Sassafras Software News http://www.sassafras.com/news.html Sassafras Software News Tue, 8 Sep 2009 13:00:00 EDT Sassafras Software ships K2 v6.2 - New tools for Software Cost Reduction http://www.sassafras.com/pr/K262.html Sassafras Software has released the next major version of K2 - KeyAuditor & KeyServer with new tools for optimizing, automating, and simplifying the management of software assets throughout an enterprise. With important improvements in every major area of the product, K2 v6.2 continues to enable software asset managers to maintain accurate software license compliance and significantly reduce software and hardware costs throughout their organizations. Tue, 8 Sep 2009 13:00:00 EDT Sassafras Announces: K2 Training at Goldsmiths, University of London http://www.sassafras.com/pr/K2_LondonGroup.pdf Sassafras Software is pleased to announce the details of a Sassafras K2 User Group meeting and K2 training session at the Ian Gulland Lecture Theatre, Goldsmiths, University of London, New Cross, London on Tuesday afternoon, 4 November, 2008 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:00:00 EDT ISO/IEC 19770-3 "OWG" is Convened for Software Entitlement Tag Standard http://www.sassafras.com/sam/197703Begins.pdf Sassafras is an enthusiastic participant in the active standards development work of ISO/IEC 19770-2 and 19770-3 which promises to facilitate an evolution toward entitlement centric software licensing. The ISO/IEC 19770-3 Other Working Group ("OWG") was convened on September 9, 2008. Over thirty Software Asset Management (SAM) industry participants had joined the work as of that date and more are continuing to join. The Working Group has been tasked with drafting an international data standard for software license entitlement tags. Details of the OWG's work and an invitation to join the effort are included in this article. Tue, 9 Sep 2008 13:00:00 EDT Development Begins for ISO/IEC 19770-3 Software Entitlement Tag Data Standard http://www.sassafras.com/pr/197703convene.html John Tomeny of Sassafras Software Inc is set to convene the ISO/IEC 19770-3 working group on 9 September 2008. The working group has been tasked with drafting an international data standard for software license entitlement tags. Participation is open to any qualified individuals with relevant expertise in software asset management, software licensing, software manufacturing, and related disciplines. Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:00:00 EDT Sassafras K2 Supports new Licensing Options from Adobe http://www.sassafras.com/pr/k2adobe.html Adobe Systems introduced new licensing options for Adobe CS3 products and reintroduced concurrent-use licensing to Education customers for Acrobat products. K2 - KeyAuditor & KeyServer supports Adobe's new licensing options and provides efficient management of all software assets. Mon, 2 Jul 2007 13:00:00 EDT Sassafras Leading ISO 19770 Software Entitlement Standard development http://www.sassafras.com/pr/iso19770.html Sassafras Software has accepted a leadership role in developing the ISO/IEC 19770-3 international standard for software licensing entitlements. The new computing standard will streamline the procedures that IT administrators use to match licensing entitlements with installed software during a software audit. Wed, 2 May 2007 13:00:00 EDT Sassafras Announces K2 User Group Meeting + K2 Training http://www.sassafras.com/pr/usergroupsf.html Sassafras Software announces the details of a Sassafras K2 User Group meeting and K2 training session at the Hilton - Financial District in San Francisco on Friday afternoon, August 11. Wed, 12 Jul 2006 13:00:00 EDT Sassafras Ships K2 - KeyAuditor & KeyServer 6.1 http://www.sassafras.com/pr/k261ships.html K2 6.1 ushers in a plethora of features including scheduled reports, a web browser console, simplified program discovery, automatic rules-based classifications and actions, much faster report generation, broader integration support, and numerous other enhancements. Wed, 7 Jun 2006 13:00:00 EDT Sassafras Announces Support for Intel-based Macintosh Computers http://www.sassafras.com/pr/intelmac.html All 6.1 components will be released as Universal Binaries, supporting all functions on Intel-Macs, including the optional "keyed control" feature for securing Universal Binaries. The "Intel-Mac" will be added to the list of identified CPU types so in version 6.1, reports can distinguish powerPC from Intel-based Macs more easily. Wed, 4 Jan 2006 13:00:00 EDT Sassafras Slipstreams New Features into K2 6.0 http://www.sassafras.com/pr/slipstream.html Sassafras moves ahead with features previously announced for version 6.1, releasing them early in the current shipping version. Thu, 15 Dec 2005 13:00:00 EDT