A Terrible Thing to Waste

A Terrible Thing to Waste

Unused software may be costing you millions of dollars. Here’s how we got here — and what some leading companies are doing about it. , CFO IT While it may be true that each of us uses only a small fraction of our brain (and slightly less on Mondays), does the same hold true for corporations, and is there anything to be done about it? Several computer-industry experts say U.S. companies have purchased billions of […]

Gartner Study Finds that 42 Percent of CRM Software Licenses Go Unused

Gartner Study Finds that 42 Percent of CRM Software Licenses Go Unused

CIO — One of I.T.’s dirty little secrets is the problem of shelfware—not using software you’ve paid for. And the latest exhibit of this is CRM, according to a recent Gartner report. That study found that of the CRM software licenses purchased in 2002, an embarrassing 42 percent is unused—at an estimated waste of $1 billion to $1.26 billion to companies that purchased the software. Given that the entire CRM software revenue forecast for […]