SoftwareONE Welcomed to Microsoft’s Software Asset Management Program
New Berlin, WI, May 18, 2009 --(PR.com)-- SoftwareONE is pleased to announce that the company has successfully gained Microsoft’s Software Asset Management Authorization (SAM) and has been formally welcomed as an addition to the Microsoft’s US SAM program.
SoftwareONE, who has been delivering comprehensive SAM services in the European market for years, recently employed Zak Virdi to lead and grow the company‘s global SAM practice. Virdi, a seasoned channel professional based out of the SoftwareONE UK office, is well-known for his experience and success with building and executing SAM services. Virdi is a co-founder and director of IiS (Investors in Software) and has been instrumental in the development of the ISO 19770-1, ISO SAE (ISO Self Assessment Engine) and assisting organizations along the path to becoming certified through the iiS Rapid Adopter Program (RAP).
Oliver Berchtold has been named the US subsidiary SAM practice manager and is responsible for building the SAM practice within the United States. Berchtold has been working directly with Jim McCormack of the Microsoft SAM team to ensure that the SoftwareONE SAM offering is properly mapped to Microsoft program requirements. In April, Microsoft confirmed that SoftwareONE had effectively been enabled to support all three defined customer engagement programs within the US.
“SoftwareONE is always looking for ways to drive additional value associated with software assets,” stated Zak Virdi, Managing Director, UK, Global SAM Practice Manager. “The establishment and roll-out of SoftwareONE’s SAM practice is targeted at increasing the customer’s return on technology spending, while enabling partners to deliver business critical solutions needed by those customers.”
SoftwareONE’s SAM offering is based on three defined levels of service, each with the flexibility to be tailored to specific customer needs. The underlying philosophy driving SoftwareONE‘s SAM practice is delivering value to both customers and partners using SAM services for more than simple compliance purposes. The company’s focus is to drive better understanding of the IT landscape, reduce costs, eliminate risks, and improve efficiencies across customer organizations, enabling an increased return on technology investments. The partner value of this approach is translated into increased customer service and freed budget enabling a greater ability to satisfy and deliver services surrounding customer software assets.
Berchtold has the ability to travel to customer sites located within the US, enabling in-person support for consultation and service execution when deemed necessary. SoftwareONE SAM services are available to direct customers, as well as the partner community to leverage on behalf of their customer base.
“the software licensing experts” at SoftwareONE provide licensing and license management services to corporate, academic, not-for-profit, and government organizations worldwide through offices in Europe, the United States, Southeast Asia, and Brazil. SoftwareONE’s focus on providing and managing top-notch software licensing solutions to its direct customer base, as well as to VAR (Value Added Reseller) partners through its award winning VARassist Partner Program, continues to gain attention from major software publishers. SoftwareONE holds elite authorizations from Microsoft (LAR), Symantec, Adobe (ALC), McAfee, Computer Associates, Trend Micro, Citrix, and many others.
About SoftwareONE
In business since 1985.
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SoftwareONE, who has been delivering comprehensive SAM services in the European market for years, recently employed Zak Virdi to lead and grow the company‘s global SAM practice. Virdi, a seasoned channel professional based out of the SoftwareONE UK office, is well-known for his experience and success with building and executing SAM services. Virdi is a co-founder and director of IiS (Investors in Software) and has been instrumental in the development of the ISO 19770-1, ISO SAE (ISO Self Assessment Engine) and assisting organizations along the path to becoming certified through the iiS Rapid Adopter Program (RAP).
Oliver Berchtold has been named the US subsidiary SAM practice manager and is responsible for building the SAM practice within the United States. Berchtold has been working directly with Jim McCormack of the Microsoft SAM team to ensure that the SoftwareONE SAM offering is properly mapped to Microsoft program requirements. In April, Microsoft confirmed that SoftwareONE had effectively been enabled to support all three defined customer engagement programs within the US.
“SoftwareONE is always looking for ways to drive additional value associated with software assets,” stated Zak Virdi, Managing Director, UK, Global SAM Practice Manager. “The establishment and roll-out of SoftwareONE’s SAM practice is targeted at increasing the customer’s return on technology spending, while enabling partners to deliver business critical solutions needed by those customers.”
SoftwareONE’s SAM offering is based on three defined levels of service, each with the flexibility to be tailored to specific customer needs. The underlying philosophy driving SoftwareONE‘s SAM practice is delivering value to both customers and partners using SAM services for more than simple compliance purposes. The company’s focus is to drive better understanding of the IT landscape, reduce costs, eliminate risks, and improve efficiencies across customer organizations, enabling an increased return on technology investments. The partner value of this approach is translated into increased customer service and freed budget enabling a greater ability to satisfy and deliver services surrounding customer software assets.
Berchtold has the ability to travel to customer sites located within the US, enabling in-person support for consultation and service execution when deemed necessary. SoftwareONE SAM services are available to direct customers, as well as the partner community to leverage on behalf of their customer base.
“the software licensing experts” at SoftwareONE provide licensing and license management services to corporate, academic, not-for-profit, and government organizations worldwide through offices in Europe, the United States, Southeast Asia, and Brazil. SoftwareONE’s focus on providing and managing top-notch software licensing solutions to its direct customer base, as well as to VAR (Value Added Reseller) partners through its award winning VARassist Partner Program, continues to gain attention from major software publishers. SoftwareONE holds elite authorizations from Microsoft (LAR), Symantec, Adobe (ALC), McAfee, Computer Associates, Trend Micro, Citrix, and many others.
About SoftwareONE
In business since 1985.
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www.softwareone.com/us
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262-317-5541
www.softwareone.com/us
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