Data on PCs and software cuts costs in long run. (IT Asset Management). From: Purchasing | Date: June 19, 2003| Author: Avery, Susan | COPYRIGHT 2003 Reed Business Information. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

As a purchasing manager, do you know what your company spends annually on software? How about PCs? If you can't answer these kinds of questions within a few minutes, then your company may need an IT asset management program.

When asked to define the term IT asset management, Pat Cicala, CEO & president, Cicala & Associates, Hoboken, N.J., says that activities pertaining to such programs are relatively simple in and of themselves. Still, not many companies have viable pro...