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Campaign for Clear Licensing Launched
The ‘Barium Manifesto’ back in December stated the need to ‘Shake things up’ in the software licensing industry and create an industry regulator. We’ve been busy building since then. I’m pleased to share with you that since ... -
Gartner MarketScope for the IT Asset Management Repository 2013
Gartner analyst Patricia Adams published a new ‘MarketScope’ for IT Asset Management Repositories last month. View a reprint here. In case my link sets off the Gartner intellectual property fire alarm (as it appears to have ... -
Review: Concorde Solutions Core Control
This independent review of Core Control from Concorde Solutions is part of our 2012 SAM Tools Review. See all participants and terms of the review here. Executive Summary Elevator Pitch Cloud-based License Management solution for large and ... -
ICO Fines NHS Surrey Over “Truly Shocking & Disturbing” Data Destruction
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued NHS Surrey with a monetary penalty of £200,000 after more than 3,000 patient records were found on a second hand computer bought through an online auction site. The sensitive information was ... -
SAM Managed Services Review line up announced
Aspera, Concorde, eTelligent, Flexera Software, ITAMS, Computacenter, SHI and Softline Group are confirmed participants for our upcoming SAM Managed Service Providers review. Our review will delve into the SAM capabilities of companies providing SAM expertise as ... -
Review: HP Asset Manager for SAM
This independent review of HP Asset Manager from HP is part of our 2012 SAM Tools Review. See all participants and terms of the review here. Executive Summary Elevator Pitch Strong Enterprise SAM Contender with dated interface ... -
Gartner IT Financial, Procurement & Asset Management Summits
I am looking forward to attending the EMEA version of the Gartner ITAM summit next month. “Great value for money, great networking, recommended event.” – my review from 2012. This year the EMEA theme is “Creative ... -
Coping with software licensing in situations beyond your control
After days of reporting, financial discussions, and negotiations with different stakeholders, all your software licensing is in order. The IT team has a firm grip on which users have access to which versions of which applications, ... -
BSA appoints new President and Chief Executive
Last week, the BSA, the trade group representing software vendors, announced the appointment of Victoria Espinel as its new President and Chief Executive. Under recently departed predecessor Robert Holleyman, the organization grew over several decades, from a tiny ...