WG21, the voluntary group that builds the family of ITAM standards (ISO/IEC 19770), has set up a study group to explore a formal certification. As ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: August 1, 2017
In this podcast I speak with Jason Keogh of 1E, Editor of the ISO/IEC 19770-3 Standard to give us an update on -3. The new ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: November 11, 2016
UPDATE: Event cancelled due to insufficient interest. A public event to discuss ISO/IEC ITAM Standards Working Group 21 (WG21), the group that develops ITAM standards, ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: August 30, 2016
A third version of the ISO standard for SAM is being developed. This article provides an overview of updates and how you can review the ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: January 8, 2016
This article has been contributed by Jelle Wijndelts, SAM consultant at Snow Software. Many vendors and consultants have actively supported the adoption of standards amongst the ... Read more
Written by: Guest Contributor
Published on: December 11, 2013
This update on ISO activity has kindly been provided by David Bicket. See previous updates relating to ISO here: https://itassetmanagement.net/category/isoiec-19770/ “The Working Group responsible for international ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: November 7, 2013
‘WG21’, the working group that drives development of the SAM standard, met in Jeju Island, Korea in May. This article is an abridged summary provided ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: June 18, 2012
Back in April we reported how Microsoft was about to embed ISO/IEC 19770-2 tags into their software (Microsoft to Embed ISO/IEC 19770-2 Software ID Tags). ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: June 14, 2012
Great news for the SAM Industry this week. Software giant Microsoft has announced adoption of ISO/IEC 19770-2 software identification tags. Heather Young, Global Manager, SAM ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: April 20, 2012
The 2011 Best Use of Tags Contest, sponsored by TagVault and The ITAM Review, is now open for entries. The contest, now in its second ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: February 10, 2011
ITAM tool vendor MagniComp has created a utility for generating ISO/IEC 19770-2 conformant software tag files. ‘Software Tag Maker’ is a free web-based application and ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: January 28, 2011
Best Use of Tags 2011 This is an advanced notice that TagVault.org and The ITAM Review will be running the ‘Best Use of Tags’ contest ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: December 23, 2010
The SAM standard ISO/IEC 19770 is pivotal to the ongoing development of the SAM industry. The standard enables the industry to benefit from a commercially ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: November 30, 2010
During my analysis for the upcoming TOOLS INTELLIGENCE service from The ITAM Review I asked participating SAM vendors about their alignment to the SAM Standard ISO/IEC ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: October 22, 2010
Steve Klos and I have been reviewing ITAM vendors use of software tags over the last couple of weeks. Three things have stood out for ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: April 13, 2010
ISO/IEC 19770-2 Published After three years of work the ISO/IEC 19770-2 standard has been published by ISO. I think this is a great initiative and ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: December 7, 2009
This update has been provided by Steve Klos of TagVault: This year, the IAITAM conference was held in Las Vegas from September 30th to Oct ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: October 21, 2009
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 ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: June 16, 2009
Steve Klos of Agnitio Advisors provides a quick overview of the International Standard for Software Asset Management. This is an edited version of a discussion ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: December 4, 2008
The working group (WG21) supporting the SAM process standard for Software Asset Management (ISO/IEC19770-1:2006) is proposing to break implementation of the standard into manageable chunks ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: November 21, 2008