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Software Asset Management Results in Cost Efficiencies
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We talk on this blog all the time about how you really need to keep your software licensing in check and how much it can save by just simply managing software assets – well here is proof! ComputerWeekly wrote up a case study about racing venue Silverstone and how they were able to cut their software licensing costs by 20% simply by implement a SAM system. How much do you spend per year on licensing costs? Well, take 20% of […]

Microsoft – Licensing Help?
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Microsoft is now offering a software asset management (SAM) optimization framework that will help its customers align their software licensing with business requirements. By evaluating your software assets and past spending habits, the system will then assign you a rating – from basic to dynamic – and then teaches you how to match up the appropriate license with the right software assets- at the right time. The program will also point you in the direction of more appropriate licensing packages […]

Quick Bite: 7 Software Asset Management Quick Tips
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Here are some quick and helpful tips for software asset management (SAM). • Set Goals for your company’s SAM • Take an inventory • Match Software with Licenses • Organize licensing documentation (create a repository) • Plan for the Long-Term • Develop a set of rules and procedures to promote good SAM practices • Create a SAM plan to keep licensing in line moving forward Software licensing and compliance are extremely complex.  We specialize in Oracle licensing and software asset management (Microsoft, too).  Having a good software asset […]

Entrepreneur of the Year – 3 Years in a Row!
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Eliot and I have been named as finalists for the third consecutive year for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year New Jersey Awards.  It’s a great honor for us to be finalists again amongst many prestigious executives in the New Jersey area.  Who said that Oracle licensing and software asset management couldn’t be glamorous? More information on the awards and nominations are available here. The awards ceremony is June 19th in Teaneck – cross your fingers for us!

Week in Review (Around the World): Software Licensing and Compliance
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In the News This Week •   Network World Customers frustrated over Microsoft virtualization licensing      There is no way to circumvent Microsoft licensing policies on virtual servers •   CNN Microsoft, Czech Republic Sign Pact On Licensing And Supply      The agreement is aimed at simplifying the enterprise software licensing process over a period of 3 to 5 years. •   Computing Schools set to go open source      UK schools are replacing the software licensing framework of Microsoft and other software vendors by going […]

BSA and IDC confirm increase in piracy in 2007…
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The BSA, together with IDC, put out their annual piracy survey this week concluding that some software piracy has fallen across the globe but the worldwide rate has risen three points to 38%.   According to John Gantz at IDC “By the end of 2007, there were more than 1 billion PCs installed around the world, and close to half had pirated, unlicensed software on them.” Losses jumped from $8 billion to $48 billion for software companies – the BSA is […]

Week in Review (Around the World): Software Licensing and Compliance
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In the News This Week · IT Jungle Will Bloat and Complexity Get the Best of Windows? Probably NotSAP Raises Software Maintenance Fees for New Customers Microsoft’s licensing is too complex. Six different versions of Vista was about four too many and confused the marketplace. · National Post Four GTA businesses nabbed in anti-piracy software sting · CNET Blogs Argentina considering going 100% open source · Business Day Intellectual Property – Part 11 · CRN Federation to focus on business […]

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