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Microsoft Blinded By HailStorm
News Microsoft's HailStorm initiative has been described as everything from a weapon aimed at America Online to a crucial component of the software giant's move to a subscription-based business model. Chris Payne, a marketing vice president for...
[August 31, 2001, 8:10]
New Quarterdeck Boss Plots Modules, Subs-based Sales
News The whole model will change to a subscription model and we will be expected to stream functionality," Hessler said. Hessler said that he expected the utilities company to return to consistent profitability through a simplification of business lines...
[February 21, 1997, 13:26]
Commodore 64 Brand Gets New Guardian Angel
News At some point in the future, we will probably offer a subscription model. Ironstone -- the company that has licensed the Commodore 64 brand from Tulip Computers -- has confirmed that it is planning on charging a subscription fee for access to C64...
[July 15, 2003, 10:37]
Venture Capital Directed At Open Source
News Increasingly, entrepreneurs and venture capitalists are using open source software and a subscription-pricing model to build new companies. Companies will employ the important engineers behind an open source project and sell subscription services...
[May 20, 2005, 9:40]
AOL Says 'Yes' - Sort Of
News Speaking today Phillips said in a statement: "We are looking at a variety of options, including the so-called 'free' services model as an addition to the successful subscription-based AOL and CompuServe brands.
[June 21, 1999, 15:55]
Symantec Raises Norton Prices
News The updates include traditional virus signatures and product enhancements, which are a new feature and part of Symantec's move to a subscription model. We've taken a number of actions, including the increase of our subscription prices.to facilitate...
[October 13, 2005, 10:40]
Subscription For Content Is New Net Trend Pt II
News When Slate abandoned its subscription model in January 1999 after less than a year, the site's readership grew tenfold, and advertisers increased six times over, Moore said. Advertising is going to be the long-term driver for content and...
[March 30, 2001, 13:54]
Microsoft: Streaming Office 'infringes Licence'
News Generally run on a subscription basis, the advantages of the hosted model for the user include not having to pay for the software upfront, not needing as much processing power on the client side, and being able to benefit from updates being...
[February 8, 2008, 14:59]
Microsoft To Launch 'Windows Cloud' In A Month
News This leads to a new business model of subscription-based applications, generally known as 'software as a service' (SaaS) but dubbed by Microsoft as 'software plus services'. Some things will be sold, some things will be put out on a subscription...
[October 2, 2008, 16:25]
Unmetered Access To Shake Up Free ISPs
News The market began as subscription and we believe it is moving back to a subscription model," he said. She was unable to confirm whether Freeserve will adopt the BT unmetered tariffs but said there were no plans to move to a subscription model.
[December 8, 1999, 10:58]
Salesforce.com Shares Debut Strongly
News The company uses a subscription-based method to sell software that businesses install to help manage their customer relationships, a sales model that's gaining popularity among corporate buyers. Analysts predict that the success of Salesforce's...
[June 23, 2004, 15:50]
Apple Targets SMEs With .Mac Upgrade
News He added that the company had examined an advertising-based model but decided to opt for a subscription model as it was more in keeping with the Apple tradition. Mac remains a subscription service, with the cheapest year-long subscription starting...
[September 21, 2005, 9:30]
Gaming Companies Take Aim At Online Profits
News The subscription-based model is inherently self-limiting," he said. Steady growth in subscribers and strong subscription renewal rate shows gamers will pay for content, said Microsoft vice president Peter Moore.
[May 14, 2004, 11:50]
JavaScript - A Flash Competitor?
Blog Comment It would also justify their desire for a subscription business model. They could offer an annual subscription for their OS instead of a car down payment for a operating system "lease-NOT-to-own". Microsoft if they want to maintain legacy support...
[September 1, 2008, 10:29]
Startup Spotlight: Netstore
News Could you describe your business plan and the advantage of the subscription model? The subscription model is for the benefit of the end user. They might not seem very exciting at first glance, but Application Service Providers (ASPs) are some of...
[March 29, 2000, 15:35]
Siebel Lets Software Become A Service
News The subscription model offers advantages for software companies and their customers, IDC said. Customers enjoy the low up-front cost of the subscription model and the ability to build an ongoing relationship with the software provider that they pay...
[May 26, 2004, 11:20]
Red Hat Q2 Results On Target
News The company's shift to a subscription model in providing products to its customers has been well received," said Young. Red Hat has been moving to a subscription-based revenue model for its software. The company said it was working to diversify its...
[September 22, 1999, 16:23]
AOL Time Warner Could Tap Music, Video Wealth
News Potentially we will see a subscription-based model online to a library of music content from Time Warner--something like the HBO model or pay-per-view model," said Youssef Squali, an Internet analyst for ING Barrings, who predicts such services...
[January 12, 2001, 10:25]
MSN Joins Net Music Skirmishes
News Microsoft does plan to expand the service to a subscription model, with downloads of music available, however. We don't know exactly how the subscription-based model will work," said Bob Visse, a group product manager for MSN's marketing division.
[April 4, 2001, 9:30]
Searching For The Next Salesforce
News It was not the first company to introduce business software by subscription or 'as a service'. The conditions created the perfect storm that launched Salesforce as the big success story of the subscription-software market, analysts said.
[June 27, 2005, 13:00]
