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CIO
March 15, 2003
Christopher Koch |
Showdown at the 6.0 Corral In a 2001 CIO survey, 85 percent of the respondents said they weren't going to sign up for Microsoft's new subscription plan. Our latest survey shows that more than half have stuck to their guns. That's because a new factor has entered the equation: choice. Now CIOs have it.   |
CIO
July 15, 2002
Scott Berinato |
Microsoft's Last Big Licensing Push Microsoft recently made what the company calls a final, $10 million, don't-say-we-didn't-warn-you push to reach corporate customers before it starts charging for software in a new way. |
PC World
May 23, 2002
Matt Berger |
Microsoft Users Bristle at License Change More rigid upgrade policy prompts some customers to consider options... |
PC World
February 6, 2002
Curtis Franklin |
Small Businesses Struggle With Office Upgrades As Microsoft dumps Small Business Edition licensing, some find new volume purchase plans less appetizing... |
PC World
October 1, 2002
Matt Berger |
Is Unscheduled Win XP Update in the Works? Microsoft says no, but analysts expect customers will press for an update under subscription licenses. |
InternetNews
September 23, 2004
Susan Kuchinskas |
Microsoft Sweetens Licensing Programs Microsoft unwrapped changes to its volume licensing program during a webcast this week, saying it had tweaked the rules to give customers more choice and flexibility. |
InternetNews
September 2, 2009 |
Microsoft Offers Free Trial for Windows 7 Microsoft offering discounts of up to 15 percent for upgrade licenses. |
PC World
August 6, 2002
Tom Mainelli |
Frustrated Microsoft Users Explore Options Linux, Apple could benefit from discontent with Microsoft's licenses, prices, and security missteps, study says. |
CIO
May 15, 2004
Jon Surmacz |
Software Licensing Shift to subscriptions means more choice for CIOs |
CIO
January 15, 2002 |
To XP or Not to XP? Whether or not to migrate to Windows XP will be among the myriad of issues CIOs will wrestle with in the coming year... |
CIO
June 1, 2003
Ben Worthen |
No Tolerance for High Maintenance Fed up with rising costs of software maintenance, CIOs are finding they have the power to negotiate better terms up front and get more bang for their buck. |
CFO
February 1, 2005
John Edwards |
Thumbscrew, 2.0 Software vendors unveil a new program designed to maximize revenues. Their revenues. |
CIO
April 15, 2002
Simone Kaplan |
Penny-Pinching All-Stars For CIOs at companies with historically small profit margins, a recession means little change. Read how they make every IT dollar count... |
InternetNews
October 10, 2005
Dan Muse |
Microsoft Wraps Small Biz Products in One SKU Microsoft offers Windows XP Pro operating system, Office suite and Small Business Server CAL for one price spread over three years. |
InternetNews
October 10, 2005
Clint Boulton |
Microsoft, IBM Give Back to The Little Guy Microsoft extended a set of olive branches to the little guy in the United States, offering small businesses an IT services promotion that could put $100 back in their coffers for every license they purchase. |
CIO
November 15, 2002
Christopher Koch |
Pay Us Now AND Later Questioning how maintenance fees for enterprise software are used. |
Bank Technology News
October 2008
Scott Rosenberg |
Take Steps To Head Off An IP Audit Few companies understand that Sarbanes-Oxley is not just about reporting financials correctly, it's also about attesting that your enterprise is in compliance with copyright, trademark and other intellectual property rights. |
CIO
September 1, 2002
Todd Datz |
Buyer's Market As vendors offer deals and your competition sleeps, now may be the best time to boost technology spending. Find out why many CIOs are gradually increasing spending in the middle of a slow economy and where CIOs are putting their technology dollars. |
InternetNews
October 18, 2004
Susan Kuchinskas |
Software by Subscription Shows Rising Interest The majority of software publishers participating in an industry survey will favor the subscription licensing model by 2006. |
InternetNews
June 29, 2009
Stuart J. Johnston |
Analyst Criticizes Windows 7 Upgrade Limit A key Microsoft analyst criticized the company's free upgrade program for Windows 7 for limiting free copies to only the first 25 PCs a purchaser buys. Meanwhile, early "pre-order" sales of Windows 7 seem to have taken off like a rocket on Friday. |
InternetNews
October 18, 2006
Andy Patrizio |
New Microsoft License Ties Vista To Hardware Customers will only be able to reinstall Vista on a new machine once. |
PC World
January 2006
Anne Kandra |
Consumer Watch: Upgrade That Application--or Else! More software vendors are forcing users to buy upgrades they don't want. |
CIO
January 1, 2003
Christopher Koch |
Vendor Smackdown CIOs have been squeezing vendors for more than a year now, and in 2003 any vendor wanting to win new business or renew contracts will need to respond to very tough questions about ROI and demands for concessions that would have been unheard of a few years ago. |
CFO
November 17, 2003
Julie Sturgeon |
Software Licensing Customers have more leverage than ever. Even so, caveat emptor. |
InternetNews
August 12, 2010 |
Linux Foundation Tools Aim to Nix License Woes At LinuxCon, the Linux Foundation shows off a new compliance program, tools and resources to help enterprises track and manage open source licensing. |
InternetNews
January 12, 2010 |
Microsoft Greenlights Software Rental Program For partners willing to wade through a complex licensing agreement, Microsoft now offers a third-party rental program. |
CIO
November 15, 2002
David Rosenbaum |
What's the Plan? If you don't plan for enterprise software upgrades, then you might be missing a golden opportunity. |
InternetNews
February 10, 2010 |
What Does Open Source Value Most? Open source is defined by licenses, but that's not the end of the discussion, according to the president of the Open Source Initiative. |
InternetNews
January 23, 2004
Singer & Kuchinskas |
Microsoft Protocol Changes 'Stingy' Under pressure from the Department of Justice, Microsoft Friday announced revisions to its licensing agreements for some protocols within its Windows operating system. |
InternetNews
January 22, 2004
Susan Kuchinskas |
Gates' $10.15 Billion Baby Sales of inexpensive PCs and advertising on its MSN portal keep the checks rolling in, as the company basks in signs of a recovery in the corporate IT market. |
Entrepreneur
July 2005
Nichole L. Torres |
Licensee, License Do Is your business ready for the boost that comes from licensing? |
CIO
October 15, 2003
Stephanie Overby |
The Incredible Shrinking CIO Their budgets have been cut, their work's been outsourced, their staff's been downsized, and they've been pushed off the executive team. Their status within the enterprise has suffered. That's dumb. And for CIOs, not fighting back would be dumber. |
T.H.E. Journal
February 2005 |
Adobe Creates New Licensing Program The Adobe Education Student Licensing Option enables institutions to purchase volume licenses of certain Adobe desktop software products for their students. |
CIO
March 15, 2004
Scott Berinato |
Bad News for Analysts, Good News for CIOs - I.T. Advisory Services Today, when it comes to research and analysis, CIOs are taking advantage of what looks to be a permanent buyer's market. It's not that research is suddenly worthless. It's just suddenly worth less. |
CIO
November 11, 2008
Shane O'Neill |
Windows 7 and Your Next OS Upgrade Skipping Vista? Some reasons to rethink that decision. |
CIO
September 15, 2005
Gary Beach |
Socket to Me Software licensing policies can be a nightmare for CIOs. |
InternetNews
February 18, 2010 |
Cloud Provisioning's Unsettled License Issues As virtualization and in the Cloud services gain momentum, ISVs have yet to bring their licensing structures in line with the realities of today's computing environments. |
InternetNews
October 10, 2005
Jim Wagner |
Microsoft's Virtual License Shift Microsoft wants to make it more cost-effective for customers to use virtualization in the enterprise. |
PC World
May 2, 2002
Patrick Thibodeau |
Can StarOffice Steal Users From Microsoft? Microsoft's new pricing plan may cause some users to switch office suites, researcher says... |
CFO
June 1, 2005
John Edwards |
Version Therapy Why a growing number of business managers are just saying no to software upgrades. |
CIO
April 15, 2003 |
Survival Tips for Tight Times As the economic downturn hits year three, how are CIOs coping with continued pressure to cut costs? Five CIOs from the Information Management Forum, an association of senior IT and business executives, explained their approaches during a roundtable discussion. |
Inc.
February 2006
David H. Freedman |
What's Next: Upgrade Madness Software makers offer new, allegedly better, versions all the time. Is it always smart to buy? |
CIO
September 29, 2010
Gary Beach |
IT Spending: CIOs Explains Their Budget Increases Businesses are projected to increase technology spending by 8.2 percent in the coming year. What's caused the turnaround? |
PC World
March 2002
Scott Spanbauer |
The XP Verdict Hardware headaches abound, but some readers love this operating system anyway... |
CIO
October 26, 2010
Shane O'Neill |
Who's Afraid of the Office 2010 Upgrade? 78% of Enterprises New research shows that the top reason enterprises are waiting on upgrading to Office 2010 is the new Ribbon interface. Application compatibility and licensing concerns also figure prominently. |
Entrepreneur
October 2005
Mark Henricks |
License to Thrive How you can profit from big companies' tech ideas. |
PC World
January 7, 2003
Sumner Lemon |
Microsoft Launches New and Improved Media Player Updated versions of Windows Media Player and Windows Movie Maker may be available for non-Windows operating systems. |
InternetNews
January 11, 2010 |
Some Microsoft Volume Buyers Still Locked Out Still apologizing, Microsoft scrambles to fix access problems to its volume licensing site. |
CIO
November 21, 2013
Kim S. Nash |
CIOs Must Learn the Politics of No CIOs may have good reason to reject a proposal or nix a technology request, but an inept or frequent 'no' will get you sidelined. |
InternetNews
July 13, 2006
Andy Patrizio |
Turn a Windows 98 Era PC to an XP Thin Client With support for Windows 98 fading into the sunset, Microsoft has released a new version of Windows XP that effectively turns a creaky old Windows 98 machine into an XP thin client. |
