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Byline: J. Bonasia
Investor's Business Daily
As companies look to rein in technology spending, many find they aren't keepingtrack of the software and equipment they already own.
The average corporate workstation is running at least $405 worth of unlicensed software, says Micropath Inc., a technology asset management firm in Bellevue, Wash. And companies typically maintain 22% more workstations than their recordsindicate.
Mergers and acquisitions, along with ti
ghtening budgets, are making information technology asset management more important than ever. But the growing diversity of IT equipment - including desktop personal computers, laptops, servers, monitors, printers, network devices and cell phones - complicates the process.
"Companies that are looking to cut IT spending need asset management to tell them where all the assets are and what state they're in," said Patricia Adams, an analyst at the Gartner Group.