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SAP sets pace on 'flexible' software pricing
News German software maker blazing new trails by letting customers pay for licenses over longer stretches. Microsoft, Oracle and Adobe aren't far behind.
Tags: Business applications, Software licensing, Subscription Deal, SAP AG, software, Information Technology, revenue, Business applications, software company, Sales
Microsoft licenses another flash file format
News Software maker says it has begun licensing technology related to exFAT, the Extended File Allocation Table memory format included in Windows 7.
Tags: Software licensing, Protocols and platforms, Storage, Sanyo Electric Co., File Allocation Table, Patent, Canon Inc., Microsoft Corp., TomTom, Video
Microsoft repackages its software licenses
News Company announces two ways for small and midsize business to pay for application and server software usage, which aims to save customers up to 40 percent.
Tags: Software licensing, Software, New Orleans, software license, Environment, Server, Microsoft Dynamics, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server, IT Governance, IT investment
Microsoft spins out software protection tech
News The software maker, which already licenses out its product activation and licensing technology to other firms, is now creating a separate company to handle the task.
Tags: Software licensing, Patents, Bebo, social networking, Facebook, network, board of directors, Software licensing, Patents, Ireland
Software patents hot topic at Microsoft event
News A Microsoft-hosted panel discussion on interoperability was interrupted when a member of a Linux user group raised questions on patent issues.
Tags: Open source, Patents, Software licensing, Microsoft Corp., OpenDocument Format, Patent, Red Hat Inc., intellectual property, Microsoft Office 2007, software
Microsoft: Windows 7 tool used GPL code
News Microsoft confirms tool intended to allow netbooks to more easily move to new operating system was based in part, and unintentionally, on open source code.
Tags: Open source, Windows 7, Software licensing, Open Source, Operating System, Microsoft Corp., software, Windows 7, GPL, Tool
Microsoft told to stop some Windows sales in China
News Microsoft ordered to stop selling some versions of Windows operating system in China, following licensing dispute with a local supplier.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Software licensing, Regulations, Microsoft Corp., software, software company, Sales, font, Intellectual Property Right, intellectual property
Smartphone software gets smarter, more interactive
News Context-aware computing draws on vast amounts of data to help consumers buy from vendors that know more about them, too.
Tags: Handhelds, Business applications, Mobile applications, Context, Social Networking, Google Inc., Ellen Tanowitz, Smart Phone, software, network
TomTom joins open source patent collective
News The GPS maker, which is being sued by Microsoft, is joining the Open Invention Network, which also counts Red Hat, IBM, and Google as members.
Tags: Patents, Software licensing, Microsoft Corp., Patent, Red Hat Inc., Open Source, TomTom, GPS, Linux Kernel, Linux Development
Software AG carves new BPM space
News IDS Scheer acquisition gives German software vendor size and tools to lead market combining business process automation and measurement, say company execs.
Tags: Business applications, Software engineering/development, Software integration, IDS Scheer, SAP AG, SOA, Business applications, Software AG, Business Process, BPM
Samba: TomTom suit tries to undermine GPL
News Jeremy Allison, leader of the Samba project, views Microsoft's patent suit against TomTom as part of wider attempt to undermine the open source GPL software license.
Tags: Open source, Software licensing, Patents, Microsoft Corp., Patent, GPL, TomTom, software, Open-source Community, Jeremy Allison
APAC to see fastest software revenue growth
News Asia-Pacific software market will churn US$22.1 billion in revenue next year, boosted by large domestic user base, according to Gartner.
Tags: Business applications, Software, Region, compound annual growth rate, Application Software Expenditure, Software, revenue, Information Technology, Business applications, South Korea
SaaS gaining mindshare over license model
News Enterprises in the Asia-Pacific continue to buy software online, but software-as-a-service is pulling customer attention away from this distribution model, say vendors.
Tags: Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Software licensing, Hewlett-Packard Co., Asia-Pacific, Broadband, Japan, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), e-mail, software, CEO
Forrester: Vendors showing more price flexibility
News Software vendors have been obliged to be more accommodating on pricing with their customers as a result of the economic crisis, finds new study.
Tags: Business applications, Protocols and platforms, Software licensing, Customer support, Forrester Research Inc., SAP AG, software company, KPI, network, strategy
FAQ: Buying the right Windows 7 upgrade
News Readers still have lots of questions on just which version of the software they need to buy in order to upgrade their PC. Here are some answers.
Tags: Windows 7, Software licensing, Microsoft Windows 7, Computer, Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium, Software licensing, Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., 32-bit
