According to the KPMG report titled 'Software Asset Management-Mitigating Risk and Realizing Opportunities', "It will not be long, in fact, before companies with limited SAM capabilities will become the exception.” Organizations are becoming more and more aware of the importance of SAM because of rising software licensing and maintenance costs. The risks related with software licensing as well as the potential benefits are moving SAM toward "must have" business practice.

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