalogs undoubtedly results in more sales opportunities."

Addressing the problem of unused or underutilized software licenses is a major focus of the latest K1000 enhancements. A new Web-based reporting engine that can be accessed from any browser-equipped device can generate custom reports to identify license compliance violations or unapproved software installations, says Dell.

By integrating with Dell Warranty cloud-based services, users can see the real-time status of all Dell warranties and help determine whether organizations should refresh assets, buy extended warranty or retire assets. The new Windows agent delivers greater visibility of all network systems, resulting in higher levels of compliance.

The K1000 and new Dell Warranty integration is available May 20, with pricing starting at $8,900 for 100 nodes. Unlimited node and special educational pricing is also available.

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