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Managing software assets is not just about compliance

License Dashboard's Sean Robinson

Sean Robinson reckons software asset management (SAM) has more potential than many realise

29 Mar 2012

Licences to kill

Licence Dashboard's Sean Robinson

Too many firms are still struggling with vendor audits of their software estate and related licensing issues. Sean Robinson proposes a solution

14 Nov 2011

Times they are a-changing

Unbelievably, it is time to launch the Channel Awards 2010

19 Apr 2010

Channel Awards gets serious

Dabs founder Atherton shares secrets of his success

Paying out to punish pirates

Would you shop your boss or supplier for £20,000?

30 Nov 2009

Cloudy future for licensing

Most of us are acquainted with the term cloud computing, but how many of us know what it means for the channel?

26 Oct 2009

Foreseeing an end to digital piracy or copyright abuse

No matter what you call it, businesses are taking risks with their software assets, notes Matt Fisher

13 Jul 2009

The real pain of piracy

I find it amazing that the piracy rate in the UK stays at about the same level year after year.

15 May 2009

Prioritise IT and software asset management in a merger

Challenging times call for attention to compliance details, says Patrick Gunn

25 Feb 2009

Fighting back against fraud

Fraud has raised its ugly head with a vengeance this week, with two separate but strikingly similar reports released by two influential market watchers.

19 Feb 2009

Getting a return on SAM

Bringing together IT and finance means thinking carefully, according to Matt Fisher

22 Dec 2008

End the overspend for unnecessary licences

Knowledge is king in software licensing negotiations, according to Eric Faurisson

03 Dec 2008

Catching the wave

An SaaS storm surge is approaching and resellers may sink or swim

13 Nov 2008

Open season

Companies deploying non-proprietary software should take precautions against its insecure nature

30 Oct 2008

Software licensing simplified

Organisations cannot afford to ignore software asset management, says Matt Fisher

09 Oct 2008

Thinking beyond the box

Packaged software is seeing increasing competition from software-as-a-service, says Martin Painter

11 Sep 2008

It is all in the selection

Microsoft’s latest licensing plan is great news, but navigating the compliance maze is still a challenge writes Patrick Gunn

15 Jul 2008

Communicating compliance

Channel players must take the time to become educated on compliance issues and share their knowledge with end-users, writes John Lovelock

02 Apr 2007

The hard truth about software

Latest report on IT sector makes one gag

17 Apr 2006

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Why Apple wants bigger bite of channel

Latest distribution sell-through figures indicate a softening in Apple's stance towards the channel, says CRN deputy editor Doug Woodburn