Software Asset Management ( Software Distribution Management, Software Inventory, SAM, and Electronic Software Distribution) Definition

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Software Asset Management

-- 15 Vendor Reports | 14 Products

ALSO CALLED: Software Distribution Management, Software Inventory, SAM, and Electronic Software Distribution
DEFINITION: The methodology on making software acquisition and disposal decisions. (Includes licensing)

Recent Vendor Reports on Software Asset Management
Microsoft Enterprise Service Agreement 2.1 - Rapid Software Assessment and Reporting to Ensure SAM Compliance for LARs sponsored by Dell, Inc WHITE PAPER: Posted: 21 Apr 2008 \| Published: 01 Mar 2008 SUMMARY: This paper will demonstrate options and ease of use for partners to ensure its customers meet the new ESa 2.1 compliance standard. TOPICS: Customers \| Enterprise \| Internet Access \| Software \| Software Asset Management

Service-Oriented Architecture: Developing the Enterprise Roadmap sponsored by Burton Group WHITE PAPER: Posted: 18 Apr 2008 \| Published: 13 Jul 2006 SUMMARY: SOA is a new way to design systems, and it is more about culture than it is about technology. TOPICS: Contract Management \| Governance \| Service-Oriented Architecture \| Software Asset Management \| XML

6 Myths about Open Source sponsored by Ingres WHITE PAPER: Posted: 03 Mar 2008 \| Published: 01 Jan 2007 SUMMARY: There has long been concern that open source is a niche IT option, unable to support mission-critical applications, and that any update to the code is unregulated. This white paper challenges these concerns. TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Collaboration \| Data Centres \| Intellectual Property \| Linux \| Open Source Software \| Open Systems Standards \| Software Asset Management \| Vulnerabilities

Media Plane™: Close the Software Management Loop sponsored by Insight PRODUCT LITERATURE: Posted: 21 Jun 2005 \| Published: 01 Jun 2005 SUMMARY: With Media Plane software, Software Spectrum turns its philosophy of life cycle software asset management into enterprise-wide, automated business processes that give organizations more control of their software. TOPICS: Application Deployment \| Application Life-Cycle Management Software \| Applications Management Software \| Software Asset Management \| Software Licensing

Media Plane™ sponsored by Insight PRODUCT OVERVIEW: Posted: 21 Jun 2005 \| Published: 01 Jun 2005 SUMMARY: Media Plane is a software lifecycle solution that fills the gap in software management and gives company's control of their software from purchasing through retirement. TOPICS: Application Deployment \| Application Life-Cycle Management Software \| Applications Management Software \| Software Asset Management \| Software Licensing

Media Plane™ sponsored by Insight DATA SHEET: Posted: 21 Jun 2005 \| Published: 01 Jan 2004 SUMMARY: Media Plane is the only comprehensive application that helps companies purchase, deploy, and manage software quickly and cost-effectively. TOPICS: Application Deployment \| Application Life-Cycle Management Software \| Applications Management Software \| Software Asset Management \| Software Licensing

Media Plane™ sponsored by Insight BROCHURE: Posted: 21 Jun 2005 \| Published: 01 Jan 2004 SUMMARY: Media Plane is unlike any other software management resource, it lets a company take control of the way they purchase, deploy, and manage software, all in a single comprehensive application. TOPICS: Application Deployment \| Application Life-Cycle Management Software \| Applications Management Software \| Software Asset Management \| Software Licensing

CIO Habitat: Take Control of Your Software Destiny sponsored by CIO Decisions JOURNAL ARTICLE: Posted: 10 May 2005 \| Published: 01 Apr 2005 SUMMARY: Executives speak frankly about the state of software today in this research exclusive. TOPICS: CIOs \| Computer Software Industry \| Risk Management \| Software Asset Management \| Software Licensing \| Software Selection

Mergers and Acquisitions? sponsored by Integrity Software, Inc. PRODUCT LITERATURE: Posted: 06 Jul 2004 \| Published: 01 Jul 2004 SUMMARY:SofTrack's Smart Inventory provides you with dependable insight on what software is installed including publisher, version and serial numbers. TOPICS: IT Auditing \| Server Consolidation \| Software Asset Management \| Software Licensing

FLEXnet™ Manager: Centrally Manage Track Licenses to Optimize Your Software Investment sponsored by Macrovision, makers of AdminStudio BROCHURE: Posted: 18 May 2004 \| Published: 01 May 2004 SUMMARY:Developed by Macrovision®, the market leader in software licensing, FLEXnet™ Manager is a complete software asset management system that provides enterprises with a powerful set of tools to optimize the business value of their software licenses. TOPICS: Compliance (Systems Operations) \| Software Asset Management \| Software Licensing

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