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	<title>Bits and Bytes &#187; Industry Observations</title>
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	<description>Technology experts from Animus offering their insights, commentary, and analysis about ITAM and ITIL news and trends.</description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:28:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Is SaaS the Recession Tactic for SW that Leasing was for HW?</title>
		<link>http://www.animussolutions.com/blog/2008/08/27/is-saas-the-recession-tactic-for-sw-that-leasing-was-for-hw/</link>
		<comments>http://www.animussolutions.com/blog/2008/08/27/is-saas-the-recession-tactic-for-sw-that-leasing-was-for-hw/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:24:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jenny Schuchert</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[leasing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[recession]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[SaaS]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[SIIA]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Saas and the Cloud - is the move inspired by the financial aspects?]]></description>
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		<title>Open Source Facing Compliance Issues Too</title>
		<link>http://www.animussolutions.com/blog/2008/07/31/open-source-facing-compliance-issues-too/</link>
		<comments>http://www.animussolutions.com/blog/2008/07/31/open-source-facing-compliance-issues-too/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:51:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jenny Schuchert</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Software License Compliance]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Movable Type]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[open source compliance issues]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[SAM]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With the growth of &#8220;professional&#8221; versions of open source products, I have been waiting to see how software compliance would be dealt with.  Open source is the opposite ocean, designed for sharing, although everyone has adjusted to versions where the user is expected to pay.  Serdar Yegulalp of Information Week had some interesting remarks this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Addition to Team &#038; Services</title>
		<link>http://www.animussolutions.com/blog/2008/07/15/new-addition-to-team-and-services/</link>
		<comments>http://www.animussolutions.com/blog/2008/07/15/new-addition-to-team-and-services/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 03:17:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phara McLachlan</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Company News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[ITAM (Asset Management)]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[ITIL and Service Management]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Industry Observations]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Software License Compliance]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Animus Solutions, a provider of IT asset management and service management services has announced Program Review and Executive Briefing to deliver strategic advice at a minimal cost. We also announce the addition of Walter Darrough to the leadership team. As Vice President of Sales and Business Development, Darrough will continue to advocate IT business best [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Energy Costs &#8220;Drive&#8221; New Ways to Look at Change</title>
		<link>http://www.animussolutions.com/blog/2008/07/01/energy-costs-drive-new-ways-to-look-at-change/</link>
		<comments>http://www.animussolutions.com/blog/2008/07/01/energy-costs-drive-new-ways-to-look-at-change/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:34:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jenny Schuchert</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[ITAM (Asset Management)]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Industry Observations]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Analysis of IT]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Disposal management]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[ITAM]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Rising fuel prices]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Your company wants to go with another disposal vendor.  While reading the terms and conditions, you see that they will be charging mileage for pick-ups. 
Your company wants to move the maintenance center or consolidate.  You notice that the evaluation does not consider the extra travel time and costs to reach those centers. 
It is time to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Virtualization - the Server yes, but the Desktop?</title>
		<link>http://www.animussolutions.com/blog/2008/06/23/virtualization-the-server-yes-but-the-desktop/</link>
		<comments>http://www.animussolutions.com/blog/2008/06/23/virtualization-the-server-yes-but-the-desktop/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:19:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jenny Schuchert</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Industry Observations]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[desktop virtualization]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[SaaS]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[virtuatlization]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve talked about the virtualization of the servers in the data center before and the ramifications to IT asset management.  Recently, I had a discussion on virtualizing the desktop with Ed Cartier of Sage Technologies.  We discussed the similarities of virtualizing the desktop to the old thin client on a terminal type PC rather than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tomato Problems Solved by RFID!</title>
		<link>http://www.animussolutions.com/blog/2008/06/13/tomato-problems-solved-by-rfid/</link>
		<comments>http://www.animussolutions.com/blog/2008/06/13/tomato-problems-solved-by-rfid/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:25:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jenny Schuchert</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Industry Observations]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[RFID]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Great blog on INformation Week about the problems the FDA has been having tracking the tainted tomatoes to the source, losing millions for the tomato industry.  RFID to the rescue!  Read a real-life example of technology at work:
http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2008/06/how_technology.html?cid=nl_IWK_daily_H
]]></description>
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		<title>More consolidation of Enterprise Product Providers</title>
		<link>http://www.animussolutions.com/blog/2008/06/10/more-consolidation-of-enterprise-product-providers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.animussolutions.com/blog/2008/06/10/more-consolidation-of-enterprise-product-providers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:07:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jenny Schuchert</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Industry Observations]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Acquisition]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Centennial Software]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Front Range Solutions]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[ITAM]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[ITIL]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[SAM]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Software asset management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of the sure signs to market maturity is consolidation through acquisition, where large vendors see the appeal of technology and purchase one of the developer companies to add quickly to their suite. We have watched IBM, HP, CA and BMC jump on board.  Front Range has joined the fray, stretching from their sweet spot [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HP Acquires EDS</title>
		<link>http://www.animussolutions.com/blog/2008/05/14/hp-acquires-eds/</link>
		<comments>http://www.animussolutions.com/blog/2008/05/14/hp-acquires-eds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 13:51:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jenny Schuchert</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Industry Observations]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[EDS]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[HP]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[ITAM]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Merger]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Outsourcing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[210,000 employees is amazing.  $12.8 billion closed the deal.  It will be interesting to watch the merger -combining the different business models gives them an impressive suite of products and services.  I think the merger will create a good alternative for large corporations to do their outsourcing.  I believe that the merger will also be good [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gartner Changing Their Fall Summit</title>
		<link>http://www.animussolutions.com/blog/2008/05/09/gartner-changing-their-fall-summit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.animussolutions.com/blog/2008/05/09/gartner-changing-their-fall-summit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 19:20:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jenny Schuchert</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Industry Observations]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Financial Summit]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Gartner]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Gartner Summit]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[ITAM]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Procurement]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Software asset management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Well, Gartner is tranforming the old Gartner IT &#38; Software Asset Management Summit.  They have broadened the appeal and topic coverage and renamed it the Gartner Financial, Procurement &#38; Asset Management Summit.  This Summit will be  held October 27 - 29  at the Sheraton San Diego.  The rather difficult, but descriptive name clearly lays out the plan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Presentations at the IAITAM Oct Conference</title>
		<link>http://www.animussolutions.com/blog/2008/05/01/presentations-at-the-iaitam-oct-conference/</link>
		<comments>http://www.animussolutions.com/blog/2008/05/01/presentations-at-the-iaitam-oct-conference/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 15:15:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jenny Schuchert</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Industry Observations]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[employee awareness]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[ITAM]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[policies]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[SAM]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[service management training]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Software asset management]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[software policies]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[training]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Animus Solutions will return as a bronze sponsor to the IAITAM Conference, to be held on San Marco Island in Florida.  I am speaking on Wednesday this year and I am happy to say that Phara McLachlan has also been asked to speak this year.  I was asked to speak on best practices in Communication [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2007 Expectations - Which came true and which did not?</title>
		<link>http://www.animussolutions.com/blog/2007/12/31/2007-expectations-which-came-true-and-which-did-not/</link>
		<comments>http://www.animussolutions.com/blog/2007/12/31/2007-expectations-which-came-true-and-which-did-not/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2007 16:38:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jenny Schuchert</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Industry Observations]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[At the beginning of 2007, I wrote down four issues that I thought would influence the management of IT that year:
1.  Vista - Although a major change to the operating system such as this should be somewhat slow to roll out to corporations, I thought we would spend more time and attention preparing for [...]]]></description>
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