TagVault.org is a non-profit organization formed under the structure of IEEE-ISTO. It is the registration authority for software identification tags (SWID tags). TagVault is a member-driven organization that provides a forum for sharing information and resources about software tags among software publishers, tool providers and SAM practitioners. TagVault provides a shared library of technical knowledge and software tools including consistent cross-vendor, cross-platform APIs.
GSA SWID Tag Certification Meeting in Washington DC - March 24th, 2010
Put the date on your calendar - March 24th, 2010 in Washington DC from 9 AM - 3 PM Eastern.
The meeting location will be at the CA offices near the Dulles Aiport making it convenient for anyone travelling to the event for the day.
TagVault.org, the GSA, other government organizations, Software Publishers, SAM tool providers and other interested parties interested in creating the certification requirement for government purchased software will get together for a kick off working group session.
Tool Providers Figure Out How to Make SAM Easier!
SAM tool vendors are starting to realize the scope of the software identification problem and recognize this issue as one of the first items that needs to be standardized in order to automate SAM Processes and improve accuracy. Symantec and CA have both signed up as founding members of TagVault.org to help promote a fix to a systemic software industry problem.
Daniel Galecki, a Product Manager for the DMMI product from Hewlett Packard recently made a blog posting that presents some of the issues and complications of software identification and software license compliance.
WebCast - TagVault.org Tools and Services
Webcast - TagVault.org Tools and Services
Date: March 12
Time: 10 AM Pacific
Speakers: Brad Whitaker, Partner Third Eye Consulting & Steve Klos, Executive Director of TagVault.org
Speaker Biographies
TagVault.org, a program of IEEE-ISTO and the registration and certification authority for software identification (SWID) tags as specified by the ISO/IEC 19770-2 standard invites you to learn about the tools and services available to TagVault.org members.
This webinar is free and will provide answers to organizations on how about how to create, digitally sign and certify SWID tags. The ISO/IEC 19770-2:2009 standard defines the structure of a tag and provides a lot of information about what each element of a tag is for, but does not specify which elements are the most useful to the market. The standard does not specify how values should be normalized, nor why an organization may want to digitally sign a SWID tag. This webinar answers those questions and more.
Sign up today!
Making Software Manageable - Contract Language
When developing Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and working through the entire software purchasing process, there are a significant number of details that need to be considered. One issue that should be on the minds of the software purchasing organization is, “how am I going to manage this software once I purchase it – this includes knowing where it’s installed, what I’ve purchased and reconciling software installations against entitlements to ensure the organization is in compliance”? Depending on the overall maturity of the SAM process for the organization, answers will vary significantly. This article provides contract and RFP suggestions your organization can use to ensure the manageability of software and license reconciliation as well as to set the stage for future automated procedures.
Government and Industry Focused Webinar
Lower Costs with Certified Software Identification Tags
Available as a recorded webcast
TagVault.org, a program of IEEE-ISTO and the certification authority for ISO/IEC 19770-2 software identification tags, invites you to a free, government and industry pertinent webinar.
TagVault.org Attending GTRA Council Meeting
TagVault.org will be attending the GTRA Council at Bedford Springs Resort in Pennsylvania from Dec 6th - 8th, 2009. GTRA is focused on helping to make the federal government more focused on government-wide collaboration. This helps governmental organizations implement best-practices more quickly and cost effectively.
The ISO/IEC 19770-2 Standard Published!
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After three years of significant effort and peer review, the ISO/IEC 19770-2 standard has been published by ISO. Individuals and organizations can purchase the standard from ISO, ANSI, or your national bodies standards organization.
This standard is the first step in revolutionizing the software asset management market. As software gets more expensive, hardware costs continue to plummet and software audit fines and penalties are rising, software purchasers are realizing that they need to more effectively manage their software assets. The problem is that SAM programs are expensive to implement. One of the reasons for the high cost of SAM programs is due to resource costs involved in manually identifying software inventory, or fixing third party identification libraries that have been unverified and untested. Software identification tags resolve this set of problems and associated costs!
Does Well Engineered Software Deserve a More Systematic Approach to License Management?
In Nov 2009, TickIT published an article penned by Steve Klos on the need for authoritative software identification. TickIT is an organization focused on improving the overall quality of software by application of the framework of the ISO 9001 standard. More information on TickIT can be found at www.tickit.org.
Steve's article focuses on the reasons software developers must be concerned about authoritative software identification once software is purchased and installed at customer sites. The article provides a high level perspective on software asset management and reviews the costs to all SAM eco-system members if software purchasers are unable to properly identify installed software.
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