SAP, Oracle price hikes open door for license optimization

Oracle and SAP's recent announcements around higher license and support costs may have made one group happy: Third-party companies and consultants who sell wares and services that, in theory, help customers ease the pain of increased software prices.

Acresso Software, one of a number of companies that sell software for cataloging licenses and analyzing usage patterns, recently announced a product tuned for SAP Business Suite.

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It can help customers figure out whether they have too many licenses or if their workers are properly classified, said Roger Bottum, senior vice president of marketing at the company, which competes with the likes of Sassafras Software. "That has ultimately a very big impact on the cost of licenses and then the cost of maintenance."

But this capability requires a significant investment. Pricing for Acresso's software is generally US$200,000 and up, according to Bottum.

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