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'Data Hog' study hypocritically blames customer for 1% of phones that eat 25% of bandwidth

Posted January 9, 2012 - 3:51 pm

iPhone 4S' and Android smartphones use far more data than other phones, but that's what they were designed to do, is described in promises carriers made to sell them to leading customers and have become scapegoats in carrier lobbying for even more privileges.
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Shelfware costs U.S. companies $12.3 billion, survey of guesstimates shows

Posted April 19, 2011 - 1:08 pm

Software-asset management developer 1E's survey estimated the cost of unused software on an average PC is more than $400. The number may not be real, but the problem certainly is.
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Growth in phones, tablets outstripping ability of companies to manage them

Posted April 11, 2011 - 2:12 pm

Systems management vendors are trying to catch up, but the heavy work of managing smartphones and tabs is up to IT and -- shudder -- to end users.
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Asset management lessons from ancient Brits who ate the dead and made drinking cups from skulls

Posted February 17, 2011 - 10:58 am

In an era of tight budgets and increasing pressure to maximize ROI, it's nice to find this real-world case study on how to extract value from departing assets. From Reuters:
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Ultimate endpoint management tools

Posted November 23, 2010 - 5:06 pm

Desktop virtualization, Web apps, software as a service, and an increasingly mobile user base have created new challenges when it comes to endpoint management. Nonetheless, there are still some constants -- endpoints need to be deployed, configured, patched, secured and supported.
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VA scales back $500 million IT revamp

Posted July 14, 2010 - 3:13 pm

The Department of Veterans Affairs has dropped a large portion of its work on a four-year, $500 million project to modernize its financial and asset management systems, citing cost concerns.
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Your License and Recognition Please

Posted November 9, 2009 - 12:07 pm

Conventional product recognition in software asset management utilizes a 1 license to 1 product (1:1) rule to map the license to the software product. In other words, each license provides the use rights for only one product. But this is not always true.
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PC Software Piracy Hit Illinois Economy Hard

Posted May 11, 2009 - 10:43 am

The BSA estimates that the Illinois economy lost the equivalent of 5,646 jobs due to PC software piracy. Trident Contract Management and Aspera GmbH offer suggestions on how companies can reduce software piracy through software asset management (SAM).
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Effective software asset management: Driving value in turbulent times

Posted March 9, 2009 - 2:57 pm

According to a recent KPMG survey, organizations that proactively manage their software assets can reduce software asset management-related IT labor costs by as much as 50 percent. Unfortunately, 86 percent of the 1,000 companies surveyed do not have an effective software asset management strategy or have a complete picture about software deployments and entitlements.
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5 ways to enhance your Software Asset Management program

Posted February 8, 2009 - 7:22 am

Software asset management systems combine processes and technologies to improve the way applications are utilized, tracked, and managed throughout their lifecycle.
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The South West Regional Development Agency saves $40,000 by implementing Software Asset Management

Posted January 12, 2009 - 10:50 am

The South West RDA leads the development of a sustainable economy in South West England, investing to unlock the regionâ€™s business potential. With a core strategy focused on creating the conditions for productivityâ€“led growth, South West RDA works in partnership with public and private sector organizations.
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Off-network security: From knowing better to doing better

Posted July 8, 2008 - 9:33 am

When Redemtech commissioned the Ponemon Institute to study data breaches last summer, they confirmed something we all probably understood: most breaches result from the loss or theft of a data bearing asset, often a laptop. They also confirmed that a large majority of surveyed companies have existing policies to govern the handling of data bearing equipment once it is taken "off the wire," or off-network. Not anticipated was that a majority of companies report doing nothing to measure or govern the effectiveness of those policies.
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