ITAM News & Analysis

This page combines news with our analysis of issues affecting the ITAM industry, including software publisher stories, ITAM/SAM tools developments and launches, mergers & acquisitions and any other IT news which is pertinent for the ITAM professional to know about.
  • USU gains ITAM Review Certification for Inventory & Discovery

    USU gains ITAM Review Certification for Inventory & Discovery

    The ITAM Review has certified USU as having met the requirements for Inventory & Discovery certification in accordance with our community-sourced open standard. Read the Inventory & Discovery Certification Report for USU here This analysis is ...
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  • ITAM Review interviews S&P Global Ratings about that link between ITAM and corporate credit ratings

    ITAM Review interviews S&P Global Ratings about that link between ITAM and corporate credit ratings

    There are perhaps two pieces of news that have impacted the world of ITAM most this year – early in the year we had Oracle’s announcement that it was switching Java licensing to an employee metric. ...
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  • Could you be a speaker at Wisdom North America 2024?

    Could you be a speaker at Wisdom North America 2024?

    Do you want to raise your profile in 2024? Do you have experience in ITAM that you feel would be of benefit to others? Has a particular software publisher made your life a living hell? Would ...
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  • VMware stops selling perpetual licenses

    VMware stops selling perpetual licenses

    Mere weeks after completing its acquisition of VMware, Broadcom has announced some very significant changes to VMware licensing. Effective immediately, “VMware by Broadcom,” (as it is now affectionately known) will no longer be available on a ...
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  • Excellence Awards 2023: The winners are announced! [updated with Gala Dinner photos]

    Excellence Awards 2023: The winners are announced! [updated with Gala Dinner photos]

    During a glitzy, fun-filled evening in Reading, the winners of the 2023 Excellence Awards received their awards. The awards were announced during last night’s ITAM Review Gala Dinner, the annual highlight in the ITAM calendar, and ...
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  • Rocket Software is buying OpenText’s Application Modernization and Connectivity Business (formerly part of Micro Focus)

    Rocket Software is buying OpenText’s Application Modernization and Connectivity Business (formerly part of Micro Focus)

    Goodbye COBOL. OpenText to focus on cloud and AI opportunity  Rocket Software. “Combined Entity Will Offer the Most Compelling Portfolio of Solutions to Support the World’s Largest Companies in their Modernization and Hybrid Cloud Journeys”  Rocket ...
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  • ITAM Review analysis on Flexera buying Snow

    ITAM Review analysis on Flexera buying Snow

    Here is the ITAM Review’s analysis of the big Flexera Snow news this week. The ITAM world changed on the 28th November 2023 when Flexera announced its intention to acquire Snow Software. While we await further ...
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  • Oracle & Rimini St: A look at the latest events (podcast)

    Oracle & Rimini St: A look at the latest events (podcast)

    Rich is once again joined by the experts from LicenseFortress and Beeman & Muchmore – this time to examine the latest happenings in the ongoing battle between Oracle and 3rd party support provider, Rimini St. They ...
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  • Flexera is buying Snow

    Flexera is buying Snow

    News just in – Flexera is buying Snow! Flexera has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire rival Snow Software. “Joint offering and strengthened partner network will provide customers with more data and capabilities to understand ...
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