Novell will use Tally's technologies to bolster its Zenworks system management offerings Novell has agreed to acquire IT asset management company Tally Systems for an undisclosed sum in order to expand its Zenworks product line, it said Wednesday.Tally Systems, based in Lebanon, New Hampshire, offers tools for discovery and inventory, license management, and analysis of software usage and trends. Novell wants to use its technologies to bolster its Zenworks system management offerings to give customers a greater ability to track systems and information across the enterprise, Novell said.Tally Systems claims to have its products licensed on over 10 million PCs and 15,000 Web sites. It offers products with capabilities such as patch management, application self-healing and software deployment. The transaction is due to close in April, Novell said. SecuritySoftware DevelopmentTechnology Industry