Useful Software Metering Rules

One way to ensure a really fast ROI with Configuration Manager is usage of Software Metering. Creating the rules is a simple process but gathering the exe names of the software packages can be time consuming. To save you some time I have added some of the most commonly used products.

Application	Filename	Vendor
Visio	Visio.exe	Microsoft
Project	winproj.exe	Microsoft
Frontpage	Frontpg.exe	Microsoft
Access	Msaccess.exe	Microsoft
Autocad	Autocad.exe	Autodesk
Acrobat Writer std	Acrobat.exe	Adobe
Acrobat Writer Prof.	Acrobat.exe	Adobe
Illustrator	Illustrator.exe	adobe
Image Ready	ImageReady.exe	Adobe
InDesign	InDesign.exe	Adobe
Photoshop	Photoshop.exe	Adobe
DreamWeaver	DreamWeaver.exe	Adobe
Flash Prof.	Flash.exe	Adobe
Crystal Reports	crw32.exe	Business Objects