Software Identification Summit - May 4, 2011

The software identification summit is designed to provide a forum for all software ecosystem members to discuss the future of software identification and discuss how these issues can be addressed in an authoritative fashion today with existing tools and technology. We will work through details on how the software community is actively solving this age old problem both for legacy as well as new software products.

The summit will be held near Washington DC on May 4th. Send an e-mail to info@tagvault.org to request an invitation. There will be a $75 facilities fee for attendees.

Software identification today is much more of an art than science. Multiple tools attempt to identify software based on a variety of inputs. However, these products produce different and/or inconclusive results either because software products are difficult to identify, or because of limitations on a particular computing platform or toolset.

Accurate software identification is required for most IT and many business processes including software asset management, patch management, desktop management, help desk, data security assessments and network security. Accurate software identification is also required for policy, contractual and/or regulatory compliance.

The ISO/IEC 19770-2:2009 standard defines a structure for software identification and specifies how information should be provided by publishers and/or providers. TagVault.org provides registration and certification procedures to normalize this data as well as tools and services that turn software identification into a science with explicitly defined outcomes.

Sign up for an invitation to the Summit and/or training session to learn what you can do right now to take control of your software discovery and identification processes - info@tagvault.org.

Who Is Attending the Summit?

The summit is an opportunity for all organizations in the software eco-system to learn how authoritative software identification is beneficial to their organizations, There will be individuals from the following market segments participating in the summit:

- Government Agencies	- Discovery & SAM Tool Providers
- Software Publishers	- SAM and IT consultants
- Software Purchasing Organizations	- Analysts

Keynote Speaker

Patricia M. Cicala
President & CEO

Patricia M. Cicala, has over 35 years of experience in the management of technology, with expertise in the areas of asset management, procurement, contracts, and strategic technology workplace development. Prior to forming Cicala & Associates, Ms. Cicala was the Vice President and Worldwide Practice Leader for Asset Management and Procurement at Gartner Group, Inc., the leading technology research authority. Prior to her tenure at Gartner, Ms. Cicala founded and developed United Software Services Company, a knowledge-based software services firm which delivered services to more than 35 Fortune 500 Companies. Services provided included software auditing, negotiation planning strategies, and software portfolio management. Ms. Cicala also served previously as Vice President of Worldwide Asset Management and Enterprise Vendor Relations at Citibank/Citicorp.

Ms. Cicala is a current member of the ISO WG 21 Software Standards Committee for SAM Standards.

Agenda

The summit is designed to bring the various software ecosystems members together to develop solutions to the persistent and expensive problem of software identification. Fundamental changes to existing processes are necessary and beneficial to all stakeholders. Be prepared to listen, learn and voice your opinions.

Day 1—Summit — $75 facilities fee for invited guests^*
- 8 AM—Registration, coffee and morning snacks
- 9 AM—Presentations by customers, publishers, tool providers
- Lunch provided
- 5 PM—7 PM—Vendor Showcase, drinks and appetizers provided
Day 2 (Optional) — Training—End-user use of SWID Tags
- Fee based training—$500 or training token required per student^*
- Learn how to use SWID tags today for any software product
- Students receive TagVault.org Tag Creation and signing tool and TagVault.org SWID Tag certification specification

^* Organization joining as a Corporate End-User, Tool/Service Provider or Software Publisher member prior to April 22, 2011 will receive one free pass to the summit and one free training token for use at the training session on May 5th, 2011.