1. IT trends and their impact on software licensing
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IT trends and their impact on software licensing  ...

2. IDC & Software Industry Research Board - SAM White Papers
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  This is the link to IDC Software Asset Management (SAM) White Papers: http://www.microsoft.com/uk/licensing/campaigns/sam/IDC-white-papers.mspx  ...

3. Is licensing software always the best approach?
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4. Does ITAM have many in common with Software Asset Management?
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  Actually it is a part of it. Software has specific requirements in context of Asset Management. The most difficult parts are software identification and software licensing. They are not similar ...

5. Ten Software Licensing Polices Every ISV Should Consider
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  International Data Corporation (IDC) has outlined ten software licensing polices that every vendor should consider to address customer’s needs.  As software technologies and the way customers use ...

6. The UK Software Management and Licensing Conference
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  Would you like to take an opportunity and meet the experts from Software Asset Management industry? Take part in the UK Software Management and Licensing Conference at Madejski Stadium, Reading, ...

7. Software Asset Management - Mitigating Risk and Realizing Opportunities
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... 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 ...

8. 2009 Key Trends in Software Licensing and Pricing
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9. Guess method in software audit
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...    I was so surprised when I recently received very similar request.I had a conversation with very good licensing expert during the audit:   Me: Could you please provide me with (some licensing ...

10. Shortfalls in software licenses
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... they are running unlicensed software knowingly or not, law is law and the explanation that it is unintentional will not help.  Incompliance is very often the result of the licensing mess.  No established ...

11. To standardize or not to standardize?
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  There is a constant confusion in the licensing world about which licensing model means what. If we have a per-processor license, we do not know if a dual core processor is counted as one or ...

12. Microsoft Virtual Machine Licensing Policies
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13. Microsoft Licensing in Depth
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  Starting from today, those interested in Microsoft licensing are invited to visit our new position in ITM News Feeds section titled Emma Explains Microsoft Licensing in Depth! displaying ...

14. Why Do We Need Software Tags?
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... development and deployment. - Software Licensing/Product Release specialist – During licensing and product release activities it is important to accurately identify which software entity this person is ...

15. SAM plan
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... as previous, it can be done manually or automatically. The process prevents organization from over-licensing or under-licensing. It looks like each SAM task can be done automatically. There are many ...

16. ISO/IEC 19770-3 OWG
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... but it provides a sense of what is the difference. It is a challenge to provide a standardized method of defining an entitlement. There are some common licensing models, but the license may use additional ...

17. Over spending on software
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... As a result of using it,  maintenance of unused software is ultimately eliminated.  It helps companies be in compliance with licensing as well as save a lot of money by eliminating over-licensing.  What ...

18. Can we trust Software License Management tools?
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            Licensing management has become one of the most important aspect in SAM implementation. Why is it so important? It is obvious. We have to take control over costs of software licenses in ...