Why software asset management can create considerable value for the enterprise

Implementing effective software asset management helps businesses take full control of software assets, stay away from malware and virus threats, ensure the right amount of software licenses, and ultimately create value for the business. The above conclusion and other findings come from the BSA Global Software Research Report released today, highlighting the pressing need to implement effective software management practices, especially in the business software arena.

Wang Xiaoyan, Chief Representative of BSA China, said: "For 21st century enterprises, IT compliance has become an important factor that reflects the core competitiveness of enterprises as much as human capital, environment and production safety."

BSA Global Software Research is conducted by International Data Corporation (IDC) every two years and this year's survey of nearly 22,000 consumers and business users from 34 countries and over 2,000 IT managers survey. The study found:

· In 2013, 62% of unlicensed PC software was installed in the Asia-Pacific region, ranking first in all regions of the world. Compared with 2011, unauthorized software installation volume increased by two percentage points, while its commercial value is as high as 21 billion US dollars.

Among the 18 economies in the Asia-Pacific region surveyed, the three countries that did not authorize the largest drop in PC software installation rates were China, India and Bangladesh, both dropping by 3 percentage points over the two years, which is also declining globally Largest.

• Thanks to the software genuine work vigorously carried out by the Chinese government in recent years, the proportion of unlicensed PC software installed in China dropped to 74% in 2013 and the unlicensed software has a commercial value of 54.1 billion yuan.

· The primary reason why legitimate computer users worldwide use genuine software is to avoid the threat posed by malicious software. Among the potential risks of unauthorized software, 64% of consumers and enterprise users worldwide are most concerned about the most likely hacking of hackers, and 59% of IT managers surveyed pose the greatest threat to data theft.

IT managers around the world have expressed concern about the potential harm caused by unauthorized software, but less than half of IT managers are very confident about the genuine software their business uses.

"The use of unauthorized software poses a risk to corporate governance and the research shows that the problem has to be improved," said Victoria Espinel, president and CEO of BSA Software Alliance. "There are some basic measures that any business Can be used to ensure its compliance, such as the use of genuine software to expressly provide, and carefully keep their records.Companies can also consider the implementation of international standards and more sophisticated software asset management project.M software asset management can help companies Learn more about the software assets it installs to ensure that you have complete control over your software assets and create great value for your business, helping reduce the security and operational risk for your business and ensuring that your business has the right number of software licenses. "

Wang Xiaoyan said: "In the fifth round of China-US strategic and economic dialogue, the Chinese government reiterated its commitment to strengthening the management of state-owned enterprises, requiring state-owned enterprises to purchase and use genuine software and establish a software asset management system." , We believe that the state-owned software enterprises in China will make further progress in the legalization of software. "

Other findings from the BSA Global Software Research Report include:

· The global share of unauthorized PC software installation increased from 42% in 2011 to 43% in 2013. This is due to the prevalence of unauthorized software in emerging economies in which PC ownership continues to grow.

In 2013, the total commercial value of unlicensed PC software worldwide reached as much as 62.7 billion U.S. dollars.

The advent of cloud computing has played a role in reducing the installation of unauthorized software, but the effect is not obvious in the imagination. The main reason is that as the cloud computing market is still in its infancy, accounting for only 10% of the global software market, and this market is mainly using better developed software, rather than emerging markets.

The full text of the Global Software Study, including country-specific data, can be downloaded from the BSA website at www.bsa.org/globalstudy <http://www.bsa.org/globalstudy>.

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