Software compliance 'lower priority' for some IT firms

02/07/2009

Software compliance may be a lower priority for some firms. Software compliance may be a lower priority for some firms.

Rather than implementing Software Asset Management (SAM) standards, a number of IT companies are cost cutting internally, according to one audit consultancy.

In news that may be of interest to those looking for IT jobs, the independent technology firm Liken believes that organisations may be lowering their SAM compliance because of budget and staff issues caused by the recession.

A report by Liken shows that from a survey of 250 senior IT personnel from both the public and private sectors, 58 per cent are now looking at software cost savings rather than seeking to meet the latest SAM standards.

James Rowlands, chief executive officer of Liken, suggested that people in information technology jobs may be seeing money saving as their number one priority during the economic downturn.

He commented: "Formal programs like the FAST program and the BSA program, SAM Advantage, they're just difficult to sustain during time[s] where resources are being cut and budgets are being looked at as hard as they are at the moment."

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