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Down and out in EULA-ville

Posted November 17, 2011 - 10:59 am

End user license agreements are extremely long, terribly hard to grasp, and written to cover so many aspects of every single way you might use this thing you're just starting to use that it's both humorous and pointless in its incomprehensibility. But they can get you in a mess of trouble. Is there any way out of this foggy morass?
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How much money are you wasting in unused software licenses?

Posted April 15, 2011 - 12:53 pm

Survey claims businesses are wasting $15 billion maintaining unused software each year.
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Microsoft to raise license price, add software rights

Posted March 30, 2011 - 1:22 pm

Microsoft is boosting the price of a client license but sweetening the deal by giving buyers access to a new endpoint security product and the new Lync unified communications software.
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Employees tattling on companies that violate licenses

Posted February 17, 2011 - 1:47 pm

In a tough economy, disgruntled or fired employees are reporting their companies' questionable software licensing practices and exposing a culture of widespread software piracy.
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The Mac App Store: It's an honor thing

Posted February 14, 2011 - 12:10 pm

Apple believes that, given the choice, people will do the right thing. It also understands that anti-piracy techniques don't stop pirates, but they do get in the way of honest users.
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Desktop virtualization leads to confusion over software licensing

Posted February 7, 2011 - 2:55 pm

When Dataprise Inc., an IT services company, helped a customer with a desktop virtualization project last year, it found itself dealing with desktop virtualization's dirty little secret: No one -- including vendors -- seems to know how to license the software.
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Microsoft official defends complex software licensing efforts

Posted October 13, 2010 - 10:34 am

Programs are based on customer demand, but a 'hybrid world' with cloud computing and virtualization is challenging to manage, exec says
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5 tips for managing Microsoft licensing costs

Posted July 12, 2010 - 3:00 pm

If you're running a business of any size, chances are you're a Microsoft customer. But unless you're an expert negotiator, there's a good chance you're paying too much for Microsoft licenses.
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Microsoft's cheaper virtualization licensing to take effect July 1

Posted May 27, 2010 - 4:49 pm

Microsoft's revamped Windows VDI prices are an improvement, but there's still plenty of gotchas, particularly around licensing Microsoft Office.
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Software Licensing: New Options, New Headaches

Posted March 17, 2010 - 9:40 am

IT has told enterprise software vendors that they want more choices. Now, licensing models have morphed and IT has its wish -- and a whole new set of chores, IDC's software licensing guru Amy Konary explains in this Q&A.
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Why the recession is the right time to re-look at software licensing

Posted July 24, 2009 - 7:08 am

It's an unpalatable fact of life at the moment that large numbers of organizations are downsizing, undertaking forced mergers or having to fundamentally shift their business focus in order to stay alive.
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Forrester: Economy has led to software pricing changes

Posted June 2, 2009 - 4:19 pm

A new report finds that vendors have made a variety of software pricing and licensing moves to court reluctant customers.
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Save Money With Alternative Software Licenses

Posted May 6, 2009 - 7:38 pm

Buying subscriptions in bulk, choosing used licenses, or selling full licenses when they are no longer needed are options you'll want to keep in mind, especially if you're scaling temporary workers.
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The Dollars and Sense of SaaS

Posted March 17, 2009 - 9:43 am

With SaaS gaining in popularity and acceptance, many business leaders are re-thinking their business delivery models. In this segment, use a customer's perspective to uncover the shortfalls of a product-based methodology.
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Tool maker, Infor in legal tussle over retro license fees

Posted February 21, 2009 - 10:19 am

Infor and a Midwestern manufacturer are in a legal wrangle over retroactive software license fees.
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Why SAM makes sense in tough times

Posted January 27, 2009 - 11:41 am

Times are tough for IT departments. With the recession taking hold fast, CEOs must attempt to maximize revenue while reducing outgoings and often the IT department is the first to suffer cutbacks.
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SaaS fundamentals

Posted January 6, 2009 - 3:24 pm

The goal in 2009 is to rein in costs while growing the company. Here's how SaaS can help:
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Reduce Costs: 5 Reasons to Start Managing Your Software Assets Today

Posted November 20, 2008 - 10:26 am

If cutting IT costs is at the top of your list, then managing software assets should be, too. Itâ€™s rare to see an IT program with an ROI of 6 months to a year, but an effective Software Asset Management (SAM) program can do just that and a whole lot more.
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Going Virtual? Stay True to Software Licensing Rules

Posted November 19, 2008 - 4:41 pm

Over 50 percent of enterprises have adopted virtualization to one degree or another, according to a study by research firm TheInfoPro, making it one of the most rapidly adopted technologies in recent years.
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