Gartner have released a new Market Scope for ITAM repositories. It is available to read here courtesy of CA. Alongside the usual rating of vendors is a very good snapshot of the ITAM marketplace. They provide an insightful summary of the current trends and market drivers and a useful clarification on ITAM’s relationship with Service Management, CMDB and Business Service Management. More details about... 

Flexera Software Vendor Profile I am pleased to announce that Flexera Software is the first ITAM Vendor to complete their 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... 

Flexera Software (formerly Acresso) has strengthened their technology portfolio in the Enterprise level SAM software space with the acquisition of ManageSoft. Flexera Software has a focus on high end applications in the SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Flexera Software Buys ManageSoft", url: "http://www.itassetmanagement.net/2010/05/11/flexera-software-buys-managesoft/" }); Read More →

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. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Maximise Software Cost Savings By Applying Product Use Rights (Part 5/5)", url: "http://www.itassetmanagement.net/2010/02/08/maximise-software-cost-savings-by-applying-product-use-rights-part-55/"... 

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. But, where do these cost savings come from? Reharvesting unused licenses and recycling licenses from retired SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Maximise Software... 

This article series has been contributed by John Emmitt at ManageSoft. Software Asset Management (SAM) is a complex process that enables organizations to SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Maximise Software Cost Savings By Applying Product Use Rights (Part 3/5)", url: "http://www.itassetmanagement.net/2010/01/26/maximise-software-cost-savings-by-applying-product-use-rights-part-35/" }); Read More →

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. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Maximise Software Cost Savings By Applying Product Use Rights (Part 2/5)", url: "http://www.itassetmanagement.net/2010/01/19/maximise-software-cost-savings-by-applying-product-use-rights-part-25/"... 

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.  SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Maximise Software Cost Savings By Applying Product Use Rights (Part 1/5)", url: "http://www.itassetmanagement.net/2010/01/12/maximise-software-cost-savings-by-applying-product-use-rights-part-15/"... 

BDNA / Forrester Webinar: Managing Software Compliance Risks, September 22nd ComputerWorld Software Piracy: The Whistle-Blowers’ Motives thanks to Matt Fisher. FrontRange Solutions – announce License Manager 3.1 Numara Software – Unified ITAM Solution, 8 products, one agent, one console. Sassafras Software ships K2 v6.2 – Includes new tools for software cost reduction. SIWEL... 

Following on from my article last week exploring the different results achieved by an organisation faced with a vendor audit, this article attempts to explain how best to deal with an impending audit. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "ARTICLE: Taking Control of a Software Vendor Audit", url: "http://www.itassetmanagement.net/2009/05/22/article-taking-control-of-a-software-vendor-audit/" }); Read More →

ManageSoft are a key player in the Enterprise SAM market, I spoke to them last week about their recent developments and how they are extending the reach of ECM into the SME market via hosted SAM. Of all the IT Projects to be frozen during a downturn, you would have thought a software asset management project (with a solid proof of concept and compelling business case put forward) would have been more...