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Swindon, UK, 21st March 2023: Less than one month after launching the world’s first ISO/IEC 19770-1 certification scheme for IT asset management, the ITAM Forum today announces a new program to help end-user organizations achieve ISO ITAM certification.

The ISO/IEC 19770-1 Certification Patron program showcases ITAM managed service providers best qualified to help organisations achieve ISO/IEC 19770-1 certification. The ITAM Forum has assessed each Certification Patron against set criteria, and these Patrons must also gain ISO/IEC 19770-1 certification – if they haven’t already – so they have first-hand knowledge of, and experience with, the certification process.

The first Certification Patrons:
• Anglepoint
• SHI
• Softline Group Northern Europe
• TIMETOACT GROUP
• TMG
• USU

Martin Thompson, founder of the ITAM Forum, comments, “These organisations are champions of change within the ITAM industry and have demonstrated their commitment to the highest ITAM quality of standards.

Following the launch of the ISO/IEC 19770-1 certification just last month, we are seeing strong interest from companies wishing to gain certification. But, choosing an ITAM company to partner with is never easy. The Certifications Patrons scheme takes much of the risk and guess work out of this process. End-user organizations can now be assured that if they choose a Certification Patron, they will be choosing an ITAM services company that has met our strict criteria and fully understands ISO/IEC 19770-1 and the certification process.”

About the ISO/IEC 19770-1 certification scheme

Similar to other international standards for management systems (ISO 27001 and 9001), ISO/IEC 19770-1 specifies the requirements for an IT asset management system – the people, processes, and technology necessary to manage IT assets throughout the lifecycle. Prior to the launch of the ITAM Forum’s certification scheme, organizations could not demonstrate the quality of their ITAM practices in a consistent, uniform and globally accepted way.

To find out about the ISO/IEC 19770-1 certification scheme, visit the ITAM Forum’s Knowledge Base. To find out about Certification Patrons, via the ITAM Forum’s Patron webpage.

Softline Group Northern Europe and HDI Group become the first two organizations certified

Swindon, UK, 22^nd February 2023: The ITAM Forum today announced the launch of the world’s first ISO/IEC 19770-1 certification scheme for IT asset management and celebrates the first two organizations to ever receive certification – Softline Group Northern Europe and HDI Group.
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The ITAM Forum, the new professional body for the advancement of the global IT Asset Management industry, has today passed an important milestone by appointing an independent standardization institute to act as secretariat of the world’s first ITAM certification based on ISO 19770.

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The ITAM Forum is pleased to announce that it has gained three new patrons that share its vision to grow, advance and elevate the global IT Asset Management industry. 

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#ITAMsavesjobs launched to raise awareness of the benefits of ITAM in helping companies retain talent by identifying and realizing cost savings.

IT Asset Management (ITAM), the discipline which seeks to optimize spend on the IT environment, has a very compelling business case to help companies through a recession. The ITAM Forum, which argues for ITAM to become a de facto business practice within all organisations in much the same as marketing, HR, accounting etc., is calling on companies to leverage the cost-cutting benefits of ITAM now as part of their recession planning to help protect jobs and maintain growth. 

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