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Life after Microsoft - One firm's complete conversion to open source

...call that there were armed marshals at my door talking about software licence compliance...I thought I was OK; I buy computers with licensed software... Read more

22 August, 2003 by David Becker

Symantec updates Altiris management tools

...its Altiris server and client-management products, which automate tasks and enforce licence compliance. Altiris Client Management Suite 7.0 is now cross-platform, and... Read more

10 March, 2009 by Tom Espiner

GPL 'minimises risks of open source'

...source licence provisions. On Tuesday, Black Duck introduced an upgrade to its licence-compliance analysis software, which now has a lower price and bigger database... Read more

3 November, 2005 by Martin LaMonica

Solutions

...grouping of the data plus the ability to monitor software usage and licence compliance. A straightforward Windows-based console is used to manage the main... Read more

21 September, 2005 by Administration Superuser

Redmond proposes piracy amnesty

...or professional Windows XP bought before 1 November. Alex Hilton, Microsoft's licence compliance manager, said the bulk of piracy seen by Microsoft was in... Read more

24 November, 2004 by Jo Best

Hanging on to PCs

What do you do with old equipment? Read more

17 August, 2004 by David Braue

The Fantasy Microsoft Licensing League

...week concerning Microsoft's approach to licensing. In it, Microsoft UK's licence compliance manager, Alex Hilton, said that while the company had previously been... Read more

20 May, 2004 by Rupert Goodwins

Microsoft points the way to licence support

...recommends teaming up with consulting giants such as KPMG. Microsoft UK's licence compliance manager, Alex Hilton, told ZDNet UK that the software giant has... Read more

14 May, 2004 by Munir Kotadia

Software licensing is a serious business

...and report on application usage2. Reporting -- audit reports, execution and usage trends3. Licence Compliance -- to determine/maximise licence usage and purchase compliance4. Application Denial of... Read more

12 June, 2003 by Bert Young and Tom Davis

Amazon saves millions with Linux switch

The e-tailer goes with the lower-cost operating system and cuts $17m in tech expenses, a move that could be bad news for Windows if others follow Read more

31 October, 2001 by Margaret Kane, Robert Lemos and Stephen Shankland

Want to ditch those software licence blues?

...to the vendor or provider so they are no longer accountable for licence compliance." James Governor, analyst at Red Monk, said a hosted offering would... Read more

22 May, 2006 by Will Sturgeon

Get free copy of XP from Microsoft - if you have a pirate version

...November and is only available to UK customers. Alex Hilton, Microsoft's licence compliance manager, said the bulk of piracy seen by Microsoft was in... Read more

24 November, 2004 by Jo Best

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