Industry news related to IT Asset Management is important to understand how the discipline is being implemented in other organizations.

This area also lists upcoming events related to ITAM.

Software Success Partners in the Press

Fund ITAM with EPAM - The New Frontier in IT Asset Management!
Download the presentations and watch the recorded webinar sponsored by Pharos System. Charles L. Johnston, retired VP from AT&T shares his experiences on Enterprise Print Asset Management (EPAM) and Steffani Lomax, VP at Software Success Partners presents on the business value of IT Asset Management.

Application Overload: Excess Software Can Spoil the Budget
Redundant applications, unused functions in ERP and CRM suites, and just plain old shelfware - applications that were purchased and then forgotten - are common and expensive. Eliminating redundant or excess software can go a long way toward freeing up funds in an IT budget. - Computerworld

Cutting the Waste
When purchasing new software, IT managers can easily get sold a lot of features and functions they don't really need, perhaps because it gets them a better discount, or just because the sales rep has made a great pitch. But software contracts can wind up being too much of a good thing. - Computerworld

Industry News

Gaining Strength From Sarbox
Mar 21, 2005
Sarbanes-Oxley compliance may be a burden, but it's helping some companies improve operations at various levels. - Information Week

Getting the Best from Your Vendors
Nov 1, 2003
It may be tempting to squeeze vendors for every dollar.
But research shows that lowball tactics eventually boomerang
into poor service and support. - CIO Magazine

No Tolerance for High Maintenance
Jun 1, 2003
Fed up with rising costs of software maintenance, CIOs are finding they have the power to negotiate better terms up front and get more bang for their buck. - CIO Magazine

Software Assets: Managing the Bottom Line
May 15, 2003
In these difficult economic times, IS organizations are under enormous pressure to cut software licensing costs, which makes efficient, effective software asset management vital to the enterprise. - Gartner

Agencies keep track of IT assets
May 12, 2003
Many federal and local agency information technology shops are finding themselves between a rock and a hard place these days. On the one hand, they're being asked to beef up security. On the other, military and homeland security initiatives have taken a big bite out of IT budgets. Asset management software can provide a one-two punch aimed at both problems. - Federal Computer Week

How to Keep Your Customers Satisfied
May 1, 2003
The only way to make yourself successful is to make your customers successful. While satisfaction does not guarantee success, customer success does guarantee customer satisfaction. - CIO Magazine

Renegotiating for Cost Savings
Jan 30, 2003
As IT departments scramble to do more with less, industry-watchers suggest that IT can free up dollars simply by making better use of what they already have or by renegotiating the terms of their licensing deals with vendors. - Enterprise Systems

 

Events


SAM Summit '08
June 16-19, 2008
University of Chicago Glecher Center Conference Facilities
Chicago, IL


IAITAM 2008 Annual Conference and Exposition
October 15-17, 2008
Marco Island Marriott Beach Resort & Spa
Marco Island, FL


IT Financial, Procurement and Asset Management Summit
October 27-29, 2008
San Diego, CA

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