Published: February 02, 2010
First Interactive IT Asset Management Knowledge Base Measures Performance and Automatically Creates Best Practice Roadmaps
IAITAM Delivers ITAM 360(TM), Providing Enterprise-Wide Business Intelligence and Transparency

ITAM 360 -- the first hosted, interactive
IT asset management (ITAM) knowledge base and assessment system -- was
unveiled today by the International
Association of IT Asset Managers, Inc. (IAITAM).
The first of its kind, this knowledge base covers both software and
hardware asset management business practices and creates an easy to
understand, graphical interface based on collected ITAM data from the
industry. Through this online service, senior executives and administrators
may access a wide variety of information from results of the IT
organization's business gap analysis to business intelligence on software
assets. ITAM 360 is the culmination of eight years of IT Asset Management
industry leadership, six years of best practice research as well as the
practical experiences from thousands of members and class participants
worldwide.
ITAM 360 key features include:
-- Assessment. ITAM 360 begins with a guided assessment function, where
answers are evaluated by best practice experts at IAITAM and a weighted
score is delivered, which represents the maturity level of the
organization's program as a whole and for each key process area. With
the initial assessment as a baseline, users of ITAM 360 will implement
changes based on the practices described in the knowledge base and then
be able to assess again to validate progress.
-- Performance Model. The performance model allows the individual key
process area to be evaluated and measured independently as well as
compared to the industry's overall rating. ITAM 360 delves into the 12
key process areas of ITAM and provides easy cross-referencing between
process areas. The 12 key areas are acquisition management, asset
identification, communication and education, compliance management,
disposal management, documentation management, financial management,
legislation management, policy management, program management, project
management and vendor management as per the IAITAM Best Practice
Library imbedded knowledge base.
-- Standards Integration. ITAM 360 easily integrates and shows how models
such as the Information Technology Infrastructure Library® (ITIL®)
and standards such as the ISO/IEC for software asset management are
helping to close the knowledge gap.
"ITAM 360 is filling the information gap for all types of professionals on
how to gain the highest value from their IT assets," stated Barbara
Rembiesa, President of IAITAM. "Whether the organization is software
compliance focused or IT service management oriented like the ITIL model or
following ISO standards, ITAM 360 is an ideal companion, offering practical
advice, and providing specific action steps while complementing the
deliverables of existing IAITAM Provider Members."
About IAITAM
Go to www.iaitam.org for more information.
ITAM 360 is a registered trademark of the International Association of
Information Technology Asset Managers, Inc. (IAITAM). ITIL® is a
Registered Trademark, and a Registered Community Trademark of the Office of
Government Commerce, and is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark
Office. IT Infrastructure Library® is a Registered Trademark of the
Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency which is now part of the
Office of Government Commerce.
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