The Business Software Alliance (BSA,
www.BSA.org ) is the world's foremost advocate for the software industry, working in 80 countries to expand software markets and create conditions for innovation and growth. Governments and industry partners look to BSA for thoughtful approaches to key policy and legal issues, recognizing that software plays a critical role in driving economic and social progress in all nations. BSA's member companies invest billions of dollars a year in local economies, good jobs, and next-generation solutions that will help people around the world be more productive, connected, and secure.
The International Association of IT Asset Managers (IAITAM,
www.iaitam.org) is a global provider of Software Asset Management and Hardware Asset Management education, certification, best practices and industry publications. In addition to the
CSAM and
CHAMP certifications, IAITAM offers an ITAM program development course and certification (
CITAM) as well as numerous specialty training courses in the business of IT. Online and in-person instructor-led training are both available. These courses are industry recognized and are based on the
IAITAM Best Practices Library (IBPL), an in-depth tour of the key process areas required to manage hardware and software. The Best Practices Library is available in book form or as a subscription service through
ITAM 360™. These documents are complementary to the ISO/IEC 19770-1 SAM processes standard and referenced in the most recent drafts of the standard's annexes.
With 95,000 constituents in 160 countries, ISACA (
www.isaca.org) is a leading global provider of knowledge, certifications, community, advocacy and education on information systems (IS) assurance and security, enterprise governance and management of IT, and IT-related risk and compliance.
