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... 

This article has been contributed by Sandi Conrad of Conrad & Associates. Sandi is the author of the “SAM Starter Kit” published by The ITAM Review. One of several causes of compliance issues is poorly managed IT integration during mergers and acquisitions.  A merger may be considered successful in all other aspects, transfer of employees, intellectual property, buildings, furniture... 

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... 

IBM Blue Gene-P This Quick Guide is available in PDF format here. This Quick Guide to IBM Licensing has been provided by Koen Dingjan of SolarCom. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "IBM Licensing Quick Guide", url: "http://www.itassetmanagement.net/2010/03/30/ibm-licensing-quick-guide/" }); Read More →

This quick guide is available in PDF format here. This quick guide to Adobe Licensing has been provided by Patrick de Veer at b-lay. Introduction Like most other software publishers, Adobe licensing is seen as a complex subject. With Adobe’s Volume Licensing Programs, the way to acquire software products has been made easier, and has become more transparent for software users and Adobe itself.... 

Back in December last year Steve Klos provided me with a helicopter view of the international standard for SAM (ISO/IEC 19770) – the full article is here. The second part of the standard, -2, is now nearing completion. I caught up with Steve recently and asked him how companies can get involved, what benefits they can expect as the standard becomes reality and how the TagVault initiative helps. SHARETHIS.addEntry({... 

Daryl Ullman is a Software Licensing Consultant at Emerset, a company he founded in 2004. Daryl has eleven years experience in IT including seven years at Microsoft in Israel. Here he shares his unique three step process for negotiating software license agreements; SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "ARTICLE: 3 Steps to Negotiating Software Agreements", url: "http://www.itassetmanagement.net/2009/02/09/article-3-steps-to-negotiating-software-agreements/"... 

Sandi recently contributed the article “15 Steps To Completing A Software Audit“. I asked Sandi about her experiences in the Software Asset Management market and her advice with regards to auditing and inventory tools. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "INTERVIEW: Sandi Conrad, “A Free Tactic To Save Thousands in Licensing”", url: "http://www.itassetmanagement.net/2009/01/23/interview-sandi-conrad-a-free-tactic-to-save-thousands-in-licensing/"... 

It has often been argued that Microsoft’s dominance in the software world might be attributed to their aggressive marketing strategy and laissez-faire approach to licensing. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Microsoft Metered Pay-As-You-Go = The end of license management?", url: "http://www.itassetmanagement.net/2009/01/07/microsoft-metered-pay-as-you-go-the-end-of-license-management/" }); Read More →

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/"... 

 No idea where to start about software licensing? Microsoft UK are providing a free training session on Microsoft Licensing. The course is designed at licensing novices and aims to give an overview of the licensing models for the popular Microsoft products. The course also included an introduction to Software Asset Management practices. Visit Microsoft UK to Book on the course – An introduction...