Software licensing: How to stay ahead

Software licensing issues are growing increasingly complex. On a day-to-day basis, there are issues around software asset management and patching strategies to consider. At the same time, big-picture issues include the advantages or otherwise of moving towards open source, and the problems thrown up by inflexible software contracts in a merger or takeover situation.

Software licensing issues are growing increasingly complex. On a day-to-day basis, there are issues around software asset management and patching strategies to consider. At the same time, big-picture issues include the advantages or otherwise of moving towards open source, and the problems thrown up by inflexible software contracts...

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