Commerce Planner Publishes White Paper on Improved Oracle Software Asset Management Practices

White Paper Discusses Oracle’s Licensing Practices, Methods for Cost Efficiencies & Mitigating Risks

London, January 5th, 2009 — The Improving Oracle Software Asset Management Practices white paper by Commerce Planner, Ltd. is now available to help CIOs, IT asset managers and other IT executives to understand and oversee their Oracle investment.

Commerce Planner is Europe’s leading Oracle and Microsoft licensing consultancy. Commerce Planner’s new white paper provides essential information and best practices for managing Oracle assets, including:

  • Understanding Oracle’s core licensing models
  • Tips for effectively managing Oracle assets
  • The discovery process: automated software asset management (SAM) solution
  • Tactics for successfully negotiating with Oracle based on SAM best practices

 

“Knowing what you have licensed and what you are actually need is the key to efficient Oracle software license management,” said Tom Barnard, Principle, Commerce Planner. “If you understand what software you have, where it resides and how it’s being used, you’ll be able to negotiate contracts and procurements from a position of strength. Companies should look at their enterprise software as an investment. And, like any other investment, it needs to be actively managed.”

Commerce Planner helps companies analyze and negotiate enterprise software contracts, specifically Oracle and Microsoft licensing. The company also assures licensing compliance through its ongoing software asset management program. Clients include Thomson Reuters, Lehman Brothers, and many other mid-size organizations and FT 250 companies.

About Commerce Planner Limited.

Commerce Planner has provided advisory services to Oracle and Microsoft clients needing assistance in managing the fundamental changes in their software licensing assets. This highly successful consulting practice has helped 50+ clients throughout Europe to optimize their total cost of ownership. A privately held award-winning company based in London, Commerce Planner has overseen over $200 million in Oracle and Microsoft transactions