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"We use it to create and manage our work orders.""The customization of the product and reporting capabilities have allowed us to provide upper management the graphs (data) they request that helps validate specific needs that we (IT) have.""Our users have come to expect availability and quick responses, and we are able to provide this thanks to the Track-IT! solution.""Using their problem management process, we can use parent/child tickets and set up public views for our problem work orders.""Using the Help Desk and Purchasing modules, they let us keep track of all the issues in our organization and analyze them for trends.""We can manually capture the assets available within the location.""Track-It! has many features that help make us more efficient and cost effective as a department.""Our efficiency has improved drastically due to a massive reduction in phone calls."

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"Symantec Asset Management Suite has better features than some of its competitors, such as the Microsoft Configuration Manager."

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Cons
"Their self-service is not user friendly.""The product’s current version could be easier and straightforward to work with small IT organizations, similar to the older version.""The solution is cumbersome to use.""There are a few items that I would like changed or extra features that could be added to our current version of this software, but those are all going to be addressed in a future software update.""The area where we would like to see improvement is in the asset management module.""Track-It! works great for a mid-size company, but anything over 700 employees, and trying to use Track-It! for any other areas of the business is difficult."

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"The solution has not been updated in a while and parts appear to be outdated, such as the pictures. It is a reactive product in terms of development and features. They do not follow the market trends or have many innovations."

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  • "BMC Track-It!’s price is reasonable compared to other products."
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  • "The price of the solution was reasonable a couple of years ago but now it is expensive."
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    Top Answer:We can manually capture the assets available within the location.
    Top Answer:The product’s current version could be easier and straightforward to work with small IT organizations, similar to the older version. Its asset management feature has been significantly affected since… more »
    Top Answer:We use the product primarily for help desk management, including login and resolution of calls. It helps us with IT asset management. We can manually capture the assets available within the location… more »
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    Also Known As
    BMC Numara Track-It!, Numara Track-It!, Numara
    Symantec Altiris Asset Management Suite
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    Overview

    Help Desk Automation

    Eliminate the manual triage of issues that leads to stacks of sticky notes and emails, problems falling through the cracks, and overworked IT technicians with no way to track or prioritize work.

    Knowledge Base

    Centralize the documentation of known issues and use keyword search to find solutions. Technicians no longer waste time searching the web and troubleshooting issues that have already been solved by others.

    Improved Efficiency

    Keep track of how productive the help desk is, identify who needs more training, get feedback on the work technicians perform and justify resource needs to management.

    Are you paying for unused software licenses? Are you prepared for your next vendor software audit? Take control with SymantecTM Asset Management Suite 8.0. In combination with Symantec Client Management Suite, you’ll get an accurate picture of your organization’s assets, ensure compliance during software audits, avoid vendor penalties and fines and uncover savings by eliminating the purchase of unnecessary licenses. Without an in-depth understanding of your organization’s software licenses, vendor contracts, and assets, it’s difficult to make smart business decisions. Asset Management Suite helps you take control with a complete and accurate picture of the relationships between all of them.

    Asset Management Suite discovers, inventories, and tracks all the hardware and software assets in your IT infrastructure through a CMDB. The CMDB manages assets’ hierarchical relationships to other configuration items, users, locations, departments, cost centers, and associated contracts. This information gives you credible information on the location and license status of every important OS, virtualization platform, or application instance. With this detailed, up-to-date information, your team can quickly identify problems, apply solutions, and document compliance.

    Sample Customers
    Florida Hospital, Mitchell International
    Amway (China) Co. Ltd., Barnabas Health, Cabela's Inc., Carrington Holding Company, Comparex, ForceTEC Co. Ltd., Hillsborough County Public Schools, Hutchison Whampoa (China) Commerce Limited, Johnson County Community College, Molina Healthcare Inc., Office of the Senator for Education and Science, Pima Community College, TIVIT, Travelport
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Government19%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Healthcare Company9%
    Financial Services Firm9%
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    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business24%
    Midsize Enterprise21%
    Large Enterprise55%
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    BMC Track-It! is ranked 18th in IT Asset Management with 5 reviews while Symantec Asset Management Suite is ranked 26th in IT Asset Management. BMC Track-It! is rated 7.4, while Symantec Asset Management Suite is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of BMC Track-It! writes "Provides good stability, but it could be intuitive and easier to use". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Symantec Asset Management Suite writes "Plenty of features, stable, and scalable". BMC Track-It! is most compared with ServiceNow and BMC Remedy , whereas Symantec Asset Management Suite is most compared with .

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