New Association Helps Software Asset Management (SAM) Professionals Develop and Promote Best Practices
Portland, Ore. - December 19, 2005 - Centennial Software today announced it has become a founding member of the International Business Software Managers Association ( IBSMA.com). As a founding member, Centennial Software will help drive the development and adoption of software asset management (SAM) best practices. With nearly a decade of experience in delivering leading-edge asset discovery solutions, Centennial Software is uniquely qualified to provide guidance to the organization and to its members. Centennial Software's Discovery 2005™ is a leading network asset discovery tool that helps Software Asset Managers dynamically locate, audit, identify and monitor IT hardware, software and file types.
"We are pleased to have Centennial Software as a founding member of IBSMA," says Steven Russman, managing partner of ECPweb.com and founder of IBSMA, "Centennial brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the organization and we look forward to their participation and insight as we bring to the forefront the issues facing software asset managers today."
Centennial's Discovery 2005 is integrated into a number of leading IT efficiency solutions including Footprints by Unipress Software, Assyst by Axios Systems and LiveTime. Furthermore, the product is used by more than 3,500,000 users in more than 2,000 companies in 42 countries.
"Centennial Software is dedicated to helping companies establish a full and dynamic awareness of their corporate IT infrastructure and its usage," said Andy Burton, CEO of Centennial Software. "Our participation will enable us to bring the knowledge we gained through our extensive customer deployments to the membership of IBSMA."
IBSMA promotes SAM and the interests of business software users worldwide. As the voice of its members, the association lobbies software publishers, trade associations and others promoting policies, practices and issues consistent with the members' agenda. The association also helps software managers meet the challenges of their profession with a curriculum of professional education, certification and networking programs.
IBSMA is a program of publisher and market researcher ECPweb.com, headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
With a global network of independent consultants, research analysts and practitioners, ECPweb.com is the innovative leader in timely news and reviews of technology asset, service and software management issues, practices and tools. For more information visit ECPweb.com.
Centennial Software was acquired by FrontRange Solutions (www.frontrange.com) in April 2008. FrontRange Solutions develops Service Management, IT Infrastructure and Customer Relationship Management solutions that scale with the needs of mid-sized and distributed enterprises. The company – through its FrontRange, HEAT, GoldMine, Enteo and Centennial brands – offers a unique portfolio that has been chosen by more than 150,000 organizations worldwide to help improve the effectiveness and reduce the cost of interacting with external and internal customers.
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