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Licensing programme angers MS customers
News With a summer deadline looming, about two-thirds of Microsoft's largest customers have not signed up for a new software licensing programme that represents an important revenue stream for the company.
[May 10, 2002, 14:07]
Licensing anger driving users towards Linux
Talkback oh your not wrong about the Licensing twists Microsoft has, I just got off the phone today from an MS rep regarding WinMCE 2005. The only way you can get it is if you buy a new PC, no matter that I have WinMCE 2004, there is upgrade.
[November 8, 2004, 18:09]
SQL Server 2008: Licensing will be exploited to win customers
News The forthcoming launch of SQL Server 2008 will see Microsoft focus its considerable resources on the issue of licensing, to win customers from rivals Oracle and IBM. Dunstan, who is in charge of the battle with Oracle and IBM, said Microsoft will...
[November 15, 2007, 15:00]
Licensing buoys Microsoft again
News Microsoft blew away analysts' estimates for its first fiscal quarter, once again buoyed in part by a controversial corporate licensing plan. Under the Licensing 6 program, businesses pay for upgrades on an annuity basis.
[October 18, 2002, 9:08]
Licensing anger driving users towards Linux
Talkback Licensing has gotten out of hand. It really started with Microsofts shift to software assurance. If you look at SA and the methods MS used to "entice" companies to use it (threatening audits and legal action is even one license was out of strict...
[November 9, 2004, 12:43]
Licensing issues delay vPro security
News Symantec has delayed its virtualised security system for Intel's vPro platform because of licensing issues around the Windows CE platform, the company said on Tuesday. The problem, Symantec said, is not the software itself, but the tangled...
[August 22, 2007, 9:05]
Licensing anger driving users towards Linux
News A panel discussion on European software licensing models on Monday was in broad agreement that many businesses and organisations are dissatisfied by the service traditionally offered by the software industry.
[November 8, 2004, 15:28]
Collaborative Case Management: Licensing and Permitting Management Solutions
White Papers One of the major services provided by federal, state and local governments is the permitting and licensing of businesses and individuals. From financial and regulatory licensing at the federal and the state level (e.g.banking and insurance) to...
[April 25, 2009, 1:23]
Protection! Licensing Toolkit
Downloads Protection - a licensing toolkit that ensures that users adhere to the terms of your applications' licensing agreements. delivers powerful and feature-rich licensing solution providing a robust feature set enabling developer to securely...
[September 16, 2009, 14:09]
Licensing anger driving users towards Linux
Talkback The home user is also getting fed up with the Microsoft Licensing sceme! Make a change to your computer, a new hard drive, a new dvd burner, add memory, even some software programs - AND YOU HAVE TO CALL MICROSOFT TO REACTIVATE THE SYSTEM!
[September 15, 2005, 17:55]
Licensing Model Saves Council 25 Per Cent on Infrastructure Deployment and Monitoring
White Papers Microsoft Services recommended a licensing Server Management Suite Enterprise (SMSE) solution for the servers and personal computers. Wakefield Council delivers public services to 318,000 people who live in a mixture of rural and urban areas in...
[July 25, 2009, 1:18]
Licensing Microsoft Server Products With Microsoft Virtual Server and Other Virtual Machine Technologies
White Papers This white paper provides an overview of updates to Microsoft's licensing models for the server operating system and server applications. It also clarifies existing licensing policies to help to deploy and use software under these updated models.
[April 1, 2007, 1:00]
Licensing: Firewalls and Security Considerations
White Papers This whitepaper provides with details about security considerations for Citrix Licensing and how to modify port numbers for use with a firewall. It is one of a series of whitepapers designed to provide with more detailed information for tasks that...
[July 13, 2009, 0:00]
Licensing Microsoft Server Products With Microsoft Virtual Server and Other Virtual Machine Technologies
White Papers This white paper provides an overview of updates to Microsoft's licensing models for the server operating system and server applications. It also clarifies existing licensing policies to help to deploy and use software under these updated models.
[August 13, 2007, 15:14]
Cloud raises doubts over future of licensing
Video The big powers in software make huge sums from licensing, but what will be their business model if there is a wholesale shift to the cloud? At the recent Cloud Expo Europe conference in London, ZDNet UK talked to a group of experts — Linux...
[August 4, 2009, 16:17]
Microsoft makes more virtualisation-licensing tweaks
News To pave the way for this, Microsoft announced that either option is now covered under an existing licensing programme that costs $110 (£62) per PC, per year. These changes, according to Microsoft's Scott Woodgate, are being made to make sure that...
[September 4, 2008, 9:02]
AMD unfazed by Intel cross-licensing threat
News AMD is "not concerned" over rival Intel's threat to pull out of a cross-licensing agreement between the two chipmakers, says an AMD Asia-Pacific executive, even as the Intel-issued deadline for supposed action looms.
[May 18, 2009, 10:22]
Is cloud computing a solution for software licensing woes?
Blog Comment The very nature of the cloud means it can certainly help with licensing issues to the extent that an organisation could not really avoid being non-compliant. However, companies do need to exercise some caution, not just from a licensing point of...
[October 16, 2009, 13:02]
Is cloud computing a solution for software licensing woes?
Blog Comment Open Source is the solution for software licensing woes :-) Nice post Manek, Having just spent a week much closer to contributed computing models than anything even remotely associated with 'shelfware' I almost want to say that surely.
[October 19, 2009, 15:22]
n Now for Licensing Windows 7
White Papers One of the first steps IT managers should take is to determine their firm's Windows 7 licensing strategy and how it fits into their broader Microsoft relationship. You will now have to consider your existing system's age, licensing investments, and...
[October 15, 2009, 0:00]
