Scott & Scott applauds the International Standards Organization and the International Electrotechnical Commission for giving companies a verifiable framework for auditing their internal
software asset management controls.
The international standard has been developed to enable organisations to prove that they are performing Software Asset Management (SAM) to a standard sufficient to satisfy corporate governance requirements and ensure effective support for IT Service Management overall.
ISO/IEC 19770-1 Software Asset Management Process is available for sale by electronic download from www.
IiS's mission is to support and advance professionalism in software asset management and related IT asset management to enable individuals and organisations to improve effectiveness and efficiency.
Investors in Software officially launched today with the aim of driving best practice and adoption of Software Asset Management (SAM) world-wide.
Software Asset Management is about treating software as a core asset and managing it accordingly.
Dave Bicket, Investors in Software board member said: "Our aim is to support and advance professionalism in software asset management.
Sechio shares her insight on the development of software asset management programs to help executives and IT managers track software purchases, license agreements and lifecycles across the extended enterprise.
Enterprises that lack a strong software asset management program are at a high risk of being audited, which could cause serious financial and reputation damages.
A quality software asset management program provides IT managers with insight into available or current software assets to avoid unnecessary spending and to enable volume purchase decisions.
nLayers InSight enables Boise State's OIT to track IT changes, more effectively manage compliance efforts, streamline software asset management efforts, and pinpoint network vulnerabilities.
nLayers InSight provides immediate value for any organization looking to improve IT service and optimize operational efficiency through consolidation, change management, software asset management and other similar process automation initiatives.
