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During my analysis for the upcoming TOOLS INTELLIGENCE service from The ITAM Review I asked participating SAM vendors about their alignment to the SAM Standard ISO/IEC 19770-1 and -2. The tools are not being specifically scored against the standard (I will be completing this analysis...
The ITAM Review and TagVault.org, joint sponsors of the ‘2010 Best Use of Tags’ contest, are pleased to announce the contest’s winner. The aim of the 2010 Best Use of Software Tags Contest was to identify and recommend those SAM vendors who have clearly demonstrated the use...
Steve Klos and I have been reviewing ITAM vendors use of software tags over the last couple of weeks. Three things have stood out for me during the review process:
The ITAM Review is proud to be co-sponsoring the ‘2010 Best Use Of Tags’ Contest. The contest will identify and recommend those SAM vendors who have clearly demonstrated the use of tags in their technology. Last month I posted an update to the ISO/IEC 19770 Standard (see...
ISO/IEC 19770-2 Published After three years of work the ISO/IEC 19770-2 standard has been published by ISO. I think this is a great initiative and the team behind the ISO standard have done some great work. It is now all about the execution
This update has been provided by Steve Klos of TagVault: This year, the IAITAM conference was held in Las Vegas from September 30th to Oct 2nd. IAITAM did their usual great job in coordinating the event and the conference was well attended. The conference schedule was packed...
Back in December last year Steve Klos provided me with a helicopter view of the international standard for SAM (ISO/IEC 19770) – the full article is here. The second part of the standard, -2, is now nearing completion. I caught up with Steve recently and asked him how companies...
Bjorn Westerlund can be credited as one of the driving forces behind the development of the International Standard for Software Asset Management, ISO19770. Now semi-retired, he has kindly shared his views with The ITAM Review and, in particular, his recommendations for building a...
Chris Minchin, Director at Techam Limited, talks to the ITAM Review about getting started with Software Asset Management (SAM), his personal views on developments in the International Standard and the ways in which SAM and ITAM professionals can bolster their skills.
Steve Klos of Agnitio Advisors provides a quick overview of the International Standard for Software Asset Management. This is an edited version of a discussion in the Software Asset Management forum on LinkedIn. Steve is the convener of the ISO/IEC 19770-2 standard development process.