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Maximizing Your Profits through Software Asset Management
White Papers This white paper is an in-depth look at implementing SAM strategy. Software licenses are a significant part of the asset managers responsibility. Most managers understand managing physical assets, such as computers, desks and office equipment.
[August 6, 2003, 11:08]
Momentum Webcast: Processes and Considerations for Software Asset Management (Level 300)
White Papers Software Asset Management (SAM) puts the people, processes, and technology in place for the effective management and control of software assets within an organization. In this webcast, a presenter from Project Leadership Associates (PLA) discusses...
[June 9, 2007, 1:00]
Non-Profit Organization Makes Savings, Wins New Donors With Software Asset Management
White Papers It partnered with TecBiz to initiate a Software Asset Management (SAM) implementation. The Association of Muslim Professionals (AMP) is a Singapore based non-profit charity. Dependent on donations and sponsorship from the community, AMP needed...
[March 1, 2008, 0:02]
Quantifying the Value of Software Asset Management
White Papers Software Asset Management ("SAM") systems combine processes and technologies to improve the way software applications are utilized, tracked, and managed throughout all phases of their lifecycle. Over the past few decades, employees have come to...
[March 14, 2009, 0:18]
An end to the software police?
News The International Standards Organisation (ISO) finally published its standard for software asset management (SAM) on Monday. According to the ISO, the standard will "enable an organisation to prove that it is performing SAM to a standard sufficient...
[May 10, 2006, 12:45]
A New Standard in Software Asset Management: The Benefits and Implications of ISO/IEC 19770
White Papers The key to effective Software Asset Management (SAM) seems quite simple: "Know what you have. CIO's and IT managers are turning their attention to best practice frameworks to elevate ad hoc practices to comprehensive, process-driven SAM programs.
[November 26, 2007, 2:14]
Microsoft offers 'self-service' software management
News Microsoft has acknowledged that even the most law-abiding users can find it difficult to keep their software compliant with licensing rules, and introduced a new software asset management (SAM) programme which it says will help them.
[November 17, 2006, 15:25]
BSA teams up with IiS on SAM
News At the same time, Investors in Software (IiS) has taken on its 17th member organisation, HP, which will join the likes of Microsoft, Symantec, Ernst & Young, Deloitte and Oracle in addressing some of the issues around software asset management (SAM).
[June 26, 2007, 17:36]
Suppliers ease up on licensing crackdowns
News But a spokesman for blue chip IT user group the Corporate IT Forum, said a recent poll of its members found most companies were now well versed on SAM (software asset management) and did not need the help of organisations such as Fast.
[June 10, 2008, 9:04]
Microsoft toolkit targets licensing pain
News The Customer Software Asset Management (SAM) toolkit, available starting on Tuesday on the Microsoft UK Business website, breaks down the software management process - which Microsoft UK licensing programme manager Ram Dhaliwal admits can be...
[August 2, 2006, 9:55]
Buy it, install it, deploy it, forget it…
Blog As much as storage, networking, configuration management and (today’s chosen subject) software asset management (SAM) are fundamentally important to the daily workings of your average IT mega-structure, they’ll never be quite as easy to get...
[November 19, 2007, 17:17]
BSA targets small businesses with SAM site
News According to a survey of small businesses carried out on behalf of the BSA, only 16 percent of respondents said they used software asset management (SAM) tools, but 80 percent said they would be interested in using tools to keep track of software...
[December 12, 2003, 11:55]
Corporate UK Facing Compliance Time Bomb
Blog If the survey is to be believed, then over half of UK businesses do not perceive a risk from misuse of software or counterfeit supply, and just under half do not believe they face a threat from the lack of compliance as they claim to have a...
[November 10, 2008, 11:03]
Momentum Webcast: Using Software Asset Management in Healthcare to Improve Security and Meet HIPAA Requirements (Level 100)
White Papers The attended of this webcast will learn how Software Asset Management (SAM) can help to support the requirements set forth in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The presenter will discuss how SAM processes help protect...
[September 6, 2008, 1:01]
Momentum Webcast: Build for the Future With Microsoft Software Asset Management (Level 100)
White Papers Because more and more companies are starting to view their technology as an investment, Software Asset Management (SAM) is becoming an important concept in the business world. This webcast explains how the Microsoft SAM program can help to put the...
[January 11, 2009, 0:22]
Company Verifies Compliance, Gains Companywide Efficiencies With SAM
White Papers The company hired IT consulting firm Tacoma to implement a Software Asset Management (SAM) program. Implementing the SAM program has also helped the company achieve widespread organizational efficiencies.
[June 30, 2008, 0:54]
Insurance Agency Prepares for New IT Projects, Realizes Savings Through SAM
White Papers The company moved IT resources back to an internally supported model and quickly saw the need to implement a more structured Software Asset Management (SAM) strategy. Partnering with Cynthia Farren Consulting, Lovitt & Touche implemented a...
[May 26, 2009, 1:21]
Ski Resort Gains IT Visibility and Cuts Service Times by Tracking Its Software Assets
White Papers Before moving ahead, Conamex implemented a Software Asset Management (SAM) plan to evaluate the IT environment. Through SAM, Ski Bromont gained a clearer picture of its IT environment, helping it make informed decisions about future software...
[September 28, 2007, 1:00]
Momentum Webcast: Validate Your SAM Program Using ISO 19770-1 (Level 100)
White Papers It gives an overview of ISO SAM standards currently available and under development. The attendee of this webcast will learn about the ISO 19770-1 standard for software asset management processes. The webcast shows how this standard can be applied...
[March 25, 2008, 0:01]
IT and Software Asset Management: A Key to Reducing Costs
White Papers The purpose of this white paper is to demystify IT and software asset management and discuss the specific cost savings, including those related to software compliance, that can be obtained by implementing an effective IT/SAM program.
[July 6, 2007, 1:00]
