Eracent and LicenseLogic™ Announce Cooperative Certified Software Manager Training Program
Eracent, Inc. announced today that, through a joint program with LicenseLogic LLC, Eracent customers and referred companies will receive a $100 discount on all of SIIA’s Certified Software Manager (CSM) training courses, taught by LicenseLogic. The CSM certification is internationally recognized, and holders of the certification are acknowledged as software licensing and compliance subject matter experts. The courses train the participants how to identify the components of an effective software management plan, understand complex software license agreements, reduce or eliminate their company’s liability for copyright infringement and how to negotiate more favorable software license agreements.
(PRWEB) February 1, 2005 -- Eracent, Inc. announced today that, through a
joint program with LicenseLogic LLC, Eracent customers and referred companies
will receive a $100 discount on all of SIIA’s Certified Software Manager (CSM)
training courses, taught by LicenseLogic. The CSM certification is
internationally recognized, and holders of the certification are acknowledged as
software licensing and compliance subject matter experts. The courses train the
participants how to identify the components of an effective software management
plan, understand complex software license agreements, reduce or eliminate their
company’s liability for copyright infringement and how to negotiate more
favorable software license agreements.
Commenting on the alliance, Ed
Cartier, Eracent’s VP of Marketing said that, “We feel this is an excellent way
for our customers and potential customers to learn how to maximize the value
they receive from Eracent’s EnterpriseAM software. Eracent and LicenseLogic are
really in the same business, which is helping their customers effectively manage
their IT asset infrastructure.” Adam Ayer, LicenseLogic’s President added that
“’You can’t manage what you do not know’ is a fundamental truth, especially with
regard to managing software within a large organization. The Software &
Information Industry Association’s (SIIA) Certified Software Manager (CSM)
Seminar and Exam lays the groundwork for a software management plan. In
addition, the program also provides participants with the key information they
need to become software compliant and with SIIA’s anti-piracy policies and
procedures.. The CSM Seminar was developed in 1994, and since then thousands of
individuals have passed through the program and have become Certified Software
Managers. The CSM training course it is a MUST for anyone involved with software
management.”
LicenseLogic is exclusively licensed by SIIA to teach the
CSM course throughout the United States. Keith Kupferschmid, VP of Intellectual
Property Policy and Enforcement at SIIA said, “We think the CSM certification is
very important for any IT professional who is involved with software license
management and compliance. Companies can see a real return on investment from
the CSM training and can potentially save hundreds of thousands of dollars by
being in full compliance with their software licenses.”
Eracent customers
and referred companies can log onto the LicenseLogic website (www.licenselogic.com) to
register for any of the upcoming classes. Currently the training seminars are
scheduled for February and March in San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York. To
receive the $100 discount, interested parties should log onto the Eracent
website (www.eracent.com),
and click the “LicenseLogic Special Offer” button on the home page.
About
Eracent
Eracent Inc. develops and markets comprehensive IT asset management
solutions designed for use by large organizations with complex computing
infrastructures. Serving industries and government agencies in domestic and
international markets, Eracent’s core business strategy has been, and continues
to be, to develop a suite of technologies that provide a rapid return, ease of
use and ready access to the highly accurate data needed by IT managers in large
organizations. Eracent is a member of SIIA, is an SIIA CASP partner, is a member
of FAST and participates in the FAST Asset Management Group and also is a member
of the International Association of IT Asset Managers (IAITAM). Eracent’s
EnterpriseAM was named as a Codie Award Finalist for the 2004 Codie Award and
Eracent’s EnterpriseEM Software Entitlements Management System has been named as
a Codie Award Finalist for the 2005 Codie Award. To learn more about Eracent,
visit www.eracent.com, or
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About
LicenseLogic
LicenseLogic LLC was founded in 2002 and has been SIIA’s
training company for their Certified Software Manager (CSM) Seminars.
LicenseLogic LLC continues to assist organizations with their software licensing
and asset management through training and consulting. In order to find out more
about LicenseLogic LLC please visit their website at http://www.licenselogic.com
or call +1 (800) 731-7023.
About SIIA
The Software & Information
Industry Association (SIIA) is the principal trade association for the software
and digital content industry. SIIA provides global services in government
relations, business development, corporate education, and intellectual property
protection to more than 750 leading software and information companies. For
further information visit http://www.siia.net
All product names are the
trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
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