Welcoming Karen
I am very pleased to welcome Karen Smith to the Enterprise Opinions team. Meeting our readers Karen joins us as our Events Manager. Karen’s first ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: September 12, 2014
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$23K Licensing booby-trap for Oracle upgrade
Research with Campaign for Clear Licensing members earlier in the year suggested that chargeable features such as options and packs being switched on during upgrades ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: August 12, 2014
Cherwell acquires Express Metrix
Cloud based ITSM vendor Cherwell Software has acquired ITAM vendor Express Metrix. We’ve seen continued convergence between ITAM and ITSM over the last few years ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: August 11, 2014
Review: Lime Software for Oracle License Management [BEST IN CLASS]
This is an independent review of Lime Software for Oracle License Management. Review Summary Product: Lime Discovery, Inventory and License Manager Version: Lime Discovery 3.1, ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: August 5, 2014
Event Listing: ITAM Tools Day, 18th November 2014, London
For information on our next ITAM Tools Day taking place in New York please click here We are very pleased to announce our very first ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: July 31, 2014
FlexNet Manager for Oracle License Management
This is an independent review of FlexNet Manager for Oracle. FlexNet Manager for Oracle Summary Product: FlexNet Manager for Oracle Version: 2013 Version Released: 25th ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: July 29, 2014
Podcast: Vinci Construction and Life without SAM tools
The ITAM Review Podcast Episode 3 Hosted by Martin Thompson Guests: Mark Sales, Software Asset Manager at Vinci Construction Rory Canavan, Independent Consultant, SAM Charter ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: July 18, 2014
Oracle License Management: Easytrust (Vendor Profile)
Easytrust has been built from the ground up specifically to manage Oracle licensing. The company has a good foundation of customers in France and is ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: July 11, 2014
Former UK MD of Snow Software joins Campaign for Clear Licensing as CEO
Today we are pleased to announce that Mark Flynn has joined the Campaign for Clear Licensing (CCL) as CEO. Mark has worked at the intersection ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: July 7, 2014
SAM Managed Services: Softline Solutions (Vendor Profile)
This article is an excerpt from our review of worldwide SAM Managed Service Providers – view the full report here (registration required). The senior management ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: July 7, 2014
Attachmate sue Mobistar for $6M
We’ve received a tip off that the software publisher Attachmate is suing Mobistar, a Belgian telecommunications company. It is alleged that Attachmate is claiming 4.5 ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: July 7, 2014
Podcast: Microsoft EA is no longer a defence against audits
The ITAM Review Podcast Episode 2 Hosted by Martin Thompson and David Foxen of The ITAM Review. Guests: Piaras MacDonnell of SureDatum Paul DeGroot of ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: June 16, 2014
2014 Salary Survey Results
Thank you to everyone that participated in the reader survey last month. I’m pleased to share the results below based on 233 participants. Key talking ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: June 11, 2014
SAM Managed Services: eTelligent (Vendor Profile)
eTelligent provide a SaaS based ITAM platform for management of hardware and software. Based in the US, eTelligent provide their technology as part of a ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: June 3, 2014
SAM Managed Services: SHI (Vendor Profile)
Founded in 1989, SHI is a $5BN provider of IT products and services and includes 1,800 staff serving over 10,000 customers worldwide. With 44 full ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: May 28, 2014
Snow Software acquire SAP specialist to boost datacentre SAM
We were commissioned to review Snow Software’s License Manager in March this year. You can download a copy of the review here. Our review identified ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: May 26, 2014
Reader Survey & BCS CMSG Annual Conference
I have been asked to present at the BCS Configuration Management annual conference on the 10th June. For my presentation I would like to explore ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: May 13, 2014
Oracle License Management Tools Group Test – The Results
This is an independent review and comparison of specialist tools for managing Oracle licensing. Solutions reviewed: Easytrust Flexera Software HP Lime Software Snow Software How ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: April 8, 2014
Trends in licensing, the future of ITAM and 5,000 subscribers
Congratulations to David Shaffer who has won a Amazon voucher for being our 5,000th opt-in email newsletter subscriber. David works for Murphy Oil USA Inc ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: April 3, 2014
How to license Microsoft Office on the iPad
In an innovative – and potentially disruptive move – Microsoft will make the licensing of the recently released ‘Microsoft Office for iPad’ easier than ever. ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: April 1, 2014