Technology Asset Management Inc. (TAM), founded by Sherry Irwin in 1995, specializes in the maturing discipline of IT asset management - a combination of management processes, policies, technologies and resources necessary to ensure the effective acquisition, deployment, and disposal of software, hardware and related services.

Effective asset management ensures maximum benefit from IT investments at minimal cost and with acceptable risk. According to Gartner Group and consistent with our experience: "Organizations that implement an effective asset management strategy will realize savings of between 5 and 35 percent of their IT budgets".

TAM has a mature consulting practice in IT asset management, through which we assist our clients in developing and implementing IT asset management practices that are relevant to their organization and specific requirements.

In addition to our management consulting services, TAM also offers educational workshops and seminars on IT asset management practices, issues and trends.

TAM also sponsors an IT Asset Management Conference and Solutions Showcase, held annually in Toronto. This one-day event provides a forum in which vendors showcase IT asset management products and services, and features relevant customer and industry presentations on key asset management topics and issues.

The company also sponsors the Canadian IT Asset Management Users' Group, a forum in which to influence positive change in the software management industry and to remain at the forefront of this maturing discipline.

Sherry Irwin, company founder, has over twenty years of experience in IT asset management and is recognized as a pioneer and expert in this maturing discipline.

Prior to forming TAM, Sherry was a management consultant with Gartner Group Canada, where she had considerable input into Gartner Group's Software Asset Management (SAM) research service, as well as the software asset management users' group (SWAMI).

Our IT asset management program and consulting practice are based on extensive personal and client experience - beginning long before most people had heard of IT asset management. Specific company strengths include:

• An exclusive focus in IT asset management - it is our only business. All of our resources are committed to researching, developing and delivering comprehensive asset management solutions to our clients.
• The depth of our industry knowledge and experience.
• Expertise in the general discipline of IT asset management and specific 'best practice' areas (e.g., contract assessments and negotiations).
• In-depth knowledge of the IT asset management marketplace (suppliers, products and services).
• Our proprietary IT asset management program, based on years of experience and client input.
• Our industry contacts (customer and supplier), reputation and credibility.