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Software Assurance, SAM Help German Logistics Provider Guarantee Compliance
White Papers As a result of its Software Asset Management assessment and optimization, HGK has achieved software compliance, saved employees time, simplified yearly budgeting, and taken advantage of Microsoft Software Assurance.
[May 7, 2008, 0:00]
Software Assurance Lacked Confidence From The First
Leader In 2002, ZDNet UK reported critical analysis of the introduction of Microsoft's Software Assurance programme. July 31, 2002: The most controversial piece of Licensing 6 is Software Assurance, through which businesses pay 29 percent annually of the...
[September 16, 2005, 13:40]
Software Quality Assurance
White Papers Nowadays, a lot more discipline and focus is ascribed to the field of quality assurance, owing to major software failure in the past. With projects life cycles decreasing even as software complexity is increasing, testing becomes a critical factor...
[July 13, 2007, 0:00]
Microsoft Shakes Up Software Assurance
News Microsoft has revamped its Software Assurance licensing programme in response to customer feedback that the scheme was too expensive, complex and restrictive. The changes include a Desktop Deployment Planning voucher that customers with either...
[September 15, 2005, 13:25]
Microsoft Revamps Software Assurance
News Microsoft revamped its Software Assurance product for large firms, SMEs and professionals on Tuesday with eight new features. Software Assurance is a licensing scheme that allows companies to buy Microsoft products and upgrades on a subscription...
[March 14, 2006, 12:10]
Microsoft 'must Do Better' On Software Assurance
News The UK IT industry is looking for big improvements to Microsoft's Software Assurance licensing programme, when the supplier announces changes to the scheme on Thursday. A cross-section of analysts, resellers and IT directors agreed on Tuesday that...
[September 13, 2005, 16:45]
Analysts See Brighter Future For Software Assurance
News Analysts have predicted that many companies that have not yet bought into Microsoft's previously underused Software Assurance scheme will now make the move — not because they want to, but because they will soon have to.
[March 16, 2006, 10:50]
Microsoft Extends Software Assurance To Disasters
News The software maker said that starting from 1 June, businesses in its Software Assurance programme will be able to make a duplicate copy for each server software product that they license. Also, the rights to store the extra copy are good only as...
[May 20, 2004, 9:00]
Oracle Software Security Assurance
White Papers Oracle Software Security Assurance comprises all the processes, procedures, and technologies that have been implemented to ensure that Oracle's products are meeting the customers' security requirements, while providing for the most cost-effective...
[February 23, 2007, 23:00]
Microsoft 'must Do Better' On Software Assurance
Talkback Too many have been burned by software assurance, it's been a scam. The majority who have signed up for it have ended up paying more and gotten more or less nothing in return: http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0308licensing.html
[September 13, 2005, 19:48]
Software Assurance Lacked Confidence From The First
Talkback Even stranger. Customers actually reward this kind of customer approach by buying into it. As someone once said: you get what you pay for. Usually more of it.
[September 17, 2005, 2:18]
Microsoft Shakes Up Software Assurance
Talkback The main problem is still that Microsoft decides for you. It's still: our way or the high way. So much for customer awareness and satisfaction. And I think that this attitude, overall, speaks bundles about how sure Microsoft is about being able to...
[September 15, 2005, 22:12]
Microsoft Revamps Software Assurance
Talkback "Training" days == captive marketing session. Oh, the gall they have to charge extra for that.
[March 14, 2006, 14:44]
Microsoft Extends Software Assurance To Disasters
Talkback What happens if I buy Windows Server, install it twice (once on the "cold" server), then later buy Exchange server. Am I allowed to turn on the cold server to install it there too? And what's the point in having this backup server if it can't...
[May 20, 2004, 11:29]
Microsoft Extends Software Assurance To Disasters
Talkback To my mind, in conjunction with 'Ttraining Vouchers' and the 'Home Use Programme' this is one of the single biggest business benefits to clients who participate in Software Assurance. Many of my clients have had to fork out twice for DR licences...
[May 21, 2004, 10:04]
Making The Business Case For Root-Cause Analysis And Service Assurance Software
White Papers In both enterprises and service provider organizations, the emergence of the network infrastructure as the delivery vehicle for ebusiness and other mission-critical applications is having profound implications for network management.
[June 17, 2005, 0:00]
Microsoft Revamps Software Assurance
Talkback "Software Assurance", should start with a stable and secure environment, without a price tag.
[March 15, 2006, 12:38]
Office Upgrade Hard To Justify To Board, Warns Analyst
News Only companies that are signed up to Microsoft’s Software Assurance scheme are likely to adopt Office 2007 in the near future because IT managers find it extremely hard to justify an Office upgrade to their board, according to analyst group Gartner.
[June 22, 2006, 9:35]
Revised Microsoft Licensing Gets Muted Reaction
News The IT industry has given a mixed response to Microsoft's revisions its Software Assurance licensing programme, announced on Thursday. Customers will get an advanced look at the latest technology; this is going to add great value to the Software...
[September 15, 2005, 17:50]
