Do software developers support SAM programs?
Software developers recognize the need for organizations of all sizes to invest in a SAM program that enables them to achieve license compliance and obtain the cost savings and risk management benefits that are derived from SAM. Until now, with the SAM industry in its relative infancy, software developers have taken a variety of approaches to SAM. BSA and the world’s leading software developers recognized that SAM-adopting organizations were often confused about which was the best approach. To overcome this challenge, BSA worked closely with the ISO to ensure that BSA SAM Advantage will provide a clear route to the global standard. When it is fully launched in 2009, BSA SAM Advantage will be the only SAM program created with input from many of the world’s leading software companies, guided by the ISO, and sponsored by a global nonprofit organization. What makes BSA SAM Advantage different from other SAM programs? BSA SAM Advantage will be the first independent, global software asset ma
