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- Fair Isaac: Gaining Advantage From Microsoft Software Assurance
- Fair Isaac Corporation provides decision management solutions that are powered by advanced analytics and used by banks and credit card issuers as well as insurers, retailers, telecommunications providers, healthcare organizations, and government agencies. The director of IT at Fair Isaac is responsible for server and workstation environments across 33 offices...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Training, Software Assurance, International Data Group, Workforce Management, Human Resources
- Case studies
- Software Assurance Partnership Creates New Opportunities and Improves Client Service
- Softchoice is a corporate reseller of IT hardware and software solutions. The Information Management Group IMG is a firm that offers customized training services to its enterprise clients. When the Microsoft Volume Licensing team introduced enhanced Software Assurance benefits, Softchoice and IMG recognized an opportunity to create a partnership to...
- Tags: Software, Information Management, Customized Training, Software Assurance, Software Assurance Partnership, Softchoice, Information Management Group, Strategy, Tools & Techniques, Management
- Case studies
- Technology Provider Boosts Employee Satisfaction While Increasing Productivity
- Fair Isaac Corporation, one of the world's leading providers of business decision systems, has made a very successful decision of its own: to take advantage of the Microsoft Home Use Program included with its Microsoft Software Assurance for Volume Licensing benefits. As a Software Assurance customer, Fair Isaac can maximize...
- Tags: Software, Microsoft Corp., Software Assurance, Tools & Techniques, Management
- Case studies
- Momentum Webcast: Determining the Value of Software Assurance Renewal for Your Organization (Level 100)
- This webcast is designed for growing and mid-sized organizations that have a Microsoft Software Assurance SA agreement through the Open Business, Open Value, Select, or Enterprise Agreement EA programs. The presenter of this webcast explains how organizations can benefit from renewing their Software Assurance agreement with Microsoft. The attendee will...
- Tags: Software, Webcast, Agreement, Microsoft Corp., Software Assurance, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Webcasts
- Weyerhaeuser: A Microsoft Software Assurance Case Study
- Weyerhaeuser is an international forest products company that generated net sales of $22.7 billion in 2004. The chief architect at Weyerhaeuser leads a team responsible for the architecture of the company's core IT infrastructure, which includes the management of approximately 27,000 desktops and 3,000 servers across 700 locations worldwide. Weyerhaeuser's...
- Tags: Weyerhaeuser Co., Microsoft Corp., Software Assurance, International Data Group, Team Management, Management
- Case studies
- Virgin Entertainment Group, North America: Gaining Advantage From Microsoft Software Assurance
- The Virgin Entertainment Group VEG operates one of the largest media product retail chains in the world, with 20 Virgin Megastores in the United States and North America, as well as stores in Europe and Japan. Virgin Entertainment Group, North America, purchased Software Assurance SA to help reduce costs, make...
- Tags: Virgin Entertainment, Microsoft Corp., Software Assurance, North America, International Data Group, Virgin Entertainment Group
- Case studies
- Kimberly-Clark Expands Training 16 Percent With Software Assurance Training Vouchers
- Kimberly-Clark, maker of some of the world's best-known consumer paper products, is constantly upgrading its IT network and seeking to introduce new solutions that will increase productivity and profitability. Kimberly-Clark knows that IT training is a constant requirement to keep its staff current on the latest technologies. To expand its...
- Tags: Software, Kimberly-Clark Corp., Training, Software Assurance, Workforce Management, Human Resources
- Case studies
- Momentum Webcast: Get Ready for Microsoft Office 2007 by Purchasing Office 2003 With Software Assurance (Level 100)
- Why should one buy or upgrade to Microsoft Office 2003 Professional when a new version is just around the corner? This webcast explains why the time to buy Office Professional 2003 with Software Assurance is now. By doing so, one not only help to improve their employees' productivity today, but...
- Tags: Microsoft Office 2007, Webcast, Microsoft Office 2003, Microsoft Corp., Software Assurance, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software
- Webcasts
- Software Assurance: An Overview of Current Industry Best Practices
- Software underpins the information infrastructure that governments, critical infrastructure providers and businesses worldwide depend upon for daily operations and business processes. These organizations widely and increasingly use commercial off-the-shelf software ("COTS") to automate processes with information technology. At the same time, cyber attacks are becoming more stealthy and sophisticated, creating...
- Tags: Software, Industry, Software Assurance, Tools & Techniques, Management
- White papers 2008-02-01
- Momentum Webcast: Software Assurance Benefits for You and Your Employees: Home Use Program and Employee Purchase Program (Level 100)
- This webcast explains how to take advantage of two of the most popular software assurance benefits. The attendee of this webcast will how the Home Use and Employee Purchase can help increase employees' satisfaction and productivity - and reduce company's IT burden.
- Tags: Software, Webcast, Software Assurance, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Webcasts 2007-11-14
- Software Assurance, SAM Help German Logistics Provider Guarantee Compliance
- German logistics provider Hafen und Guterverkehr Koln AG HGK was unsure whether its many Microsoft software licenses were in compliance at the time of an announced Microsoft software license review. The company hired DATALOG Software AG to assess its license compliance. As a result of its Software Asset Management assessment...
- Tags: Software, Logistics Provider, Compliance, Logistics, Microsoft Corp., Software Assurance, Supply Chain, Business Operations
- Case studies 2007-05-01
- "software assurance planning"
- Can someone provide me the exact meaning of "software assurance planning" and what are the steps in this planning.Also If anyone has any information regarding the topic then please post it
- Tags: upen80@..., Software Assurance, software
- Discussion threads 2007-10-26
- TechNet Webcast: Get Ready for the New and Improved Microsoft Software Assurance Program (Level 200)
- The Microsoft Software Assurance program provides with the technologies, tools, support, and training that can help to deploy and use Microsoft software more efficiently. This webcast explores the improvements to the program that is available and explains how to get ready for it. The attendee of this webcast will learn...
- Tags: Webcast, Microsoft Corp., Software Assurance, Microsoft TechNet, Microsoft Software Assurance Program, Productivity
- Webcasts 2005-11-08
- The sad reality about software assurance
- Seen before I thinkwith a a big tourisim organisation in the north of the UK. The were running some idiotic web financial package and had to scrap the project a year later as the vendor cound not meet the required service levels needed. Servers were being rebooted every...
- Tags: TheTechMail, software, Software Assurance
- Discussion threads 2007-03-22
- The sad reality about software assurance
- In today’s world of increasing threats targeting our data for profit as well as the spread of governmentally imposed constraints, I believed that all major software vendors had gotten the message—practice due diligence in making your software secure. However, I was recently disillusioned. Several months ago, we...
- Tags: Compliance, data theft, Database Assurance, HIPAA, It Management, Security, Sox
- Blog posts 2007-03-22
- Software Assurance
- Unless you are a big corporate with and IT budget that could by a small country then forget it!This is a waste of money, if you have recently purchased Office 2003 with SA then I suggest trying to get a refund. When is the next major release of Off
- Tags: ben.rattigan, Microsoft Office
- Discussion threads 2006-11-29
- Genuine windows license fiasco continues
- Since June 1, 2006, a day that will go down in infamy...I have been plagued by Windows (2003 server SP/1 and XP SP/2) Update Validation errors and download failures attributed to Windows Update; corrupt or unknown certificates and repeatedly received reports that valid software is not genuine. I really dislike...
- Tags: fiasco, software, Genuine Windows, xp, windows server 2003, windows update, wus, software assurance, Product Key, Beoweolf, windows, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2006-06-14
- Microsoft marks end to upgrade program
- Stay on top of the latest tech news with our free IT News Digest e-newsletter, delivered each weekday. Automatically sign up today!By ...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, Software Assurance, software, Microsoft Corp.
- Technical articles 2004-06-30
- Microsoft adds disaster aid to volume licensing
- Stay on top of the latest tech news with our free IT News Digest e-newsletter, delivered each weekday. Automatically sign up today! By ...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, volume-license, Microsoft Corp., Software Assurance, software, server
- Technical articles 2004-05-20
- Find out more about Microsoft's new Licensing 6.0 and Software Assurance plans
- Time is running out to sign up for Microsoft's new Licensing 6.0 plan. Find out more about Microsoft's changes to its licensing structure and what the industry is saying about it.The way your organization manages its Microsoft licenses is about to change. The software company has overhauled its licensing...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, Dana Norton, Software Assurance, software, Microsoft Corp., Licensing 6.0, three-year
- Technical articles 2002-07-15
