This section combines news with our analysis of issues affecting the ITAM industry, including software publisher stories, ITAM/SAM tools developments and launches, and mergers & acquisitions.
Below you will find all of our articles in chronological order, then filtered into four main categories: News & Analysis, Best Practice, Audits, and Software Publishers.
SAMSource – SAM Library and Training An article from SAMSource on the importance of keeping the correct proof of licence records for effective Software Asset ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: February 19, 2009
Autodesk Australia has successfully sued Ginos Engineers Pty Ltd, an engineering firm based in Adelaide, for copyright infringement of its CAD software.
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: February 2, 2009
This looks like a good fit. BDNA -US Based, Inventory meets PS Soft – European, Asset Management.
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: January 22, 2009
Mid-Market Software Asset Management Software Group Test In our first group test we reviewed Mid-Market Software Asset Management (SAM) Software. The software reviewed in this ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: December 17, 2008
ManageSoft is aiming its new release of Enterprise Compliance Manager firmly at Enterprise IT purse strings. Their press release states; “This new edition will enable ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: December 4, 2008
FrontRange have today announced version 3 of their License Management Product “License Manager”. FrontRange claim version 3 of License Manager (bought via the purchase of ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: December 3, 2008
The Business Software Alliance (BSA) has named the latest software pirate to be caught for selling illegal software. John Rothwell from Liverpool in the UK ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: November 3, 2008
ManageSoft continues to strengthen it’s portfolio of tools for license compliance with an optional Oracle compliance module within it’s flagship Enterprise Compliance Manager.
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: October 21, 2008
The Business Software Alliance (BSA) has continued to keep the pressure on those failing to use legal software after announcing a handful of successful cases ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: October 13, 2008
CRN reports that UK Trading Standards have worked with the Metropolitan Police to exercise the new law on software piracy.
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: September 23, 2008
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 ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: September 18, 2008
Snow Software have launched a license management module specifically for Microsoft SMS and Microsoft SCCM customers. Snow License Manager uses SMS or SCCM for it’s ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: September 6, 2008
Salesforce.com customers will be pleased to learn of a new AppExchange Application available free of charge from SAManage. The Application provides a one-stop solution for ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: September 1, 2008
A great article by Jon Bains at Digital Arts on a typical sales pitch from FAST Corporate Services.
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: August 24, 2008
The Data Center discovery, dependency mapping and automation specialists Tideway have announced a strategic partnership with UK based software asset management specialists Concorde Solutions. The two companies have ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: August 17, 2008
Following the release of Centennial Software’s SKU-centric license management solution “License Manager” last year ManageSoft have announced a ‘long-term pact’ with CCP Software GmbH which ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: August 13, 2008
The Federation Against Software Theft (FAST) is to team up with Trading Standards in a pilot campaign based in Cardiff this summer. One thousand companies ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: July 17, 2008
It seems The Federation Against Software Theft (FAST) has still not solved it’s life long identity crisis. John Lovelock, chief executive of FAST, now claims ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: June 10, 2008
CA are planning 8 new and updated Compliance and Risk modules to their Enterprise IT Management portfolio. Of particular interest is their new ‘Software Compliance ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: June 10, 2008
Express Metrix have picked up the 2008 CODiE award for “Best Asset Management Solution”. The award was based on “the solution that best audits and ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: June 3, 2008