FAST and IiS join forces
The Federation Against Software Theft (FAST) and Investors in Software (IiS) have joined forces in an attempt to improve business user education on the subject of Software Asset Management (SAM).
While FAST is most-commonly perceived as a licensing enforcement body, it sees the union with IiS as an opportunity to focus more on promoting the adoption of best practices, so that organizations can achieve license compliance as part of a wider software management strategy.
“The logic of this operational merger becomes clear when you consider the fact that organizations increasingly have to demonstrate good corporate governance through compliance audits, but equally they wish to reduce software procurement and support costs and ensure that all licences owned are fit for purpose,” said John Lovelock, chief executive at FAST.
