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Software licensing
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February 12, 2003
12
Feb'03
US plans for standard software licences receive setback
Plans to standardise software licensing agreements across the US have received a setback after a leading legal association failed...
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January 16, 2003
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Jan'03
Lindows offers educators flat-rate deal
Open-source software provider Lindows.com is offering educators a flat-fee licensing program, which will allow educators to...
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October 18, 2002
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Oct'02
Microsoft profits boosted by new licensing programme
Rapid adoption of Microsoft's controversial new Software Assurance licensing programme helped double the software maker's net...
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September 05, 2002
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Sep'02
Red Hat licensing gives no protection from Sun
Users considering investing in new Linux servers from Sun Microsystems have been warned that they may lose control of future...
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September 04, 2002
04
Sep'02
Novell offers cheaper licence for Web services
Novell has announced discount licence pricing for businesses and government agencies that use Novell's software to provide Web...
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August 28, 2002
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Aug'02
Users and analysts welcome Oracle pricing guide
Oracle aims to address criticism from users over the complex nature of its licensing pricing with publication of a new guide next...
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August 22, 2002
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Aug'02
Microsoft warns of File Transfer Manager vulnerability
Microsoft has warned members of its developer network and beta and volume licensing programs about a vulnerability in some older...
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August 19, 2002
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Aug'02
Oracle answers critics with pricing guide
Oracle is to publish its definitive guide to software licensing at the end of this month to answer user concerns and criticism...
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August 13, 2002
13
Aug'02
Debate over Enta price cut
A debate has erupted in the reseller channel over Enta Technologies' decision to cut its OEM licence prices.
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August 05, 2002
05
Aug'02
UCITA backers offer changes to licensing law
Drafters of the controversial software licensing law, UCITA, approved a series of changes this week, including the removal of a...
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July 22, 2002
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Jul'02
Microsoft reports SharePoint sales hike
Microsoft said it sold more than two million end-user licences for its SharePoint Portal Server in June, marking a dramatic...
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July 18, 2002
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Jul'02
User group gets Oracle to explain its licensing system
Software giant Oracle is to produce a customer guide to explain the complexities of its licensing system.
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July 17, 2002
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Jul'02
MPEG-4 licence issues resolved
The dispute concerning the licensing for the MPEG-4 digital compression standard seems to be over with new licensing terms...
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July 15, 2002
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Jul'02
Norwegian government drops Microsoft software licence
The Norwegian government will not renew its two-year software licensing deal with Microsoft, in a bid to encourage other software...
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June 25, 2002
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Jun'02
OracleWorld: Users promised new clarity on pricing
Oracle will release a pricing guide later this summer to clear up confusion among users about its licensing policies.
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June 20, 2002
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Jun'02
UK businesses are not moving to Windows XP
Despite pressure from Microsoft to move users to the latest version of its operating system before its new licensing terms are...
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June 05, 2002
05
Jun'02
Microsoft warning on deadline
Microsoft's new UK licensing manager Sue Page has warned that organisations risk "missing the boat" for the software giant's new...
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May 28, 2002
28
May'02
Firms take Microsoft negotiations to the wire
Many organisations yet to commit to Microsoft's new software licensing contracts will take negotiations right up to the 31 July...
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May 22, 2002
22
May'02
Gartner warns Microsoft customers: Plan now
Analysts' organisation Gartner Group has once again warned Microsoft enterprise customers to review their software licensing...
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May 13, 2002
13
May'02
Oracle's California deal underthreat
Database giant Oracle is facing the embarrassing collapse of an £86m licensing deal with its home state of California.
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May 08, 2002
08
May'02
New HP looks to Microsoft for licence boost
The new Hewlett-Packard will try to capitalise on the generous software licensing arrangements that Compaq traditionally had with...
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May 01, 2002
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May'02
Gartner ITXPO: CA predicts subscription licensing for all
Computer Associates' chief executive officer Sanjay Kumar said that every major enterprise software vendor would have to adopt a...
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April 18, 2002
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Apr'02
SAP's profit drops by 40%
Business software maker SAP reported a 40% drop in net profit for its first quarter as licence revenue fell and losses at US...
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March 20, 2002
20
Mar'02
Novell deal to save £18.5m
The Government hopes to save the NHS £18.5m over the next three years after signing a software licensing deal worth over £9m with...
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March 06, 2002
06
Mar'02
Government strikes sharp software deal
The success of the Government's software licensing negotiations with three of the world's major suppliers will become apparent...
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February 21, 2002
21
Feb'02
Government close to Microsoft deal
As Computer Weekly went to press, the Government was putting the final touches to its long-awaited software licensing deal with...
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February 06, 2002
06
Feb'02
Microsoft licensing boss quits
The man responsible for launching Microsoft's controversial new software licensing strategy in the UK has left the company to...
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February 06, 2002
06
Feb'02
ABA criticises software licensing law
A working group of the American Bar Association has issued a report critical of the controversial Uniform Computer Information...
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December 18, 2001
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Dec'01
France sets deadline for 3G licence applications
The French telecoms regulator has set out the timetable for the award of two more licences to operate third-generation (3G)...
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December 12, 2001
12
Dec'01
Whitehall rejects MS £60m 'tax'
The Government aims to reject Microsoft licensing changes that could cost it an extra £60m a year.
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December 03, 2001
03
Dec'01
Giga: be ready to call Microsoft's bluff
IT organisations should call Microsoft's bluff when negotiating on new licences, according to Giga Information Group analysts...
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November 26, 2001
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Nov'01
Unilever saves on licensing cost with Internet supply chain system
Unilever has deployed an online solution that will enable suppliers and partners to access its supply chain system without buying...
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November 15, 2001
15
Nov'01
Microsoft awarded three-year MoD deal
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced a major three-year software licensing deal with Microsoft, nearly a month after the...
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November 12, 2001
12
Nov'01
US firms hit out over software licensing law
Companies in the US have slammed a software licensing law that would allow vendors to electronically disable a user's system for...
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October 18, 2001
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Oct'01
French government cuts UMTS licence fees
The French government has cut the licence fee it will charge French mobile network operators to operate Universal Mobile...
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October 18, 2001
18
Oct'01
Stingray to catch road tax cheats
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency is to spend £1m on computerised cameras capable of identifying road tax dodgers.
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October 15, 2001
15
Oct'01
Users face Windows 2000 licence shock
Organisations currently migrating to Windows 2000 could face a nasty shock under Microsoft's new licensing regime.
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October 11, 2001
11
Oct'01
Microsoft extends deadline
Microsoft has bowed to customer pressure and extended the deadline for its controversial licensing changes to July 2002.
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October 08, 2001
08
Oct'01
Fast track to jail for IT directors
The Federation Against Software Theft (Fast) offers a stark choice for IT directors whose companies use unlicenced software -...
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October 03, 2001
03
Oct'01
'Seething' US IT directors will not act on licensing
The US National Retail Federation is to meet representatives from Microsoft later this month to discuss the company's new...
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October 03, 2001
03
Oct'01
TIF erupts over Microsoft licensing price increases
Microsoft was locked in meetings with customers and partners late last week in an attempt to ease the transition to its new...
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October 03, 2001
03
Oct'01
Microsoft licences sold direct to build subscription model
Max Hotopf talks to Microsoft European channel supremo, Ian Kent, about the vendor's decision to sell all Enterprise licences...
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October 01, 2001
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Oct'01
User group fury at Microsoft licence changes
Leaders of key UK IT user bodies have hit out at Microsoft for its failure to address key issues about the new software licensing...
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September 28, 2001
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Sep'01
Protests continue over Microsoft licensing
As Microsoft gears up to the launch of its controversial new corporate licensing plan on 1 October, US users continue to register...
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September 27, 2001
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Sep'01
Users call on OFT to halt Microsoft
Microsoft users must take complaints over its new licensing regime to the Government if they want force a climb-down on the...
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September 24, 2001
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Sep'01
Microsoft spurns users over licence changes
Microsoft has refused to move the deadline for its licensing changes despite mounting pressure from user groups.
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September 20, 2001
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Sep'01
Microsoft: IT chiefs are not ready
Almost half of IT managers are not ready for the changes in Microsoft's licensing regime that come into force next month,...
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September 19, 2001
19
Sep'01
HP server offers usage-based licensing
Hewlett Packard's rp8400 midrange Unix server, launched this week, is paving the way to usage-based software licensing.
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September 17, 2001
17
Sep'01
Linux company accused of violating licence
The US-based Free Software Foundation (FSF) claims that a Linux company has violated the GNU General Public Licence (GPL) by...
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September 04, 2001
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Sep'01
Microsoft moves to allay licence fears
Microsoft has admitted fumbling the controversial licensing conversion to a fee-based model and is facing a battle to eradicate...
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August 29, 2001
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Aug'01
End of the Linux free lunch?
Recent moves in the Linux market indicate that the free lunch may soon be over, with companies forced to pay licence fees for the...
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August 15, 2001
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Aug'01
Lotus stings users with bundled support
Lotus users have just two weeks to renew their current licence agreements if they are to avoid massive price increases on 1...
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May 18, 2001
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May'01
UCITA opponents slow software licensing law
Opponents of the controversial UCITA software licensing law in the US appear to have succeeded in stalling the bill in states...
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May 18, 2001
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May'01
Microsoft changes the way you pay for software
As PC sales decline in the US Microsoft is betting its long-term cash flow stability on software licensing changes - but will...
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May 15, 2001
15
May'01
Microsoft licence model will permanently change industry, say experts
Microsoft will fundamentally change the global software licensing market with its shift to subscription-based licensing and...
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May 11, 2001
11
May'01
New Microsoft licences -- short-term gain, long-term pain
Microsoft has launched a subscription-based licensing model that will offer users short-term benefits but longer lifetime costs.
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January 31, 2001
31
Jan'01
Microsoft gives a Jump start to Java developers
Following its settlement with Sun over Java licensing earlier this week, Microsoft has given its first indication that it will...
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November 22, 2000
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Nov'00
Mainframe users save on software
James RogersIBM S/390 users moving to the new z900 mainframe and z/OS stand to make massive savings in software licensing charges,...
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November 01, 2000
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Nov'00
CA adopts subscription
Mike SimonsComputer Associates is to drop its existing licensing model in favour of a subscription-based approach.
The company,...
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September 20, 2000
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Sep'00
EU equal to US onslaught
IDC European IT forum: Good news on e-commerce but warnings on skills gap and true cost of 3G licences Mike Simons
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April 26, 2000
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Apr'00
UKCMG tackles Ucita
New US legislation that puts suppliers in a commanding position during software licence disputes will be a hot topic at the UKCMG user group meeting in...
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April 12, 2000
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Apr'00
CA launches profit-based licensing in dotcom push
Toby PostonComputer Associates has decided to tear up its existing licensing strategy in a bid to win more e-business work.
The...
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March 22, 2000
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Mar'00
W2K licensing under scrutiny
Cliff Saran and Antony SavvasEurim, the parliamentary IT lobbying organisation, will discuss changes to Microsoft's client...