BSA | The Software Alliance awards Verafirm certification to Virtusa

BSA | The Software Alliance has awarded the Software Asset Management (SAM) based Verafirm certification to Virtusa Corporation. This certification has recognized best practices implemented by Virtusa Corporation in SAM through the entire software life cycle from procurement, inventory management, deployment, license compliance to usage monitoring.
 Verafirm certification is the first and only industry certification based on ISO SAM standards, enables companies to be IT compliant.
 “Today, organizations are recognizing software as a strategic asset, making Software Asset Management a critical business tool,” said Vipin Aggarwal, India Chair, BSA | The Software Alliance. “We congratulate Virtusa on achieving this certification, which recognizes it as a highly ethical company with strong corporate governance. Globally, India is already at the forefront of implementing SAM and we look forward to continued success with increasing adoption among private as well as government organizations.”
 
Kris Canekeratne, Chairman and CEO of Virtusa said, “We are delighted to be the fourth company in the world to be awarded the BSA Verafirm Certification.  It reaffirms our commitment to the governance and protection of intellectual property rights of software publishers, our partners and our clients, and lead the industry in ethical business practices and corporate governance.”
Companies are increasingly feeling the pressure from software publishers, accounting laws, government mandates and their own customers to demonstrate the use of legal software. This is further escalated by complex licensing rules and models. Recognizing the need to provide an acceptable, common framework, the BSA has developed Verafirm Certified which is an enterprise-level certification based on ISO SAM standards, in collaboration with leading independent auditors.