Major Price Hikes Force Office XP Users To Upgrade
News Software Assurance, which replaces version upgrades and the Upgrade Advantage maintenance program, already represented as much as a 107 percent price increase for Microsoft customers, Park said. But because Microsoft doesn't offer version upgrades...
[May 14, 2001, 8:17]
MS Licensing: Pay Now Or Pay More Later
News Before companies qualify for Software Assurance, they must be on what Microsoft considers is the current version of the product. The plan includes a controversial new program known as Software Assurance.
[May 22, 2002, 9:25]
Microsoft Targets Defectors With Discounts
News Many Microsoft customers -- particularly smaller companies -- have resisted Licensing 6 and its "Software Assurance" program for buying software under two- or three-year maintenance contracts. Under Open Value, smaller businesses can sign up for...
[November 27, 2002, 7:46]
Microsoft Licence Plan May Boost Linux
News Among the changes, the software giant is selling optional "software assurance" contracts that commit customers to annual upgrades for a fee. Under the new licensing plan, Microsoft will sell assurance contracts to large customers.
[May 11, 2001, 7:42]
Office XP Service Pack Released
News Businesses had to sign up for an older annuity program that expired on that day or enroll in the new one "Software Assurance" annuity programme to continue getting discounts. The software giant issued the first Office XP service pack in December.
[August 21, 2002, 11:27]
Microsoft Sets Office Bundling Terms
News On 1 August, it fully enacted Licensing 6, where under two- or three-year "Software Assurance" contracts companies pay for discounted upgrades in advance of receiving the software. By offering different versions of Microsoft Office 2003 for...
[April 2, 2003, 7:47]
Microsoft Changes Course On Licensing
News Under that programme, which went into effect in August, customers must sign up for two- or three-year "Software Assurance" maintenance contracts to receive upgrades. Under the previous licensing model, Microsoft required a CAL for terminal services...
[December 3, 2002, 8:08]
Apple Cuts Mac OS X Server Licence Fees
News Under Microsoft's Licensing 6 plan, users pay a "Software Assurance" fee -- 29 percent of the full purchase price annually -- for two- or three-year contracts. Apple upgraded its server software to version 10.2 in August.
[October 14, 2002, 14:18]
