:d/r/s asset management carries out and maintains Asset Registers for a number of organizations who regard the information contained therein as an essential business tool

Both for everyday reference and as an indispensable aid to relocation, financial audit and insurance re/negotiations, you owe it to the health of your organisation to consider an Asset Register

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SCARY FACTS

• 94% of companies are not aware of the legal penalties for software misuse
• only 73% of companies have a software policy to protect themselves against unscrupulous employees
• fewer than half of companies conduct regular software audits
• 75% of companies who have an asset register do not maintain it

SCARY QUESTIONS

• Would you readily be able to assess your investment in IT equipment and office furniture?
• If your place of business burnt down would you know precisely what you needed to replace?
• In the case of an insurance claim, your insurance company will require that you produce reasonable evidence of ownership of the assets contained in your claim. Could you provide your insurers with a comprehensive up-to-date asset register if asked?
• Are you happy with your procedures to prevent any possible theft of IT equipment and office furniture and are you instantly able to analyse the full cost if theft if it happens?
• Could your company provide to FAST (Federation Against Software Theft) and BSA (Business Software Alliance)*** accurate information regarding all the software installed on your computers?
• How do you track as to whether a user has installed any un-authorised software on your equipment?

REASSURING FACTS - NO QUESTION

• An asset register will provide an instant means of tracking may be useful to financial auditors and/or potential investors in your company to help judge your total worth.
• An asset register may be useful to financial auditors and/or potential investors in your company to help judge your total worth
• An asset register is particularly useful to insurance companies when estimating the overall value of the policyholder's equipment in the case of an insurance claim
• An asset register may help you determine if your business is under- or over-insured

***BSA Reports that 1 in 4 software packages used within business is used illegally. Visit www.bsa.org/uk/ to view the BSA annual software audit return