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Momentum Webcast: Microsoft Licensing Briefing: Open Value (Level 100)
White Papers In this webcast, a Microsoft licensing specialist presents the benefits of Open Value, a volume licensing agreement tailored specifically to the needs of the small business or mid-market customer. The presenter presents a comprehensive look at open...
[April 14, 2007, 1:01]
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]
Microsoft licensing switch pleases Becta
News Becta, the government body in charge of IT in education, has welcomed a pilot Microsoft licensing programme for schools and has said it is "pleased" about the company's progress on making its products more interoperable.
[September 16, 2008, 18:08]
Microsoft licensing prices tipped to fall
News Licensing prices for Microsoft software are set to plunge because of a second-hand market which has sprung up, thanks to a loophole in its terms and conditions. Discount Licensing is taking advantage of British insolvency laws and a clause within...
[November 14, 2005, 16:10]
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 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. Companies faced the same deadline for signing on to the Licensing 6 program itself, which many Microsoft...
[October 18, 2002, 9:08]
Microsoft boosts licensing options with 'Select Plus'
News Microsoft said on Monday that it is offering a new licensing option, dubbed 'Select Plus' and targeted largely at medium-sized firms. The additional option runs counter to a trend at Microsoft which has seen the company working to scale back the...
[July 1, 2008, 11:55]
Microsoft strikes licensing deal with Google
News Although Google and Microsoft have co-operated in some areas in the past, the deal on Monday is the first announced example of one of those companies licensing the other's intellectual property, according to Microsoft.
[February 10, 2009, 7:48]
Microsoft to change licensing rules
News The new licensing plan, which goes into effect on 1 April, affects eight Microsoft server products, but not its flagship Windows Server operating system software, according to a company representative.
[March 14, 2003, 7:57]
Microsoft launches SME licensing crackdown
News According to Ram Dhaliwal, licensing programme manager for Microsoft UK, the process will involve sending out questionnaires to all Microsoft's mid-range customers that are not part of one of Microsoft's licensing schemes and that are of a certain...
[January 29, 2007, 16:04]
Microsoft extends mobile Exchange licensing scheme
News Microsoft announced on Thursday that it has expanded its Exchange ActiveSync IP licensing programme and posted technical documents to spur development of prototype applications that link to its Exchange Server and Exchange ActiveSync-enabled...
[December 19, 2008, 10:26]
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]
Microsoft seeks EC clarity on licensing fees
News Microsoft responded on Monday to the European Commission's objections over licensing fees for a technology to aid interoperability, saying it seeks more clarity from the antitrust regulatory arm. The software giant, in response to the Commission's...
[April 24, 2007, 10:30]
Microsoft to amend .Net Server licensing
News Microsoft plans to issue the second Windows .Net Server 2003 release candidate on Monday and to announce changes to its software licensing policy for businesses. The licensing modifications could radically change how businesses obtain client-access...
[December 2, 2002, 16:34]
Microsoft: Don't sweat over software licensing
News Changes made this week to Microsoft's Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) licence management program have caused mixed feelings among users, but the company has insisted its licensing strategy is mainly aimed at helping users, not penalising them.
[June 29, 2006, 13:25]
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Terminal Server Licensing
White Papers This white paper provides an introduction to Terminal Server Licensing, the client license management service for the operating systems in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 family. The Terminal Server Licensing service works with Terminal Server to...
[September 2, 2008, 7:35]
Europe gets Microsoft technology licensing boost
News Microsoft launched the licensing programme, called IP Ventures, in May. With a focus on small businesses, the six-person programme was a shift for the company, which had focused much of its intellectual-property licensing effort on larger firms.
[January 31, 2006, 8:50]
Microsoft tweaks licensing agreements
News Microsoft's decision to remove language from a licensing agreement that has long rankled computer makers reflects a growing willingness by the software giant to tweak the way it does business, according to analysts.
[March 2, 2004, 10:35]
Russia attacks Microsoft licensing costs
News The Russian government has hit out at Microsoft, claiming the software giant's overly strict and costly licensing regime is to blame for the high rates of consumer piracy in the country. He said the low average income of people in Russia is one of...
[February 19, 2007, 8:36]
CIOs put spotlight on Microsoft licensing deals
News Microsoft's Enterprise Agreement licensing deals are coming under close scrutiny by businesses questioning the value of the three-year contracts. Despite this, two-thirds of a 12-strong CIO Jury IT user panel — formed by ZDNet.co.uk's sister site...
[November 16, 2007, 15:06]
