Monitoring an enterprise network for determining specified computing device usage

An apparatus for monitoring online/offline network status of a computing device in an enterprise-wide communication network, the apparatus comprising:

• a computing platform including a memory and at least one processor;
• a computer monitoring application stored in the memory, executable by the at least one processor and including:
• a network status determination routine configured to query, on a predetermined schedule, the enterprise network for network status of a one or more computing devices, and receive, in response to the query, network status responses that include an indication of the network status of the one or more computing devices, and
• a network status verification routine configured to verify that at least one of the indications of the network status is specifically associated with one of the one or more computing devices.

A computer program product comprising:

• a computer-readable medium comprising:
• a first set of codes for causing a computer to query, on a predetermined schedule, an enterprise-wise network for network status of a computing device;
• a second set of codes for causing a computer to receive a network status response to the query, wherein one or more of the network status responses includes an indication of the network status of the computing device;
• and
• a third set of codes for causing a computer to verify that at least one of the indications of the network status is associated with the computing device.