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... 

Generally speaking, you can expect proactive software asset management initiatives from software vendors at the start of their financial year and more heavy-handed compliance enforcement towards the end. For example, Microsoft released the SAM Optimization model in July last year at the start of their financial year and those SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The Software Compliance Calendar", url: "http://www.itassetmanagement.net/2009/04/07/the-software-compliance-calendar/"... 

The BBC has reportedly reduced it’s software spend by using software usage data on SAP licensing. Silicon reports that there were 2,126 staff members with licenses to use their SAP ERP system who had not logged in during a 3 month period, highlighting a potential  £300K ($450K) saving per annum. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "BBC Slashes SAP Licensing Costs", url: "http://www.itassetmanagement.net/2008/11/19/bbc-slashes-sap-licensing-costs/"...