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ISO/IEC 19770

2010 Best Use of Software ID Tags Contest

January 7, 2010 ISO/IEC 19770

The ITAM Review is proud to be co-sponsoring the ‘2010 Best Use Of Tags’ Contest.
The contest will identify and recommend those SAM vendors who have clearly demonstrated the use of tags in their technology.
Last month I posted an update to the ISO/IEC 19770 Standard (see the article here) whereby I mentioned that for the Standard [...]

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ISO/IEC 19770 Standard Update – Turning Theory Into Practice

December 7, 2009 ISO/IEC 19770
Ready,-Steady,-Go

ISO/IEC 19770-2 Published
After three years of work the ISO/IEC 19770-2 standard has been published by ISO.
I think this is a great initiative and the team behind the ISO standard have done some great work.
It is now all about the execution

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ISO Working Group Recognises Contributors to SAM Standards at IAITAM 09

October 21, 2009 ISO/IEC 19770
ISO-IEC-WG21 Recognises Contributors

This update has been provided by Steve Klos of TagVault:
This year, the IAITAM conference was held in Las Vegas from September 30th to Oct 2nd.  IAITAM did their usual great job in coordinating the event and the conference was well attended.  The conference schedule was packed with knowledgeable speakers and presentations.
During the conference, John [...]

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INTERVIEW: Steve Klos “Revolutionising the Identification and Management of Software”

June 16, 2009 ISO/IEC 19770

Back in December last year Steve Klos provided me with a helicopter view of the international standard for SAM (ISO/IEC 19770) – the full article is here.
The second part of the standard, -2, is now nearing completion. I caught up with Steve recently and asked him how companies can get involved, what benefits they can [...]

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INTERVIEW: Bjorn Westerlund, “Building the Business Case for Software Asset Management”

February 27, 2009 ISO/IEC 19770

Bjorn Westerlund can be credited as one of the driving forces behind the development of the International Standard for Software Asset Management, ISO19770. Now semi-retired, he has kindly shared his views with The ITAM Review and, in particular, his recommendations for building a business case for SAM.

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INTERVIEW: Chris Minchin, “There are no quick fixes in Software Asset Management”

December 5, 2008 ISO/IEC 19770

Chris Minchin, Director at Techam Limited, talks to the ITAM Review about getting started with Software Asset Management (SAM), his personal views on developments in the International Standard and the ways in which SAM and ITAM professionals can bolster their skills.

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ARTICLE: SAM Standard (ISO/IEC 19770)

December 4, 2008 ISO/IEC 19770

Steve Klos of Agnitio Advisors  provides a quick overview of the International Standard for Software Asset Management. This is an edited version of a discussion in the Software Asset Management forum on LinkedIn. Steve is the convener of the ISO/IEC 19770-2 standard development process.

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Modular Approach to ISO/IEC 19770-1

November 21, 2008 ISO/IEC 19770

The working group (WG21) supporting the SAM process standard for Software Asset Management (ISO/IEC19770-1:2006) is proposing to break implementation of the standard into manageable chunks to aid successful implementation.
Krzysztof (Chris) Baczkiewicz states; “Many people like the Part-1 outcomes, saying they are a strong basis, but too much to handle in one step”

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Part Two of ISO/IEC 19770-2 Available in Draft for Review

September 1, 2008 ISO/IEC 19770
IAITAM

Part two of the International Standard ISO/IEC 19770 is available in draft format for review prior to final editorial changes. Part two of the International Standard refers to Software Identification Tagging enabling more accurate identification of software applications.
The draft is being made available by IAITAM – the International Association of Information Technology Asset Managers.

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19770-2 Software Asset Management Tag DRAFT

April 30, 2008 ISO/IEC 19770

The third Working Draft of ‘ISO/IEC 19770-2 SAM Tag’ was released by the 19770-2 Other Working Group on 14 April 2008. This is available for public review until 11 May 2008. The full draft, together with the commenting template and instructions, in available for open distribution so long as it is without modification and without [...]

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