Software Asset Management (SAM) Blog

The Final Committee Draft (FCD) of ISO/IEC 19770-2 Software Identification Tag is now available in the following ways:

- As document number 07N4168 via the normal channels of distribution for individuals involved in the formal ISO/IEC standards-development process.

- As document number 08/30128080 available for public purchase and PDF download from the BSI (www.bsigroup.com/shop).  Cost is £42.30 or approximately $67.00.

We have also cleared with ISO legal how we can make it available via WG21’s Liaison Organizations (essentially, to named members only, requiring login and password) and I will be making these details available separately.

Please note that the FCD is under ISO/IEC copyright, and may NOT be freely distributed.  In particular, it is not available for public distribution except as officially authorized such as through the BSI above.

Please note that the FCD is now out for comments and a vote through the official ISO/IEC SC7 channels.  The deadline date for any comments from the public to be submitted through the BSI is 28 February 2009.  The deadline date for comments from National Bodies and Liaison Organizations to be submitted to the SC7 Secretariat is 6 March 2009.

Working Group 21

LATEST NEWS: 19770-2 Software Asset Management Tag

The third Working Draft of ‘ISO/IEC 19770-2 SAM Tag’ was released by the 19770-2 Other Working Group on 14 April 2008. This is available for public review until 11 May 2008. The full draft, together with the commenting template and instructions, in available for open distribution so long as it is without modification and without commercial charge. A copy is included in the ‘Downloads’ section of this website. A copy is also available from http://www.agnitioadvisors.com/19770-2-WD3/19770-2-WD3.zip

WORKING GROUP 21 INTRODUCTION

Working Group 21 (WG21) is the working group responsible for Software Asset Management at the ISO/IEC level. It is located within Sub-Committee 7 (SC7) of ISO/IEC Joint Technical Committee 1( ISO/IEC JTC1).

David Bicket (of Deloitte, and also a director of Investors in Software - dbicket@deloitte.com.) is the acting convener of WG21. The British Standards Institution (BSI) provides administrative support for WG21. All members of WG21 are appointed by their respective national standards bodies, with Sweden and the United Kingdom having the most representatives. WG21 actively encourages people to take whatever steps are necessary to become formally involved. The precise way that this needs to happen varies by country, because each national standards body establishes its own policies and procedures for such selections. In the future, it is hoped to provide information on this web site about joining instructions for a number of countries so as to facilitate such participation. It is also possible to become a member of WG21 through a Category A Liaison (at the SC7 level, such as the itSMF) or through Category C Liaisons (at the WG21 level), and such Liaison relationships are currently being discussed with several international organizations.

WG21 normally conducts a physical meeting twice per year. One is in May, and is co-located with the plenary session of ISO/IEC JTC1 SC7. All working groups and special working groups have co-located meetings at this time, and the plenary session at the end - where the heads of national delegations each have one vote - decide on the progress or otherwise of various standards proposals. The second physical meeting each year is normally in October. Most of the working groups meet in a common location, but for cost and other reasons they may not all do so.

The ISO/IEC standard number which has been assigned to WG21 for SAM standards is 19770, with the opportunity to have different parts for the standard.