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BMC ahead

skeptic — Wed, 06 May 2009 08:01:23 +0000

Thanks. Blogged here

BMC announces 1st certification - what a surprise

Visitor — Tue, 05 May 2009 15:49:34 +0000

So four days after the program is announced with timing of the pilot set for late summer, BMC announces they have gotten the first certification. I wonder how they were able to achieve that so quickly. Couldn't have anything to do with their relationship to SMCG?

This is worse than disappointing. It's a joke.

Better than Gold

pjotrg — Tue, 05 May 2009 10:48:56 +0000

Did anyone mention Platinum and Diamond yet? Come on, this is just commercial "vapour-ware". I'd tought OGC wise enough to stay away from this but NO, dollar signs are in their eyes (eeeeh excuse me....English Pound signs, they're still Brittish).

Remember: a fool with a tool is still a fool, even if the tool had the gold seal from OGC

gold standard ITIL compliant

skeptic — Tue, 05 May 2009 05:53:28 +0000

Anything less than gold would be highly unusual. I guess it means that one cannot get gold for next release (at least until it is in beta).

Or for Post-It Notes™ (if it didn't cost tens of thousands of dollars to certify, I'd consider certifying Post-It Notes - perfectly valid technology for running ITIL processes, although may not meet the criteria for "software". Excel would.).

But it somewhat debases the term "gold", no? I'm betting many buyers will think it means a higher level of compliance

Is this a joke?

aroos — Tue, 05 May 2009 04:22:37 +0000

OGC's ITIL Software Scheme enables tool vendors to apply to Licensed Software Assessors for a recommendation on the software tool. Software tools are assessed on three levels. These are:

BRONZE: where the tool has not been purchased by a customer;
SILVER: where the tool has at least three customers;
GOLD: where the tool has a least three customers that have implemented and are using the tool. Proof of customer implementation is required.

Location of APMG story

Visitor — Mon, 04 May 2009 13:59:07 +0000

Skep,

The APMG words can be found at http://www.itil-officialsite.com/News/ITILSoftwareSchemeOperationalPilotLaunch.asp