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BigFix app aims to cure software license bloat

Company develops software that tracks enterprise software licenses and manages associated costs
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BigFix app aims to cure software license bloat

Denise Dubie By Denise Dubie
Enterprise IT managers looking to cut costs could eliminate spending on existing software investments by taking an inventory and tracking usage across their environment. Read full story

Denise Dubie is senior editor with Network World.

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