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	<title>Bits and Bytes &#187; Software License Compliance</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>Fri, 29 May 2009 12:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Policies and why they are crucial</title>
		<link>http://www.animussolutions.com/blog/2009/05/29/policies-and-why-they-are-crucial/</link>
		<comments>http://www.animussolutions.com/blog/2009/05/29/policies-and-why-they-are-crucial/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 12:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phara McLachlan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Policies are often ineffective, often not understood, poorly managed, and represent more of a token gesture than a comprehensive and sustainable approach to risk management. Why are they so important? Policies not only serve as legal documents that protect the enterprise from liability, but they have also been used in court against the company if [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GRC – convergence killers</title>
		<link>http://www.animussolutions.com/blog/2009/05/08/grc-%e2%80%93-convergence-killers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.animussolutions.com/blog/2009/05/08/grc-%e2%80%93-convergence-killers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 12:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phara McLachlan</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Governance]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.animussolutions.com/blog/?p=248</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ We have talked briefly about implementing a governance risk and compliance (GRC) framework. Now, we need to address four important practices, or perspectives, that facilitate convergence when taking on any GRC activity.
1.       Get Senior level buy-in - the first step once you have a clearly defined plan is to get support from the senior [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The value of data</title>
		<link>http://www.animussolutions.com/blog/2009/05/05/the-value-of-data/</link>
		<comments>http://www.animussolutions.com/blog/2009/05/05/the-value-of-data/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 12:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phara McLachlan</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Software License Compliance]]></category>

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

		<category><![CDATA[data governance]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.animussolutions.com/blog/?p=244</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ Data protection is a key IT function, and most IT managers know that you cannot properly protect data if you don&#8217;t know what it is worth. In order to determine its value, you must know where it is, how it is used, and where and when to integrate and federate it. In order to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GRC competency</title>
		<link>http://www.animussolutions.com/blog/2009/05/04/grc-competency/</link>
		<comments>http://www.animussolutions.com/blog/2009/05/04/grc-competency/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 12:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phara McLachlan</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Software License Compliance]]></category>

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

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

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.animussolutions.com/blog/?p=240</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ We have briefly mentioned creating a GRC competency not only when implementing your GRC framework, but also for sustaining the effort. The GRC competency is a working team of internal audit, risk management and compliance experts outside the C-suite. Having a cross-functional team as the &#8220;leader&#8221; of the project will establish ownership, create an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Identifying installed software</title>
		<link>http://www.animussolutions.com/blog/2009/04/22/identifying-installed-software/</link>
		<comments>http://www.animussolutions.com/blog/2009/04/22/identifying-installed-software/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phara McLachlan</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Software License Compliance]]></category>

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

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.animussolutions.com/blog/?p=225</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ Software discovery and software asset management are two activities that are too often pushed aside or put on hold when you are facing more important issues. They are only recognized when a problem arises, such as an audit by a vendor. Most organizations are still using excel spreadsheets to track software.  This is certainly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Governance risk and compliance</title>
		<link>http://www.animussolutions.com/blog/2009/04/20/governance-risk-and-compliance/</link>
		<comments>http://www.animussolutions.com/blog/2009/04/20/governance-risk-and-compliance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phara McLachlan</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Software License Compliance]]></category>

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

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.animussolutions.com/blog/?p=236</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ Most Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC) cases are driven by external regulations or compliance requirements, such as Sarbanes Oxley (SOX). Creating a business case for GRC with this in mind is simple - do so or risk jail time. Internal controls over financial reporting are an essential function in your IT framework and should [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Monitoring for change</title>
		<link>http://www.animussolutions.com/blog/2009/04/10/monitoring-for-change/</link>
		<comments>http://www.animussolutions.com/blog/2009/04/10/monitoring-for-change/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phara McLachlan</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Software License Compliance]]></category>

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

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

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.animussolutions.com/blog/?p=212</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ With every dollar counting these days, we are often asked how to maximize IT performance. Aside from an extensive evaluation of your IT processes, there are certain IT controls that we recommend be implemented to get the maximum benefit from your IT investment. One invaluable control tool is an active monitoring system for unauthorized [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Customized versus off the shelf software</title>
		<link>http://www.animussolutions.com/blog/2009/03/23/customized-versus-off-the-shelf-software/</link>
		<comments>http://www.animussolutions.com/blog/2009/03/23/customized-versus-off-the-shelf-software/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 12:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phara McLachlan</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Software License Compliance]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.animussolutions.com/blog/?p=165</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Despite the wide array of software choices out there, some companies still find the need to tweak their purchased software to fit their needs. I personally think that the choices and willingness of vendors to meet customer requirements eliminates this need - and in-house customization typically leads to many problems. Altering software often leads to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The BSA and what they do</title>
		<link>http://www.animussolutions.com/blog/2009/02/27/the-bsa-and-what-they-do/</link>
		<comments>http://www.animussolutions.com/blog/2009/02/27/the-bsa-and-what-they-do/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phara McLachlan</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Software License Compliance]]></category>

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

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.animussolutions.com/blog/?p=120</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ The Business Software Alliance (BSA) takes tips from an online form and also a hotline (where they also offer rewards of up to $1 million) and then work with software vendors to take action - which could mean a negotiation of fines, and/or a costly audit and in more extreme cases they refer the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Software piracy and what the law says</title>
		<link>http://www.animussolutions.com/blog/2009/02/24/software-piracy-and-what-the-law-says/</link>
		<comments>http://www.animussolutions.com/blog/2009/02/24/software-piracy-and-what-the-law-says/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 12:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phara McLachlan</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Software License Compliance]]></category>

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

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.animussolutions.com/blog/?p=113</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ According to the Legal Information Institute at Cornell University Law School, Article 1, Sec. 8, Clause 8: &#8220;The Congress shall have Power &#8230; To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Tımes to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries.&#8221; (LLI) Among those &#8220;useful [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Didn’t I Do This Sooner?</title>
		<link>http://www.animussolutions.com/blog/2009/02/18/why-didn%e2%80%99t-i-do-this-sooner/</link>
		<comments>http://www.animussolutions.com/blog/2009/02/18/why-didn%e2%80%99t-i-do-this-sooner/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 12:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phara McLachlan</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Software License Compliance]]></category>

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

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.animussolutions.com/blog/?p=108</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ Lifecycle costs and overpaying for assets is a common problem in IT, but one that can be easily solved. Once it is solved, you, the IT Manager often wonder, &#8220;Why didn&#8217;t we do this sooner?&#8221; It&#8217;s the same old story - you get this huge bill in the mail and have absolutely no idea [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Automation is Key</title>
		<link>http://www.animussolutions.com/blog/2009/02/17/automation-is-key/</link>
		<comments>http://www.animussolutions.com/blog/2009/02/17/automation-is-key/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 12:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phara McLachlan</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[virtualization]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.animussolutions.com/blog/?p=103</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Enterprise Strategy Group just completed a report called &#8220;2008 IT Service and Infrastructure Management Survey&#8221; that had some interesting results - most IT Managers expect to deploy more automation technologies and adopt best practices frameworks in response to the growth of virtualization, service-oriented architecture and Web 2.0 technologies. Of the 602 respondents for the survey, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>QSA – Friend or Foe?</title>
		<link>http://www.animussolutions.com/blog/2009/02/12/qsa-%e2%80%93-friend-or-foe/</link>
		<comments>http://www.animussolutions.com/blog/2009/02/12/qsa-%e2%80%93-friend-or-foe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phara McLachlan</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[ITAM (Asset Management)]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Information Security]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.animussolutions.com/blog/?p=96</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ Security professionals often face challenges from both ends of the stick &#8212; internal audit staff and external auditors. Further straining this relationship is the Qualified Security Assessors (QSAs).  Although this sometimes can seem as a threat, my advice is to make nice - it will benefit both your and the QSA&#8217;s mission, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Employee training for security</title>
		<link>http://www.animussolutions.com/blog/2009/02/10/employee-training-for-security/</link>
		<comments>http://www.animussolutions.com/blog/2009/02/10/employee-training-for-security/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 12:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phara McLachlan</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Information Security]]></category>

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

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

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.animussolutions.com/blog/?p=91</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ No matter how great your security framework and controls are, if the proper employee training and education program isn&#8217;t in place, it won&#8217;t be effective. Here are some basic tips for a successful program that goes beyond telling employees not to open emails from people they do not know.
Establish rules for how to handle [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What exactly is Section 802?</title>
		<link>http://www.animussolutions.com/blog/2009/02/06/what-exactly-is-section-802/</link>
		<comments>http://www.animussolutions.com/blog/2009/02/06/what-exactly-is-section-802/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 12:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phara McLachlan</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.animussolutions.com/blog/?p=85</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ Keeping up with all that is Sarbanes-Oxley can give you a headache. One of the more recent additions, Section 802, has been created to require public companies and their accounting firms to maintain all audit or review papers for a period of 5 years. This includes everything from when an audit was performed - [...]]]></description>
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