Headquarters of SAP AG, located in Walldorf, Germany This Quick Guide to SAP Licensing has been provided by Moshe Panzer of Xpandion. This document is available as a PDF here. Introduction The SAP Licensing model is considered to be among the most complex and confusing in the generally bewildering area of software licensing. While many software vendors typically calculate their license fees by... 

IT Management vendor LANDesk has sold by Emerson to a private equity firm. Brief History Founded 1985 Acquired by Intel to form Intel LANDesk from 1991 to 2002 2002 – 2006 Standalone Company 2006 – Acquired by Avocent (Datacenter tools, KVM etc) 2008 – Avocent Acquired Touchpaper (ITSM) 2008 – Acquired by Emerson (Energy, Manufacturing, Technology) 2010 – Bought by Thoma... 

If you are responsible for application management, application delivery or building a business case for virtualization I recommend you take a look at Centrix. Two potential sticking points with virtualization projects are: We dare not virtualize an application because of the licensing implications Or, Uh-oh – How do we license that application we just virtualized? Workspace Discovery - Plotting... 

This article has been contributed by Christine Headford, CTO at RMS Services. While a few years ago you might have been able to justify buying a new jacket because a button fell off your last purchase, the recession has meant that most of us would now prefer to sew the button back on. And in business, we all resolved to learn the lessons of the credit crunch: don’t spend on over-complicated products,... 

Snow Software Vendor Profile I am pleased to announce that Snow Software have completed an expanded vendor profile within the new Vendor Directory. Unlike the rest of The ITAM Review, which aims to be educational and informative, the vendor profiles allow vendors to showcase their technology and detail their key strengths and differentiators – like a virtual conference booth. The Swedish... 

iQuate Vendor Profile I am pleased to announce that iQuate have completed an expanded vendor profile within the new Vendor Directory. Unlike the rest of The ITAM Review, which aims to be educational and informative, the vendor profiles allow vendors to showcase their technology and detail their key strengths and differentiators – like a virtual conference booth. The Irish vendor are listed... 

Global reseller Insight are gaining traction with their Microsoft Cloud offering following a concerted effort across 22 countries in Europe, Middle East and Africa. Some interesting feedback here on adoption, customer profiles and market drivers from Stuart Fenton, President of EMEA and APAC at Insight: “We offer a range of cloud-based solutions for our clients but it is the launch of Microsoft Business... 

Aspera Vendor Profile I am pleased to announce that Aspera have completed an expanded vendor profile within the new Vendor Directory. Unlike the rest of The ITAM Review, which aims to be educational and informative, the vendor profiles allow vendors to showcase their technology and detail their key strengths and differentiators – like a virtual conference booth. The Aachen based vendor are... 

This article has been contributed by Brent Pietrzak from Flexera Software. Nearly every company I know is faced with budget constraints, but very few recognize just how much money they have tied up in software licenses and how much of that they could save with strategic software license management. The challenges of managing software include constant negotiations with vendors, different acquisition... 

European channel partners for FrontRange Solutions appear to be receiving mixed messages from the infrastructure management vendor. In June, FrontRange were dishing out partner awards for support, marketing and specialist expertise. Winners included CTMS, Trustmarque Solutions and Teksys. Ian McEwan, Vice President EMEA at FrontRange Solutions, commented: “Our channel partners make up a vital part... 

Express Metrix Vendor Profile I am pleased to announce that Express Metrix have completed an expanded vendor profile within the new Vendor Directory. Unlike the rest of The ITAM Review, which aims to be educational and informative, the vendor profiles allow vendors to showcase their technology and detail their key strengths and differentiators – like a virtual conference booth. The Seattle...