Many courses have come into being since the early 1990s when the Software Publishers Association first offered its Certified Software Managers (CSM) course. One had to travel and stay in hotels unless the course came within your commutable range. This course was sponsored by a software enforcement agency. Other courses came into being, sponsored by software publishers and the growing number of enforcement industry members. None of them were vendor neutral. One organization developed vendor neutral courses for a time but seems to have lost its independence.
The source for vendor neutral, cost effective, no-travel excellent courses is the Business Technology Consumer Network, Inc.. The Network, for short, is genuinely "all about helping you".
"The Network provides the [courses with] proven strategies and tactics you need to maximize your return on technology investments while minimizing risks." Watch Copyright Enforcement "Bogeymen" to see your risk and what can be done to "stop them in their tracks".
The Business Technology Consumer Network's mission is to:
- Become the premier member-driven & vendor-neutral association of technology asset management professionals on the planet.
- Set the standards for an ethical and effective profession.
- Develop & deliver the most cost effective, most useful, and most comprehensive professional training & certification programs in the industry.
