Private company

Express Metrix

IT software

Express Metrix is a provider of IT asset management software used for PC hardware and software inventory, license management, and software metering. Express Metrix is based in Seattle, Washington, and its software has been deployed on more than two million desktop computers worldwide.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Express Metrix is a provider of IT asset management software used for PC hardware and software inventory, license management, and software metering. Express Metrix is based in Seattle, Washington, and its software has been deployed on more than two million desktop computers worldwide.2

The story

Express Metrix grew out of a division of WRQ, Inc. (now Attachmate) called Express Systems. In September 2000, a group of WRQ executives purchased the Express Systems product line from WRQ and formed Express Metrix.

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Products and brands

Express Software Manager is an IT asset management suite that integrates PC inventory, purchasing data, software usage tracking, and application control. The suite includes Express Inventory and Express Meter.

Express Inventory is a hardware and software inventory product that provides a summary of all hardware and software installed across the PC desktop and server environment.

Express Meter is a software metering product that allows companies to track software usage across their networks, as well as restrict access to applications that are concurrently licensed or pose a risk to security or productivity.

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Timeline

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