VMware licenses dual-cores as single chips
Infrastructure software firm VMware has announced a new
licensing policy for its server products that will see dual-core
processors licensed as a single processor. It defines a processor
as a single physical chip containing no more than two processor
cores. The move brings VMware into line with other software firms.
Microsoft and Red Hat charge once for each system processor,
irrespective of the number of cores.
BPM software adoption hampered by end-users
Lack of end-user acceptance is proving a barrier to the adoption
of workflow and business process management (BPM) software,
according to independent analyst PMP Research. In a survey of more
than 100 users, 60% of respondents said difficulties in persuading
employees to use such systems are the key reason why projects fail.
But the survey also suggests that if user opposition can be
overcome, companies are likely to see a successful outcome.
Unisys introduces pay-per-use pricing
Unisys is offering a Java environment and pay-per-use pricing
model to encourage users to run mainstream applications on its
Clearpath mainframe. It has developed a secure Java platform and
pay-for-use business models. Later this year the company plans to
introduce a second generation pay-for-use business model, called
"pay-for-service" where users will pay for the computing power they
use based on a pre-defined metric relevant to their business.
IT systems' complexity leads to rising
costs
UK firms are trapped in a vicious circle of spiralling costs and
inefficiency due to increasing levels of complexity in their IT
systems, according to research by The Bathwick Group. The survey of
more than 450 senior managers in UK businesses with 50 to 10,000
employees, commissioned by BT, found that despite the costs of
maintaining legacy systems, firms are failing to implement a
standard, cheaper infrastructure for the future.