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Vendor News

Quick Overview: Certero PowerStudio [VIDEO]

March 9, 2010 Certero

Oracle Licensing Quick Guide

March 1, 2010 Featured

This Quick Guide to Oracle Licensing has been provided by Mark van Wolferen of b-lay.
Introduction
Oracle’s software licensing is seen as complex and treacherous. The number of products and acquisitions made by Oracle over the years has resulted in numerous pricelists and a wide array of licensing possibilities and extended definitions.
Keeping track of the changes [...]

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‘Negotiating with Microsoft’ Book Feedback

February 25, 2010 ITAM Review News

I have started to receive feedback for ‘Negotiating with Microsoft’ by Daryl Ullman:
An excellent overview on how to prepare to negotiate with Microsoft and what your options are, with guidance on what can (should!) be negotiated.
Richard Weigel
Pfizer

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ITAM Industry News Round-Up

February 18, 2010 KACE

EVENTS

Directions on Microsoft – Five Essential Resources for Microsoft Licensing
LicenseWatch - Version 7 Webinar
Miro – Open Q&A Forum on Oracle Licensing, Procurement & Compliance
RFCode – Dispelling the Myths About Active RFID

INDUSTRY NEWS

Case study – AstraZeneca manages lifecycle of 90,000 Assets
Dell buys KACE
IAITAM Launch ITAM 360 (More Details Coming Soon)
Redemtech – Offers free database [...]

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

February 8, 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 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

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

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Oracle to Review Inventory Tools

January 28, 2010 Oracle

Oracle deployments tend to slip through the net of most traditional ITAM tools. With no license keys to track and sometimes no executables to discover,

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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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‘Negotiating with Microsoft’ Published

January 21, 2010 Featured

I first spoke to Daryl Ullman this time last year when he contributed an article for the ITAM Review.
See 3 Steps to Negotiating Software Agreements
Daryl spends his time helping

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