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SAM

ITAM SaaS Trends

February 16, 2010 Featured
ITAM SaaS Cloud

There have been a few discussions on LinkedIn recently regarding ITAM SaaS.
That is, ITAM software and services delivered as a service via the internet.
Delivering an ITAM tool via the web is not a new concept but I believe it is definitely gaining traction.

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Maximise Software Cost Savings By Applying Product Use Rights (Part 5/5)

February 8, 2010 Managesoft
SAM Automation

This article series has been contributed by John Emmitt at ManageSoft.
Software Asset Management (SAM) is a complex process that enables organizations to gain control of their software estate from both a license compliance and financial standpoint.

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Maximise Software Cost Savings By Applying Product Use Rights (Part 4/5)

February 2, 2010 Managesoft
Sample SAM Scenario

This article series has been contributed by John Emmitt at ManageSoft.

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Maximise Software Cost Savings By Applying Product Use Rights (Part 3/5)

January 26, 2010 Managesoft

This article series has been contributed by John Emmitt at ManageSoft.
Software Asset Management (SAM) is a complex process that enables organizations to

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Maximise Software Cost Savings By Applying Product Use Rights (Part 2/5)

January 19, 2010 Managesoft
Spaghetti-Junction

This article series has been contributed by John Emmitt at ManageSoft.
Software Asset Management (SAM) is a complex process that enables organizations to gain control of their software estate from both a license compliance and financial standpoint.

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Maximise Software Cost Savings By Applying Product Use Rights (Part 1/5)

January 12, 2010 Managesoft
product-use-rights

This article series has been contributed by John Emmitt at ManageSoft.
Software Asset Management (SAM) is a complex process that enables organizations to gain control of their software estate from both a license compliance and financial standpoint. 

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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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IT-Commerce in an E-Commerce World

November 16, 2009 Articles
IT-Commerce

I bumped into Edward Chiles from Matrix42 whilst browsing the Exhibition Hall at IAITAM 09.
I was intrigued by their web-shop approach to ITAM and Service Management. In this article Edward explains how ITAM professionals can learn from tactics in the e-commerce world.

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Tough Economic Times Drive Budget Cuts- So Don’t Overlook IT Software Savings

November 9, 2009 Articles
Software-Cost-Savings

This article has been contributed by Rolfe Jaremus, Managing Partner at Jaremus Associates.
During these difficult economic times, C-level executives are looking at ways to reduce business costs.  For some companies, cost saving is not just a way of squeezing out excesses; it’s a matter of survival.  Many retailers have lowered the

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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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