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Zurich in North America Realizes Substantial Savings Using Best Practices for Software Asset Management

Overview For years, Zurich, a leading commercial property-casualty insurance provider with a global network of subsidiaries and offices, watched its budget for mainframe software rise rapidly. This alarming increase in software costs did not go unchallenged. Zurich needed to increase operational efficiency and reduce expenses to help keep insurance premiums low. Zurich implemented an automated software asset management initiative that enables staff to align software spending with business priorities.

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IBM
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Date Published
Oct 20, 2006
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Case Studies
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Best Practices

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