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Why the recession is the right time to re-look at software licensing

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.

| Opinion | IT management/strategy | 07/24/09 at 7:08 am |


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Forrester: Economy has led to software pricing changes

A new report finds that vendors have made a variety of software pricing and licensing moves to court reluctant customers.

| News | CRM | Software | 06/02/09 at 4:19 pm |


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Save Money With Alternative Software Licenses

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.

| Opinion | Small business | Software | 05/06/09 at 7:38 pm |


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The Dollars and Sense of SaaS

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.

| Feature | SaaS | 03/17/09 at 9:43 am |


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Tool maker, Infor in legal tussle over retro license fees

Infor and a Midwestern manufacturer are in a legal wrangle over retroactive software license fees.

| News | Legal | Software | 02/21/09 at 10:19 am |


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