Software Asset Management (SAM) Discussion

70% of IT & Business managers rate software license management as important



A new research study has indicated that the vast majority of IT and Business managers now see Software Asset Management (SAM) as ‘important’ or ‘very important’ to their overall business operations. Eighty percent expressed that software license costs were a major concern to the wider organization and that they were actively looking for ways to manage the cost of acquiring and supporting software licenses.

A separate study from SAM and licensing specialists, EasySAM, has revealed that 76 percent of UK businesses have been contacted by one or more software vendor in the last 12 months to assess their level of licensing compliance.

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SAM in the News

IT department 'will disappear within five years', SaaS maker says
March 27, 2008 - Computer Weekly

Hong Kong rolls out licensed software management campaign
March 17, 2008 - Computerworld Singapore

Centennial Software Upgrades Offering
March 15, 2008 - Northwest Innovation

Impact of SAM on the auditor
March 5, 2008 - The Hindu Business Line

Five steps to software asset management
February 15, 2008 - ITBusiness.ca

Piracy plateau paves the way
February 14, 2008 - What PC

Automatic software asset management sees sales upsurge
January 16, 2008 - Computer Weekly

SMEs 'blind' to illegal software risks
January 16, 2008 - ZDNet


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