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Cisco has announced a new approach to Cisco IOS Software deployment and management that will enable customers to speed deployment and effectively roll out new Cisco IOS Software Activation feature sets across their global networks.
This new approach from Cisco comes in as a result of the new capabilities that it has added to its IOS Software. These capabilities will also allow customers to centrally manage and track software and license compliance and conduct software compliance audits to meet mandatory regulations.
“With Cisco IOS Software Activation, Cisco is emphasizing software’s important role in delivering the best possible experience on a flexible network services platform,” said Marie Hattar, senior director of Cisco Network Systems Marketing. “Better software deployment and management practices drive operational excellence and simplicity in customers’ networks.”
In addition to this, Cisco has also announced Cisco License Manager, a client-server based application designed to manage Cisco IOS Software Activation and licenses. It automates the workflow associated with Cisco IOS Software activation through its wizard-based graphical user interface (GUI) and can be used for large network deployments of up to 10,000 devices.
Available for free download, the software tool provides customers with access to an exact inventory of installed software and activated Cisco IOS Software feature sets.
The initial implementation focuses on Cisco IOS Software operating on new Cisco product lines which are slated to be introduced in early 2007.